An idea for a new series has been wandering around my brain for almost a year now. These ideas always begin the same way: What happens if …

Images float around. A tall, big-boned woman with a shovel pouring the first clumps on her husband’s coffin before handing the tool back to the groundskeeper. She stalks over to her sisters and says, “Well, that’s that,” then continues on to the car that’s waiting for her.

Two RVs traveling together. One is a newer Class A model, the other an older, but well-maintained Winnebego. They’ll stay someplace for a few weeks. One works as a free-lance programmer, another spends the day painting, while the third woman keeps things running.

Nice images, but not a story. It needs a catalyst. An old lover? A new one?

No, they need to gel first.

But what if … a niece is in trouble and needs some help from her squabbling aunts? Can they pull together and get this young woman on the right track?

Or will she infect them with her joy of life and get them back on the road to really living?

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