An Indian and a Gypsy

Same O

2012-02-17T12:18:00.000-04:00

Nancy and I was back to the Doctor to see what is going on in our bodies. The MRI showed that I do have kidney stones,which I already told them that. The pain has gone so I will just have to wait for the next round of pain when the stone dicides to move. Nancy has to go and get an ultra sound of her kidneys to see what is happening. The latest lab work showed some numbers that have warranted the extra test. It could be the medicine or other problems.
I moved the sofa and put the one I just bought the other day. It is going to look fair considering it is plain looking. Other than that everything is about normal everyday living. I wish I had some photos to put on,but who wants to see a doctors office?
We are gonna try and get up to the USA Flea Market today. Just to do some walking and who knows we may buy a thing or two.
I hope you have a nice day and thanks for stopping by.

2012-02-15T09:25:00.000-04:00

The last two days have been busy for us. I've been looking for some time now for a used sofa for our motorhome. I saw one on Craigslist a couple of days ago. It was the right price and located at Wesley Chapel. So monday we rode over in the car to take a look at it. It was the the right size for the space we have to fit it in. We took the motorhome over to pick it up yesterday. We are going to do a small inside remodeling of the motorhome.
The weather has changed and we are back to the nice weather of Florida which everyone enjoys.

Winter Time

2012-02-12T10:22:00.000-04:00

Yesterday was my usual college basketball games day. It was most of the day watching the games. What little I did get out I found out it was cool and very windy. Nothing like you people have up north but still cool for Florida.
This morning it was 35°. Now that is cold. I know you are going to tell me it was much colder than that where you are. Remember people,this is Florida the sunshine state. Well the sun is shinning and its stilll cold. The weather man says tomorrow morning it will be even colder. Nancy says she is going to fix us soup for today,so that will be good.
Wherever you are I know it is cold so stay warm my friends.

Thrift Stores

2012-02-10T09:47:00.000-04:00

Tuesday Nancy didn't spend much time getting work on her teeth. So after we got back to the house we went to J B Starkey park to do some walking.

It was a very nice day for walking the sun wasn't very warm and with a nice breeze every now and then,

Yesterday after Nancy had her blood drawn for her workup,we came back and had breakfast. It has been a while since we went to the thrift shops so with the day all cloudy and a bit cool we did just that. First it was to the Sheriff Boys Ranch Thrift Shop were Nancy always fines her used books to read. From there it was to the Salvation Army family store. After getting to the store I always remember we seem to never find anything because the prices are very high. At times I have seen prices on things that are higher than the new ones in other stores.

A Stuck Lizard

2012-02-07T12:25:00.000-04:00

With Nancy still feeling a bit down still,we haven't been doing our walking. She is starting to feel mch better since she quit taking the new medicine so maybe we can get back to our walking.
The weekend was all ball games. Speaking of Nancy,she has to go back to the dentist today. I know she won't be wanting to walk today.

I was going to transfer some aloe plants from the large pot to some small ones. When I looked and saw this lizard staring up at me and didn't try to run.

After looking I saw he had got himself into a bad situation. He couldn't go in or out. Well I couldn't just leave him there to suffer such a death. So I got a pair of scissors and started to cut so he could be free. Well that dad gum little critter's mouth flew open and he blew up with a nasty look on his face. I thought now thats a fine thank you for helping him. Anyway I did get him lose and he ran off.
I hope your day is better than the lizard had.

Super Bowl

2012-02-05T09:56:00.000-04:00

Super Bowl Sunday is what most of the country is thinking about today. There will be parties everywhere,with people eating more junk food then they should. Even though I don't usually watch pro football I will watch this game and have my own little snacks.
Yesterday it was the usual saturday for me watching my college basketball games. Nancy wasn't feeling well. They have her on different medicines that I don't think are agreeing with her. So she just set around the whole day. I went to the USA Flea Market friday and got myself few hot peppers and Nancy a couple of items.
I hope you enjoy this day.

A Full Day

2012-02-03T11:37:00.000-04:00

Yesterday as we came out the door we had this small lizard to greet us. He was on the marble rock that I got out of a forest in North Carolina.

We went to John Chesnut Park to do some walking. There were quiet a few woodpeckers out and about here yesterday. We still have not seen an alligator in a while. From the park We went to the Quality Sausage House. This place is run by a Hungarian Family and they have German,Polish,Hungarian and several other makes of sausages. The small place was full of people buying the fresh meats. After that we drove through the city of Palm Harbor were we had dinner at the Paradise Restaurant.

From there it was to Phillpe Park which is located along the bay. We were at this park maybe 3 years ago. It is a nice park to walk in and there were people walking and jogging.

We just love the trees that spread their branches out

A nice breezy walk along this part of a trail feels good.

Another nice tree.

Even after the sidewalk ends you can still walk along the waters edge.

The birds were not too afraid of us as they searched for their food.
As always another great day.
My best wishes for you today.

Walking and Wings

2012-02-02T09:55:00.000-04:00

What a way to start a day yesterday. Yup a bowl of total cereal with bananas and strawberries. I've had more cereal in the last few weeks than I've had the previous year. I usually like a hot breakfast to start the day,but I'm trying to throw in a little cereal as its supposed to be good for me.

We went to the James E Grey Preserve to walk yesterday and saw this Gopher Tortoise out eating the green grass.

It looks like he had his eye on me as I was taking the picture.

I was going to grill some chicken wings,but when I went to the store to get them I saw they had a special on the wings in the Deli with a $1.00 coupon cheaper than the ones in the meat section. So I thought why get them that where ready to eat. Nancy again had the sides all ready went I got back. The ready made wings tasted delicious. I even put hot sauce on some of them.

As always another gret day.

I hope you have and enjoy another great day yourself.

Walk,Walk

2012-02-01T10:34:00.001-04:00

The walking started yestery at Eagle Point Park.

Then it was to Key Vista Park where there is this elevated boardwalk with a nice view of the gulf.

It was another nice day for walking.

Even saw this bird hunting for a snack in the water coming out of the drain.
As so with each day it was a nice beautiful day. With the sun shinning and the breeze coming in off of the gulf waters.
After getting home I grilled some porkchops,while Nancy prepared the side for a very good meal. We will no doubt do some more walking today.

Good Weekend

2012-01-30T10:27:00.000-04:00

This is the way I started saturday. Nancy always has me a large breakfast on saturday's. Eggs mixed with tomato and onions,home fries,country ham,buscuit with butter and jelly,coffee. There was also gravy to add to all of that. I told her with a breakfast like that,the day couldn't hardly get any better. It did though I got my saturday college basketball games fix.

After church yesterday we stopped again at the Caposey's Restaurant for lunch. We got back home changed clothes and went to John Chesnut Park to do much needed walking. This turtle was the only wildlife that we saw.

We also went on the Peggy E. Park trail. Named after the park ranger that was killed in the line of duty when she came upon a couple of poachers on this trail that took her life.

The trail goes along the Tarpon Lake then comes in along a lagoon.

It was a very nice day at the park. We think it was the largest crowd we have seen at the park,with all the shelters full and more than a couple of birthday parties.
Have yourself a great day and be thankful for what you have.

Cool Day

2012-01-28T10:09:00.000-04:00

It came a good long rain in the middle of the night thursday and continued until around noon yesterday. After the rain the whole day was damp and cool even though the temp was 68°. I guess it was the wind coming in off of the gulf waters. After the rain had stopped Nancy and I went to get our hair cut at the Great Clips hair place. Friday is not a good day to get a haircut because everyone gets their hair cut on this day. We had to wait 45 minutes. I never did like to get haircuts anyway. I just don't like to sit still in a chair that long.
Then it was off to Harbor Freight where I bought ten rolls of electrical tape. I have been waiting for it to go on sale. So yesterday was the day. The tape being on sale plus a 20% off coupon plus a coupon for a free pair of scissors made it a trip worth taking.
After getting back home Nancy made some broccoli and cheese soup,which really hit the spot on a cool day.
I guess you know what I will be doing today? Right,it is college basketball day. Man these saturdays come so quick. As a matter of fact the weeks just whiz by.
Thanks fo stopping by and have yourself a great day.

