The Adventures of Billy-Max
~or~ Tinga’s Traveling Troupe
~or~ Reinventing Helen
Home is where the hook up is!
It is time to Reinvent Helen – age for retirement is here – lungs and eyes are getting bad—not good when you make your living as a nurse. Retirement – do it now or stay here until the end. Well, I’m certainly not ready for staying anywhere until the END!
Driving past an RV storage area at the edge of town; seeing a ‘for sale’ sign on a travel trailer hit every nerve in my body – What a way to go – never done anything like that in my life – a few camping trips with friends during my younger ‘gypsy/hippy’ days, field maneuvers with the military isn’t quite the same. But this was going to be IT! A travel trailer and the road. The decision was just about that quick. So gathering together a few close friends and hitting the road seems to be the way to go.
Meet my traveling companions:
Jeannie – a Double Yellow-Head Amazon. He sings, “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” “Somewhere Out There,” and “Amazing Grace.”
Zamba -- A Red-tailed African Grey Parrot that dances beautifully to “The Lion Sleeps Tonite.” Zamba even kicks in with the background singing.
Tinga – A Blue-Crown Conure that greets me every morning with “Hello, Pretty Girl.” She seems to have the biggest mouth and is, therefore “The Boss” of the avian side of the family.
Holly – “The Cat From Hell.” Saved from freezing during a winter storm, she was bottle-fed. I obviously was not a good ‘kitty-mom’ since she turned out mean as the devil. She has long ago used up her nine lives and has a ‘chip’ on her shoulder.
Li’l Bit – a Chihuahua-mix elder statesmen of the family.
And I’m Helen – I’m going along because I have the checkbook, the gas card
~or~ Tinga’s Traveling Troupe
~or~ Reinventing Helen
Home is where the hook up is!
It is time to Reinvent Helen – age for retirement is here – lungs and eyes are getting bad—not good when you make your living as a nurse. Retirement – do it now or stay here until the end. Well, I’m certainly not ready for staying anywhere until the END!
Driving past an RV storage area at the edge of town; seeing a ‘for sale’ sign on a travel trailer hit every nerve in my body – What a way to go – never done anything like that in my life – a few camping trips with friends during my younger ‘gypsy/hippy’ days, field maneuvers with the military isn’t quite the same. But this was going to be IT! A travel trailer and the road. The decision was just about that quick. So gathering together a few close friends and hitting the road seems to be the way to go.
Meet my traveling companions:
Jeannie – a Double Yellow-Head Amazon. He sings, “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” “Somewhere Out There,” and “Amazing Grace.”
Zamba -- A Red-tailed African Grey Parrot that dances beautifully to “The Lion Sleeps Tonite.” Zamba even kicks in with the background singing.
Tinga – A Blue-Crown Conure that greets me every morning with “Hello, Pretty Girl.” She seems to have the biggest mouth and is, therefore “The Boss” of the avian side of the family.
Holly – “The Cat From Hell.” Saved from freezing during a winter storm, she was bottle-fed. I obviously was not a good ‘kitty-mom’ since she turned out mean as the devil. She has long ago used up her nine lives and has a ‘chip’ on her shoulder.
Li’l Bit – a Chihuahua-mix elder statesmen of the family.
And I’m Helen – I’m going along because I have the checkbook, the gas card
and the driver’s license.
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Tubbie is looking for you Helen. This is Marianne from way back when. Where are you?
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