Living In An RV

As there is so little to talk about, I have skipped Monday in the hopes of finding enough content to bother with the blog. Every day is so much like the one before that it is hardly worth blogging about. So, from here on out, I am only going to blog when something interesting happens.

The recent snowfall dumped several inches here at the park. It has restricted dog walking as there is also a layer of ice under the snow making it a little treacherous for an old man like me to walk especially with Mikey tugging all the time. We haven’t walked in a couple of days, and it does increase the cleanup work indoors.

Thank goodness the snow is starting to melt and has disappeared where there is no shade, and the sun can do its thing.

My next-door neighbor was on his RV roof shoveling the snow off. I let mine melt and run off as I wouldn’t trust myself up there. I have enough trouble walking around on the ground when there is no snow. We haven’t been out walking with the dogs for the same reason. Too much ice on the ground although it is melting fast.

I sat and worked on the blog and wondered what to do for the rest of the day. We didn’t make the mailbox yesterday so maybe we can take a walk to it later today.

Today is two days after my 90th birthday and I don’t feel a bit older than I did yesterday. I was very grateful for those that took the time to send me Birthday wishes and for Delores for putting on the party. I hope there are at least a few more to come, birthdays and parties.

I very reluctantly rolled out of bed. It was nice and warm under the covers cuddling a couple of dogs and other than the fact that I had to “Go”, I had no reason to get up. In the end Nature won out, and I crawled out of bed. I happened to glance at the clock, and it said it was almost 12:00. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. How on earth did I manage to sleep so late and how come the dogs didn’t awaken me?

I harnessed up the dogs and we went out walking. Summer was being her usual ornery self and I could tell she didn’t really want to walk anyway. But needs must and out the door we went. We didn’t walk far, enough for them to do their thing then it was back to the RV for breakfast all around.

I sat down in front of the computer and worked on the blog bringing it up to date or at least as far as today has gone so far. The day slipped on by, and I decided to go grocery shopping as I was in need of a couple of important things. Back at the RV, I put everything away and took the dogs out walking. When we got back, I wandered over to visit the girls who had taken to hanging out in The Commons. BJ had finally quit work, and they had a big bottle of wine which I helped them drink. They are planning on moving to a different property very shortly away from this park. Very soon, it will be just Delores, and I left of the original group. Such is life especially when you are talking about living in an RV as they are built to travel.

I spent the evening with the girls’ watching movies and drinking wine and enjoying each other’s company. I finally wandered back to my RV as another day came to a close.

I awoke to a nice bright cheerful morning. The wind had a bit of a chill to it, but my camp site jacket was enough to take care of it. As we usually do, I harnessed up the dogs, and we wandered around the campsite. As we wandered around, we didn’t see anyone dog walking or otherwise.

Back in the RV, I fixed us all breakfast and sat down to work on the blog while I ate my cornflakes. Food is getting to be a problem as not much appeals to me anymore. I had nothing planned for the day, but something will turn up as it always does. If not. I will listen to an Audiobook and lounge around as I always do.

I decided that there were a couple of things I needed from Tractor Supply so without further ado. I hopped in the Jeep for the short trip to that store. On the way up, I thought of a couple more things I needed but had to drive in to the HEB located in town. On the way home, I stopped for a Latte.

The rest of the day was spent dog walking or listening to an Audiobook as not much is happening around here as we anticipate the upcoming cold front.

Living in an RV Henly RV Park Friday 01/23/2026

It was a dull and cloudy day when I finally crawled out of bed. I glanced at the clock and couldn’t believe what I was looking at. The clock said that it was almost 12:00 pm and we had managed to sleep the morning away. I checked my phone just to check and sure enough; it told me the same time. I haven’t slept that late in forever.

Without further ado, I harnessed up the dogs and took them out for a walk, and I could almost see the look of relief on their faces as the hit the grass. We wandered around the park as we usually do before heading back to the RV for breakfast all round.

There was a knock on the door accompanied by frantic barking from Mikey and Josh was standing there. We have a freeze warning for this evening as the temperature is supposed to drop to below freezing and will stay that way for the next few days. Josh hooked up my heated hose and wrapped the pipes and faucet to prevent freezing. I thanked him profusely for his help and he moved on to the next RV.

I worked on the blog, but my mind was on the upcoming weather. I hope we don’t have a hailstorm as I have had to replace both my last RV and my Jeep because of hail damage.

I glanced at the clock and because we got up so late, it showed it to be almost 4:00 pm as the day rapidly disappears. I have no plans other than to stay warm. This coming week is really going to be a test for all of us.

Today is two days after my 90th birthday and I don’t feel a bit older than I did yesterday. I was very grateful for those that took the time to send me Birthday wishes and for Delores for putting on the party. I hope there are at least a few more to come, birthdays and parties.

I very reluctantly rolled out of bed. It was nice and warm under the covers cuddling a couple of dogs and other than the fact that I had to “Go”, I had no reason to get up. In the end Nature won out, and I crawled out of bed. I happened to glance at the clock, and it said it was almost 12:00. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. How on earth did I manage to sleep so late and how come the dogs didn’t awaken me?

I harnessed up the dogs and we went out walking. Summer was being her usual ornery self and I could tell she didn’t really want to walk anyway. But needs must and out the door we went. We didn’t walk far, enough for them to do their thing then it was back to the RV for breakfast all around.

