tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631485Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:24:59 +0000My ramblings....about dating after 50, RVing, motorcycles, quirky places-people-things and anything else about life in general. My motto: "I want to be an outrageous old woman who never gets called an old lady. I want to get leaner & meaner, sharp edged & earth colored till I fade away from pure joy." ~unknownhttp://lilypad.froggilady.com/froggi.donna@gmail.com (Donna aka Froggi)Blogger252125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631485.post-8681827191312496234Sat, 20 Sep 2008 18:07:00 +00002008-09-20T14:11:25.466-04:00blogsWell, now that Stu and I are together we have decided to start a new blog together and leave our current blogs as history. I have already copied some of my later blog entries to the new blog and shortly will be posting an update of the last week or so. Soooooo, change your bookmarks, adjust your blog readers to 2 Taking a 5th and join in our adventures as we travel the country! Keep on rollin',http://lilypad.froggilady.com/2008/09/froggi-hops-to-new-blog.htmlfroggi.donna@gmail.com (Donna aka Froggi)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631485.post-2068266032469494593Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:10:00 +00002008-09-11T12:44:42.266-04:00NYmotorcyclesPAlife in generalfriendsfamilyMDThings are a bit hectic here but I know everyone is wondering what's up so here's the short version.Drove from White Sulfur Springs, MT to Colorado Springs, CO with only one teensy little defugalty. Hadn't towed in a while (almost 2 months) and forgot to turn off the key at night. Ended up in northern CO with a dead battery in the car. Got that taken care of at the Longmont Camping World where I http://lilypad.froggilady.com/2008/09/catching-up.htmlfroggi.donna@gmail.com (Donna aka Froggi)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631485.post-2138271471047265139Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:53:00 +00002008-09-03T21:01:18.826-04:00MTfriendsfamilycampgroundsWYJust a quick travel note....I left White Sulfur Springs at 3:30 pm on Tuesday afternoon. I spent Tuesday night at the Old West RV Park in Reed Point as planned. I got an early start (for me) and hit the road at 7:45 am.Traffic was light, skies clear for most of the day, comfortable temperatures and I made good time. I ended up in Wheatland, WY for the night at Mountain View RV Park (after my GPS http://lilypad.froggilady.com/2008/09/halfway.htmlfroggi.donna@gmail.com (Donna aka Froggi)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631485.post-8274614211247510419Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:24:00 +00002008-09-01T13:39:43.009-04:00MTRVingweatherThe weather has decided to show its true Montana colors the last week or two. One day we have a high of 97, the next it's 65. Then back to averages in low 80s....nice. Followed by a dramatic change yesterday. Severe storm warnings....thunder, rain, hail....and we got it all. Made for an interesting sky. The rain and hail didn't hit until the sun starting peeking out again. Within 10 minutes thehttp://lilypad.froggilady.com/2008/09/wild-wacky-wonderful-weird-weather.htmlfroggi.donna@gmail.com (Donna aka Froggi)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631485.post-1398266135737232374Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:18:00 +00002008-09-10T07:37:11.188-04:00MTfriendseventsWhen I hear the words "Folk Festival", I envision Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Kingston Trio and Peter Paul and Mary. Well, the 70th National Folk Festival completely changed my mind. Take a look at the list of performers and you'll see what I mean.From the website: "Music and dance traditions from every part of the nation are represented, performed by the country’s very finest http://lilypad.froggilady.com/2008/08/70th-national-folk-festival-butte-mt.htmlfroggi.donna@gmail.com (Donna aka Froggi)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631485.post-1585698334524788720Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:58:00 +00002008-08-31T00:19:44.160-04:00MTsmall townssightseeingOur fearless heroine's travels continue..Our time in Yellowstone done, we now headed northerly to attend the 70th Annual Folk Festival in Butte, MT. We had reservations at a park in Anaconda, not very far west of Butte. We headed north out of Cameron and stopped in the little town of Ennis for lunch. We found a great place on the NW side of town where we could easily park