{"id":429,"date":"2012-09-20T17:28:21","date_gmt":"2012-09-20T17:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/?p=429"},"modified":"2012-09-20T17:30:38","modified_gmt":"2012-09-20T17:30:38","slug":"a-typical-day-for-us-retirees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/?p=429","title":{"rendered":"A typical day for us retirees"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve been living in the trailer and “on the road” for 7 weeks now and have settled into a routine for days when we aren’t out exploring the area.<\/p>\n

I spend a lot of time in the kitchen.\u00a0 I’m preparing most meals rather than eating out, both to conserve our funds and also because I enjoy it and now have time to indulge in this hobby.<\/p>\n

We went to a local farmers market yesterday and bought beautiful tomatoes, a huge head of lettuce, strawberries and a cantaloupe.\u00a0 I cut up the cantaloupe and strawberries this morning – they are SO wonderful!\u00a0 Sure beats store-bought!<\/p>\n

I’m also baking my own bread now.\u00a0 So far I’ve made basic white bread, potato bread, rye bread and sourdough bread.\u00a0 Jeff really likes the rye bread (with caraway seeds) and I’m really glad there’s a local store here in Fort Bragg that sells bulk spices – I got 3\/4 lb of caraway seeds for about $4.50!!\u00a0 If you purchase a regular spice bottle you’ll get 2 oz. for over $6.\u00a0 WOW!<\/p>\n

I’m planning to make sourdough bread this afternoon so I got my sourdough starter out and fed it this morning and separated enough for today’s batch.<\/p>\n

The first picture shows my kitchen.\u00a0\u00a0 I LOVE the fact that the kitchen in our trailer is at the END of the trailer instead of in the middle hallway like so many trailers have it.\u00a0 Having a separate space that’s not along the hallway makes it so much nicer to work in that space.\u00a0 It’s small but has lots of counter space and cupboard space!<\/p>\n

Jeff keeps up with friends using Facebook and email and he’s starting a project to copy all his CDs of music onto his computer.\u00a0 He’s also spending a lot of time with Laddy – every morning they go for a run and Laddy gets at least 4 walks every day plus training time.\u00a0 When he’s in the trailer, Laddy’s space is on the couch.\u00a0 I keep it covered with a sheet so I can shake out the dog hair and wash it to keep the couch from getting dirty.<\/p>\n

I’ve included a picture showing the view as we open our trailer door and step out.\u00a0 We’re right on the Noyo river, close to the ocean so that we see the tides cause the river to rise and fall.\u00a0 We haven’t used the picnic bench too much as it’s COLD here!\u00a0 Luckily we have a nice table with two benches inside the trailer to eat at, and also where I have my laptop to keep up with my business.<\/p>\n

Time to take Laddy for another walk, so that’s all for now \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n