Its still winter in the Maritimes

We have had our share of snow this winter. The poor motorhome wonders if she will ever see the open road and warm breezes again. I did shovel off the roof as the snow load was about 3 feet and we were starting to worry about damage.

The house also has its share of white trimings.

It wouldn't take much to start up and back out of here to head someplace a little warmer with no SNOW.

There was a slight fog from the river when I took these pics and it gives things a little different perspective.

Merry Christmas to All Our Blog Friends

Well once again it is the 'night' before the 'night before Christmas'....

Christmas is a time for reflection on the past, hope for the future, wondering what could have been and wondering where we will go from here. Our wish this year for our family and friends, far and wide, is peace, health and happiness. As long as we have peace, health and happiness as well as our freedom what more could we ask for. It is also a time for remembering and reflecting on our past...and while we make new memories with friends and family may we also remember those who are less fortunate than ourselves. May you all have a truly wonderful Christmas and holiday season~be safe ~ be happy ~ and be thankful!!


We are expecting approximately 16-18 Dinner guests for Christmas dinner...so for the next 5 days or so our household will be a busy one for sure. I will try and get a post Christmas blog up with pictures. I just looked out the window and low and behold it is 'snowing'...there is truly nothing nicer than a nice dusting of fresh snow for Christmas!! (Unless its sand in your toes :)...

So from our stix and bricks (this year) to your home : Have a Merry Christmas each and everyone of you!!!

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

Elaine,Rick Tucker and Lilly

hugssssssssssssssss

Welcome to our New Followers

Hello everyone...as I sit here in the snowy weather, with the wood stove burning and yes Rick had the snowblower out cleaning our driveway yesterday, I would like to welcome John and Brenda,Randy and Pam Warner, Brian and Tricia, Charlie and Peggy, and Levonne to our blog. Its not much right now because we are still in the S & Bs...but check back in a few months as we hope to be on the road blogging daily. I love reading your blogs, and it would be wonderful if we could all meet up somewhere sometime in the future..so from our stix and bricks I wish you all safe and happy journeys and I will be keeping any eye on you all....
hugs and take care
Elaine

Heavy Heavy Hearts-October 18 2010

It saddens us to see of the loss of blogging family-Bruce and Margie M due to a senseless tragedy on Saturday. A young fellow was driving at high speed trying to take his own life..and instead he took Bruce and Margie's. How very sad and tragic..the driver is alive and in jail awaiting sentencing for homicide. Bruce and Margie as you all know were avid walkers and full timers..and were out for their morning walk early Saturday. There will be a void in our blogging family. Our hearts and prayers are with their family.

Tuesday May 19, 2010 - We are Home

Hi yall we left Bangor, this morning around 10am...from the Pumpkin Patch Rv Park in Hermon....stopped at Dysarts for fuel, and motored onto toward NB...had no problems crossing back into Canada at the border..we crossed at Holton border...except we MISSED the Duty Free shop...its not on the main road you have to exit to get to it...duhhh we forgot about that and whereas I was reading my book, Rick didn't notice the exit...because he was busy driving...anyway it was a good trip home traffic was light..we stopped in Grand Lake and met up with Deb and had a bit of a visit with her..then motored onto Riverview arriving home around 4:00pm....it was great to see the family again..

It was a wonderful vacation, and we have no idea where the last 6 and a half  weeks went...they went by so fast...but we have lots of great pictures, and excellent memories....

So y'all from our 'stationary' house to yours hugs hugs and more hugs..until the next road trip..ta ta for now...

Sunday and Monday travels

Yesterday (Sunday) we motored safely to Salisbury MA...and spent the night at Black Bear Campground...today we motored onto Bangor Maine..and are at the "Pumpkin Patch" for the night one of our fav campgrounds in Bangor...tomorrow we may head onto Moncton...:)

The Salisbury Beach in Salisbury MA it was gorgeous

The strip to the beach

The strip to the beach on the other side of the road the beach was just at the end of the street..the street ended and it was nothing but beach..very cool

Well tomorrow we will probably arrive home...it has been a wonderful wonderful vacation to say the least. We have enjoyed every minute of it, and the time has passed by in a flash. So much has happened and we've seen so many things..and been to so many places...We have crossed 12 states !!! And some of them more than once...wow....and we got to attend Becky and Matt's wedding which was an added bonus!! We got to spend time with Craig and Rob...its been totally amazing...totally amazing....we are not sad to be going home, we miss all of our family and it will be good to see them. Then it will be time to start planning our next vacation...we are thinking we will be traveling most of this summer and into the fall so thats something to look forward to :) Take care all and I'll post once we arrive safe and sound at home...hugs from our home on wheels to yours...from Rick myself and Lilly.

