Merriam-Webster
defines the word “impromptu” as (1) “made, done or formed on or as if on the
spur of the moment;” and (2) “composed or uttered without previous
preparation.” Welcome to an impromptu
edition of Campfire Talk, a post consisting of the sort of things you might
talk about around a campfire with friends or fellow travelers or even around
the dinner table with your family. It
was composed with no preparation so, basically, I’m just winging it and you’ll
be dealing with my “spur-of-the-momentness” regarding a variety of mostly
unrelated topics. Here’s hoping Mike
doesn’t see fit to correct my grammer grammar. Interspersed throughout the post are random
photos from this fall’s tour of the southwest.
Regrets? Ten days after we arrived home from our fall
tour of the southwest (and well before we had worked our way through “catch up”
and all the appointments I had scheduled), we found out from our sister-in-law,
Joan, that Alan’s uncle was celebrating his 100th birthday on
November 28th. Since Alan and Uncle
Adolph share a November 28th birthday, and since Alan’s uncle is the last
remaining aunt/uncle on either side of his family, Alan thought it would be a
good idea to make a quick trip to Florida to wish his uncle a happy birthday in
person. The timing wasn’t the best. We had Thanksgiving just ahead and Alan was
scheduled for jury duty the week of December 4th. We talked about waiting until
January, but that seemed like too far away.
Alan really wanted to go in November, and I agreed that it was the right
thing to do. So, with our camping gear
still not packed away for the year, our Christmas newsletter not written, and
virtually no holiday shopping or cleaning done, we told the kids that we were
on our way out yet again, and we set off for Florida. Since we prefer the pace of a road trip over
an airline flight, it was three driving days down, four driving days back and
three days to visit in Florida. We left
the day after Thanksgiving, and arrived home the night before Alan needed to
report for jury duty. Was it even worth
it?