September 9-12 The week went well. I was busy at work which is good. Pleasant, nice colleagues; it's really hard to complain...I love the work too. Each evening I would have a light dinner (yogurt or cheese/crackers and a glass of wine). One night I had to complete a required annual HIPPA training course on line for my consulting company. It was extra long and I was up later than I anticipated. I hate those things. I have taken so many over the years. I talk to Ken each night. We miss spending our evenings together. He is keeping busy in Asheville at the RV campground. He is driving down on Wednesday to Atlanta and will stay in the hotel with me. On Thursday evening we fly back home to Tucson for 9 days! Can't wait!!! ... read more

We decided to put our coffee in to-go cups and take a walk this morning. We walked down to the tent and yurt area. I guess that's why they call it Campfire Lodgings. I've never seen a yurt. I don't think I'd want to stay in one....seems a bit claustrophobic. It's foggy this morning, the temperature is cooler..fall is in the air. As we are walking along the trail, I suddenly stop because in front of me is a huge spider web. I would have freaked out if I had walked in to it! I made Ken walk in front of me and we see lots of spider webs! I took a few pictures, they are hard to photograph. We walked back to our RV and finished our OJ. Our neighbors who bought all the shoes ... read more

Up early for work. I pretty much stayed in my jammies all day while working. Nice! I had a few conference calls/meetings and lots to do. Ken went over to our neighbors (David and Joyce) to join him for coffee by the campfire. Dave is going to a gun shop today so Ken decided to join him. When he returns we have lunch-a slice of whole wheat toast, peanut butter and a slice of Swiss cheese. It is really good, you should try it! Ken piddles the rest of the day-washes the truck, organizes the 'basement' of the RV. I worked the rest of the day, took a shower and we went out for dinner-Hometown Pizza again. The waitress called me 'darling'. We had a thin crust pizza with bacon, mushrooms, banana peppers, onions. We kind ... read more

We slept in; it's a holiday!! 29 years ago today I was in Labor on Labor Day! Josh's B-day Sept 3rd. We had coffee out on Pati's balcony. I wish I had taken a picture. It is pretty; her plants and flowers are beautiful...the humming birds are always fighting. We were lazy most of the morning; we started our laundry. We brought it with us; much easier than doing it at a laundry mat. We took showers then headed down to the Great American Ball Park. We parked at Pati's work lot...so convenient; it is one block to the stadium. We stopped at the Red's gift shop outside the ballpark. We asked if they had any Pete Rose shirts, hats, etc. Of course the answer is no. Major League baseball will not allow anything with his ... read more

When I wake up, Pati and Ken are gone...they are walking the campground. I get up and make my latte. They returned a few minutes later, hot and sweaty although they tried to act like they weren't hot. Pati had yogurt, Ken had toast and of course I had my waffles (by the way, I eat them dry, right out of the toaster-the only good ones are the whole grain blueberry Egos). Afterwards we get ready to go....we are going to explore wineries today. I had no idea there were any wineries in Kentucky. In fact the owner of the winery told me the first one in the US was in KY. I found it hard to believe so I researched it. Wikipedia says: "The first commercial winery in the United States was established by an ... read more