A special shout out to the Billings Montana weavers guild and my friend JoAnne S. For teaching me how to weave over the winter. Without their help I wouldn't have been able to set up the mini WV loomery to do demonstrations, classes and hands on fun for the many visitors to the historical area … Continue reading Friends of Burnsville Lake craft and gift shoppe (aka “the WV loomery”)
Conestoga chuck approves this endorsement and so does hiS little sister lil bit 🙂 I'm just typing what the pups are woofing for me to put into English for your reading enjoyment. Forget those pop up canvas camping shades! Get a 10x10 doggie kennel instead! Place an indoor outdoor rug for their enjoyment plus lots … Continue reading Doggie comforts while camping
Before we plug in at any camp site we always check the electrical on the campground side first. Twice in our camping ventures we have found electrical hookups at campgrounds with open grounds. If you are not familiar with electrical systems... basically this means if there is a surge in power on the city power … Continue reading The importance of checking electrical before plugging in!
Ran into a bit of snow in SD yesterday with even more snow in the forecast right smack dab in the middle of our chosen route between "here and there" lol so what's a wagon train to do but circle up the wagons and stay in camp an extra night! We were super lucky to … Continue reading The Conestoga gets snowed in!
Yesterday and today was spent lazily traveling thru Wyoming and South Dakota, which is honestly my favorite part of this trip. Such beautiful landscape and very sparsely populated... I can imagine myself traveling in a true Conestoga in a wagon train as one of the many first settlers to the area. Some of the mountains … Continue reading Conestoga Chuck travels across the prairie
Today is day one of our travels this year, after spending a very long winter learning how to weave with some awesome ladies from the Billings Montana weavers Guild. After getting everything packed in the Conestoga and ready to go, it's important to make the first day of travel a short day so that you … Continue reading Day 1 in the Conestoga with Conestoga Chuck
So let's talk some about those disgusting black water tanks lol One of the things that becomes a major problem with home septic systems and black water tanks is toilet paper. So let's talk about an European style upgrade that will save you money and time and can be done at home as well as … Continue reading RV bathroom upgrades and taking care of the black water tank
Part of traveling full time in an RV means keeping an eye on the weather and knowing when to postpone travel plans for a bit lol. Well this weeks travel plans have been postponed due to a freak April snowstorm and subsequent forecasted flooding right along our planned route. This gives us a bit more … Continue reading Snow in the forecast! And some RV remodeling…traveling with pets
Getting ready to start our adventures this year has been a full time job of preparations all winter, now we are in the final stretch and getting excited to hit the road. First was finding renters for our house to maintain it while we are gone ✅ which worked out really well when some friends … Continue reading Getting the RV ready to travel
I've looked at grinding mills for some time now but they are super expensive! I want one to use as a teaching aid for kids at a pioneer museum we volunteer at during the summer. So after a bit of online research, I decided if the American Indians of old and Latino population of old … Continue reading Pioneer style grinding mill experiment (and a bonus kitchen tool) made from garden rocks!
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