It's that time of year....

It's that time of year....time to find that perfect gift for that special person. As RVers it can be even more of a challenge since we are traveling. Every year I try to help my friends that are supplementing their income by selling items they make. Here is this year's list!

	Quack Attack Funny little ducks make great stocking stuffers. Know someone who loves tie-dye, this is the spot for you. Retro or modern, adults or kids, Jan's got the shirt! This is one of my lady rider friends.
	Hartley Soap My friend Robin continues to expand her line of soaps. I hate to use them, they smell SO good. Already in packages ready for gifting...hard to resist! Robin is another long-time lady motorcycle friend.
	A Friendly Spirit My cousin Annie has made bookplates for many years. She has expanded into other areas as well. Check it out! Bookplates QuakerShop Booklover Nana's Alley Zazzle Shop (including personalized ornaments)
	Clay Graphics Another lady rider friend, Shanon, makes unique, one of a kind items. Wallets, journals, purses that you won't find anywhere else. She also custom paints helmets!
	FabGrandma's Crafts Karen makes and sells jewelry, quilts, purses, totes, wallets, aprons and more. I have purchased several items from here and love them all. Contact her directly for custom orders for wallets, totes and purses. You won't regret it! BTW, Karen is a full-time RVer.
	Second Time Around Art As Ken and Angela prepare for a life of full-time RVing, they work on their side business of creating new items from old. "Upcycling is the process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of better quality or a higher environmental value."
	Flapper Hats Elva and Chuck are also retired RVers. Elva makes these adorable hats. I Love, Love,LOVE these hats....so many to choose from. Buy one for you and several for gifts!! Or buy several for you, too! You can't go wrong.
	Perfectly Goode Deb only has a couple of items in her shop right now but what she has is spectacular. We had to order the puppy ornament...it looks JUST like our little Sadie. It will be her "Puppy's First Christmas" ornament. Deb is another full-time RVer.
	Kamala Boutique Last but not least is a retail store run by a lady motorcycle rider friend of mine. I have bought several items from her in the last couple of years and she doesn't disappoint. If you can't visit her store in Massachusetts, browse her online selections. Don't see what you want? Contact her and she'll see what she can come up with! Amazing service....

Cooking and Free eBooks

We already talked about Kindles and finding free ebooks to read. Today I was reading some forums and found a link to some great cooking eBooks in PDF format. That got me to thinking...and searching.

Yup, lots of great FREE recipes books out there and since they are in PDF format, you don't need an eReader to read them. Here are some I found to get you started...

• Recipe4Living's best recipe collections
• Getfreeebooks.com
• Cooking-With-Us.com
• Free Cooking Software and eBooks
• Free Recipes eBooks
• Witguides.com Free Ebooks Library
  

I found several recipe books of interest to us so guess I'll be doing more cooking. LOL!

For those of you still using Adobe Reader, I recommend trying Foxit Reader. It's free and a much smaller program than Adobe Reader (which has gotten really bloated in size over the years). I use it exclusively and removed Adobe Reader from my computer.

PLEASE be sure to read this review that gives some good tips on installation...more and more freeware is following this standard. Oh, and unfortunately this only works for Windows computers...sorry!

Till next time - keep on rollin',
Donna and Stu

Another moving day....

I knew something was up...mommy and daddy were running around moving things and making all kids of weird sounds. The ones daddy was making outside were much more interesting so I asked to go outside (I love my bells).

I came back inside just in time to watch mommy make the walls move. I sure wish I knew how to do that, it's kind of neat. She opens the cabinet by the door, holds her hands up there for a while and vroom....the walls come in!

It was a short day, thank goodness. I got to run in a field at one stop and the next stop was our campground. We're right across from a really big field where I can smell lots of other dogs. I like it here!

Daddy took a photo of me sleeping with mommy the other morning...it's funny! She didn't know he took it but I did...



Mommy took a photo of me enjoying the sun this morning...



But this is my favorite...all snuggled into the quilt!



Sniffing and lickingly yours,
Sadie

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