Ron Walker
"Travels With Ron"
We welcome Ron Walker to our ever growing list of writers who are contributing to us on a regular basis. Ron and his wife Orllyene live in Smith, Nevada and are Western Horizon Resort members. Ron entertains us with his writing of RV traveling and his thoughts, observations and adventures of being on the road. Many, if not most of our readers will relate to Ron and his writing. And, as you will soon learn reading Ron's stories, he loves to dance. Ron is a professional dance instructor.
02 June 2010
We have 3 inches to spare as we squeeze our Town Car onto the elevator. Plonk! The elevator jerks & we flinch. Next day I speak(plead) with Tomasito(doorman) for an alternative parking space. My prayers are answered & we settle in for a week among the ‘swells’ at our friends Nob Hill condo. Our view is stunningly beautiful….the aqua marine bay, the Bastille aura of the Financial District & teeming Chinatown directly below us…..a perfect contrast to Smith Valley. Best of all the condo is free & our benefactor never, never makes us feel beholden. I wish you such a friend
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29 March 2010
Travels with Ron
Yesterday I was looking for a blank notebook to use at a writer’s workshop. In a drawer beside my bed I found a long forgotten journal. Curious, I thumbed through it & found an entry from 8/31/97….that’s 13 years ago. ‘Writing is a direct expression of my being. I may be caught up in a cosmos of happiness, desperation, glee or loneliness, but at the end of my pen is me.’ Hmm….let’s see, I had just retired, or more accurately, been canned. The polite way they had informed me was ‘my job had been abolished’.
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10 January 2010
Orllyene has turned our living room into a yuletide extravaganza. The chairs, stools & sofa are all arranged so that everyone can see & hear Fran easily. ‘Thank you for coming,’ I say to the 20 attendees. ‘I was quite surprised that so many of you were available to be here tonight, what with your busy schedules. Fran & I are old, old friends….we have known each other for almost an hour & 20 minutes(laughter)
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02 March 2010
What a wretched week. For days we had been following the weather to give us a clue about snow conditions in the Sierras. Finally, I load up the car. Our neighbor calls-‘My husband tells me there is snow on Hwy. 50.’ Our much anticipated trip is off. Too risky. ‘What if Monday is no good as well…..the whole thing could be scrapped,’ I explode & go into a truculent pout. A ‘recovering travel-holic,’ is not fun to be around.
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Two Bridges, a Bay & a Very Steep Hill
04 December 2009
As we edge our way into the right hand lane that will take us across the San Francisco Bay Bridge, a 2 inch deluge of rain dumps on us. How uncharacteristic for California.....Louisiana, perhaps, but the Bay Area, what's going on?I pull up to the toll booth, hand $4 to a woman who is many miles away. I say 'That does include a car wash, doesn't it? Her face is transformed....someone has noticed her & she beams, 'yes of course' and we speed off into the storm.
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