Doctor Again

2012-01-27T09:56:00.000-04:00

Yesterday it was to the cardiolist for me for a regular check up. I usually go twice a year. Once when we are ready to take off for the summer then again when we get back. He told me yesterday that he would see me in another year,so that was good news.

As it always is it takes up most of the day when you see a doctor,we grabbed a bite to eat and then went to J B Starkey Park for a walk. We did see a gopher tortoise in the weeds.

Then on the way out of the park at sunset we saw these two deer. This is the first deer we have seen in this park in a couple of years.
From the park we went to pick up our medicine. I dropped the prescriptions off the day before,but it seems 24 hours is not enough time to fill them at this Walmart. The lady said they have all but one filled give them five minutes. After twenty minutes I checked back (a different lady at the counter) checked to see if they were ready. She said they till had four more to fill. Huh,wait just a minute. You must be filling them then unfilling them. When the five minutes turned into forty-five minutes we took what they had and said we would return the next day.
Don't you just love it when those things happen?
It was a long tiresome day,but we made it.
I wish you a very good day.

Five Guys Burger's

2012-01-25T11:11:00.000-04:00

Yesterday after I had my CT scan we went to BJ's wholesale to look around. I'm not a member,but we got a one day pass so we used it to see what they have. It is just like the Sam's Club although they do have a few different things. It is around 25 miles to get to BJ's so we wouldn't go enough to pay for a membership.

I got a surpise the other day! I was out back where my flower boxes are and saw this flower popping up. How could that be when I tooki all the flowers out and threw them away in June of last year. There must have been seeds that dropped out and sat dormant until now. How did they make it through the summer? I did pour some water on the box a couple of weeks ago,so thats what must have brought them alive.

I've been wanting to try out the Five Guys burger place for some time so on the way back home we stopped in and got us a cheeseburger and fries. When we were ordering the young lady told us one order of regular fries would be enough for both of us. She sure was right. We couldn't eat all of them. The most in a regular order I have ever seen. The burger was very good and juicy.
We had a very good day and it sure felt good being out and about.

Weekend Gone

2012-01-23T09:32:00.000-04:00

Well the weekend has come and gone. Saturday I helped some college basketball teams win a few games. The weekend was spent just sitting around the house. Nancy's new medicene will take a while kicking in,so in the mean time she isn't doing too good. I don't think she will even feel like getting out and walking,so it is a wait and see thing as of now.

Just a Day

2012-01-21T09:40:00.000-04:00

Yesterday it was back to the doctor for results of our blood work. It looks like every thing is ok with us. Nancy got some new medicine to try for her back pain,because the tramadol is now considered a control substance and that makes it almost impossible to get when we are traveling from state to state. As for me I've had a kidney ache for almost a week and a half,which I think is another kidney stone in the making. Anyway the doc wanted me to have a CAT scan to check it out. I guess it is the best for me to do so since the last one I had was to large to pass and the had to blast it with a laser. I guess I'm one of a few people that drinking milk isn't good for me,because of the calcium kidney stones.
Today is another saturday full of college basketball games.
So I hope your day is a great one for you. Thanks for stopping by.

J B Starkey Park

2012-01-20T10:42:00.000-04:00

Wednesday we were suppose to have a short passing rain. We had the rain,but it lasted the whole day long. So it was a stay inside day.

We were out at the J B Starkey Park yesterday. It was a little cool but a nice walking day.

We did see this woodpecker. I didn't know if I could get a good photo or not since it was 35-40 yards away. The Nikon CoolPix S4100 did a pretty good on finding and getting a shot.

From the park we went to Walmart. On the way we saw this scene. The dog was in the back seat. At first I just noticed a yellow car and thought maybe the dog was in a taxi. It will be back to the doctor today to get the results of our blood work.

Three in One

2012-01-18T10:56:00.000-04:00

Wow and gee whiz,three different parks in one day.

First we went to Eagle Point Park which is located at the end of Trouble Creek Road next to the gulf waters. This is one of the newer parks in Pasco County.

There are a few plants along the way and it looks as though they have more coming up that were recently planted.

As far as wildlife all we saw were birds and ducks. That was enough to keep us entertained for a while. They ducks were chasing small fish and it was amazing how fast a duck can swim with its head under water.

There was also this fella in a kayak.

Then the short drive to Key Vista Park. This is another one of my many favorite parks,because it is beside the gulf.

After a short walk through the woods you come to the gulf waters and a beautiful scene is before your eyes.

We walked over to see if the boardwalk was repaired. The last time we were here there had been a fire in the park and the boardwalk was closed off. We were in luck it had been repair and also extended. We got on it and walked and walked. Extended it they did.

All the way to the Anclote Gulf Park. Man that was a long walk.

Another very nice park with a long fishing pier. There were a lots of people fishing.

This pelican was waiting for someone to catch a fish and maybe give him a handout.
This was a day that we walked maybe more than we should have but we made it. A very nice day indeed.
I hope you have a great and wonderful day.

2012-01-17T09:46:00.000-04:00

Yesterday it was down to John Chesnut Park to walk and try out the new CoolPix S4100 Camera . We did our usual trail,then we went on another trail.

The trail around Tarpon Lake was on the boardwalk which gave us an extra 2 miles to our walking. So we had 5 miles for the day. The boardwalk trail has this three story tower that gives a good view out on the lake.

There are turn-outs on the boardwalk where there are pinic tables that are covered to keep you out of the sun. We saw several people using these for a picnic and fishing.

This pelican was using the roof for a lookout to see if it could see some food.
We got tired with the extra walking but we want to get in better shape.
I hope you are enjoying your days.

Cool Start

2012-01-16T09:49:00.001-04:00

Yesterday was a very cool 37° when we woke up. We didn't think we would be getting out all day. But the temps did go up and we did get out.

We once again went to J B Starkey Park to do the walking. There were more people out than usual. It was a nice day for walking or biking.

After walking on the trail,we took a walk on the short boardwalk.

At the end of the boardwalk is the small stream that is the start of a local river.

After the walking and on the way back to the house we stopped off at Wendy's for a small meal. Someone inside had the neat ride.

Game Day

2012-01-15T10:58:00.000-04:00

Yesterday was a slow day here. Watching basketball games for most of the day. Taking the garbage to the dumpster and the everyday things that one does. We didn't even take the time to do our walking.
I did every once in a while look at the new CoolPix S4100 digital camera to check the different setting and try to see if I could improve on the photos. I took some shots that didn't come out blurry,so that an improvement over the previous day.

Blood Work

2012-01-14T10:13:00.000-04:00

Yesterday we were up early. We had to go and get our blood drawn out so the doctor can see whats going on if anything. We do this once a year when we come back to Florida. Most of the time the bad thing about it is getting up early and then waiting so late to have breakfast. This time I got a young lady that thought I was a pin cushion. After three attempts of sticking and moving the needle from one side to the other,she gave up on that arm. Which is black and blue and looks like I've been in a fight with a snake. She then went to the other arm with the same results. She finally says I'll have to get someone else to try. So,another young lady comes in looks at my arm,feels for the vien and says "a piece of cake". She got it on the first try and had a couple of tumblers full in a short time.
I also bought a new Nikon CoolPix S4100 camera which looks like I will have to learn how to use. After charging the battery and taking a few shots that came out blurry. Upon googling I see this is a problem with a few people,while others are getting good results. So it must be the person taking the photo and not the camera.
Of course today is full of ballgames.

Just a walk

2012-01-13T09:56:00.001-04:00

Walking in the JB Starkey Park yesterday.

Of course walking you take it one step at a time. Before you know it you have walked 1/2 mile.

Looking down the long trail it looks like a long ways.

Before you know it you have 1 mile in.

Then 1 1/2 mile. We walked a little pasted the 1 1/2 mile marker.

Nice day to walk and looked up at the trees. We haven't seen any animals here for a while. My photo are not so good. I'm taking them with my video camera,because the screen on my Olympus packet camera has "bit the dust".
I will have to get another one soon.

