Updated participant list:
Judith1005
Armylady2012
Cuppy
Owlvamp
Betty J
LindaC
K-Roll
Dotcomdtcm
Nana20010
Dove1615
Miriam
Cookiezenmilk
Nhnative

2 more days to sign up. All is looking good.

Mine is ready to mail. I've never been camping, so this is a fantasy!

I had all sorts of ideas rolling around in my empty head... All that did was make me wish I could just walk out the door and camp somewhere. Then my sister gave me an old electronic Kenmore from 1980s or late 1970s. I fooled with making it do things my old mechanical machines don't do. I had fun... Then I got out my 1950s Phoenix and played with that. The two projects don't combine very well so my head has to come up with something to fix that. My grand daughter looked it over and shrugged so m a y b e I need to think some more.

Don't over think it Miriam. Just let your imagination do the work. I used to hate camping as a child. It was a cheap vacation for our family. But God. I so hated going to the bathroom outdoors! So, I went a more Glamping direction. It would be more my style now.

I absolutely hate out houses ever since I sat on the hornet nest just under the rim. I don't like blue water hooters either ever since I tore up my nose on a door hook in the middle of the night - don't ask... 7 stitches... BUT my husband and youngest kid LOVE camping. We struck a deal. I agreed to camp if I could use a chamber pot and he would cook - then I would sleep in a tent but not on the ground... I still have to plan out all the meals and usually wash the dishes.

One time we were camped at an event where there were school kids. We had just eaten breakfast when bus loads of kids descended on us. I was washing dishes when a couple kids came along and wanted to know what I was doing. They had never washed dishes. Well, I sure didn't let that opportunity pass me by...
My parents camped up until about 5 years ago. They just would tent camp. I think their tent wore out one night in the rain and that was the end. Did I mention they are 90? My sister and I slept out in the back yard in an improvised tent once. I woke up kind of itchy and looked over at her just laying there snoring with her mouth hanging open and ants trying to find a new home... Ew... Between hornets and ants I pretty much wrote off camping for years.
It has been over 20 years since my hubby and I started camping together. I have learned a lot. There are lots of ways to camp. I have never gone glamping but I have boondoggled a few times. That Is one of my favorite types of camping unless there is a shoot out or air traffic too close. Just pile in the van and pick a direction.

I think the most memorable camping trips were when everything went wrong.

July Partner List

Judith1005 sends to GramE
GramE sends to Judoth1005
Miriam sends to Owlvamp
Owlvamp sends to Miriam
Dotcomdtcm sends to Dove 1615
Dove1615 sends to dotcomdtcm
K-Roll sends to nhnative
Nhnative SR DS to K-Roll
cookiezenmilk sends to nana20010
Nana20010 sends to cookiezenmilk
Cuppy sends to Betty J
Betty J sends to Cuppy
Linda C sends to Armylady2012
Armylady2012 sends to Linda C

Thank you for assigning partners so quickly! I have contacted my partner, Betty J. by PM. I will wait to see if she prefers camping or glamping...

Your welcome Cuppy.

I don't know how, but sometimes I just loose track of time. But, this month, I was more on top of it. I can't wait to see what y'all come up with. This theme was oh so much fun also.

from the newbie - is there a wrong answer?