Not Measuring Up in Two Ways

Park Place RV Park

On Sunday, Nov. 24^th we were up by 7, sorting laundry. We were both tired last night but it was most noticeable in Bill. He was in bed by 9. I followed at 10, my usual. The sun really does tire you out because there wasn’t a lot of activity during his day, nor mine. I did walk a fair bit, almost 10,000 steps, a high count for me for a change. 😊

Good morning!

Last night, I took suggestions from a few of my commenters and watched 3 episodes of Murder in a Small Town. After the first one, I was hooked. I love it! The main character is adorable. (insert eye flutter). Ha ha. So, thank you, I have recommended it to my sister back home, they will like it too. We got our laundry sorted and Bill carried it over. I have gone on my walk after loading them into the dryers, as it gives me 45 minutes, but not today.

Bill left for the flying field and I took care of the switch-a-roo when the time was up. After they were dried, folded and put away, Gibbs and I went for his walk. It was a lovely day and warming up quickly from the mild start of 50F/10C. Just perfect! I gave him a treat, pulled some blinds, put the awnings out and walked up to Family Dollar and Coyote Fresh Foods. They are side by side which is handy.

I found a few things at Family $ and then at the grocery store, picked up a loaf of bread for Bill and a pound of Italian ground sausage. A recipe I’m making for the potluck calls for it so I thought I’d try. Their meat does look great, fresh cut, never frozen. We may have to consider buying more there. 😊 Back home, I was surprised to see Bill at our site already. If I’d waited, I could have taken BB.

The puzzle is coming. Elva, your Red Door is finished!

Anyway, I needed the walk. I did fall short though, in comparison to yesterday’s steps. I’ll reach 7,000 before the day is out so that’s pretty good. We had lunch together, mine was a fish sandwich. The fish was leftover from our dinner out and we had one burger bun left. It was quite yummy with tartar sauce!

We needed to adjust our gazebo. It seems to be out of whack lately. Bill thinks it may have shrunk due to the wet weather last winter. With that done, I walked over to the puzzle, I’ve neglected it for a couple of days. I’m making good progress but a lot of hard pieces left, dark colours mostly. I returned home at 3:30 after giving Sue some suggestions for our Pokeno ‘train’. We have finally figured something out; 2 heads are better than one and we have what we need to play! 😊

The clouds moved in this afternoon
and we'll have another mild night.

My Ladies Poker Pool is added to the December calendar so I sure hope we can find some ladies to play next month. I really miss it and she is anxious to learn it. The other thing I fell short on today was pictures. I just didn’t take more than a few. It will be a boring read so I may have to fill in with some memory photos, I guess.

We are excited because our friends, Patty and Duncan, are arriving tomorrow for a couple of months! We always enjoy the time together back home on the Ridge so this will be a treat. I made my tea and when it was finished, Gibbs and I went for our walk. The clouds have moved over and that means the temperature drops quickly. I’m not complaining though, I know what it is like back home.

Someone is tired right out.
he has been a good boy today. 💖
He'll be happy to see his friend, Duncan tomorrow.
Heck, he's happy to see anybody!

I noticed that Bill has strung our little white lights in the gazebo. It looks festive and maybe we’ll sit out a few more nights with them on. Supper is chicken thighs, potato, and a vegetable. Rosy, my a.f. will do the chicken for me and I’ll do the rest on the stove.

Supper was very good, cooked perfectly. I thought I took a picture but you'll have to trust me on that one.  We cleaned up on time to watch our programs. We reached a high of 75F/24C today. I’ll watch The Floor tonight and maybe another episode or two of M in a S T. 😊 This was a good day.

Sorry for the blur, I took it quickly.
Good night!

Thank you for popping in.

Friends Leave, A Nice Change, Hot!

Park Place RV Park

On Saturday, Nov. 23^rd we had a whole different day than usual. We were up at our normal time but I didn’t head out for my walk. Today, at the Town Park on the corner of N. Plymouth and Quail Trail is a one day event. It is like a community fair, without the rides and with the addition of 3 bands for musical entertainment. There were about 5 food vendors (from candy to burgers and corn dogs), a beer vendor and approximately 20 tents for various vendors and groups around town.

