Hot White Peach tea and a snickerdoodle cookie from Barnes & Noble in downtown Ft. Worth, Texas, never tasted so good on a frigid day in January! I told the staff that it wasn’t necessary to double cup my tea because I had an insulated cup sleeve to protect my hands.

We arrived the day before a dangerous ice storm hit the area. The day after the storm, I explored Ft. Worth.

I walked through Trinity Lake Duck Park across the street from the hotel. It was so cold, only the ducks were out!

I walked carefully on the sidewalks trying to find a path that wasn’t icy while vehicles tried to stop and start at traffic lights. Parked vehicles were covered with ice. My nose, cheeks, and ears turned red!

In December 2008 on an earlier trip to Ft. Worth, we explored the city with our friends in windy, cold temperatures. We enjoyed watching the cowboys herd the longhorns which they do twice a day.

Thinsulate insulated Kup Kollars hold in the cold, longer.

I tried coffee and tea smoothies at Jamba Juice today. I didn’t care for the Matcha Green Tea Blast, blended with soymilk, nonfat vanilla frozen yogurt, plain sorbet, ice and powdered Matcha Green tea. The tea smoothie was full-flavored so if you like the ingredients, I suggest giving it your own taste test.

I enjoyed the Mocha Mojo coffee smoothie very much! It’s blended with organic coffee base, soymilk, nonfat frozen yogurt, chocolate moo’d base, and ice. The strong coffee and chocolate tastes are nicely blended. I asked the server what the word “moo’d” meant. He told me it was a play on words combing “moo” and “mood”. Clever!

Pink Flowers Kup Kollar on iced tea glass

Colleen joined us for breakfast at The Peak Grill on one of her visits. When the waitperson put the hot syrup container on the table, Colleen pulled her cup wrap from her purse and slipped it onto the container to keep the syrup hot for our pancakes!

Because Colleen’s idea worked so well, I sewed a Kup Kollar for myself to match my large Pancake Kap. Pouring hot syrup onto a hot granola pancake from The Peak Grill makes a great breakfast even better! 

Place a Kup Kap on your glass to keep insects from swimming in your wine while enjoying appetizers!

Forty years ago, I volunteered to bring deviled eggs to a cookout. The day of the event I discovered I had no pickle relish to make the eggs. I didn’t have transportation to a food store to buy a jar.

Controlling my panic, I began looking through my refrigerator and cupboards to find substitutes. I found cheese slices and bacon so made the following recipe. Over the years, I’ve served thousands of these deviled eggs. They disappear quickly!

• 6 hardboiled eggs
• 6 pieces of crispy bacon
• 3 slices of American cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard

Peel, rinse, and cut the hardboiled eggs in half lengthwise. Scoop out the yokes and put into a small bowl. Lay the white halves on an egg tray. 

Smash the yokes into tiny crumbs with a fork or pastry cutter. Chop bacon and cheese slices very fine in a food processor on highest speed. Add to yokes. Stir in mustard. Add mayonnaise to moisten the mixture. Opt: Add black pepper to taste. 

Scoop egg mixture into egg-white halves. Sprinkle paprika on the eggs for color. Chill.

Two Kup Kollars on Contigo water bottle

Perry and I left Trappers’ Trail and biked to the Drive In at 2309 North Weber Street in Colorado Springs. It’s our favorite place for soft serve ice-cream. I ordered deliciously creamy chocolate with hot fudge sauce in a cup.

Perry ordered a medium-size chocolate cone. After biking in hot weather, this tall cone helps him cool off!

Open seven days a week, the Drive In has been at the same location since it opened for business in 1955.  They have a grill if you want lunch or dinner before the ice-cream!

This is the back entrance from the bike path. They have no indoor seating, but several picnic tables and long benches are available.

I put two cup wraps on my new Contigo Autoseal Hydration Bottle, filled it with iced water, and slipped it into my bicycle bottle holder. Meanwhile, Perry found his bike tire low with a cracked air valve. He pumped up the tire and wrapped black electrical tape around the valve. The fix lasted the entire ride!

When he was growing up in Wisconsin, Perry and his brother rode many miles on country roads and small town streets. In high school, they biked on city streets to deliver newspapers to 800 customers and then peddled to school! 

Perry still mounts his bicycle the same way. He puts his left foot on the left pedal, places his hands on the handle bar, pushes the ground twice with his right foot, slings his right leg over the seat, and then pedals like Alberto Contador!

We rode on a city bike trail that follows the historical Trappers’ Trail, a 425-mile trail running north and south along the eastern base of the Rocky Mountains. It linked Fort Laramie (1834) in Wyoming and Bent’s Old Fort (1833) in Colorado. By the late 1850s, people traveling from the gold fields in the Rocky Mountains used the trail along with the trappers. They set up a wintering and supply station at the trail’s junction of Cherry Creek and South Platte River. This station grew to become the city of Denver!  

We stopped biking a few minutes to watch a children’s baseball game. The Rocky Mountains are a beautiful back drop for the park on a beautiful sunny day in April!

Before filling my 24 ounce Contigo Autoseal Hydration Bottle, I slip a cup wrap onto the bottom. Next, I turn a second cup wrap upside down and slip it over the top. The bottle’s wide mouth is easy to fill with ice cubes and water. It’s dishwasher safe, made of BPA free plastic, and meets all FDA standards.

The water bottle is made of Tritan™ so it’s high-impact resistant, won’t stain, and doesn’t retain odors. My iced water tastes great from the first drink to the last!

The unique lid on the Contigo Autoseal is 100% spill proof. With one hand, I press the button on the lid to drink. Push the carabiner open to clip the water bottle to a backpack, tote bag, or belt loop. It’s available in several colors. Mine is lime green!

Pint and Quart ice-cream cartons with Kream Kollars

The easiest dessert to enjoy on RV travels is ice-cream.  It’s ready to eat, comes in many flavors, and is easy to find. You don’t have dishes to wash because you can eat from the pint or quart cartons. Slip on a Kream Kollar so the ice-cream stays cold while your hands don’t!

Finally, the Fleetwood RV is loaded and ready to go!

Trudy enjoys her hot coffee while Hans drives the RV north towards Alaska to fullfill their ten year dream!

Aladdin travel tumbler with Tools Kup

No matter what drink is in your RV cup holder, an insulated Kup Kollar will hold in heat or cold, longer while you’re on the road. Designed with Thinsulate Insulation by 3M, the cup sleeve acts as a winter coat or a mini ice chest. After finishing your drink, store the cup wrap in the RV cup holder so you’ll always know where it is!

Ceramic travel mug with Hawaiian Teal Kup Kollar

Some folks enjoy their favorite hot brew in a ceramic travel mug. Find one with the handles located at the top part of the mug so the Kup Kollar will slip on the bottom part.

Water bottle with African Inspirations Kup Kollar

When you travel to various places in your RV, you’ll find water tastes different from your home water. Buying bottled water gives you a consistent taste. Keep it cold with a Kup Kollar.

Soda can with a Dandy Dogs Kup Kollar

The Kup Kollar wasn’t designed for soft drink cans. Using a rubber band will keep the cup wrap on the can so you can enjoy your cold soda longer!

Hot take-out cup with a Recycle Kup Kollar

When you need a caffeine fix, go through a drive-thru and order hot tea or coffee. Slip on a Kup Kollar so you can have your caffeine hot for at least forty-five minutes.

Mug with Pacific NW large Kup Kap

Save electricity in your RV by putting an insulated large Kup Kap on your bowl of soup or stew to hold in the heat longer. When minor interruptions happen, your food will stay hot for at least thirty minutes.