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WHO IS CAROL ANN RITCHEY – WHY THE CHANGE –
Buddy for David, the novel, was published January 1, 2014. The screenplay I have written is also entitled Buddy for David, by Carol Ann Ritchey, my new pen name. Carol Ann Hoel was my married name when my novel was … Continue reading
Posted in Buddy for David, Memoir
Tagged Buddy for David, Carol Ann Hoel, Carol Ann Ritchey, Change of pen name, copyright, Novel, screenplay
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WHOA – STILL DWELLING IN OUR MOTORHOME – TWO YEARS NOT TRAVELING – FINALLY HAVE INTERNET WE CAN USE – ADAPTED MY NOVEL INTO A SCREENPLAY – THAT WAS FUN – HAD A LOT TO LEARN AND LEARNED WHILE WRITING – NOW READY TO SELL – DUH – PANDEMIC – YOU GOT TO BE KIDDNIG – STILL – OUR GOD REIGNS – THE LORD IS ALWAYS GOOD –
I admit it. I forgot how to do this. If you see this post, it’s a miracle. I tried for an hour or more yesterday to prepare this. I seem to have forgotten most of what I need to know. … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, God is good, Memoir, Uncategorized
Tagged covid-19, IHOP, Motorhome, pandemic, screenplay
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Our Rocking Rolling 2018 Tour in Our Motorhome – Living Life – Like Everyone Else – Lots of Good Times – Some Trials and Tribulations – But in the End – It’s All Good – God is Good –
St. Augustine Beach Campsite – Notice the item leaning against the tree. Our Rock Guard. How does our rock guard fit into this post? This ordinary piece of equipment played a part in changing the course of our 2018 tour. … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Bible Verses, Memoir
Tagged Anna Maria Island, Austin, Clermont, Dallas, Florida, Fort Stockton, Mohs Surgery, Motorhome, Pensacola, Rolling Ridge RV Park, RV, San Antonio, St. Augustine Beach KOA, Texas, Winter Garden
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So Long – So Long – Not Goodbye but Too Long not to Post – We Live the RV Life – Data Costs More than We Like – Posting Requires Data – Almost Decided to Quit Posting – Catch Up Time –
We left our Arizona campground the end of April traveling down Interstate 10 from Arizona to New Mexico, stopping for a week in Las Cruces, then on to West Texas. Van Horn was the first stop in Texas, then Fort … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Memoir
Tagged Blessings, Blessings Abound, Carol Ann Hoel, Desert, Fort Stockton, High Winds, Las Cruces, New Mexico, RV life, Traveling, Troubles, Troubles Happen, Van Horn, West Texas
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Sunrise at Van Horn RV Park in Van Horn, Texas – Small Town – Excellent Park – We Are Resting Here – Calm Blue Skies in the Morning – Motorhomes and Fifth Wheels and Campers Coming and Going Each Day – We Love It –
This is our third tour in our Motorhome. We started this one in mid-April calling it our 2018-2019 tour. It will end April 30, 2019, making this tour a few days longer than a year. (This is the plan subject … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Memoir, Morning
Tagged Brown Texas Sand, campers, Carol Ann Hoel, Fifth Wheels, Home, Looking out my window, Motorhomes, Mountains, People like me, RV Park, Surroundings change, Texas, Van Horn
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Beginning Our 2018-19 Tour in our Motorhome – And the Excitement Builds – What Could Be So Exciting – For Me – Looking Out Our Windows Beholding New Surroundings – I Love It –
This is the view from the driver-side window this morning. Yesterday we looked out that same window and saw a row of empty campsites on the street in the park where we camped for 5-1/2 months. (A few weeks ago … Continue reading
Blue Sky – Blue Sky – Morning Is My Favorite Time of Day –
Blue Sky – Blue Sky Blackish blue night sky Quiet Moonbeams cry All through the night Stars twinkling bright Morning brings a splash Of blue – The new day Bathed in predawn dew – Then panoramic baby blue – Purple … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Memoir
Tagged Blue Sky, Family, Flu, God is good, Moonbeams, Morning, Night Sky, Predawn Dew, Prescott Arizona, Stars, virus, Winter in Arizpona, Winter in Florida
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Bikes in Our Future – Steve Turning 80 Soon – Carol Ann 70 – We Think We Can Ride Them and Have Fun – Good Exercise – A Recap of Challenging Journey – Different from Our First Year that Happened without a Hitch –
Shopping for bikes was a project that took some time, but we have found the right bikes for us, we think. Yes, I can mount it. In fact, I’ve been riding it. Steve also has been riding his. We plan … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Memoir
Tagged 2017 Tour, Arizona, Bike Riding, Bikes, Carol Ann Hoel, Contrast, Full Time RV, Helmets, Journey, Motorhome, Public Roads, RV Park, View from Window, Winter Season
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Las Cruces New Mexico – Destination for Fun with Friends – Fellow RVers Meet Us Here – We Dine Together at Local Restaurants – And There Are Plenty – Steve Had Coach and Jeep Washed after Five Days of Rain and Mud in Texas – Now They Shine Again –