the rig and walked http://lilypad.froggilady.com/2008/08/7-12-08-traveling-to-anaconda-mt.htmlfroggi.donna@gmail.com (Donna aka Froggi)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631485.post-1779215025526942135Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:16:00 +00002008-08-28T14:21:39.577-04:00computerFor those who are interested in the whys & wherefores, I was trying to run MS Outlook...things locked up and I had to reboot. Maybe should have done a restore at that point but wasn't thinking clearly, just panic-stricken. Here are some links that helped me:Windows Help PageEggHead ForumVista Forum 1Vista Forum 2Lots more out there...appears it's fairly common. Today I tried to run scandisk and http://lilypad.froggilady.com/2008/08/vista-user-profile-corruption.htmlfroggi.donna@gmail.com (Donna aka Froggi)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631485.post-86715270911820228Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:14:00 +00002008-08-28T11:27:05.610-04:00blogstechnologycomputercommunicationsYesterday afternoon disaster hit....my user profile on my laptop got corrupted. While a first for me, after reading around a lot, it's not all that uncommon especially with Vista. After my initial panic and multiple reboots trying to get into my profile, I found out what I needed to do (create two new admin level profiles, one of which would become my new ID).Five hours of copying all my user http://lilypad.froggilady.com/2008/08/word-of-warning.htmlfroggi.donna@gmail.com (Donna aka Froggi)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631485.post-5946319375599498788Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:31:00 +00002008-08-27T01:50:50.133-04:00naturewildlifeWYsightseeingmotorcycle ridesDay two dawned and we once more headed towards Yellowstone. We managed to catch the Visitor's Center for Earthquake Lake this time and thoroughly enjoyed learning about what happened...and wondering if it might happen again. We once again continued into West Yellowstone and tried out another spot for breakfast. Then we hit the stores one more time...and I got to get MY photo taken with DA BEARs. http://lilypad.froggilady.com/2008/08/yellowstone-day-two-7112008.htmlfroggi.donna@gmail.com (Donna aka Froggi)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631485.post-6737576651793110048Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:55:00 +00002008-08-24T16:16:08.265-04:00natureRVingwildlifeWYsightseeingmotorcycle ridesWe last left our heroine just south of Cameron, MT with her new 'friend', Stu. They planned to visit Yellowstone the next two days. The story continues....A beautiful morning greeted us, cool enough to need to bundle up on the trike but sunny. We pulled on our jackets layered over a lighter layer, chaps, warm gloves and helmets. We planned to stop in West Yellowstone for breakfast before http://lilypad.froggilady.com/2008/08/yellowstone-day-one-7102008.htmlfroggi.donna@gmail.com (Donna aka Froggi)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631485.post-4909071699087101636Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:40:00 +00002008-08-20T13:08:45.240-04:00MTnatureRVingsolarmusingslife in generalfriendsFirst, thank you to everyone who had commented, 'shouted out' and sent emails with good wishes for Stu and I. It is really appreciated and I made sure Stu read them as well.Few miscellaneous ramblings & musings for today.....Thought I'd pass along a great blog named "Tyler's RV Tips" - written by Mark Polk's son when he was six. It's fun reading and oh so true...out of the mouths of babes.On http://lilypad.froggilady.com/2008/08/lots-of-miscellany.htmlfroggi.donna@gmail.com (Donna aka Froggi)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631485.post-897988887389439737Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:37:00 +00002008-08-18T12:24:46.708-04:00motorcyclesdatingRVinglife in generalfriendsfamilySince I have been staying too busy to quickly catch up my back travel blogs (will still do, promise!), I thought it was time to update everyone....at least those that haven't been reading between the lines.You may remember my mentioning meeting Stu at the Escapade and doing some traveling together. Shortly after my workamping started, Stu headed east for the birth of his second grandbaby (born 8/http://lilypad.froggilady.com/2008/08/reading-between-lines.htmlfroggi.donna@gmail.com (Donna aka Froggi)15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631485.post-3039171559952132204Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:09:00 +00002008-08-14T21:38:57.739-04:00MTreaders asknatureRVinghumorSKPweathersafetycampgroundsworkampingsmall townsI know I promised that I'd blog about Yellowstone next but I still have to choose & edit photos from the over 400 we took during two days. I spent a little time catching up on reader email & blog comments so thought I would do a Readers Ask blog to reply to those I couldn't (no email address) or those that were of general interest (I think). LOL! So here goes!Comment on "A full day....":"In http://lilypad.froggilady.com/2008/08/readers-asksummer-2008.htmlfroggi.donna@gmail.com (Donna aka Froggi)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631485.post-7861925705155416766Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:18:00 +00002008-08-10T22:34:22.760-04:00MTsightseeingOur trip from the Old West RV Park campground in Reed Point, MT to the Howlin' Mad Moon Campground just south of Cameron, MT was uneventful but a great drive. We left my RV at Pierce RV in Billings and made a quick stop at the Harley-Davidson shop before leaving town. (You never know what you might find....LOL). Snapped this shot while there as well as this one of a local barn (we both love old http://lilypad.froggilady.com/2008/08/moving-south-towards-yellowstone.htmlfroggi.donna@gmail.com (Donna aka Froggi)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631485.post-1557435111668477332Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:29:00 +00002008-08-07T17:31:59.729-04:00MTRVingfriendscampgroundssmall townsWYsightseeingWhen you last left our heroine, she was at the Escapade in Gillette, WY and was having TOO MUCH FUN riding around on the back of a gorgeous Harley-Davidson trike, driven but a very handsome gentleman. story continues....Well, after much discussion about itineraries Stu and I decided to head to Reed Point, MT. There was a Passport America campground there and it was close to Billings where I http://lilypad.froggilady.com/2008/08/gillette-wy-to-reed-point-mt.htmlfroggi.donna@gmail.com (Donna aka Froggi)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631485.post-8635771378397716783Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:46:00 +00002008-08-14T12:28:24.974-04:00special itemFrom time to time I will pass along specials on things that might interest my readers. Just to be clear, sometimes they will be from an affiliate site, sometimes they will just be something I consider interesting. Thanks for looking!I have one of these and love it....easy to pick up and move around whereas some brands aren't.Alps Mountaineering Roll-Up Camp Table - AluminumOverstock Moveable http://lilypad.froggilady.com/2008/08/from-time-to-time-i-will-pass-along.htmlfroggi.donna@gmail.com (Donna aka Froggi)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631485.post-1074285974228288111Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:00:00 +00002008-08-04T19:08:35.088-04:00MTblogscampgroundsworkampingsmall townsJust a quick note....still working against the deadline but a good friend of mine posted a nice blog with some great photos of the Conestoga Campground (where I'm workamping) and the town itself. Thought I would pass it along so you can see the area... "Home is Where I Park It"Speaking of which....if there is anyone reading this that has office/computer experience and might like to workamp 8/15 http://lilypad.froggilady.com/2008/08/white-sulphur-springs-mt.htmlfroggi.donna@gmail.com (Donna aka Froggi)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631485.post-1959379074771997446Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:35:00 +00002008-08-03T16:08:46.272-04:00MTselling stuffRVing Decisionsworkampingfull-timingsmall townsYes, I know I promised to update you on the month of July and so far have only made it through the first week. But I currently have another priority in my life. Losing weight. LOTS of weight.It all started a year ago when I bought this cute little Class C motorhome. Fell in love with her and she became my Lily Pad. She was SO spacious inside...lots of room to move around. When I got home I loadedhttp://lilypad.froggilady.com/2008/08/deadlines.htmlfroggi.donna@gmail.com (Donna aka Froggi)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631485.post-4345047143642516818Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:32:00 +00002008-07-31T12:36:08.650-04:00blogsRVingfriendsfull-timingMany think my quarters are tight but it works for me. I go into their 34-40+' rigs with 2-4 slides and feel like I'm in a house. I wouldn't want to share my rig since