Wall Springs

2012-01-11T09:50:00.001-04:00

Yesterday was another nice day so we went to Wall Springs to do our walking. This is the first time that we have walked here in a season or two. Today it is suppose to rain for most of the day,so we will have to wait and see what happens.

They have added these neat looking benches throughout the park. Its just a rough cut part of a tree.

We climbed the tower,where I saw this pier sticking out. Of course I wondered what was at the end of it.

So I zoomed in and saw a covered section of the pier with a boat. The video cam with the camera doesn't take the greatest photo,but I like the zoom.

One of the few bridges that cross the water in the park. This used to be a very popular place in the 40's and early 50's. It had a nice hotel. People would come thinking the springs had some kind of healing waters.

Good Day

2012-01-09T11:51:00.001-04:00

Yesterday we had to get up early in order to get to the church service. The Morning services are now starting at 9:45am,which is way to early for us. The good thing about it is that you get out an hour before the other churches. That gives you time to get to the restaurant before it gets crowded. And that we did. This time it was to Kaposey's,a nice small friendly place were they get repeat customers.

After getting home we changed our dressed up clothes for our everyday style to go down to the James E Grey Preserve to do our walking.

We saw these two kayakers on the river. They waved at us as they passed by and commented on what a nice day it was. We agreed with them,it was a nice day indeed.

We also saw these two turtles. They didn't wave or even paid any attention to us. We have never seen anything but the usual bird or turtles here. We haven't even seen a snake,which is ok with us.
We had a nice full day.
I hope you have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

Walkinf

2012-01-07T22:50:00.000-04:00

Yesterday we got back to walking after the cold few days then the dentist appointments. We were back at the John Chesnut Park. It was a nice and not to cool nor to hot of a day.

We were in hopes of seeing more deer,but it didn't happen.

Ditto

2012-01-06T10:00:00.000-04:00

Yeah,thats right. Yesterday was just a repeat of the day before. Nancy was back to the dentist. This will be going on for awhile. She has to have some extensive work in that mouth of hers. So extensive and since we have no dental insurance it will be expensive also. So much that we are going for a second opinion Monday. I have a great health plan with the union where I retired from but,they have no dental on it. I guess they think old people are not suposse to have any dental problems by the time they retire.
We have no plans for today. Which is the way we like it,so we just have to wait and see what happens.
Have yourself a great day.

Busy Day

2012-01-05T10:38:00.000-04:00

Yesterday Nancy went to the dentist to see about her teeth. Well we got there at noon and spent a couple of hours at the dentist. Then of course we had to go to Walmart,where it took up more time. On the way back to the house I stopped in Domino's Pizza and bought the $7.99 3 topping large pizza. It was very good. By then it was time to settle in for some computer and tv time.
A really busy day without doing anything.
I hope you have a great day.

2012-01-03T10:09:00.000-04:00

Christmas and New Years Day is over. So yesterday was the day I took the lights down. I wanted to get started early,because the day was going to get colder. The sun was shining very pleasent working weather.

Spanish moss caused this tree to die out.

Around 2:00pm we thought we would go out to the JB Starkey Park to do some walking. I was thinking it was still nice outside. So in short pants and no jacket off we went. Big mistake,man the wind was cold and that was a very short walk. Feeling much colder than what it really was we came home and stayed put for the rest of the evening.
It was 43° and suppose to be colder tomorrow morning. I know its much colder where you are so stay bundled up and have yourself a great day.

Happy New Year

2012-01-01T09:56:00.000-04:00

I want to wish each one of you a Happy New Year and the best of everything this year. Did you stay up to ring in the new year? I was up watching the various things on tv as I have for many years.
Yesterday I watched a college basketball game. After that our friends Lena and Earl came over from Zephyrhills to visit. After talking for sometime we went to the Golden Corral to have dinner. We ate and talked some more catching up on our lives of whats been happening scine the last time we were together. After getting back to the house Lena and Earl had to leave,it was getting late and Earl is like I am he doesn't like to drive in the dark.
Nancy and I made cabbage rolls after they left and this took up a little more of the evening.
So I guess we had a busy day.
Hope your day is good.

Out & About

2011-12-31T09:32:00.001-04:00

Yesterday we needed to do more walking. So first it was to Port Richey Waterfront Park which is a nice short walk.

As we walked out on the pier we saw this large metal ball. Maybe a New Years eve dropping ball? I saw what may be a bird on top.

So I zoomed in to get a closeup and sure enough it looked like a hawk or osprey keeping close watch. I could also see lights on the ball,so yes it is for New Years eve.

We walked out on the short pier to see if we could spot a manatee or two. No luck in seeing the manatee. From the park we went to the mall to get some added walking in.

By the time we did our walking it was time to eat. We went to Cracker Barrel to eat and use the gift certificate the Mark and Sherry gave us. We had a nice evening meal. This meal was to celebrate our 55th wedding anniversary. It was a day early,but we will be busy today and yesterday was a better time.
We hope every one has a great day.

The Same

2011-12-30T11:58:00.002-04:00

When we looked out at our bird feeder yesterday morning we saw the colorful scene. The photo is not very sharp because I took it through the window screen.
Yesterday was more of the same. We did our walking in the J B Starkey Park. Then it was to Walmart for some groceries. I don't know how,but it seems like we buy more groceries then we eat. I may have to set a trap to see what is taking the groceries. It was another cool 47° this morning. I know you fella's up north tell me how cold it is,but I"m not up north. It's suppose to be warm here in Florida.
We have no plans for today. Nancy wasn't feeling good last night and still not much better this morning. We'll just wait and let it happen.
Hope everyone has a great day.

Different Walking Places

2011-12-28T10:42:00.000-04:00

Yesterday was a gray overcast day with a real cool wind blowing all day long. We did get a that lasted a short time. The weather forcast was for severe thunder storms that never happened.
While Nancy was geting ready for the day,I took the time to grill some steaks with bell peppers and onions. Nancy was wanting the $10.00 pasta special that Pizza Hut has on tuesdays. So the steaks went in the frig,which we will have today. We went walking in three different places. First it was around the park here then to the New Port Richey River Front Park,from there we did some mall walking. On the way home is when we picked up the pasta meal. Actualy this makes us two meals,because its enough to feed four. The rest of the evening we spent in the usual way.

Walking

2011-12-27T09:38:00.000-04:00

The bike has nothing to do with what we did yesterday. I thought since I like to take photos I will just put some on from time to time. If you're like me I like blogs with pictures on them

Here is the trail from the parking lot to the bike trail out in the J B Starkey Park where we did our walking yesterday. We walked the trail 1/2 mile farther yesterday. We ended up walking 6 miles and my legs can tell it this morning. Nancy and I really have to push it at times to do our walking.

The spanish moss has caused some tree's to die out. With rain moving in the morning,we may not get to walk. We will just have to wait and see.

Merry Christmas

2011-12-25T09:44:00.000-04:00

Let me first say a Merry Christmas to all of you and thank you for reading my blog. I have picked up many different readers through the years and a few have let me know. At times the blog gets stale,but it is what we do. So thanks very much for sticking by.

Yesterday we were back down to the John Chesnut Park to do our walking and also to try out my new camcorder/camera combo.

Its the Sony DCR SX85. It will take a little time for me(the old guy) to know about it.

The sun was out nice and bright. Just like the yellow flowers.

Every time we hear a woodpecker we try to find it.

We even saw one rabbit this time. We didn't see any alligators this trip down. As always Nancy and I don't have any plans for the day we just let the day come to us.
Again we hope you have a wonderful day with all of your loved ones.

Running around again

2011-12-24T10:01:00.000-04:00

Yesterday we were out again doing more shopping. Nancy was buying herself some things she wanted in the Bon Worth store and instead of hanging on her side I just stayed in the car. Everything went much better that way,because she was through in a very short time and we were on our way again. It was to Kmart for a few things and mostly to look around. By that time we were getting hungry so it was a stop at the Chili's restaurant where we used the gift certificate that Jeremy and Allison gave us for Christmas. That was all of the gift certificates we had. We had another from Nancy's sister Callie that we used a week ago. Then it was to Walmart for a couple of grocery items. You just can't get out without going to Walmart. After getting back home it was the reading,tv and computer time/
This was the third day in a roll that we have been out late doing the stores thing.

