RovinCrone

Many years ago I read one of cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead’s books (I think it was Blackberry Winter) and found myself amused b...

  Returning to California from a long cross-country trip, we stopped in South Lake Tahoe for the night. Affordable campgrounds were ...

After moving to El Dorado County I wanted to meet some people with similar interests, as I had done in previous places. This turned out t...

For me, the quest began with my book club. Someone in the group suggested that we read Marja Mills’ The Mockingbird Next Door, the ...

If any part of traveling in a motorhome requires some creativity, it is the laundry problem. Some people try to avoid going to Laundro...

When I visited Spain in 1971, among the many things I enjoyed was the food. Gazpacho, paella, flan, huge salads, fresh fruits, sherry...

Everyone is aware of the downsides of growing older—the physical deterioration, the loss of short-term memory, medical and other financial...

About fifteen years ago I wrote Recollecting the Forties , a small book about my childhood in rural Michigan in the 1940s. Looking back...

One of the best things about retirement is being able to sleep late at least some of the time. For many years when I was in school or wor...

Enjoying Yosemite's Bridalview Falls A couple of months ago I had really intended to end this blog, and to begin another that would ...