There’s something joyful about blooming flowers which always lifts my heart. May, here in the US, brings an abundance of color as flowers bloom and people begin decorating their homes and places of business. It’s my favorite thing about May.
We’ve stayed at many RV parks in the US. Most have a unique look and personality. I always notice if they’ve planted flowers, and Jim and Mary's RV Park in Missoula, MN is one which stands out in my mind when the topic is flowers.
We had stayed for three nights from July 11th to the 14th, 2021 on our big 109-day trip west, which included a trip to Glacier National Park nearby.
As we drove into the RV park, I couldn’t help but smile and once the motorhome was parked, I wanted to drive down every street and see every flowerbed.
It was worth the drive, and we took that drive each time as we were coming and going. I had never seen so many flowers in an RV Park before. They even have their own greenhouse and take their flowerbeds seriously. When we moved on down the road, I wished I could’ve had more time to enjoy all the flowers.
Are you finding flowers in your corner of the world this May?
Our RV spot this spring and summer in NC has plenty of shady trees, so I’ll have to keep that in mind if I decide to get any potted plants. One thing you give up when living in a motorhome on the road is having any sort of garden. This makes me enjoy other people’s gardens even more. (With the plus of not having to pull weeds.)
May also brings an event which is dear to my heart. Shimmy Mob.
Shimmy Mob is an annual event, held each May on world belly dance day, to raise funds for local domestic abuse shelters. All around the world, dancers wearing the same T-shirt dance to the chosen song and choreography on Shimmy Mob Day.
This year marks the 15th anniversary which is exciting for me as I was the founder of Shimmy Mob Memphis in that first year and for 10 years afterward was an active part of the team. With us moving around, the last five years, I had to step away. This year I’m pleased to be part of the Durham, NC team.
I’ve also supported the fundraising in past years with book signing sales donations, and eventually wrote a book with a heroine who is an assistant team leader for Shimmy Mob, giving readers a small glimpse into the dance world.
Originally part of Susan Stokers Aces Kindle World, and titled PROTECTING ZARIFAH, when rights reverted to me, I rewrote the novella, setting in in VA as part of my Green Brotherhood: SEAL Team XII series.
Retitled SAVING THE BELLYDANCER it is the third novella in the series.
For more about Shimmy Mob:
https://shimmymob.com
For my travel blog post with more picture from Jim and Mary’s: https://beautifuldaytraveler.wordpress.com/2021/09/13/the-beautiful-flowers-of-jim-and-marys-rv-park-in-missoula-mn/
To see Jim and Mary's RV Park:https://www.jimandmarys.com/
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Wishing you happy reading and a beautiful day, until next time, when I return with more Tales from the Trailer.
Green Brotherhood: SEAL Team XII #1
Pippa hid the truth to protect her child... and herself.
She may have left her abusive ex-husband, but she can never fully escape him. While he is safely behind bars, she indulges in one night of passion with a handsome stranger... and ends up pregnant.
Now, she lives in fear that there will be hell to pay if her ex finds out.
Tanner "Diesel" Taylor takes his responsibilities to his family and as a SEAL seriously. Yet he never saw himself getting married and settling down.
While the night he spent with Pippa was amazing, they left the masquerade party only knowing each other as a masked gladiator and a woodland fairy.
Now, two years later, he learns they share a son.
Unfortunately, Tanner's arrival on her doorstep to meet Bryce comes too late. Released from prison, her vicious ex abducts both mother and son. Armed with his vast training, Deisel will stop at nothing to get them back.
Pippa has no idea the SEAL is on his way. Trapped with her enraged ex, can Pippa keep herself and her child safe until help arrives?
Romance Military [Belo Dia Publishing Inc., On Sale: June 6, 2023, Paperback / e-Book , ISBN: 9781961422902 / ]
Debra Parmley is a multi-genre author who after living for 23 years just outside Memphis, TN, sold everything to live full-time in a 43-foot motorhome with her Air Force veteran husband. She writes as they travel the U.S.
She has written military romantic suspense, contemporary romance, historical romance, dystopian romance, holiday romance, fairy tale romance, urban fantasy romance, poetry and nonfiction.
Debra travels widely, reads widely and writes widely. You will find danger, action and adventure, and romance in her stories. In her Tales from the Trailer articles, she shares the RV lifestyle and travel adventures in the U.S.
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