Good Morning!
This is today's entertainment

We packed a drink cooler for Bill to take, since he and his flying club had a tent set up for a static display from 10 to 5 pm. It was a chilly 41F/5C at 7 and I decided to ride to the park with Bill, the cooler, his plane, and my chair. I wanted to see where their tent would be for when I returned later. 😊 When we arrived that early, the boys had already set up the tables and canopy tent so I helped Bill unload the things and then walked home.

I waved goodbye as they pulled out of the park.

I had my cereal and tea and hung with Gibbs until we went for his walk. I’ve started a new Michael Connelly book called The Black Ice and it is one with Harry Bosch as the character. You know that means a page turner so I took it out to the gazebo to read a few beginning chapters. It was around 10:30 when Elva popped down to say goodbye to Gibbs and I and they pulled out before 11 like good rv'ers. ♥

I rode up with Bill and got these early
morning shots. The arrow shows where their
tent canopy is across the field.

At 11, I changed into a sleeveless tank top and capris and carrying a light short sleeve cover-up and my visor, I walked back to the park. I knew exactly where I was going! 😊 It sure looked a lot different than it did at 7:30! 

When I walked back after 11, our friend
Jesse was ahead of me. He is training for
a marathon, in January, I think.

The place was full! I wanted to spend as much of the day as possible with Bill and I wanted to hear the Eagles Tribute Band before I walked home. We had lunch together; typical ‘fair-type’ food, his burger was thin and overcooked and although my hot dog was good, the bun fell apart immediately. Shrug, oh well. The prices were quite good.

A lot had happened since 7:30.

I liked the way the small atv's,
Jeeps etc. were parked.

This is the first entertainer.
When I entered the park, he called out for line dancers!
Good timing........no, I didn't go up front but
I did do a few dance steps once I got close to Bill's canopy. 

We spent the next 5 hours people watching and chatting with other club members and their wives. It was nice to see Kobus and CarolAnn again, they were in our park for part of last winter and looked after Gibbs one day for us. You might remember that. Now they stay on Jim’s property for the winter. The entertainment was good and I enjoyed walking around the vendors to pick up ‘freebies’. It reminded me of the Big Tent!

A cool sculpture, should have got the artist's name.

When the Eagles band finally started at 3ish, I listened to a few songs and at 3:45, decided to head home to our little boy. I knew he’d be good for 5 or 6 hours, if not more, but didn’t want to leave him that long. It only took me 15 minutes to walk home, leaving the bulky stuff for Bill to bring home in B.B. Gibbs was happy to see me and we went for his walk around the park. I sat a lot this afternoon, nothing different than what I’d do anyway, but I felt tired from the heat of the sun.

They all love talking about their hobby.
Bottom left is Jim and Ethel. The field is named after him.
He still flies and is in his early 90's. Such a nice man!

Don’t get me wrong, I loved the feel of it on my back, every minute! ♥ We reached 77F/25C but with hardly any breeze, it felt hotter than that. Our warm nights start tonight, only dropping to 52F/11C so that is great. For how ever long it lasts, we’re happy. Nancy, you will be so proud of me! I came home with 2 big bags of caramel (kettle) corn! Bill said one bag wasn’t enough. It was expensive but it’s once a year, right? 😊

It was packed!!

I started my blog and then sat with Gibbs until Bill got home. They had to dismantle planes, tables and the canopy before they left. It was a great day; they had a lot of interest in their hobby and I enjoyed being with them all too. Including my own pilot. ♥ For some reason, neither of us were keen on a meal at supper time so we snacked with crackers, chips and cheese. Even Gibbs got in on the action and cleaned up his supper.

My walk home was short and sweet.
It was warm though so I'm glad I carried my water.

This was a fun day. Not sure what the evening will bring in the way of tv. I have a few suggestions from my readers so may try one!

Some things are hard to resist.
Tsk tsk.
Good night!

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