Rina’s Mural
Back to Winterton for a new mural – The came too soon when the household goods were packed and shipped and it was time to say goodbye. A neighbor had a farewell party for the family and friends from Pretoria arrived to wish my daughter and her family a safe journey back to Seattle. My […]
South Africa 2025
Wonder of wonders, miracle of miracles! My new grandson arrived July 14 with an uneventful birth at Life Wilgers Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa. My daughter and her husband could finally hold the long awaited child they had dreamed of for so long. Reflecting on the events that lead to this child being born to […]
Open Hearted Travel
It was March 2023. After years of perusing Workaway listings and dreaming of spending a month in a foreign country, the time had come to spread my wings and take the leap. I had quit my job in the pump industry and thought I was retiring. It turned out that I would take a new […]
PetTeet Park Mural
In September 2023, I spent a few weeks on a farm in Western Australia doing farm chores and helping with the annual Canola Festival. We kept in touch after I left. When I sent a picture of the Mural I did in Ocean Shores, Pam, one of the owners, sent me this poster and somewhat […]
Kad Sala Village
Kad Sala Village Just over a week ago, I traveled south of Chiang Mai to my current workaway stay at Kad Sala Village. Every day is a little different. Some days, I teach English alongside the other 6 volunteers. We have students from 4 to 12 years old, mostly beginning level. Some speak English well […]
Tree care, dog sitting and lots of rocks
I spent a quiet couple of weeks with Laura and Clifford near El Margen, a tiny village east of Granada. Laura wanted to some help finishing her rock wall. I was also able to use some of my knowledge of hydraulics to access and update a grey water irrigation systems. The soil in this are […]
Hello from Movizar, Spain!
I am staying at a large, unfinished farmhouse for my first workaway stay in Spain. First was supposed to be only but it turned out that things weren’t exactly as advertised. Nothing bad here, no gross kitchen or weird personal dramas. There just doesn’t happen to be any work for me, other than a few […]
Winterton Mural
I am still learning about the tools for this website. Below is the story of the Winterton mural in pictures.
Glider ride, off-roading and drive back to Pretoria
March 12-19 Glider Ride Having made good progress on the mural, there was time for a play day. A friend of Michelle’s knew a local glider pilot who operated out of a nearby airfield. The weather was perfect when we arrived, clear sky’s, hill’s heating up in the morning sun. The glider was a self-launch […]
Winterton and beyond
It has been an amazing week in and around Winterton. Arrived on the 5th of March. Michelle and I spent most of the 6th tossing mural ideas back and forth and out the window.