Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Monday, December 3, 2012
Still on the road
We spent last night in Deming, NM at about 4300 ft. elevation, what they call the high desert.
There is really not much from El Paso, TX to Deming on I10, just some scrubby brush and what looks like a grass that nothing will eat. You do not see any birds or animals anywhere, not even any road kill. I guess, no water, no creatures. Mabye some snakes, who knows.
We stayed at the Dream Catcher RV Park, one of the Escapees parks. We have stayed there many times on our way across I10.
Currently we are Indian Skies RV park in Coolidge, AZ, only an hour or so from Mesa, AZ, our destination for a couple of days before heading to CA for the memorial for Dennis.
Looking forward to seeing Nancy tomorrow to see how she is doing.
There is really not much from El Paso, TX to Deming on I10, just some scrubby brush and what looks like a grass that nothing will eat. You do not see any birds or animals anywhere, not even any road kill. I guess, no water, no creatures. Mabye some snakes, who knows.
We stayed at the Dream Catcher RV Park, one of the Escapees parks. We have stayed there many times on our way across I10.
Currently we are Indian Skies RV park in Coolidge, AZ, only an hour or so from Mesa, AZ, our destination for a couple of days before heading to CA for the memorial for Dennis.
Looking forward to seeing Nancy tomorrow to see how she is doing.
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Goodbye to Lone Star
It was time to leave our friends at the Lone Star Corral near Hondo, TX. We have enjoyed our stay, playing Bridge and eating with good friends.
We got away a little after 9 and headed west of US90 through Uvalde and on to Sanderson, TX. North on US285 to Fort Stockton and I10. We are currently at Parkview RV Park, a Passport park for only $10.00/night.
We were sad to get the news of the death of one of our Cousins, Don Bolander. Don was older than me but we used to play together. I would walk toward his house and he would meet me half way and go back to his house and play all afternoon. Many fond memories of Don and his parents Glen and Maxine. May he rest in peace.
Tomorrow it is on west toward New Mexico and Mesa, AZ.
We got away a little after 9 and headed west of US90 through Uvalde and on to Sanderson, TX. North on US285 to Fort Stockton and I10. We are currently at Parkview RV Park, a Passport park for only $10.00/night.
We were sad to get the news of the death of one of our Cousins, Don Bolander. Don was older than me but we used to play together. I would walk toward his house and he would meet me half way and go back to his house and play all afternoon. Many fond memories of Don and his parents Glen and Maxine. May he rest in peace.
Tomorrow it is on west toward New Mexico and Mesa, AZ.
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Thanksgiving
We all have lots to be thankful for. We had a great meal at the clubhouse with turkey and all the trimmings. Great group of people, 107, if I remember correctly.
Lots of things have happened since my last blog. Sister-in-law, Nancy and son Dennis have gone to their heavenly reward in the past few days. A sad time for the families, but we all know they are in a better place and without any pain. There will be a memorial service for Dennis in CA at a later date. He and Barb lived there for many years and have friends and relatives there. Dennis and Barb were in the Air Force and were at Edwards AFB and Travis AFB and lived in Vacaville, CA.
We will be here in Lone Star Corral, Hondo, TX until the first of December and then on to Mesa, AZ for a while to enjoy some of their warm weather until sometime in January, 2013 and then to Quartzsite, AZ.
Lots of things have happened since my last blog. Sister-in-law, Nancy and son Dennis have gone to their heavenly reward in the past few days. A sad time for the families, but we all know they are in a better place and without any pain. There will be a memorial service for Dennis in CA at a later date. He and Barb lived there for many years and have friends and relatives there. Dennis and Barb were in the Air Force and were at Edwards AFB and Travis AFB and lived in Vacaville, CA.
