�EDITOR'S RAVE�
Hip Hip Hurray! We’re 7 years old today!
I
n putting together this issue, I
spent a lot of time rummaging
back over all of the photos,
newspaper clippings, journals
I’d written and the magazine articles and
interviews I had done and given over
the past seven years in a sentimental
journey down Memory Lane. It was really
quite inspiring to remember all the
people I had met, the crazy road tripping
adventures I have been on and the variety
and uniqueness of so many trailers I have
seen reflecting so many different owner’s
personalities. I can’t believe it’s been 7
years already!
As challenging as it can be to run an entire
magazine pretty much single-handedly,
I can’t imagine life any other way. This
magazine is my reason for living, my
pride and joy, my baby.
What I created here is the life of my
dreams and I hope that it inspires others
to pursue their dreams too. I love the
freedom to travel and I love that I get to
meet so many interesting people. Even
though it does get lonely sometimes
when the road trips and fun-filled events
come to an end, I kind of like the contrast
of the solitude I then get to ‘create’. I
love that I can work from on the road or
anywhere. My best work is often done
from inside the trailer once everyone
else’s lights go out and there is no
Netflix, or household chores, to distract
me. The very best part of my job is that
I get to make people smile; whether it is
by featuring them in the magazine or by
chatting to the ‘dreamers’ at the events
I attend or hearing those “Oh wow!”
moments when people step inside my
little 12-foot rolling office abode “Rosie”
for the first time. Whenever I get that kind
of feedback it brightens my whole day. This
is my custom made life and I am forever
grateful that so many of you appreciate
what I do and the effort I have put into
this for the past 7 years. Thank you!
In keeping with the ‘retrospective’ theme
of this 7th Birthday issue it seemed
appropriate to feature the little pink
caravan that started this all back in May
2011. Our cover star “Betty the Sunliner”
used to be mine. Teamed up with a
matching pink 1963 Vauxhall Cresta
these two became my magazine logo.
Although my Hudson and Rosie duo
reflect a completely different aspect of
my personality with their vibrant primary
colors of blue, red and yellow, I will
always be a pink girl at heart and Betty
will be fondly remembered every time I
look at that logo. As sad as it was to part
with her, I am thrilled to see how much
she is loved and appreciated by her new
owner Amanda and what an amazing job
she has done in making her uniquely hers.
A few of the other trailers featured in this
special 7th birthday issue are some of my
favorites; the ones that have really stood
out and made an impact on me over the
past 7 years. I hope you enjoy these “Oh
wow!” trailers as much as I did.
See you on the road!
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