Getting Packages Without A Mailbox

One of the difficulties with our way of life is mail. This is not a problem so much with bills. Almost all of them are delivered to me electronically. So, no problem there. The problem really happens when I need a package delivered. More specifically, when I need a package… Continue reading

Todd Strikes Back

As some of you know, we had a bear attack our trash receptacle, flip it over, move it and strow trash everywhere. I definitely was not a happy camper as Trevor and I had to clean it up. Then, Mama Nomad noticed that in another part of the forested yard… Continue reading

Krav Maga

Although traveling to new places and seeing new things is very exciting, there can be some inherent dangers from the population. This is true whether you are in the US or outside of the US. So, in an effort to help mitigate some of those dangers, we have always advocated… Continue reading

Bear In The Trash

I woke up this morning, like I do most mornings, and headed down the stairs from the loft to the kitchen. I commonly grab a banana and look out through the great view from the wall of windows that comprises the front of the house we are in. As I… Continue reading

Exploring The Rivers Edge

As we posted previously, our current homebase is located in The Shenandoah River Valley. Actually, our homebase is located on a few hundred acres of farmland right on the edge of the Shenandoah River. Last weekend Mama Nomad and I decided to go exploring the rivers edge. We grabbed the… Continue reading

Paper Checks

My passport has come up for renewal. So, I went to the website to renew my passport, thinking I could do so online. You can get the form from online to renew it. But, ultimately you have to go to an authorized passport office in person or mail in your application… Continue reading

Snow Days Part 2

About a week ago we went out to play in the snow. Mama Nomad wrote about it in our post called Snow Days. The snow had fallen sufficiently for us to try sledding. But we did not have sleds. We only had boogie boards. So, we tried snow boogie boarding.… Continue reading

Snow Ice Cream

Finally being in an area that gets snow, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to make some snow ice cream. The youngest Nomad son, and Daddy Nomad volunteered to be the ones to go find clean snow for us to use to make our treat. Growing up in Missouri, snow is… Continue reading

Snow Days

The youngest Nomad son, and I have been wanting some major snow in a major way. Well, Virginia delivered, and she delivered BIG this week. The snow started falling on Monday, and it came down all day. It was beautiful, and so peaceful to watch. Then waking up Tuesday morning, and seeing… Continue reading

Taking The Sights For Granted

In each place that we move to, without exception, we find new and unique sights to see, things to do and places to explore. Each place commonly has a mix of well-recognized and visited places as well as less known and less visited places. One thing that Mama Nomad and I have… Continue reading