TWO RECOMMENDATIONS

Owning a recreational vehicle, be it a motorhome, fifth- wheel or trailer calls periodic maintenance.  

While in Idaho, John and Jim Dixson repaired an arm of the awning on our motorhome.  Jim worked from the top and John the bottom.  While on top, Jim noticed and called to John's attention that caulking was missing in an rear area.  




John went shopping for caulk.  First he came home with a tube, but mentioned that he saw a spray sealant. 

 After considering both, he returned the tube caulk and returned home with Rust-Oleum's LeakSeal a flexible rubber coating that seals leaks and cracks.  It is instantly water-tight, and has a paintable finish, if desired.  But, in our opinion, painting is unnecessary as the rubber coating comes in black, brown, white, clear and aluminum colors.  


A second coat is recommended after fifteen to thirty minutes.   


On another subject, campers often find that they have fibromyalgia, sore muscles resulting from new or strenuous activities and from the discomfort of osteo arthritis.   

John and I have a friend in an anti-inflammatory pain relief and healing cream, Topricin!  The label touts effectiveness to treat pains associated with not only arthritis, but also carpal tunnel syndrome, lower back pain, repetitive motion, trauma / sports injuries.

Our introduction to Topricin came one cold morning when John awoke with a horrible stiff neck. 

 His neck was locked in a sideways and downward position.  
The pain on his face told the entire story.  

We were camping with Bob and Deb, our Michigan friends. Deb produced her bottle of Topricin, rubbed it on John's neck and within thirty minutes, his stiff neck was gone! Totally! With one-hundred twenty two reviews, eighty four gave five stars.  

I have established a partnership with Amazon.com to generate additional income for our travels.  There is an Amazon link near the top of the blog page.  If you enter Amazon through our blog, we earn a small percentage of the sale.  Needless to say, we appreciate every click. 

What products have you found that would be helpful?  

The weather prediction is cold weather coming.  I'd better start knitting faster!  

Till next time, God bless y'all!

DO OVERS AND REDO OVERS!

One would think that we just love working on the house more than getting it on the market!  Really, I guarantee you, that it not the case, but it sure looked like it yesterday and Thursday.  


I have not been happy with the baseboard  in the front and dining rooms.  We had continued the color from the family room throughout, but it just jumped out at me and screamed "I'M HEERE!"  That  is not the function of baseboard.  It is supposed to be quiet and just lie there not drawing attention to itself.  


I have spent twos days taping the walls and hardwood floor, repainting the baseboard the color green color of the columns and then repainting them due to the white showing through the first coat.  

note: white baseboard next between door and hall!  Yuck!

I asked John if we were having fun yet and he said that it is mandatory because it is in the "handbook".  I forgot to read that nasty handbook.
Because of the arthritis, when I get on the floor, I plan to remain there until the project is finished.  To move about, I either push myself with my arms or I do a little walk on my tush.  Both types of motion have created 1.  a blister on my elbow,  2.  very sore glutes, and 3. a screeching back.  

Olivia is waiting for her brushing...see the baseboard?

Here you see how the baseboard does not scream at you!  It just blends in, as it should.  


And look at the dining room fixture!  They say that brass fixtures are no longer "in style.  We found a product at Menard's that was made by Rust-oleum.  It is a universal spray, metallic paint and primer in one.  We used the Oil Rubbed Bronze color.  Now the entry, the hall and dining room fixtures are "up to date / in style for the cost of one can.  

I am not the only one that is re-doing.  Poor John.  A few years ago he converted our garage into my art studio and is not reconverting in back into a garage!  That is one huge task.  He is removing walls that he built and putting a wall where he once had his workbench to box in the furnace/utility room that he built.  

Can you say "stuff?"

Here you see the walls that were removed and will be re-purposed. Then you see all the quilting materials and books that are going to be donated to guilds that do charity quilting.  
  
What a job! Tomorrow, I am to pack all quilting "stuff" to be picked up by guild members. Each of the plastic boxes contain the fabric for one quilt!  Each box is labeled and many times has the design that John's mom had planned to create.  If she had lived to be a hundred and ten, she would have never used all that is in the photo.


Well, I'm off to work!  Eagerly looking forward to tomorrow and a day of rest and worship. 


God bless you all!