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5-24-2024
H: 70°F L: 43°F
Shady Grove Campground, Seibert, Colorado
We have been able to get some Amazon packages delivered at our current campground. Since meeting Daniel and retiring, I have really enjoyed being a housewife. Cooking, cleaning, organizing, decorating – I love all of it. It feels good to take care of my family and Daniel is so appreciative of everything I do. I’m enthralled with 1950s housekeeping. So I have been on the hunt for a vintage half apron. Aprons are great for wiping wet hands and the pockets are so helpful for holding your cell phone, clothes pins, recipe cards, timers, etc. Unfortunately, all the vintage aprons I’ve found have seemed too delicate for daily use and I fear they won’t hold up in the laundry. So I have settled for a cotton apron with big pockets from Amazon. I love it! It’s a lightweight material which dries fast and won’t make you extra hot.
We decided to check out Burlington, CO. It’s just a small town with an old 1909 carousel. In 1987, it was designated a National Historic Landmark. The carousel wasn’t open when we visited but we did look through some windows at some of the hand carved animals. The animals are stationary (they don’t go up and down) but the carousel spins at 12 mph rather than the typical 8 mph. It also has a Wurlitzer organ with 255 pipes and other instruments played by music rolls. Next, we walked around downtown and found a cute store which makes personal care items using essential oils.
We also got some news on our car. Tesla diagnosed the problem: the high voltage battery needs to be replaced and, luckily, the battery is under warranty until 2027.
5-25-2024
H: 81°F L: 50°F
Shady Grove Campground, Seibert, Colorado
We stayed at our camper today. I made Whole Wheat Bread and almond milk. I tried using a loaf pan for the bread instead of the Lekue Silicone Bread Maker and Daniel liked it even better.
5-26-2024
H: 76°F L: 49°F
Shady Grove Campground, Seibert, Colorado
We drove one hour into Kansas to go grocery shopping at Walmart. The area where we are staying is pretty desolate.
5-27-2024
H: 79°F L: 45°F
Shady Grove Campground, Seibert, Colorado
We had a nice, relaxing Memorial Day and cooked great food.
We also took the boys for a walk.
5-28-2024
H: 81°F L: 49°F
Shady Grove Campground, Seibert, Colorado
We went to get some things out of our car today. Our clothes washer has been sorely missed.
We stopped at Paint Mines Interpretive Park. The park was ok but seeing the storm roll in was great.
After getting things out of our car, we traveled around Colorado Springs. We noticed a large homeless population and some cool art installations. I especially liked the mosaic pumpkin.
Next we went to the Garden of the Gods. It’s a beautiful area with paved walking trails. This area was donated to the city of Colorado Spings by the family of Charles Elliott Perkins in 1909 on the stipulation that admission is always free for visitors. We saw some mountain goats while driving around the park but I didn’t get a picture.
The drive home during the evening was beautiful. It seems storms roll in every afternoon.
Stats
Expenses:
- Tow vehicle fuel: $0
- Campsite: $156.25
- Camping memberships: $18.65
- Food: $166.45
Miles driven: 476 (153 kWh)
Number of people asking about the Tesla pulling the camper: 0
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