the space has been set up for me but I don't feel cramped.There are many living in much smaller quarters than I. I've run into not just singles but couples full-timing in little Casita trailers (11-19'). This past spring at the RV http://lilypad.froggilady.com/2008/07/living-in-limited-spaces.htmlfroggi.donna@gmail.com (Donna aka Froggi)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631485.post-5003731681554889238Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:25:00 +00002008-07-30T20:10:58.686-04:00soloSKPfriendseventswildlifeWYsightseeingmotorcycle ridesI think I left off with my July 4th salute....but no news. The day was perfect....lots of sunshine, little wind and no humidity. The Escapees SOLOS BOF was having a hot dog picnic, sort of a pot luck and grill-out. My new SOLOS friend and fellow motorcyclist, Stu, asked me if I wanted a ride over. He carted two chairs on the back as well as his and my pot luck contributions. It was a great http://lilypad.froggilady.com/2008/07/gillette-wy-updates-escapade-solos.htmlfroggi.donna@gmail.com (Donna aka Froggi)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631485.post-1231780586302740831Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:50:00 +00002008-07-27T18:22:29.833-04:00MTRVinglife in generalworkampingwildlifesightseeingmotorcycle ridesPhew! What a month this has been....I will never get completely caught up but will try to give you a flavor of all that's gone on. I have over 800 photos taken (most by me but many by my temporary traveling partner, Stu). I still have to go through them, choose the best for uploading, resize & optimize them, upload to SmugMug, then decide which of those I will post in the blog...So, first I will http://lilypad.froggilady.com/2008/07/where-oh-where-has-my-little-frog-gone.htmlfroggi.donna@gmail.com (Donna aka Froggi)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631485.post-2191643705539450831Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:19:00 +00002008-07-14T02:19:55.573-04:00MTfriendseventsworkampingwildlifeWYsightseeingmotorcycle ridesWhat a whirlwind the last couple of weeks have been....I will post more next week but for now I wanted to at least report in. Gillette was great, had a blast, amazing July 4th fireworks, got in some motorcycle riding as a trike passenger, talked to a gazillion people (old & new friends), attended a few sessions, bought a few things (love my new outdoor mat).When it was over I took my rig into http://lilypad.froggilady.com/2008/07/yes-im-alive.htmlfroggi.donna@gmail.com (Donna aka Froggi)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631485.post-6043055603105928486Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:48:00 +00002008-07-04T12:54:19.018-04:00holidaysJust a few of the flags flying across from my site at the 2008 Gillette WY EscapadeWhile you enjoy this special day please take time to remember those who serve, have served and have given life and limb to protect us and make sure we will continue to enjoy Independence Day.Till next time - keep on rollin',Froggi/Donnahttp://lilypad.froggilady.com/2008/07/happy-birthday-america.htmlfroggi.donna@gmail.com (Donna aka Froggi)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631485.post-2384902270162129470Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:27:00 +00002008-07-03T02:41:42.502-04:00RVingweatherpetsWanted to pass along a warning I read in the RVTravel.com newsletter today. Seems like both Washington and California have new cell phone laws that went into effect on July 1st. Both now require headsets when using a cell phone and driving. New York has had this in place for many years now. Wonder who will be next?The weather has been pretty nice so far....it was in the mid to upper 70's this http://lilypad.froggilady.com/2008/07/cell-phones-weather-pet-notes.htmlfroggi.donna@gmail.com (Donna aka Froggi)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631485.post-183985660852670664Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:22:00 +00002008-07-03T00:01:18.245-04:00RVingSKPeventsWYWow, from not much to post about to four PACKED days....since I'm tired and the days are going to continue to be even MORE hectic, I'll try for a synopsis and a few photos. Then I probably won't be blogging again until I hit Billings on July 8th (you'll find out why below....LOL!).What could be better than four days of meeting old friends, making new friends, sharing experiences past and present,http://lilypad.froggilady.com/2008/07/four-days-later.htmlfroggi.donna@gmail.com (Donna aka Froggi)0