We will be here in Lone Star Corral, Hondo, TX until the first of December and then on to Mesa, AZ for a while to enjoy some of their warm weather until sometime in January, 2013 and then to Quartzsite, AZ.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Settled In
We have been here for almost a week and getting into the routine of the park. Bridge on M,W,& F at 1pm. Ice cream social Sunday at 6pm. Our good friends the Drews from Nebraska got in on Saturday, so things are beginning to run as they should. We had them over for dinner as they had been on the road for 5 days and were about out of groceries. We will play Mexican Train on Tuesday afternoon.
The Drews are changing lots to a really nice lot with a nice building that should work better for them. Hopefully they will get moved in the next few days so we can help working on the building making it more accessible for Carlyn.
We are on lot #60 which faces north with a nice tree behind us for shade most of the day, early morning sun to warm us up and evening sun to keep us warm. The clubhouse is directly in front of us which is very convenient.
Still praying for many in the family as well as aunt Alice Ellen, who is in a Nursing Home.
The Drews are changing lots to a really nice lot with a nice building that should work better for them. Hopefully they will get moved in the next few days so we can help working on the building making it more accessible for Carlyn.
We are on lot #60 which faces north with a nice tree behind us for shade most of the day, early morning sun to warm us up and evening sun to keep us warm. The clubhouse is directly in front of us which is very convenient.
Still praying for many in the family as well as aunt Alice Ellen, who is in a Nursing Home.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Home?
We pulled into the Lone Star Escapees Park this afternoon about 3pm. It almost seems like coming home as we have spent a lot of time here and we know so many people here.
We got parked and hooked up and made it to the social hour at 4. They saw us come in and we even have a couple of orders already. We expect to do a lot of work here in the next month before heading to Mesa, AZ.
Had a nice trip down through the Texas Hill country to San Antonio where we picked up Loop 1604 that circles the city about 14 miles out. Traffic not bad until we got close to San Antonio where it really gets heavy. Around the north west side and down to US90 and west to Hondo, TX. We stopped at Walmart for some groceries and filled up with fuel for $3.19/gal and on to the RV park.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to son Dennis, sister-in-law Nancy and niece Holly as they battle serious physical problems and the families involved.
We got parked and hooked up and made it to the social hour at 4. They saw us come in and we even have a couple of orders already. We expect to do a lot of work here in the next month before heading to Mesa, AZ.
Had a nice trip down through the Texas Hill country to San Antonio where we picked up Loop 1604 that circles the city about 14 miles out. Traffic not bad until we got close to San Antonio where it really gets heavy. Around the north west side and down to US90 and west to Hondo, TX. We stopped at Walmart for some groceries and filled up with fuel for $3.19/gal and on to the RV park.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to son Dennis, sister-in-law Nancy and niece Holly as they battle serious physical problems and the families involved.
Saturday, October 27, 2012
First hamfest
Finished the first hamfest of this trip at Ardmore, OK. Not a lot of business, mostly one line tags, may be the slow economy as a lot of vendors did not do a lot and the attendance appeared to be down.
We are in Thackerville, OK for a few days to rest and catch up on some engraving orders and get them in the mail so we can head on toward Hondo, TX.
The last two nights we were boondocking at the hamfest site. It was 41 degrees on Friday morning and very windy. This morning it was 31 degrees but the wind had settled down and the sun warmed things up nicely. It is currently 46 degrees but our two electric heaters are keeping things comfortable. IT is hard to keep warm with out electricity at night. The bed warmer works on 12vdc as well as 110vac, but not as well. It is better than nothing but not as good as a good hook up in a campground.
We are in Thackerville, OK for a few days to rest and catch up on some engraving orders and get them in the mail so we can head on toward Hondo, TX.
The last two nights we were boondocking at the hamfest site. It was 41 degrees on Friday morning and very windy. This morning it was 31 degrees but the wind had settled down and the sun warmed things up nicely. It is currently 46 degrees but our two electric heaters are keeping things comfortable. IT is hard to keep warm with out electricity at night. The bed warmer works on 12vdc as well as 110vac, but not as well. It is better than nothing but not as good as a good hook up in a campground.
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