Greetings!
Maybe a little competition taking good care of me, since it’s my bus, and I’m the driver… It’s really great though, one elderly lady whose husband died last year, and was never able to do much traveling, and a 22 year old girl who’s in a wheelchair who got priced out of her apartment.
The 22 year old has been madly in love with me for over 5 years, and she doesn’t care that I’m old enough to be her grandfather. She says she’s never had anybody treat her like I do, even though I’m just being my normal self… She wants to be a permanent fixture in my life, and has proven amazingly capable in spite of being in a wheelchair. She doesn’t let it slow her down at all.
Neither has enough income to live happily ever after on, so I’ve been teaching them the art of making money, to improve their lives with or without me. At this point I think we might all be a permanent family though, and we’ve been having a blast. “Grandma” is totally on board with us “kids” being a couple. hehe (I’m 76, but I’m still a “kid” to her… “You kids do this or that…”) And we’re planning to winter at “Grandma’s” house in South Miami, and perhaps do some Florida exploring.
I have an old folding Hibachi folding BBQ that takes briquettes, and a shoebox style propane one that uses the green cannisters. I prefer the flavor from the Hibachi, even though it supposedly isn’t as good for you, but the propane one allows me to BBQ legally even when there are campfire bans.
Then I just got a “smokeless indoor stovetop BBQ grill” that I haven’t tried out yet. The girls found it, new in the box at a yard sale for $5. We’ll give it a whirl on the next rainy day.
I’m doing BBQ baby back ribs, stuffed twice baked potatoes, corn on the cob, and a Hawaiian whip cream mixed with fresh fruit salad for dinner tonight. My version of a luau, while overlooking a beautiful mountain lake. It’s hard to beat good scenery, good company, and good food.
Cheers!
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