My RV Kitchen with Lady E - in Louisville, Kentucky for the National Good Sam / Camping World Rally

What a great week it was (June 20-24, 2012)...getting to travel to Louisville, Kentucky with my oldest lovely daughter, Stephanie Willey, to attend another National Rally/ RV Show. This time to the 2012 Louisville Good Sam Rally. Though I wasn't able to travel out with Lady REDWOOD  ...I did include her and ALL her fine features inside my seminar presentation so I suppose you could say that this was her First 'National Debut'.

I have to say it was a real honor to be asked to attend this summer's National Good Sam Rally.  My first appearance in a Good Sam /Camping World Rally....and I did have a great time working with the fine folks of both organizations.

Participating in the very first 'Culinary Experience' sponsored by Camping World "My RV Kitchen with Lady E".... Lots of people in attendance and a lot of great reviews coming from the crowds. 

Teaching people how to lives easier in THEIR RV kitchen is the focus of my seminar. We talk about understanding how all the appliances work and how to make them more energy efficient. 

• RV stoves and cooktops
• Convection/Microwaves
• RV Absorption type Refrigerator
• Alternative ways of cooking
• Taking your foods and placing them into a smaller footprint in the RV kitchen. 
• How to set up your 'outdoor kitchen' effectively. 

I am often called the "Gadget Queen'...but I just can't help it!!!  I love talking about products that  REALLY WORK in our RVs. Plus....so much more. Just great stuff!  With lots of Q & A..this seminar is rated A+ by the attendees.

While there, I had the opportunity to have autograph sessions and sell my cookbook...which was a lot of fun. Meet and talk with many wonderful people. 

I was asked to come and attend the next National Good Sam / Camping World Rally slated for November 2-4, 2012 in Daytona, Florida. I am looking forward to being there. For more information about this rally click on the link:  http://therally.com/daytona/

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http://www.shop.everythingrvtv.com/RV-Centennial-Cookbook-Celebrating-100-Years-of-RVing-RVCKBK1.htm

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Rain, Sunshine and The Great Adventure!

Spring Break week brings us some beautiful sunshine finally. Most areas around Somerville, TX received 4-6 inches of rain over the last 4-5 days. Our beautiful lake which has been drought stricken for quiet sometime ...is finally filling up again. We are so thankful for the rains.

The Texas RV Professor and I have been working on a few projects since the Dallas Super Sale RV Show. One of the most important projects has been the new metal roof on the back half of our home. After two days of hard work, the roof was in place just in time to fend off all the bad weather. ..another blessing!!

The Professor and I visited with our publisher late last week. We did hear that my book, The RV Centennial Cookbook - Celebrating 100 Years of RVing,  is at it's 2nd printing.  I am so happy with the sales and I personally want to thank everyone who has helped make this such a great success.  The book is available through our store at www.Mobile RV Academy.com Each book purchased through our store will receive my autograph.  However, it is available at all online book stores (with NO autograph).

We are excited to announce that the Professor has taken a position with Explore USA RV Supercenter which has 8 dealerships in the state of Texas.  Hired as Director of Service Operations, the Professor will be traveling from store to store training all the service department people. The ultimate goal....staff and service to be the very best that Texas can offer.

 

What an exciting time this is for us... as the Professor is traveling around the state of Texas training RV technicians.....I will be following along with him running our business - Mobile RV Academy. However, we both will be traveling in MEGA style. With a combination effort from several great companies.... being provided to us is a beautiful REDWOOD 5th wheel 39HH (Hobby Hauler) made by Thor, which is the hottest new floor plan available by Redwood  -  a fully decked out Ford F350 King Ranch Edition 4x4 Turbo Diesel truck to pull that great rig - plus a Service Golf cart to travel around the RV parks and campgrounds. All three units will be wrapped with advertising graphics that will include: Explore USA RV, REDWOOD Residential Vehicles and the Texas RV Professor - Terry Cooper.  Be watching for us running up and down the Texas highways and camping in the RV Resorts and Parks.

We want to say 'Thank you' to Explore USA RV and REDWOOD Residential Vehicles for making this all possible.  I am sure that I will be adding more manufacturing names to this list in the near future....however, this is a good start.

The Professor and I will still be traveling to RV Shows and Rallies doing our RV Maintenance and My RV Kitchen with Lady E seminars for the RV consumers. I will write more on this subject as this GREAT ADVENTURE unfolds. 

Closing now.....Just remember - It is our job to keep your wheels going on down the highway.

Lady E and the Professor!

Meet Lady Stella Louise - 1964 Yellowstone Travel Trailer

She is a diamond in the rough!

We have always dreamed of doing a restoration of a vintage RV

....and it looks like now we will get our chance! 

 The end of last month, we acquire this little sweet beauty.  She was found abandoned on an 1 acre track of land located in Burleson County, Texas.  From her license plate, she was last registered in 1995....but oh my goodness....that poor baby has seen some rough times.

 With the door latch ripped off and a missing door window, these ailments were not the worst by far. She was used as a trash bin of the previous owners and it was not a pretty sight. However, the Professor and I could see 'what she could be' through the mud she was buried in, half way up the tires...and we knew she could have a  'Second Chance' at life if we could get to her! So, we made the decision to secure her from the current owner (the local bank) and bring her home. That very day we named her 

Lady Stella Louise -Yellowstone!

The Professor and I have decided to record our journey with Lady Stella Louise via this blog and other means. I will be sharing lots of photos, restoration information, as well as our own thoughts as we go about this project. We would like our readers to follow along  .... we know that our family, friends and many of our RVing buddies will enjoy the journey as much as we do...A journey of LOVE.......

  Feel free to leave comments and suggestions, as we love to hear from you all. 

Lady E and the Professor