Walk in the Park

2011-12-22T10:44:00.000-04:00

Since it wasn't very hot and a breeze was blowing thru the day we decided yesterday was a good time to go back to the Starkey Park. This is a good place to walk if the sun is not very hot.

Thats right,you have to pay to visit this and all Pasco county parks. They were free up until last year,when the county leaders decided that it would give them a little more money to play with. Its puzzling how our politicians and government can think up ways to get and save money and still are always short of money?

This time of year the clubs and organizations have huge painted signs and Christmas cards through out the park.

We enjoyed our walk again as usual. We are still trying to get in the habit of walking each day.

Mall Walking

2011-12-21T11:55:00.000-04:00

Yesterday after I got ready I went to do some Christmas shopping. I went by myself as Nancy was still making herself beautiful.
First sop was Harbor Freight where I bought a few things that was half price with coupons. Next was to walmart for some presents for that special person.
From there it was to Walgreens for a few items that were on sale and of course use coupons. After getting back home picking up Nancy we went to the mall to do a little walking. Thenit was to Walmart for some groceries. After our dinner I watch a couple of college games while Nancy was reading and on the computer.
It was just a nice slow day.

Good Weekend

2011-12-19T10:51:00.000-04:00

We took a quick trip to Valdosta,Georgia to visit with Allison,Jeremy and the kids to take their Christmas presents and spend a little time with them.

The presents were set under--

the tree to be opened later.

We got to meet Moses the newest member of the family. At 14 weeks old was a good and playful dog.

Allison and Jeremy were as amazed at the presents.

As Hannah and---

Andy
Sunday we all went to church. All four of the grand & great grandchildren were in the program. They all did good with their singing.

After church we went to the favorite local "Smok'n Pig bbq restaurant. Jeremy paid for everyones meal.
We had a great weekend but I have to say that Nancy and I were beat when we got home. We are not used to driving that many miles in a short time. It was worth it though.

Georgia

2011-12-17T08:02:00.000-04:00

After the last few days of doing Christmas shopping and Nancy putting all the things in different packages. We will be going up to Valdosta,Georgia to spend the weekend with Allison,Jeremy and the kids. We will be leaving this morning as soon as we get ready.

Down by Tarpon Lake

2011-12-15T13:05:00.001-04:00

Yesterday we were back at the John Chesnut Park in Pinellas County. Of course this is another of our favorite parks(aren't they all). There is alway a nice breeze blowing in off of Tarpon Lake. Also we usually see some kind of animals here.

As soon as we got out of the car we saw this small gator about four foot long. It looks like the same one that was in the same place the last time we were here.

Oh my belly.
It looks like this squirrel has had too much to eat. Really though we have seen a bunch of these fat squirrels and I think it must be time for the little ones to be born.

Here a couple dunking their heads under water from time to time eating.

The park has several boardwalks along the trails and benches that you can sit to rest or just listen to the birds or creatures thst are around. We had a nice day and a good feeling that we are trying hard to get back into our walking habit.

Not a Jungle

2011-12-14T09:54:00.000-04:00

We did our walking at the James Grey Preserve yesterday. This is one of our many favorite walking places. While its not a jungle,it sure looks like one. The walking trail is along the river and back through a lagoon. This would be a good place to shoot one of those jungle movies.
I will let the photos speak for you.

2011-12-13T15:50:00.000-04:00

Yesterday we went to the library in New Port Richey town to try and get our cards. We were there thursday but didn't have anything showing that our stated address is indeed where we live. They said they would sent each of us a letter and when we get the letter to bring it in. It was supose to show up in the mail monday but didn't come so we went to check on it. Well the reason we didn't get the letter they hadn't mailed it yet. So now it is the old waiting game. On the way to the library I stopped into Harbor Freight to get a couple of things.

We then went to the park at the end of Green Key Road.

This is a nice small park out beside the gulf. Uou can take the boardwalk out for a better view of the gulf waters. When you get to the end there is an elevated platform to look and there is always a good breeze coming in off the water. From there it was to the mall to get a little more walking. Then it was to Walmart as always to buy a few things. It was a nice lazy good walking day for us.

Ho-Hum

2011-12-11T15:11:00.000-04:00

Yeah thats about the way its been going around here. Can't say that there is not any excitement because when you reach a certain age its exciting just to have another day and being able to get out of bed each day. Even with all of the bones in your body aching a little. It was a nice weekend for us. Nancy reading her books and I watching a full day of college basketball games. Seeing the top two ranked teams being knocked off saturday. So now we have a new number one and two.
I hope your day is a good one.

Cool,Maybe Cold

2011-12-08T09:35:00.001-04:00

Nancy and I were real slow getting ready yesterday. We just kept finding small things that we wanted to get done before we went out to face the day. It was finally in the late afternoon before we went out. We started to walk around the park and it was getting darker as we were going. We felt a couple of rain drops so we came back to the house. A good thing,by that time it came a rain and started getting colder by the minute. It was 74° and a couple of hours later it was down to 60°. When the temps get low we have good hot soup for dinner and yesterday evening it sure was soup weather.
This morning when we woke up the temp was 42° so it is safe to say it will be a stay inside day today. We are such wimps.

Pearl Harbor Day

2011-12-07T09:47:00.001-04:00

Yes there's some of us that still remembers and never will forget this day.
The parades and all the things that use to happen on this day seem to be gone as we get older. So please remember all the veterans.
We finally got out to walk. It seems as though we are not doing the walking regular like we use to and we can tell it in our bones when we walk.

We went to JB Starkey Park yesterday to do our walking. It has been a year since we have walked in this park. Boy we are going to have to walk more.
Our body needs the walking.

Neck Hurting

2011-12-04T12:12:00.000-04:00

I did get the windshield curtains finished and they look good. I was going to put them up in the motorhome but Nancy said not to because they would get dusty and the sun may draw out the color.
That is about all I did over the weekend because for some reason I've had a bad neck ache for a couple of days. I'm really kind not with it. I hope it will clear up in a few days.

Oh Me

2011-12-02T09:48:00.000-04:00

Yeah thats what I thought. Waking up yesterday morning and finding that we had no hot water again. So the first thing was to get out in the cold morning air and looking at the breaker outside. Taking the volt meter sure enough no power to the water heater. Taking the front off the breaker box and closer checking I found that the wires and contacts where the breaker connects were all one big mess. Over maybe 40-50 years of use it was time for a new breaker box. The good news is Orchid Lake Park had to call the electrician and bear the cost of all this. The repairman came out and had to put new and larger gauge wiring plus the new box and main breaker. So I guess it all worked out to be a good thing.
I went to Kmart to get sun blocking curtains that were on sale. I bought these for the motorhome. These will be for the windshield. By turning them side ways and putting gromets in they will be good and the right size to fit. It will take four single curtains, the same as the old ones. I finished one of them,hung it up and it looks much better. So three more to go and I will have new windshield curtains for about 1/4 the cost of having to order them.

Work?

2011-11-30T09:45:00.000-04:00

Things are going slow around here. We've not been out to walk in a few days.
I was having problems with the 20amp breaker in the box outside. This breaker goes to the water heater so you can see how that would be a problem.
I thought I had repaired it in that the contacts were not making contact. I squeezed the contacts in but after a day the same thing happened. They have just been to hot and wouldn't hold back in. So yesterday I went to Home Depot for a new breaked and put it in.
Monday we went to Walmart to get our medicines to refill. As usual they for some reason can't get it ready until the next day. In all of our travels we can get the refills in 20 or 30 minutes. But here it always takes longer. I have no idea why?
I'm still enjoying watching the college bastball games in the evening.

Weekend

2011-11-28T09:18:00.001-04:00

Well,lets see what we did this long weekend.
Friday-We did go out to Walmart to get a few things even though it was "Black Friday". By the time we got there the bargin hunters we gone. The store just had the normal crowd. You know,not very many people until you get to the check out. I never could understand how when you are going in the store there is no one checking out but by the time you are ready to check out it seems like everyone else is there at the same time.
Saturday-Was a typical saturday of watching college ballgames.
Sunday-Was church day. After chuch we went to Caposey's for dinner. Caposey's is a small family restaurant that is very friendly with good food a fast service. Most of the customers are regulars.
After dinner we came home and relaxed the rest of the day.

