Mrs Jones on the Road

Well, Mrs. Jones has been wrapping up an awesome 2019 in a special way in THE most special place, La Manzanilla, Jalisco, Mexico at CoconutsbytheSea.com!! Quick back story - this is not just any funky, fun, boutique hotel on the West Coast of Mexico... This all began when the in-laws packed up an RV in … Continue reading Agradecida en La Manzanilla!!

A thousand million photos of San Miguel de Allende would still not capture the magic or the essence of the people, the architecture, the history, and the food and art in this World Heritage city. Bring your walking shoes, this is a cobblestone mountain goat situation in San Miguel... Here's a taste; First stop, check … Continue reading Mi Casa es su Casa…

If you haven't made it to San Miguel (a beautiful colonial city in Mexico's highlands) for the Day of the Dead party, lo siento... find your way here one day. Totally eccentric, eclectic, artistic (and potentially on the run) expats mixed with old Mexican tradition - can you say weird? Weird and fun and epic?! … Continue reading Dia de Los Muertos… San Miguel de Allende!

Holy crap the real world is stressful... The real world meaning home, where all the responsibility lies, where the mail is delivered, where things break, where the kids stop by, where the lawn needs mowing... And beautiful because of the kids stopping by, the grass growing, things breaking... We got this! By far the question … Continue reading We Got This…

Rolling South from St. Louis, Mrs. Jones insisted on following that big muddy river all the way to Memphis. Southern Missouri brought the first hint that she was nearing the Great South... she spotted cotton. Miles and miles and miles of cotton just ripe for harvest. This required a google search on the price of … Continue reading One Night in Memphis on the Mighty Mississippi…

Located halfway between Kansas City and St. Louis is the happy town of Columbia, home to the University of Missouri, and the Roots, Blues & BBQ festival! Mrs. Jones was lucky enough to check this one out about five years ago - having had so much fun that it was a must do on the … Continue reading Roots, Blues and BBQ Festival Review! (“Syph’litic Parasitic Critics” as John Prine would say…)

Climbing down from Colorado to Missouri brought Mrs. Jones through the Great State of Kansas... those whirly bird windmill thingamajigs all over - and that's about it. Truly and really. Not a damn thing to see in Kansas. I'm sorry Kansas, Mrs. Jones does not want to live there and is totally comprehending the entire … Continue reading “Let’s Get on with the Shit Show…” (Amanda Shires)

Thank God for the beautiful backdrop of Colorado! Had this been the Kansas leg of the journey, just sayin'... Mrs. Jones may have opted for a La Quinta Inn with Otter. But the extended family was once again saved by epic scenery, music, and too much fun! First stop, beautiful Aspen, Carbondale, and Basalt! Can … Continue reading Surviving the Mother-in-law in Colorado!

Beautiful, beautiful harrowing drives! Mrs. Jones hopes to never grow weary of the unbelievable scenery she's witnessed driving through the great West, specifically Utah! First stop - Zion National Park. Man, so glad that there has never yet been a need to bust up a runaway truck ramp... A quick stop for gas in THE … Continue reading Gettin’ High on Zion!

After carefully combing through Mrs. Jones' Vegas photos, and eliminating the many blurred images of spilled drinks, fingers on the lens cap, (and is that a nipple?) there has been enough reconstruction of the chaos to post a little something something...After hooking up at the awesome Oasis RV park in Las Vegas, which resembles a … Continue reading The Hangover, Part III