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On this night, January 17, 1955, the I Love Lucy episode “First Stop” originally airs in season 4. It is not one that gets talked about a lot, but it was always a favorite of mine. The train segment was so well conceived and then perfectly executed by the set crew. If you’re not familiar with this one, it is so funny! It also featured Aunt Sally’s Pecan Pralines. 😂 And although the gang never gets to taste them, and the audience never sees them, it is a recipe that is featur

Today we celebrate the Queen of Comedy, Lucille Ball, on her birthday. I cannot even begin to put into words how much this lady has meant to me over the years. I was first introduced to I Love Lucy when I was 5 or 6 while staying at my neighbors house, Ms Loving, when my parents were at work. I began dressing like Lucy soon afterwards. I still remember dressing like her for a “hero’s day” at school. Only one other friend of mine even knew who I was supposed to be. The teache

Last year, after a very rainy trip up the east coast in our little Not So Long Trailer, we realized that long trips were going to require a trailer with just a bit more space. If for nothing else, MORE CLOSET ROOM. :) That, and the fact that we spent more than one morning waking up soaking wet from our canvas drop-down bed not being able to withstand the heavy rains of the Atlantic seaboard. So, we set out to find another travel trailer with more room and that was totally s