Where do we go from here
Where do we go from here
That’s a very good question. A few of you asked that yesterday when I mentioned our time in the desert is almost over.
If you have been hanging around this blog for a while, you know that in between seasons, we go to Utah. Al still has his shop there, and we have some stuff still in storage there too. Al can work on custom orders if we get any, or make some pieces to take on the road with us to the next round of art shows. The problem is, we don’t like it, at all.
There is absolutely no where to park our house while we are there. Believe me, we have looked and looked. His shop is in Utah county, and it is the most RV UN-friendly place, ever. The first year after we sold the house we parked at the shop, and basically, that sucked. Even for just 2 months, it sucked. I call it red neck hell, and that doesn’t quite cover it. Last fall we parked in Al’s moms driveway. His dad had just passed away, he was in the middle of that big custom order, and staying close to her while we could seemed like the right thing to do.
When we go back in a couple of weeks, I have no idea where we will park. But we won’t have sunsets to see and admire, or scenery to see. In fact, there isn’t really much of anything to photograph there, and that always makes me sad.
There won’t be lovely evening walks either.
We want, need, have to sell this shop in order to relocate someplace were we want to be. We need a work space, even if it’s only for a few months out of the year. We are going to try and work on this when we go back the end of the month. (fingers crossed)
The upside is we get to see family again, both of ours, so that’s always good.
But I am going to miss the wild, quite places. The wandering forever, the crazy landscape that is the desert.
I am trying to absorb as much as I can in the next 2 weeks, but I am already sad about leaving.
Wow, your desert skies are beautiful. I hope you find a good spot..Have a happy day!
I hope you will find a place you like and you can collect tons of good memories from your place before you leave. I always thought it’s just fabulous to have an RV, much better than to live always on the same place, but now I learnt that it is not always perfect. Good wishes, crossed paws and good luck to you.
easy rider
It definitely has it’s ups and downs, just like anything in life. But overall, I wouldn’t trade it in.
Seeing family is the best…even compared to sunsets and walks…:)JP
Oh Mary, I can’t believe you are leaving! This is YOU…this is your home! Is there any way you can live near by in the desert country? I wish you so much success in finding just the right space….you have brought us so much joy in the quiet of the desert – I will miss your adventures. I will keep posted, and fingers crossed! Anita
Anita, I am still going to blog, it just gets a little harder once we are in Utah. This happens twice a year when we land there to try and get stuff done. I certainly have to get more creative with my blog and photography. I would love to stay in the desert, but we haven’t found a spot that calls to both of us yet. Once we get over the hill that is Utah, we will head north for the wilds of Wyoming, Idaho and possibly Montana this year. Then my heart can soar again.
I guess the best thing is to focus on seeing your families again. Not good to have to go to a place you don’t like.
Good luck with selling the shop and have a lovely time seeing family. Have a wonderful Wednesday.
Best wishes Molly
Oh so sorry to here of your plight . . . but what about us! Is our in-box going to be missing your posts? You can’t just disappear for a couple of months and leave us hanging here. We’re following the awesome adventures of Mary, Al and your dogs . . . I’d love to see posts on how you’re coping with your upcoming challenge. How about some posts of Al working on his art? Where would you go during these next couple of months if you didn’t have this speed bump to deal with?
I guess I’m just being selfish here. Maybe I’ve totally misread this post and they will keep appearing as always. I hope so . . .
That is such a nice thing to hear, that I would be missed. But, you won’t have that chance. This happens every time we go back to Utah between the summer and winter show seasons. And every time it’s harder to go back. It is harder to blog, and find cool stuff to photograph, but I always manage to pull something out of my head. I have blogged about Al and what he is creating, and I will for sure do that again. We still haven’t found the perfect spot to build another shop. We are on the hunt though. So, I will keep pestering your in box, and I am so very glad that you are OK with that.
Your always welcome here. Have Al build a barn out back and move your home here. We could build a gravel driveway on the north side down through the back to the five acres. I’m sure your dreams will all come true.
I have to tell you I will miss the desert too. Those gorgeous photos you take are such a balm to those of us who are stuck in the city every day. My dog Holly and I are sending wishes for the unfolding of a perfect journey for all of you.
Thanks so much, I love hearing that my photos are appreciated. The photography scenes will change, but hopefully will still provide you with some joy.
Absolutely beautiful pics!
a hard position to be in – selling that location means not getting back to see family as often, but i can understand the difficulty if there’s not a good site to park!
I’m sorry you have to be somewhere other than where you want to be– believes I know what that’s like. Can you use the truck for one-day getaways?
And I believe that your eye can see the beauty in anything. You can photograph a graffitied overpass and make it art. So maybe look at it as an opportunity to make the mundane beautiful.
Gorgeous photos. Keeping paws crossed that you can sell your shop and find a better place to store your stuff.
I know how miserable it feels to be stuck somewhere that goes against your spirit, a place you feel completely out of sync with. Can you maybe spend weekends exploring more natural areas so that at least you have some relief from wherever you park your home? Sometimes it helps to have more attainable, short-range periods of relief to look forward to while you’re looking for your more permanent place.
Hi Mary! I just saw your reply and I am so happy you are going to continue to blog. Whatever you share, I know will be grand because you look for nature – we need more of your comforting landscapes to slow us down to listen and watch.
I wish you the best in travels and in finding the right spot. I just know you’ll find yourselves back again in the most enchanting of places, because your heart is open to all that is wild and WONDERFUL! Anita
How terrible to not have a place to park near the workshop. Sounds like some BIG changes will happen in your near future. You’re very creative so try to think outside the box. :)
Good luck in it all!
It sounds like how I feel at the end of every vacation. It is too bad that Al’s shop isn’t in a more RV-friendly spot. I’ve camped in places like that (in our van), and I agree – it sucks.
In the meantime, enjoy the next two weeks. You are now in a beautiful place! We get to go to the red rock desert soon, and I am so happy about it!!!!
It will work out the way it’s supposed to. :-) Sometimes the waiting and not knowing is the hardest, but usually when we look back, we see it all took place for a reason.
Hang in there my friend.