Black Friday

2011-11-25T09:36:00.000-04:00

Yesterday we had a very nice day. Took our time getting ready as usual. I went to Sweetbay and bought a paper to see all the sale ads all the stores were having today. There were a few that looked good but I really don't feel like standing in line and shopping at midnight.
Around 3:00 we went to Barnhills for dinner. It was crowded but not to the point that we couldn't move around easy. There was plenty of turkey,ham and all the sides that you could want. All the food was very good. We came back home for a little tv and computer time,just relaxing the evening away.
Did you get out early enough today or last night to buy that perfect thing that you wanted? We may just stay in today and avoid the crowds,who knows?

Happy Thanksgiving

2011-11-24T09:26:00.000-04:00

I hope each and everyone of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving,with your family or with whomever you are with this day. As you get older you always think back at the times you've had with family and its never the same. Times and things change. The children have their own family now and have moved someplace else. So we have to adjust to the change.
Yesterday we were in a few furniture store looking at the chair that may be suitable for the motorhome. We saw a couple and may check them out again to see if the have a "Black Friday"sale going on. We will not be getting up early to look though,I tried that a few years ago,but not anymore.
We will go out for our dinner today.

Hot Day

2011-11-22T11:52:00.000-04:00

Sunday was a church day. The pastor didn't preach they had a service chaplin as a guest speaker. He had a very good message. After church we came straight home where I enjoyed a college basketball game or two.

Yesterday we went to the James Gray Preserve to do our walking. It was a beautiful day,but it sure was hot. Almost too hot for us to walk.

We're always looking for wild animals but all we saw were these three turtles on a log out in the river. They have posted of the wild life such as deer,wild boar. We haven't seen any of these here.

We like to walk here it is shaded with trees and part of the walk is a boardwalk. Half of the trail is by the river then from the river you go around a lagoon. A good trail were your can get 4 miles of walking wasy.

Hanging Around

2011-11-20T15:12:00.000-04:00

Yeah ,we did go to Sams friday. We sampled a few things,but it was so crowded that we left. From there we ended up at the Port Richey River Front Park where we did some walking. After the walking we went to Golden Corral to eat. Nancy said it was ok but I didn't think to much of it. The last few times I've been to Golden Corral the food hasn't been as good as it used to be.
After eating we went to the mall to do a little more walking. From there it was To Walmart to get a few things. Then it was time to come home a rest the evening away.
Of course saturday was a day of watching college ballgames.

Living

2011-11-18T11:54:00.000-04:00

Yesterday it was just walking here in the park. The main thing though is that we walked. Sometimes at our age it does take an extra effort to get out and walk. Thank you people who visit my blog and leave a comment. It gets hard at times to keep writing, especially when you are not a writer. I admire the people that have blogs and the words come so easy for them. But that me,just a plain old Joe. It is easy when we are on the road going from place to place and have the photos.
Today we will go to Sams Club to see whats going on. I got an email from them that this weekend they will have the holiday tastings. So I hope Nancy will enjoy her lunch at Sams.

Finally-Walking

2011-11-17T11:35:00.001-04:00

Yes,we did it yesterday. We went down to the John Chesnut Park and did some walking,boy are we out of shape.

The first thing we saw was this small gator. It looked like about 4 feet long.

Then it was this heron. It was a nice day with the breeze coming off of the lake.

Then we saw this doe with her fawn. We never get tired of looking at deer. The fawn was always behind the mother or a tree. They learn so quick.

Then this bird drying its wings.

College Basketball

2011-11-16T09:38:00.000-04:00

I like college basketball as much as anyone else,but when it comes on at midnight and runs for 24 hours straight,that is to many games to watch.
I'll admit I did watch a few games. With one starting at 10:00 am.
Did a few things around the house and made a short trip to Sweetbay for a couple of things.

Flea Market Day

2011-11-13T19:57:00.000-04:00

Friday was a day at the flea market. Nancy and I each got one item. Then we took a one time stroll around the flea market. On the way home we stopped at the Hibachi Buffet for a $4.99 buffet lunch. Nancy said it was ok and I didn't think much of it either. Maybe we were just to tired to enjoy it.
Saturday I washed the car,then cut a few more weeds until I saw one too many yellow jackets flying around. I then came inside and watched a few college basketball games. Yes it is that time of year.
Today we were just to lazy for anything. I did manage to grill a couple of pork chops,which tasted good.

Thank you Veterans

2011-11-11T10:22:00.001-04:00

First and formost I would like to thank all of the veterans that make this country what it is today.

Thursday and yesterday was cutting and pulling up weeds,which is no fun. Nancy and I both got our much needed haircuts. Now we look like part of the human race again. Not a lot of exciting things are happening at the moment. Like everyone else at the time just normal living.

Back in Florida

2011-11-09T12:21:00.002-04:00

With everything thats been going on I didn't say that we are in New Port Richey,Florida for the winter. I'm glad to report our grand daughter and great grand daughter are improving each day. The 8 year old is just doing so good its hard to believe. They will see if she can stand and take a few steps today. She is still hurting all over. Our daughter Sherry had to be put in the hospital for exhaustion and dehydration. It all finaly caught up with her.
This has been quit a few days for all of the family.
Nancy and I got all the "stuff" out of the motorhome and inside of the park model. So we will now slowly began to settle down.

Thank You

2011-11-07T08:45:00.000-04:00

I've had several of you that have said you have Amanda and 8 year old Abby in your prayers. I thank you and the prayers are being answered. Amanda who was partially ejected from the auto,was released from the hospital yesterday.
Abby who had more broken bones then I wrote in the blog. Also had broken collar bone and a punctured lung,also a long scare on her face which they stitched up late saturday evening. Then yesterday they set her arm and leg. They also let her wake up to see if she was alert and could tell them if she hurt anwhere that they may have missed. She did fine talking with the doctors. They may take the breathing tube out today.
Thank the Lord and thank you for thoughts and prayers.

Not a Good Day

2011-11-06T09:27:00.000-04:00

Yesterday we went to Jeremy and Allison's for a cook-out and to have a good day. We had the cook-out,the hot dogs were really good with the chili that Allison made. The burgers were good eating also. Everything would have been perfect. But in the middle of it our daughter Sherry called to inform us that her daughter(our granddaughter)had been in an car accident with her 8 year old daughter. So Sherry was on her way to the Morgantown hospital. It was a 3 hour drive. Amanda is doing ok but the little one is in very bad shape. She has broken arm in 3-4 places,broken leg,several broken ribs and a fractured skull. So the evening and thru the night with Sherry keeping us updated we diddn't have a very good day.

WOW

2011-11-05T09:46:00.000-03:00

After getting up yesterday at the Cracker Barrel we had breakfast,got ready. By that time it was afternoon,so over to Sams Club to get a few things. Did we time it right. In Sams they were having the people that have the little stands with the food samples. This is the first time we have seen this many. We sampled so many things that we didn't need to have lunch. After we were through shopping and eating it was time to go over to Walmart which is next door. We did the Walmart shopping plus walking a bit. Then it was back over to Sams Club to park for the evening and overnight. This is where it gets good. Free food,free spot for the night and also I could get on the Sams Club wifi where I was parked. Can't beat that,thanks Sams Club. There where several others that did the overnight here also.
Today we will go over to be with Jeremy,Allison and the great grandkids.

Valdosta,Georgia

2011-11-04T10:47:00.001-03:00

No,thats not snow! Thats a field of cotton. We left Nicks after we had lunch then got on I-75 for a slow trip down to Valdosta. We passed by several large fields of cotton. There seems to be more cotton field then there use to be. Maybe the price of cotton has gone up and they can make a good profit.

