Author: aencoker

  • Meaningless Drivel Monday: Did you figure it out?

    Last Monday I talked about the progress I have made on my little vintage travel trailer, my 1978 Scamp.  I showed several photographs, and then I showed this photo. . . . . .and asked you to guess what I was going to do with it.  Did you try to guess? Give up?  Here’s what…

  • Meaningless Drivel Monday: It was a Scamptastic kind of day!

    Today was a beautiful day to work on my Scamp trailer and I had to share my progress!  Today I actually cut the carpet piece that will go in the living area.  I did it myself! But first I have to show you what I did with this ugly hole where the furnace used to…

  • Teacher Tuesday (on Wednesday!): Incentive to Teach?

      It seems the powers that be just can’t stop making the teaching profession more and more attractive to would-be teachers.  First, they gave us longer school days and longer school years.  Then they began teacher testing.  Soon after followed high stakes student testing, the results of which can threaten a teaching career, and certainly…

  • Meaningless Drivel Monday: Sharin’ with Sharon!

    What’s better than having your own antiques booth at an antique mall?  Sharing a booth with your sister! My booth at the end of its first day. . . Last week I gave up my one-woman booth to link up with my sister in a larger space where we could halve the rent, hopefully resulting…

  • FOLK Magazine 2013 Journal Challenge: The Most Exciting Moment of My Life So Far?

    This week’s Journal Challenge from FOLK Magazine asks us to describe the most exciting moment of our lives thus far.  I could talk about my first date, my first prom, graduating from college, my wedding day, the day I had my first child, then my second child, etc., etc., but you already know those are…