Mom has been busy finishing the mystery novel that she started 2 years ago. She is normally a slow writer, but has produced at least one book a year. Life took a toll on her over the last two years, so I’ll cut her some slack. I shouldn’t cut her too much, because I did have lots of things to say as she ignored me. … Continue reading A New Mystery Novel

I haven’t been posting because Mom has put her energy into moving all of Dad’s belongings (and a lot of other things) to the carport. She then set up tables in an attempt to organize the things. She explained that people would be coming to look at Dad’s old red and white car and the rolling tool chest filled with tools. She hoped that they … Continue reading Post #147 – Estate Sale

Mom and I have struggled with this next chapter of Dad’s life, not because she didn’t know his stories, but because she struggled to organize them chronologically. We decided to only state the dates that we could verify. His stories may not be in order but we did want to share as many of them as possible. He enlisted in the Navy in March, 1963 … Continue reading Post # 146 – Dad’s Life Part 2

This post will be about my dad’s life. I can’t really call it a typical obituary, but then I’m not a typical cat. Harry Harold Gimble, Jr. was born in April, 1942 in Delaware. While he was still a toddler, his mother divorced his father on grounds of cruelty. She moved to LA, California to start a new life leaving Harry with his father. When … Continue reading Post # 145 – Part 1 of Dad’s Life

I have not yet written Dad’s obituary. I’m as bad as Mom, because I’m still collecting information about his life. I promise that I will complete that soon. One of the reasons that Miko and I love going with Mom on her travel adventures is that we get to play outside of the van on our leads. We get time to explore, to smell new … Continue reading Post # 144 – The Littles

Mom has said she is sorry that she had not had time to help me make my posts. Once we got home, she was busy unpacking the van, and rearranging things. She needed to remove her things and some furniture from the guest room so her new housemate could move in. That did force her to empty drawers of things she no longer needed (yard … Continue reading Post 143 – I’m Back!

Today has been a sad day for Mom. This morning, we left her friends in Curlew and drove twisty, bumpy backroads. From the main road, she turned onto a smaller road. She got excited about that one. She announced that she knew where she was. I had hoped that she knew that before we started! In no time, the pavement turned to gravel. I wanted … Continue reading Part 142 – Goodbye to Dad

The trip to the frozen north was fun, but I’m happy to be away from what Mom called frost heaves in the roads. We crossed the border from Canada to the US with only a couple of questions. They didn’t even ask about us. We have been camped in the driveway of Mom’s friends. They have lots of space and it all smells so nice. … Continue reading Part 141 Back in the USA

We have had 2 overnight camping spots right by the water in first. Seward, AK and the in Homer, AK. The only wildlife were eagles, seagulls, and Ravens. The eagles were collected a ways from our site, so I wasn’t worried, but Missy wouldn’t walk that direction. The seagulls stayed over the water, which was fine. The Ravens, however, hung out close in hopes that … Continue reading Part 140 Ravens Are Scary

Mom had to drive from Haines Junction, Yukon to Tok, Alaska. It is about 300 miles of bad roads. Mom explained that the permafrost thaws and refreezes which buckles the pavement. The road then becomes up and down big bumps filled with potholes 6 to 12 inches wide and 3 to 12 inches deep! Repairs to the road after a hard winter are miles of … Continue reading Part 139 – Frost Heaves Suck