I pulled in to the Cracker Barrel,then went inside to ask the manager if they allowed overnight parking. He was a very friendly guy and told me it would not be a problem. I even had a free wifi connection from some place around. There was also a 5th wheel and another motorhome that stayed the night. It was 68° when we went to bed at 11:00pm last night. We had the window at our bed opened. In the middle of the night it started to rain hard so I shut the window because it was coming in on my head. As soon as it quit raining I opened the window back up. After another hour or so I woke up again because my head was getting cold,so I shut the window again. This morning we we got up at 7:00am the temp was 48°. We will be here in Valdosta visiting Jeremy,Allison and the great grandkids Andy and Hannah for a few days.

A Day Out

2011-11-01T10:05:00.000-03:00

Yesterday was a day of running around with Nick. We went from store to store looking for bargins. I did buy a few small things at the hardware store that has great bargins on items that are old or out dated.
Here are a few photo of the trip here.

I use to have one of these VW vans and still like them.

Nice tree lined street in Monticello,Ga

Always traffic on I-75.

Warner Robins

2011-10-31T09:54:00.000-03:00

It was late saturday so we did stay at the Walmart on Zebulon Rd. in Macon.
Saturday it was getting up and ready for the trip to Waner Robins To Nick and Joann's house. As usual they had a good dinner of roast pork and all the sides to fill up my plate too much. We enjoyed an evening of visiting.
Yesterday Nick had breakfast,his delious waffles and pancakes. Again for dinner another large meal. Nick and Joann must think we never eat because they alway fee us so much. Well they fix it I guess we feed ourselves,but how can I turn down all that food.

Plans do Change

2011-10-29T11:53:00.003-03:00

Yes we don't make long range plans. We got to Eatonton,Georgia thursday evening so instead of going out to the Sinclair Lake Campground we settled in at the Walmart for the night. Friday morning we woke up,taking our time to go to the park.

We pulled off the entrance to the park went a short distance to the park and oh no,the gate was shut with a sign that said closed. Man what a bummer. I saw some workers inside the park and asked them what the deal was. They were working on the water lines and had to shut down the park. I asked how long it would be closed,they said about a week. That was really bad. So onward south we go. I was just lucky I could turn around without unhooking the car. In turning around I had to go off the road into the famous Georgia red clay,which got the motorhome and car tires red. Once back on the road I parked where I was and spent the next 1/2 hour cleaning my tires.
We had already made plans to meet up with Jim and Judy Maddox,a nice couple of people we meet a few years back. So I called to explain the situation to Jim and he understood. I'm really sorry I missed meeting up with them.
Last night it was another Walmart and today on the road south again.

Visting

2011-10-27T12:06:00.000-03:00

Yesterday was an all day of visiting. We went over to visit with Sally around 2:00pm. She gave us a short tour of her condo. It is a very nice place with a lot of room. I asked her why she has so much room just for herself.
Don and Linda came over at 6:30pm after they got off of work. Sally ordered up to pizza's for the 5 of us. It was from a local pizza place. The pizza was good and the visiting much better. Way to soon it was time for everyone to leave. After saying our goodbyes we came back to the motorhome at 9:00pm.
Today we are going on south and in a couple of days will be at the National Park Campground,which is located on Lake Sinclair in Georgia.

Lost Again

2011-10-26T12:18:00.000-03:00

Yesterday was another one of those days. We left the Walmart in Asheville and traveled south going to Paris Mountain State Park,South Carolina. That was the direction,but I couldn't find the park. I was following the gps once again,when I saw a sign that says Paris Mountain State Park,turn left. The gps says to go straight. I told Nancy I was going to follow the sign instead of that lady in the little box. So we went down the road where another sign reads 4 miles to the park. I kept going for a long time,longer than 4 miles. Well turn on the gps. What does it say-8 miles to park. Then I decided I would just go into Simpsonville to the Scuffle Town RV Park. Sally and Don,(Nancy's sister and brother) are close to this park and we stayed here around 8 years ago. The park hasn't changed in all that time. The best I can say about it that has full hook-ups.
Today we will meet with Sally,Linda and Don to visit.

Day of Driving

2011-10-25T11:10:00.000-03:00

Yesterday we left the Walmart lot and pointed the motorhome south. Driving at our slow pace along the mountain roads.

We soon saw Tennessee in front of us as we left the state of Virginia.

Tennesse is also mountain road driving. Where is the flat land,all we are doing is going up and down the hills.

There comes another state,North Carolina.

I stopped at the welcome center to pick up a map. The one I had was several years old.

Still big old mountain roads. Travel down I-26 we soon came to Asheville. The traffic was terrible. They are working on the roads and I hit it just when it was quiting time for all the workers in Asheville was on the road. The construction crew had three lanes of traffic choked down to a single lane.
There are two Walmarts in Asheville,I called the one that is suppose to have rv parking. The lady said Walmart didn't own the land and couldn't allow overnight parking. She told me the other one will. After missing a turn and listening to the lady in my gps,which I shouldn't have. She took me on a small street up one of the steepest hills I've ever been on,back down the hill. Then at the end of the sreet was a narrow right hand turn with curbs on both sides just wide enough for a car. All the time the lady is saying left turn and I'm looking at the sign that says no left turn. That lady in the gps box needs to get out more and look at the roads she sends people down. So after some turning and twisting we made it to Walmart. There were six or seven more motorhomes parked for the night. I don't want to drive through down town Asheville anymore.

Guess What?

2011-10-24T09:43:00.001-03:00

The mist saturday morning was slow to rise,but it soon did and we were on our way.
When we drove in to the Walmart lot in South Williamson saturday evening we saw a sign with the wording No Overnight Parking. Once again I go inside to talk with the manager. Customer Service calls the manager and he walks up. I recognize him from where he let us park here two years ago. Now I'm thinking this is good. I say to him I was here two years ago and I would like the same favor of him by him letting me park overnight. He says sure he sees no problem with me parking for the night.
Sunday we went to the church service and the "church homecoming". It was good seeing all the people that we have known down throug the years. It was a good day that had to end much too early. We told each and everyone goodbye,that we had to get on the road. After changing clothes,I was hooking up the car and the outside things while Nancy was doing all the securing of the things inside. Then down the highway heading south.

Driving though the mountains,enjoying what colors that are still on the trees

Coming up the long mountain road out of Jenkins,Kentucky. Its a lot better now that they have the new highway.

Getting to the top of the mountain,starting down the other side and into the state of Virginia.
I drove to the Walmart in Norton,Virginia. the same one where we stayed a couple of night ago.

Uh Oh

2011-10-22T09:51:00.000-03:00

Yesterday was another morning and after taking our time getting ready. Even going in Walmart to walk around,then we were ready to get on the road. We only had 50 mile to go to our next Walmart and over night. Taking my time once we were on the raod,enjoying the color of the trees. Actually they had more colors and looked better than the trees in the Smokies. We finally arrived at the Pikeville,Kentucky Walmart.

Thats when I saw this sign. Uh oh now what are we going to do. I remember reading in the rv forums I read that even though some places that have these signs,if you go in to asked they will let you park. Anyway what do I have to lose,all they can say is no. I went to the customer service desk and asked. They said to ask another lady that she pointed out to me. After asking the lady says yes just one night. Good thats all I was wanting to stay any. So after a good night rest here. We will slowly get ready to travel again. Why not today will be less miles than yesterday.

Walmart Overnight

2011-10-21T09:42:00.000-03:00

Yesterday we did get started at 12:15 so I wasn't very far off of my time. I stopped in Dandridge to top of my fuel tank because the gas was $3.28 a gallon and I thought that I would not get it any cheaper. The weather was heavy clouds and a dark cold day. I saw a Wendys so I says boy a bowl of chili sure sounds good. I got a bowl of chile and Nancy took a crispy chicken sandwhich. The chili is to spicy for her.

Then as we were driving through Webber City the gas at the Food City station had gas at $3.21 a gallon so may as well top off the tank again for that price. Better yet,for some reason when I swipped my Food City card it gave me the price of $3.06 a gallon. In the photo is the fog moving in on a mountain top as we came up.

By the time we got over the top it had cleared up.

This is the scene out the front window were we spend the night at the Norton,Virginia Walmart. It was 33° when we woke up this morning. The sky is clear so I guess thats the reason it so cold. We will take our time getting ready then move on down the road a bit.

