When Life Hands You Alzheimer's, Make Aprons! (ePub)

21-foot travel trailer where everyday they have the luxury of deciding where they watch the sun rise and set. They sold their home in Salt Lake City, Utah, along with all the ‘stuff’ that once cluttered their life. They continue to achieve their retirement goal of living with less, as it allows them to live life more; “our home is where ever we are.”



Their life on the road is also a life on the water, as they are both avid sailors. Their sailing adventures include many years on the Great Salt Lake, and Strawberry Reservoir in Utah. They have sailed on Jackson Lake below the grand peaks of the Teton Mountains in Wyoming and between many of the San Juan Islands and Gulf Islands of Seattle and British Columbia in the North West.



Gwen’s life is very different then the humble beginnings as a farmer’s daughter from the thumb of Michigan. She comes from several generations of hard scramble, tough, working class, humble people; “It was a great foundation on which to build a remarkable life.”



Gwen enjoys her gypsy life; “We find tourist attractions sterile where as intimate ‘mom and pop’ cafes are always rich with the history of a region. Strolling side streets in rural towns and peeking into backyard gardens hold more charm than waiting in line to view a famously planned landscape. We prefer a night in the desert with hooting owls and pompous coyotes over an exotic destination vacation that is superimposed in the middle of an impoverished country.”



Life on the road affords Gwen the opportunity to enjoy old hobbies and learn new skills: “A lovely woman from New Zealand taught me how to knit while we both enjoyed the beauty of Alaska. I set up my art supplies during a rainy week in a tiny library of Seward, Alaska and worked on a colored pencil portrait while the children of fishermen sat at my side waiting for their fathers to sail in with their catch. Writing is something I do everyday but my hands also find themselves placing tiny quilting stitches in a hand made quilt. While living in the west, I take brisk, morning, mountain hikes and then