Reminds me of adjusting to land life after living on a ship... you live for so long with just what you need that when you get back to 'normal' your first response is 'look at all this crap...!'. Probably a very normal feeling... plus that part of you that I sense didn't really want to give up the journey. : ) Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joy Hecht" <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 6:54 AM Subject: Re: Life not in a van (was RE: Parking Matilda) - NVC
>I think the Barbie was actually one of those things that had been stored in > the suitcase for, say, 40 years, and completely forgotten! And then > cleared > out of her mom's apartment in an effort to reduce the clutter there. > > And of course composting is generally a good thing to do! I'm just so not > into gardening that I know I'll never use it. > > It's a good thing you guys don't know this friend of mine! I think my > annoyance, and the fact that I vented it on this list, says more about my > difficulties with re-entry into life in a house than it says about her. > > > Joy > > > > **************************************************************** > Joy Hecht > now living in a real house in northern Virginia > and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon > now living in the driveway and resting after two and a half years > lugging Joy and her stuff around... > > For musings about life and the vanadventures: > http://www.joyhecht.net > > **************************************************************** > > > :::-----Original Message----- > :::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf > :::Of Warren Lail > :::Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 1:20 AM > :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > :::Subject: Re: Life not in a van (was RE: Parking Matilda) - NVC > ::: > :::I guess Barbie dolls are cool if you're in to that kinda thing. Sort > of > :::like people being into VW buses or something. Just tonight I was at a > :::party trying to explain to several people that even though my bus is > :::almost 19 years old, by VW bus standards it was fairly new. And trying > :::to explain why I like driving this old thing was a waste of time. > ::: > :::So if someone is in to dolls or buckets or composting, that's fine with > :::me. In my world there's room for all types. > ::: > :::Warren L. > :::88 Westy "Billy Bones" |
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