The Inherent Dragonfly A journey of discovering hope, change and love within myself.

  Letchworth State Park, New York I type this as I sit in Starbucks and enjoy my free birthday drink and a snack, a large iced Chai latte with roasted pepper egg bites.  Is it just me, or are they addictive?  I always say I am not going to get them, but I often lose that argument.  I feel accomplished having had completed my annual physical before my Starbuck's birthday stop.  All is well and stable with my health.  It feels good to type that.  I am sitting here reflecting on my 53rd year and a smile widens across my face.  It was a very good year, if not a great one.  Yes, I had rainy moments in my year.  The biggest storm came last September at the loss of  Bear,  my 12 year old german shepherd who had cancer.  I think of him often and the pain of missing him is still there.  I have also missed my friend gatherings.  We had our annual Christmas party, but we did not have a summer picnic or Cocktails and Campfir...

  When I was growing up, my family used to camp at Pymatuning State Park in Pennsylvania.  There are 3 campgrounds - Jamestown, Linesville and Tuttle Point.  My favorite was Tuttle Point for it's woodsy atmosphere and it's camp store where I could by candy, plastic parachute men and popsicles.  Tuttle Point sadly closed in October or 2009 due to operational costs being too high due to it's outdated water treatment facilities.  I was happy when I had learned that it had received a renovation and was opening again in April of 2024.  I booked us a site for our anniversary in July. The park was reduced in size by one camping loop.  That road to that loop remained and was turned into a bike and walking loop.  The camp store that I had such fond childhood memories was gone.  But honestly, I am no longer looking for candy - though I may have purchased a plastic parachute man for nostalgia.  The park is wonderful.  There is a nice distance ...

We bought our travel trailer in August 2023.    The 2021 252 RBLE Surveyor Legend was the perfect “couples” trailer that would allow us to easily pack up, get on the road and do some camping.    We specifically looked for a trailer that was only a few years old.    Our thought was that the kinks would be worn out and the equipment would still be newish.    We could just pack and go with little effort.   But then we fell in love and started to have fun making little upgrades to fit our needs and make her our own.    We are often asked what upgrades from the original trailer that we made do we love.  This can be difficult to say since we bought her pre-loved and the previous owners had already made a few upgrades. Here are our top 5 upgrades that the previous owners made. TOP 5 PREVIOUS UPGRADES Hitch with Anti-Sway Bars - We were thankful that the previous owners included these with the sale of the trailer saving us over $700 if...