It's Time

2011-10-20T09:16:00.000-03:00

Yes it;s time to move again. It rained and the wind was blowing yesterday and all night long. I did stick my head outside a couple of times but not for long. I will have to be outside for some time today getting ready to leave. The power cord has to be disconnect and put away. Then both tanks need to be emptied. The car needs to be hooked up and then we will be on our way. Of course we are not in any hurry and my guess would be around noon time before we get away. I'm hoping to get to the Walmart in Wise,Virginia to settle in for the night,but anywhere between here and there will be all right.

Wind & Rain

2011-10-19T09:49:00.000-03:00

Yesterday we did the laundry. Then picked up Haven when he got home from school. Went to Ci Ci's Pizza where we all ate way more than we should have. We dropped Haven off at his house and after saying our goodbyes to Haven and Cherisa we came back to the motorhome. When we arrived the camping neighbor came over and said it would be a good idea to let my awning up because they have heavy wind warnings. So after getting the awning up we settled in for the night.
There was no wind last night but it did start raining early this morning and the wind has picked up. Thats ok though we have work inside the motorhome to keeps busy in getting ready to leave tomorrow.

Winding Down

2011-10-18T11:36:00.000-03:00

Yesterday will be somewhat like the next few days are going to be. Getting ready to pull out of the campground after 30 days. We have enjoyed our days here,but are disappointed that the leaves did not turn as good as we expected. Never the less we got to see the fall colors. Maybe as we move thru the different states in the next week we can see better colors.

Yesterday we saw our son Joe and said our goodbyes to him. Today we will do the laundry. It is early but we haven't any idea if we will be close to a laundromat on our usual day. After doing the laundry we will pick up our grandson and take him out to Ci Ci's Pizza and let him get stuffed on pizza and the other things they have.

Dollywood Again

2011-10-16T12:43:00.001-03:00

Yesterday went back to Dollywood to be with Jackie,Chris,Tyler and his friend Colton. We had a good time we saw the gospel group,Eternal Vision and the we went to the Pines Theater to see the 50’s show. Then we also saw Guy Penrod. All of the shows were very good. We had dinner at Aunt Grannys with a coupon buy one get one free.

Dollywood is a nice place to go to walk around.

Everywhere you turn there are places to eat and with the variety of foods you’re bound to find something you like.
We had a nice day again with the family.
Our plans have changed from what they were when we got here. We were going to keep going south.but now we will be heading back north. We are going to our church homecoming in Matewan,West Virginia. Which will be Sunday October the 23th.

Rain & Wind

2011-10-14T10:34:00.000-03:00

We did do the laundry yesterday between the rain and wind. On the way back to the motorhome we picked up a pizza from pizza hut. The large pizza with a choice of five topping for $10.00 a pretty good deal.

The sun came out late and gave us a beautiful rainbow. The wind blew all night long and is still blowing somewhat.

At least the rain has stopped and the sun is coming thru the clouds so we are hoping for a nice day.

Haven’s Birthday Party

2011-10-12T07:00:00.000-03:00

Yesterday evening our grandson Haven had a small birthday party. He enjoyed his gifts and the money gifts he really enjoyed getting.

The party was on the overlook above the campground. The view from here is wonderful. You can see a large part of the lake and the mountains for miles. It was cool and misty but all of us had a good time.
Today is once again a trip to the laundromat to do the clothes.

Dollywood

2011-10-11T07:38:00.000-03:00

We went back to Dollywood yesterday. After fighting the traffic to get there we walked around looking at the craftsmen doing their thing.

Getting the liquid out of the cane to make sorgam.

Dollys butterfly

Pumpkin displays thru out the park.

Gatlingburg Nature Motor Trail

2011-10-10T07:42:00.000-03:00

We went on the Motor Nature Trail that starts at light number 8 in Gatlinburg. After getting out of the town part and as you start up the mountain,the narrow one-way road is where the scenery begins.

As it happens when a bear is located everyone stops and take a picture.

Old farm houses and the rock walls. There are several old farm site along the trail.

Be sure to take your camera if you go. Seems like each time you get starting to move you stop to take more photos.

We had another one of many great days.

Busy

2011-10-08T12:35:00.000-03:00

A little busy Thurday and friday working on the water heater. It started thursday afternoon when I went to wash my hands,turning on the hot water and had no flow. So I said maybe time to flush out the tank. Took out the anode rod and saw it was all eat up. So off to Pigeon Forge to Jimmys to get the anode rod. Coming back thinking of the task ahead,it hit me "OH NO" I forgot to turn of the power when I let the water out of the tank. When I got back to the motorhome I checked the heating element and sure enough it had burnt and popped. It was late so everything back together until the next day.
Friday: Of the Lowes to get an heating element,anyway cutting it short the water heater is working now.
Saturday:Football games today.

Hanging Around

2011-10-05T09:54:00.001-03:00

How is this for a cool looking morning. The sun on the water warming it to make a mist.

Monday we did get out to the laundromat. It was a different laundromat because the one we usually go to wasn't getting the clothes clean enough. On the way back to the house we had dinner at Logan Roadhouse. The meal was good and filling. Of course it was the special 2 for $14,99. From there it was to Big Lots where Nancy got her some bath products that she can't find anywhere else. The ones she got she can't find in other store because they are discontinuing them,so when she can find the products she loads up. After we go back to the motorhome we walked a little bit.
Yesterday was one of those staying in days. Nancy has some kind of virus so she didn't feel like getting out. It is good to just be plum lazy some days.

Normal Weekend

2011-09-26T10:58:00.000-03:00

About as normal as it can be. Not really,our grandson Haven spent the weekend with us. Friday was the laundry day and after that we picked up Haven. Then we went to Ci Ci's Pizza where Nancy,Haven and myself ate way to much. We got back to the motorhome,did a little walking.
Saturday was the usual college football day for me. I did find the time to grill up some steaks. That with a few sides that Nancy prepared made a good dinner.
Yesterday was a lazy day of getting ready and going to Wendys for a small dinner with Cherisa. After our dinner we said our goodbyes to Haven and Cherisa. We stopped at Kroger for some groceries. Then we settled in for the evening. A nice weekend visit with Haven.

Rain

2011-09-23T09:49:00.000-03:00

It rained on and off most of the day yesterday. After we had our showers we went into Pigeon Forge to the Belz Mall to do our walking. This is a very nice mall,but for some reason not many people come here to shop. Looking at the prices on the clothing in the stores they have good prices. As we were walking I had to go into the Coleman Camping Store. They were having a Truckload Sale on most of the equipment. We didn't buy anything. Then We went into the Black & Decker Store. Again nothing that we wanted to buy. We came back to the motorhome and had left overs for dinner. Cherisa and Haven came out to see us later in the evening. We are going to pick Haven up when he gets home from school. He will be spending the weekend with us. Today is another laundromat day for us.

Hanging Around

2011-09-18T09:43:00.000-03:00

Hanging around the campground for the next few days until its time to move again. Friday we did some more walking. Empting the grey water tank into a 6 gallon jug to take to the dump station. No grey water dumping are allowed on the ground here.
Yesterday was a busy day for me? I watched college football games all day long. I get tired watching the games,but it sometihing I enjoy doing. So there you have it. No exciting but what we are doing.

9-11

2011-09-11T09:58:00.000-03:00

Lets all remember ten years ago on the date what happened and each one always be on guard.
Yesterday was another good day for us. Well it started out at what I thought was going to be a day of working on my generator. I went out to start the generator,it usually takes one or two pulls on the cord. I pulled and pulled but it wouldn't fire or sputter. Man,oh no I thought what now. So I took out the spark plug thing it may be bad. No,it looked good but dry,uh huh not getting any gas. The I notice and said to myself,how did you forget to do that. Yeah I didn't move the lever over to choke it. Put the spark lug back in and tried starting it the right way. Two pulls on the cord and ignition it started.
We went over to Vicki's and then all of us went to the China Dragon Buffet for a late lunch. Thank you Vicki I enjoyed being with you and family.
From lunch we went out to the Arboretuim to see the bird out display they had. We had a tough time getting to it because the crowd from the football game had the traffic in a mess. After viewing the bird houses and walking around we went to Vicki's place where we sat around talking and watching television. It was a good day.

