About Me 🌟

👋 Hi there! I’m Gramma Noni Bordwell, an 80-year-young nomad chasing the perfect weather and collecting stories along the way. Born in White Earth, Minnesota, as the third of 12 children, I was raised on a farm full of animals 🐄🐖🐎, and that’s where my journey began!

With one year of business college 🎓 under my belt, I headed off to work at the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in Minneapolis in 1963. Fast forward to 1972, and life brought me to Alaska 🏔️ with a temporary BIA job. There, I met the love of my life, my computer nerd husband, Ross 💻❤️. Together, we raised three amazing kids and made Alaska our home for many years.

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After Ross retired in 2008 with over 40 years of government service, we bought a 1976 Blue Bird WanderLodge Motor Home 🚌 and hit the road, exploring the lower 48 states 🇺🇸. But... those 5 miles per gallon fuel costs were no joke! 😂 So, we stumbled upon a carnival 🎡 in Florida and worked there for five unforgettable years. Talk about a life of fun and adventure!

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In 2013, we settled down in Albuquerque, New Mexico 🌵, near our daughter Pepper, where Ross got great care at the Veterans Hospital. Sadly, he passed away in 2014 💔. That’s when I decided to embrace a new chapter as a snowbird/nomad 🦅🌸. Now, my life is all about chasing spring 🌸 – summers in Alaska 🏞️, winters in Phoenix ☀️, and visits to family in the Midwest 🏡. Occasionally, I even jet off to see my son Danny and his Thai family, where ever he may be.✈️🌏.

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Writing has always been my way of staying connected, so I started this blog to share my adventures, thoughts, and daily reports 📜📸. Each day, I create picture collages that capture my journey, because a photo can say more than words sometimes! 🎨

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Join me as I continue living my best life, one mile at a time 🚐🌤️. I hope you enjoy the stories, pictures, and everything in between. Life is an adventure, and I’m plan to continuing, happy, healthy and vibrant till the day I die!🌟