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The Little House


So yesterday I rearranged the furniture, and there’s quite a bit of it considering the house is about 15×50 feet, plus a bathroom. Used to be a garage that got added on to. And Berta likes furniture, especially old wood.

Kitchen before
I borrowed a little wagon from Berta and began packing boxes from the RV kitchen.

Kitchen after
Not absolutely everything, just the basic things I use regularly. The idea is to get rid of some stuff, like the survival canned food that’s getting rusty on the back of the pantry shelf.

Before
There are two big windows at each end of the house and I wanted a view from the living room where the last renter had the bed by this window.

After
Next, the RV living room, and again not everything. Some books and of course the computer.

Before
Having no interior walls makes it easy to rearrange.

After

Before
And what a luxury to have more than a closet sized bathroom, with hot water.

After

Almost open for business. Just kidding.
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SWF – Back to Yarnell Sunset


Gotta’ love the view out my back window. I can take gorgeous sunset photos almost every night. (Note to self: wash the windows.)

Yesterday I got the 5th-wheel off the truck and leveled. Then I rearranged furniture in the little house on the property so I can move in. At least for a little while I’ll have space to spread out. The plan is to empty the RV of everything, high grade some things out and have a yard sale, then scrub the place down and paint the ceiling. This will make it like moving back into a new RV. Of course I also need to replace the hot water heater, and although not cheap is much less than replacing the RV.

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Moving my home down the road & off the rim

Packed all day Saturday. After six months parked the RV was cluttered with dust collectors, mostly rocks and a lot of books. Also had to load the truck with outdoor carpet, plywood table tops that double as skirting, metal table legs left over from the fleamarketing days, and lots of boards used for jacks and leveling that went in last thing Sunday morning. I was tired, yet reminded myself that it’s easier than moving out of a house or apartment. If I had more space I’d have more stuff.

In the evening I went over to Shirley’s RV to finish the jewelry and bead trade we’ve been working on all summer. At first I still owed her money, but then I showed her some of my wire-wrapped gemstones and earvines. Ended up she owed me. Plus Carol came by and bought two pairs of earvines. So I came away ahead and with some beautiful new jewelry. My motto: A woman can never have too much jewelry.

Sunday morning I finished the final packing and battening down so nothing goes flying. My little freezer has to sit in the living room so there isn’t much floor space. Or should I say less than usual.
It was interesting and surprisingly easy lifting the 5th-wheel with a 12-ton bottle jack on one side and cranking on the other. One jack quit working when I pulled in last spring. Just one more thing that’s broken on my antique RV. (It’s a 26’, 1977 Wilderness that doesn’t leak.) I even pulled it out from a tight space sliding between the pine trees without bumping anything. Of course I had people on either side watching.

Then I went to Administration for my final evaluation with my boss and fully achieved. So, if there’s money in the budget I can go back next summer. I’ll certainly apply at other parks just to make sure I have a job. But I want to work at Grand Canyon again.

Finally hit the road just after noon. Hard to say goodbye. I stopped at Cliff Dwellers for my last lunch there for the season. Delicious as usual. And stopped for the night at the Cameron Trading Post where I had a leaky water faucet and Carson had red mud feet. Was going to go over for a Navajo Taco for dinner but felt too tired after watching the sunset. Not parked close enough for WIFI.

After breakfast at the trading post I got on the road then stopped in Flagstaff for groceries and back on the road. Went to the Prescott MVD and after the RV inspection received a new AZ plate. Now I’m completely an Arizonan. When I pulled into my Yarnell driveway it sure felt nice to be home, even still hooked up to the truck for the night.

Yesterday I parked the RV with views in mind, sunrise, birdfeeder that hangs in the big oak and sunset. I have my priorities and take advantage of my house on wheels. Took most of the day to get all utilities set up, truck empty and house partially rearranged. Home sweet home.

Today, I finally got to relax. Did a little cleaning, put up the TV antenna, and mostly visited with my neighbor/landlady/friend.

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