Here we are in Las Cruces, New Mexico, all shiny and sparkly again after wind, rain, and mud accumulated during our altered trip through Texas. We had to reroute to escape the terrors of Hurricane Harvey. Barely out of Harvey’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Friends, Las Cruces, Mud, New Mexico, rain, Repair Airbag, Reroute, Restaurants, Sights to See, Texas, Wash Coach, Wash Jeep, Wind
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Everyday Life for People that Live in an RV – What Could Be Better than to Wake Up in the Morning to New Surroundings yet Being in Your Own Home – It’s the Little Things in Life that Make it Okay –
Bellefonte, Ohio, RV park, not where we were the day before and not where we were three days later. We were in this town seeing whatever there was to see. Sometimes we have to drive the Jeep a little distance to find restaurants and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bellemonte, Carol Ann Hoel, Cereal, Coffee, GPS, Grill, iPhone, Kentucky, Living in RV, Mount Vernon, Ohio, Pizza Hut, Propane gas range, RV, Stick and brick Home
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Where Have We Been – Up to Flagstaff Arizona – Albuquerque and Santa Rosa New Mexico – Amarillo Texas – Oklahoma City – West Memphis Arkansas – Nashville Tennessee – Virginia – Pennsylvania – Long Island New York – Ohio now – Heading for Michigan in a Few Days – South to Florida, West through Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and New Mexico – Back to AZ –
Here we are pausing for a week in Streetsboro, Ohio, not far from Cleveland. This park is a beautiful place. If we were to see nothing else in this area, we would be waking up each morning to natural beauty … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Memoir
Tagged Albuquerque, Arizona, Arkansas, Flagstaff, Florida, Long Island, Louisiana, Michigan, Nashville, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma City, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia
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Camping on Little Pigeon River Makes Up for Being Canceled by Our RV Park on the Mighty Mississippi – Which Flooded Her Banks This Year – Here We Are on Another Riverbank – Enjoying the View –
We arrived yesterday at 4:00 in the afternoon. We set up our campsite. Steve handled the outside work, connecting utilities, unhooking the Jeep from the tow bar, setting up our grill, and many other related chores. I unpacked our stowed … Continue reading
Growing – Learning – Believing – Confidence – Resting – Our Inheritance in Christ –
Living a better way now – taming the thoughts I think – You ask – Why make a change – why not think the same – Learning things I should have known raised my Expectations in this life from good … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Memoir, Poetry
Tagged Believing, Calvary, Change, Confidence, Expectations, Gospel, Grace, Growing, Healing, Jesus, Learning, Plain talk, Power over spirits, Strength to use authority, Taming thoughts
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Beautiful Day to Travel on Interstate 40 through New Mexico – Albuquerque Was Our Next Stop – All Was Well until It Wasn’t – The Jeep Would Not Start – AAA to the Rescue – But Our Trouble Was Not Over Yet –
Steve and I have been traveling since April 17. We headed north for Flagstaff, Arizona, and it was cold. We continued west to Holbrook, Arizona, and it was cold. We should have expected it, but we didn’t. We were uncomfortably … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Memoir
Tagged Albuquerque, Amarillo, Arizona, Author, Carol Ann Hoel, Dead Battery, Flagstaff, Holbrook, Jeep, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Santa Rosa, Texas, Traveling
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Our 2017 Tour Begins But in Slow Motion – We Rose Early – First a Fuel Stop – Then a Propane Fill Stop – Arrived Safely at Flagstaff KOA 5:30 PM –
Up the mountain, down the mountain, up the mountain, down the mountain. This is what it seems like to me traveling on I-17 North to Flagstaff, Arizona. I’m not a mountain enthusiast, but I’m determined to get to our destination … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Memoir
Tagged Buddy for David, Carol Ann Hoel, Destination, Diesel, Flagstaff KOA, Fuel Stop, Motorhome, Mountains, Propane Gas, RV, Taco Bell, Winding Roads
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Booking RV Parks – Eight Day Project – Job Complete – 37 RV Parks – 6,588 Miles Driving in Our MotorHome – Everywhere We Park Is Home – Until We Move On –
This is my office space within the living room area of our coach. This is where I spent the better part of eight days finding and booking 37 RV parks for our year 2017 6,588 mile tour of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017 Tour, Bookings, Buddy for David, Calendars, Carol Ann Hoel, Faith, Internet, Jetpack, Map, Mathematics, Motorhome, Novel, Reservations, RV parks, Suspense
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