Lexington,Kentucky

2011-09-10T09:37:00.000-03:00

We got away yesterday around 12:22pm. The short trip of 89 miles to Lexington was a nice trip,we even saw some sunshine for the first time in 5 days. I went to the Horse Park to empty the tanks on the motorhome then it was to the Walmart for the night. We went over to Vicki's for a good visit and to have a Little Caesar's pizza. After getting back to the motorhome I watched tv for a while and Nancy read one of her many books.

Moving On

2011-09-09T09:21:00.000-03:00

Yesterday was one of those stay around the motorhome day. We did get over to Jackie's house for a visit and a good meal of spaghetti. Everyone can't fix,well can't fix spaghetti the way I like it. Jackie is one of a few that can. I'm not fond of most of the restaurant that have spaghetti.
Today it is time to move on down the road. We have had a great time here and like so many times in our travels the time to leave is a little sad but,we have to keep going. We will be visiting Vicki for a few days.

Made It

2011-09-02T12:54:00.000-03:00

We got a late start yesterday but after a rough ride on I-64 we did cross over into Kentucky. We stopped at the Big Kmart in Grayson, While Nancy was inside looking around I took the time to clean the windsheild of the motorhome. I then went inside to look around. We didn't buy a thing.

After pulling off at exit 137 we went to Walmart to get a few things for the weekend. This is where we saw what was a home made vehcile. It has a body of an airplane. We stopped in Morhead and ate a bite before going on the Jackie's house. This weekend will be busy and fun filled.

Tme to Move

2011-09-01T00:14:00.000-03:00

We've not been doing anything special,just visiting and going out to eatand that is very special to us. Don,Justin and I did go ou to watch a jv football games this evening. Don's grandson plays for the Hurricane team and they won the game. This is the first game I have been to watch in years.
Tomorrow we will be traveling into Kentucky to see Jackie and it will also be our family reunion time. This is always a good time for everyone. I think this year there will be around 30 of us. It will be a little down this year.

More Visiting

2011-08-28T22:00:00.001-03:00

We did get Jackie and was back in a short time of 5 hours. I drove the car mush faster than I do the motorhome. We had a nice visit friday evening. Saturday Callie and Jim came over from Princeton for the day. Don,Jim and I went to the flea market to walk and look around. Jim bought a dozen of leather gloves and I bought a Saber hunting knife that is made in the USA. Nancy has been wanting me to get a knife for when we go walking in the woods She must think I'm Tarzan or a jungle man because she said if I needed to defend us in the woods at least the knife would be better than my hands.
Today Don and I traveled to Crum,West Virginia a 75 mile trip where he is the preacher. After we came back home,Christine,Jackie's daught was there to take Jackie back home. Peach,Don,Nancy and I went to Ginovanni's to eat.
We had a very nice weekend.

Traveling Today

2011-08-26T09:30:00.000-03:00

We will be on the road today,not in the motorhome but the car. We will be going to get Nancy and Peach's sister Jackie and bringing her to visit for a few days. We all get together like this when we are visiting Peach and Don. Don's a/c is going but he had to call the a/c tech out to get it going. It seems as though the transformer we put on may have been a bad one,because the tech said we had it connected up the right way.

Busy

2011-08-24T09:16:00.000-03:00

Not a usual day for me yesterday. Don and I were busy trying to get his air conditioner working. After trying a few things we thought we had found the problem when we checked the transformer and saw that it had shorted out. But after changing it out the a/c still would not start. So there is a few more things we will check and try. We did get time to run to Pizza Hut and pick up a tuscani pasta,which is the tuesday special. I hope we can get the a/c working soon because the temps are going to be in the 90's for the next week.

Rough Road

2011-08-23T09:38:00.000-03:00

After several place of construction on I-64 which is a toll road in West Virginia and is called the West Virginia Turnpike. I don't think the toll booths will ever come off of the road,a very rough road. The thing that surprised me was when we passed a sign that said we were now at the end of the Turnpike the road became very smooth and not bumpy. Toll road bumpy,no toll smooth road,figure that one out?

Soon we came to Charleston and passed the Capitol building of West Virginia. From there it was 1/2 an hour to our destination. We had a good trip today,as good as it good be with the rough road that did a good shaking of the motorhome.

Moving Day

2011-08-22T09:12:00.000-03:00

Saturday-----

Saturday was a day of just taking our time most of the day then we went to Kay and Gary Nelson's very nice home for a wonderful dinner. The dinner was our first Thanksgiving dinner of the year. Well thats what we called it anyway, We had turkey w/ dressing,green beans,mashed potatoes w/ gravy and a salad with more things in it then I could count. Everything tasted so good,Kay is a great cook. That was topped off with home made key lime pie. The only thing that out did that was our visit and conversation with Kay and Gary. The years without seeing our friends end up with nonstop talking.
Yesterday it was church day. After church we found ourselves up in Mark and Sherry's house for dinner,which was breakfast. We had eggs,ham,bacon,sausage,hash brown potatoes,gravy,biscuits and coffee it was all good.
Then yesterday evening it was church again and after church we went to Bob Evans for a snack.
It was a very nice and pleasant weekend.
Today is moving time,we will be going to visit Nancy's sister Peach and husband Don.

Matoaka,West Virginia

2011-08-20T06:50:00.001-03:00

Big catfish tournament in the hills. I'm sure there will be a lot of catfish frying next week end.

The town of Matoaka,West Virginia is like hundreds of coal towns in the state where coal was king and the towns were filled with shoppers,but now more the building are run down,broken windows in the upstairs where people used to live.

The town had more than one dentist.

Some of the stores have old things for sale,like this old surveyor tripod.

Old gas stove that looked almost new.

The town Hardware Store in the building on the right.

Do you remember when the family had one of these new washing machine and your mother would be in the kitchen or on the back porch washing the clothes?

Then they had the newer ones.

And newer yet.

This is the front of an old church. Notice the two sets of steps and the two doors on the front of the church. The men would use one side and the women would use the other side.

A nice sky at the end of another nice day of sightseeing.

Good Cook-out

2011-08-17T11:54:00.000-03:00

Yesterday evening we went with Sherry and Mark to a cook-out where we had hot dogs,a very good salad and more then a few desserts. The cook-out was for the Calvary Baptist Church group of people that are just down right friendly.

The cook-out was at the home of host Brenda and Ron. I didn't ask but there was really no need to. Who is your college team? With all the WVU things around I would say that was the home team for Brenda and Ron. Nancy and I had a good time and felt very welcome

Old Friends

2011-08-16T09:12:00.001-03:00

Sunday evening we had to move the motorhome from where we were parked because the trash dumpsters was behind us and the garbage truck was coming early monday. So yesterday after the garbage truck ran we moved the motorhome back to were we have been parked all week. The day was a usual day.

Yesterday evening Mark,Sherry,Nancy and myself met with Kay and Gary Nelson at Chico's Mexican Restaurant for dinner. We had a very good tasting meal and then spent the next couple of hours talking about old times and what has been happening in our lives for the last 20 years. I wrote in the blog a couple of days ago that it had been 8 years since we had seen them. Boy,time does indeed fly by the older your get. We all left the restaurant and stood outside for almost another hour still talking away. Thanks Gary and Kay for a very,very nice dinner and a better evening together. Nothing like good times with good friends.

Church and Dessert

2011-08-15T09:13:00.000-03:00

Yesterday was church day. We went to church at Calvary Baptist Church where we are parked and our son-in-law Mark Wood is the Pastor. We heard a very good message from Mark and also met some very nice and friendly people that attend the church. After church we had a good dinner consisting of roast beff the Sherry had prepared using the crock pot,ummm it tasted gooood.
Then in the evening it was back to church then afterwards we went out for dessert to Bob Evans,it was a very good day.

Hanging Around

2011-08-14T06:53:00.001-03:00

We haven't been doing anything the last couple of days. Sherry hasn't felt good so we have just been visiting with her which is a good enough for us. We can't be out exploring everyday,we have to rest up some ourselves.