tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post5757507704157580057..comments2024-02-16T21:23:06.989-05:00Comments on ksquest: So. Where in the World Has k Run Off To Now?khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430423256832961746noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-56599263976120034092007-09-18T23:52:00.000-04:002007-09-18T23:52:00.000-04:00k..you are more of a treasure than any diamond or ...k..you are more of a treasure than any diamond or gemstone anywhere around!<BR/><BR/>I'm laughing at the visual you just put in my head about the tiny little Chinese folks...it could be true, you know? :)Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16083702120097667613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-17580187587952905802007-09-18T23:19:00.000-04:002007-09-18T23:19:00.000-04:00Jan, you amaze me! You see why I wanted you to bl...Jan, you amaze me! You see why I wanted you to blog so badly? That eclectic set of interests and experiences is a repeating theme among all my fave bloggers.<BR/><BR/>Yes, I sure did get some petosky stones. In fact, had things come together, I would have driven through the town of Petosky, MI (just N of Traverse City, of course) on the way home. I still may go through there this trip.<BR/><BR/>I collected an amazing amount of fossil agatized coral in Door County, WI. It's much more plentiful there than on the Keewenaw. Some is petosky, some is other varieties of coral. All of it is beautiful indeed. Some is the typical silvery gray of petosky, some is rose or yellow colored - and boy oh boy would I love to polish that.<BR/><BR/>Oh, it's so good to be back!<BR/><BR/>miss assassin, that's one reason I was VERRRRYYY quiet. Very. Very very quiet.<BR/><BR/>As it happens, the poor thing appears to be mama-less, at the ripe old age of 1 or 2. That's too young for a bear to be mama-less.<BR/><BR/>Oh yes, that gypsy spirit is in my blood, for sure. Yet since I'm really not in a condition to camp rough, the electricity was a deciding factor. And HOT SHOWERS! hee hee!<BR/><BR/>Even so, what little "rough" there was led me to really appreciate what my mother, and father too, went through when they took us camping as kids.<BR/><BR/>I'm around 2 miles from the beach in Florida. So I do have to actually go to the shore to hear the waves. But the salt is in the air all the time, and the smell of the beach usually is too. And, somehow, the pull of the tides. <BR/><BR/>I'm not able to walk on the sand very well any more, though I do make some short and occasional beach-hopping jaunts. And unless I get some kind of stabilizing contraption for Poor Mr. Foot, taking him swimming is verboten, more or less. Too much risk of cooking up the infection again, overusing him. (Happened right after I got my first wet suit and flippers, too, that. grrrrrr MRRRRRSA! GRRRR!)<BR/><BR/>I am so glad to have done this. What a TREAT!<BR/><BR/>Oh, Nancy, I never thought I would see the day. A MICROWAVE?!? Not to mention the espresso maker and toaster oven. And I didn't take any pix of the inside of the tent, oh nooo! It cracked me up every time I even looked at it.<BR/><BR/>Oh, it was great. <BR/><BR/>Livey, you know, the first night all I had to do was open up the tent flap and <I>look</I> at him. But me? No. No, I went and chickened out and hid, all quiet as a mouse. ha! Thought I was tough enough, didja? See, now I went and blew my cover. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Yeah, Sue, the only thing that was a bit rough was the lack of internet connection. By the end of the trip I had it down pretty good - write the post in the tent, save it in Word, go to the coffeeshop between 6AM and 7PM (but closed on Sunday), buy an oatmeal cookie, and post. Next time I go there I'll be all organized up for it, and you'll see me posting like a madwoman, all while, ah, Roughing It.<BR/><BR/>Pretty Lady - the kitchen sink? Literally? What on earth for? Did they have a toaster oven? Espresso maker? Electricity - maybe that was the key?<BR/><BR/>Because I can't have my morning espresso right without nuking the 0% organic milk and the extra heavy whipping cream first. See? Not to mention, making tea is just SO much easier for me via microwave. Or a nice bowl of refried beans with huge handfuls of fresh grated parmesan, or soft tortillas wrapped around some extra sharp cheddar, or...are you still tired of menus? excuse please!<BR/><BR/>The bed in the tent, or in the motel? heh!<BR/><BR/>It wasn't rough. Not at all. Even the rain wasn't a real problem.<BR/><BR/>The only difficulty was balancing the stack of pillows, because there was no hard wall to shore them up. Those are the Foot Pillows, which rise a good 2-3' in the air, and keep my feet elevated as I sleep or lay around reading or writing.<BR/><BR/>But even that worked itself out after a bit. The best way was to ditch part of the pillow stack, and use the cooler instead, with some of the upper pillows on top of the cooler. That was more stable.<BR/><BR/>There are times when a motel room is infinitely preferable. For two people, that tent would have been too small. (Especially with all the appliances, of course.)<BR/><BR/>And yet, the cover said it slept 3-4 people. It even had a little diagram of them, showing you how it worked.<BR/><BR/>I suspect they may have been tiny little Chinese folks, busy working at the tent factory, filling those Walmart orders. They probably would have fit just fine.khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430423256832961746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-28736559884800541382007-09-17T23:52:00.000-04:002007-09-17T23:52:00.000-04:00I had some friends that camped with the kitchen si...I had some friends that camped with the kitchen sink, but even <I>they</I> didn't have a microwave. <BR/><BR/>You are tougher than we are; we brought our camping gear to Maine for the weekend, but the rain and the fact that my parents reserved us a motel room without asking turned us into wimps. But the bed was awfully uncomfortable. <BR/><BR/>Glad to see you back!Pretty Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342833918614545778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-19993980063040155672007-09-17T13:49:00.000-04:002007-09-17T13:49:00.000-04:00There you are! Oh, what fun... Yeah, that really...There you are! Oh, what fun... Yeah, that really isn't "roughing it", but sounds like quite the adventure. Good for you!suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17087761009975204727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-40650510839161719432007-09-16T20:15:00.000-04:002007-09-16T20:15:00.000-04:00so did ya see the bear?!so did ya see the bear?!Northwoods Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700271652259176503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-7450014699541981362007-09-15T23:21:00.000-04:002007-09-15T23:21:00.000-04:00I don't think I've ever seen or heard of anyone ca...I don't think I've ever seen or heard of anyone camping with a microwave. Only you, my dear K!!<BR/><BR/>Have fun and.....oh hell. Just have fun.<BR/><BR/>:0)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12629439279545629954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-10832856920328932112007-09-15T20:31:00.000-04:002007-09-15T20:31:00.000-04:00K, where there's a small bear, there is usually a ...K, where there's a small bear, there is usually a BIG bear hiding in the bushes!<BR/><BR/>Manoman, you really ARE a gypsy. It has been years and years since I went camping...maybe I'd like it better now, I mean, with electricity and hot water and all.<BR/><BR/>btw, in Florida, do you live close enough to the ocean to hear the waves? <BR/><BR/>I am really glad you have had such a happy vacation. Stay well, my friend!Joyce Ellen Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494251587598676788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-79030290286230489052007-09-15T17:48:00.000-04:002007-09-15T17:48:00.000-04:00Well, k, you little rascal! So there you are, and...Well, k, you little rascal! So there you are, and sounds like you're having a great time! <BR/><BR/>Beware of the bears, and other varmints!<BR/><BR/>Have you found any petoskey stones around there? Those are the most amazing little things to me. We used to collect those around Traverse City..but maybe they are not as plentiful as they were a few years ago.<BR/><BR/>It's good to hear from you!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16083702120097667613noreply@blogger.com