From one adventure to another we continue! We have been on the go non-stop for over a month now, and our lack of posting regularly clearly shows that. We finally got caught up on our national park visit posts (we’ve visited 58 of the 59 now!) but then once again we were away from Internet …
When you’re happy you smile.When you’re really happy,your eyes smile. Unknown October 23, 1954: The wedding service was held at a modest wooden church in the country a few miles outside of Chenoa. It was a simple, tasteful ceremony that was attended by friends of the couple and many family members from the area. There …
Something really big happened to us this past weekend — our daughter got married! Our hearts were overflowing with pride, joy, and love as Claire married Kyle. From the moment we met him we could see the sparkle in her eyes and knew that he was special. He’s truly the man of her dreams. I’ve …
We’ve been in and out of Chicago for the last three weeks to, among other things, attend a couple of showers given for our favorite bride and groom, Claire and Kyle. With the nuptials just seven weeks away and nearly all of the planning and details taken care of, we are all now just enjoying …
Christmas is now over, but as this blog is also the journal for our life on the road, I wanted to capture and share a few bits of our wonderful Christmas holidays so that friends and family members who check in with us regularly here on our website can see what all we did. We …
Remember that Peaches & Herb song from the late ’70s, Reunited? Maybe not, but music and lyrics savant that I am, I do, and the tune & lyrics fit. We Jollys have reunited with Charley today and it feels so good! Wayne, Chris, and all the guys at Dynamic Truck Repair in Columbia, SC, did a …
(Sing it with me…) Reunited and it Feels so Good!! Read More »
June 21-22 — Claire & Kyle left the big city of Chicago and came out to join us at Shabbona Lake State Park. It was great fun hosting them, and they now have a day-in-the-life look at how we will be spending our next two years. Our time together, while brief, was, as always, chock full of love and …
Final night dinner at Anne’s – Fred, Claire & Kyle, Anne, Tom & Eric (above) Thursday-Saturday, May 29-31 — Wow – we are moved out! Knowing in advance that we would have some loose ends that needed to be tied up (like returning the cable boxes back to RCN, delivering some of our plants to …
Fred & I met daughter Claire at her school in Kentucky for a nice fall weekend, and combined that visit with a couple of days at Mammoth Cave NP. “Mammoth” is a fitting description for the system of underground caves. The full extent of this water-formed labyrinth remains unknown, but nearly 400 miles of these underground passages …