Safe and Sound in Matamoras at the Tri-State RV Park

Well folks we are here safe and sound...it is quite the place..google it and look at the gorgeous pics online of this RV park...then look below at the actual pics I just took...Actually tho the people who own this place are really nice...there are many phases to this park..theres the junk yard area, then the 'seasonal' area..the overnighters area -theres a banquet hall for weddings etc..and theres a tent with a weekend bbq going on...the grounds around the banquet area are gorgeous...and folks thats where it ends...but you have to take the good with the bad, as thats what makes life interesting..it was sketchy for awhile because one of the seasonals was away to work and their big un neutered Boxer dog was running around biting folks...but we just stayed in our rig and prayed Lilly wouldn't need to go pp in a hurry.

We traveled in from Carlisle PA today..and tomorrow we hope to be in the Salisbury MA area for the night. We are slowly crawling our way back to Canada and its hard to believe we've been on the road since April 2. Some folks say - "you must be ready to get home" nope we are not!!! We dont' expect truly to sleep in our house again until the end of Oct. but I'm sure that will change. Lilly is doing much better! She finally ate today..she has been missing her new 'big brother' McDuff...we had to whisper his name or she would go looking for him...makes us think she needs a 'friend' but but but...I am liking this one dog responsibility lifestyle..I truly do not want to start again. Altho there was a goldendoodle I met in NC that I would have dognapped given the chance.

This could be why "Miss Lilly" has been so lonesome she is missing McDuff she was so bonded with him...This was taken the night before we left NC-she was sitting right under his front legs..."the great protector"

Look Ma -"no shoulders" this was a detour road today on our way to Matamoras try driving your house down that road..but we were thankful it was paved..

 Current View from our RV lol

See the Porta Palace - its on wheels-on the right side next to the ladies room level with the step railing is a 'level' to level the place up lol

Guess which 'phase' this is ...another view from our front window

yupper another view from the front window and that is also the owners house to the left

yup one campers junk is another campers ??? (eyesore) lol

This is over on the seasonal side of the park..

Now isnt' this gorgeous..this is over on the 'wedding' banquet hall side of the park

Right on the Delaware River - glad we walked over there we would never have known it was there

Another shot of the Porta Palace see the levels on both sides of the building..thats important I would think to keep her level when someone is trying to use the potty

See the white top tent??? behind the Porta Palace? thats where the weekend bbq is..called Ribs to Run

All in all folks the place isn't that bad for an overnighter...I wouldn't give it a woodall rating or triple A but it has free great signal WIFI, and cable TV...and nice people (other than the boxer)..so what more could we possibly ask for...hugs once again from our home on wheels to each and everyone of you!!! Ta Ta till the next time...

Saturday May 15th heading out!!! On the road again!!

Hey everyone, we arrived in Carlisle PA on Thursday late afternoon, and held up here yesterday for some rest and shopping....had some rain thurs night and sporadically yesterday..hail storm at one point...but nice and sunny and hot once again today...we are motoring onto Matamoras PA today..so we have approx a 4 hr drive...slowly making our way back home...will update when we arrived...take care all have a super day!!!!!

Safe and Sound in Natural Bridge Virginia

Hi everyone, we are safe and sound in Natural Bridge Virginia...its been a long driving day with some rain showers quite heavy at times but we are ok..we arrived approximately 1/2 hr ago..(4pm)...alot of traffic today...and we are tired...I think Lilly is missing her 'other' family and her new big brother McDuff....

Catch you all later have a super evening...love and hugs from our home on wheels to yours!!!