I’ve ridden in some Pakistan buses decorated like this truck, and I do believe the extreme color makes the dusty, long trip more fun. I took a few photos, but nothing like the wonderful portfolio of art that Peter Grant … Continue reading →

Covered wagons, gypsy caravans, circus trailers–all ancestors of today’s recreational vehicles. One period of motorhome history that really fascinates me is the mid-1960s through the …

The Book of the Wisdom of the Egyptians - that's the title of this small story found in "Romano Lavo-Lil" by George Borrow. It's a wonderful collection of sayings, stories, anecdotes, and explanations. Enjoy! The young people often ask: What good is there in the Romany tongue? I answers: Ye are all fools! There is plenty, plenty of good in it, and plenty, plenty of our people would have been transported or hung, but for the old, poor Roman language. A word in Romany said in time to a little girl, and carried to the camp, has caused a great purse of money and other things, which had been stolen, to be stowed underground; so that when the constables came they could find nothing, and had not only to let the Gypsy they had taken up go his way, but also to beg his pardon. His term of transportation has now expired, and it were but right in him to come home, if it were only to take care of his poor old wife: she has been a true, true wife to him, and I don't believe that she has taken up with another man ever since he was sent across.... I am so sorry to do this to you, but this post has been moved to my new website, Gypsy Magick and Lore, hosted at shirleytwofeathers.com, and can be found in its entirety here: Book of the Wisdom of the Egyptians

This past year i heard of a place called Jims Junction which has several old cars scattered about on the property. I finaly decided to visit it this weekend. My first shot, was of this old Ford T in front of an antique gas pump. The rubbers gone from one wheel, and not much is left on the remaining tires. Visitors are asked to close the gate when leaving Jims. Near Redman, Central,Or

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This is a 1920's Douglas Fir Log Motorhome. It was built out of a single Douglas Fir Log on a 1920 3-ton Dodge Brothers chassis. The photo was taken in 1922. Please enjoy and re-share below. Thank

SPOT OPEN for upcoming Canada Workshop: Benalto, Alberta - June 27 - July 1, 2011. Please email me if you're interested!! Above is the last painting I'm proud enough to show from my trip to Sedona, another 8x8 truck from the Gold King Mine. I thought of this trip more as a vacation than anything, with some painting squeezed in. A much needed vacation, with some truly wonderful friends! Here we are at Tlaquepaque, posing by the giant pig (which the photographer cut off - oops): Mary Sheehan Whinn, me, Penny Lentz (dropped in for a couple of days at the end) and Kelley MacDonald. (check out Mary and Kelley's blogs for their paintings in Sedona)

By land or by sea, as big as a suburban house or as small as a tiki hut, nothing beats the charm of a kitschy caravan. We've whittled down a fresh compendium of our favourites, and if there's one trend we've noticed amongst the winning lot, it's that they bring the vacation to you. A pool slide s

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