I sat down in front of the computer and worked on the blog bringing it up to date or at least as far as today has gone so far. The day slipped on by, and I decided to go grocery shopping as I was in need of a couple of important things. Back at the RV, I put everything away and took the dogs out walking. When we got back, I wandered over to visit the girls who had taken to hanging out in The Commons. BJ had finally quit work, and they had a big bottle of wine which I helped them drink. They are planning on moving to a different property very shortly away from this park. Very soon, it will be just Delores, and I left of the original group. Such is life especially when you are talking about living in an RV as they are built to travel.

I spent the evening with the girls’ watching movies and drinking wine and enjoying each other’s company. I finally wandered back to my RV as another day came to a close.

I awoke around the usual time and as we usually do, first order of business was to take the dogs out walking around the park. Even though my 90th birthday was yesterday, I didn’t feel any older and walking was no more difficult than it was the day before. The couple of people that I met on the walk all shouted a belated “Happy Birthday” to me.

I had a few chores to do around the RV and then decided to go into town. I needed some groceries and I wanted to replace the missing floor mat, you know, the one that blew off the Jeep!

The drive in was as it normally is, quiet and peaceful. On the way in, I kept my eyes open for the mat that I lost yesterday but with no luck. I can kiss that one goodbye. In town, I did some grocery shopping in HEB and then made my way to Walmart’s and after much searching, found a mat that really appealed to me.

The drive home was plain sailing, and we arrived back to two very happy little dogs who immediately wanted to go out walking. So, as we usually do, we harnessed up and wandered around before returning to the RV for the evening meal. Then, I watched a couple of movies until almost midnight before wandering off to bed.

Today is my Birthday and I have reached the grand old age of 90. Considering everything, I feel pretty good. Of course, I have the odd ache and pain, who doesn’t? I walk two or three times a day with my two faithful buddies, Mikey and Summer and on the whole, life is very good.

I had already decided that Summer was going to the groomers as she was a bit of a mess. Her hair had grown so long that she could barely see plus she had built up a wall of poop around her backside which had hardened and was very uncomfortable for her.

Mikey and Summer piled into the Jeep, and we made the short trip to the groomers. Mikey was just along for the ride as Summer was the main focus of this exercise. He stayed in the Jeep as I checked Summer in at the desk.

We drove back to the RV, and I settled down working on the blog and taking Mikey out walking. A couple hours later, I received a call from the groomers that Summer was ready to go home. Mikey and I picked her up and Mikey was as pleased to see her, as was I. She looked pretty sharp with her new haircut, and I could even see her eyes.

Back in the RV I was doing some house cleaning by taking up the rugs to sweep under them and at the same time, I hosed them off and hung them outside to dry. One of them was hanging on the carryall on the Jeep and I completely forgot about it when I went in to pick up Summer. It is probably the other side of the world right now as the wind must have blown it somewhere. Good luck to whoever finds it as it is in good shape. On the other hand, now I got to buy another one. Maybe, I could do without that one. There’s a thought. That idea didn’t work out as it is the main rug from the door into the RV, so it is the one that does the most cleaning.

The rest of the day was spent either sitting around listening to an Audiobook or dog walking until the evening when Delores had set up a small birthday party over in the Commons to celebrate my birthday. It was a lot of fun as the attendees included young kids and older people like me. Thanks Delores.

It was another beautiful morning when I finally rolled out. There was a bit of a chill in the air, but my jacket took care of that. As usual, first order of the day after the cold water on the face routine for me to wake me up, was to harness up the dogs to go walking. Summer had other ideas and was still fast asleep, so Mikey and I went out around the park. When we got back, she was still sleeping so we left her alone so she could wake up in her own time, which, incidentally, was as soon as I started to prepare the dog’s breakfast. Not only did she eat what I gave her, she also ate some of mine. Then she found one of her hidey holes and promptly fell asleep again. What a life even for a dog.

I sat at the table and worked on the blog finishing and posting yesterday and starting on today. I’m afraid that the blog is getting very monotonous as there is nothing much of interest going on. We are at that point where every day is almost the same as the one before and anything special can be as simple as a trip to HEB. I’m not complaining as I am very glad to be alive and active even if it is a bit boring.

The day was a bit boring with nothing much going on in the park. We did our usual walking as much as we could and even got Summer out to join us. As usual, the evening was spent watching first a soccer game and then a horror movie until it was almost midnight which was a signal for the three of us to go to bed, Mikey and me in the actual bed and Summer somewhere in the living area on the floor.

It was a chilly but sunny day when we went out for the first walk of the day. For once, we were up early at least for us. As we usually do, we just wandered around the park not seeing any other campers. This time, Summer had joined us on the walk, but she is a very reluctant walker and prefers to go at her owns pace which is “barely moving”.

I had planned to have the dog’s haircut, but when I checked, the groomers were closed today so that idea went out the window. Next week, there is always “next week”. We adjourned back indoors and I made coffee for me and fed the dogs some of the new stuff I had bought and was trying out. For once, both dogs liked it and ate it all.

I fixed coffee for myself and found something to munch on while I worked on the blog which I brought up to date and then looked around for something else to get up to. The clock showed it to be 1:05 pm. We had no plans and didn’t need anything from the store, at least so I thought so it looked like being another quiet day.

Then I remembered that I needed to make a “poop stick”. and made that fast run to Tractor Supply and bought a wooden broom handle although it won’t be attached to a brush or be used for sweeping. No, this time, I am borrowing a trick that the experienced RV owners use. RVs are not like a house and even though they have a flush capability and are attached to the sewer, the contents don’t go directly down the drain and into it. On the way, it goes into a holding tank and then periodically, with the help of the owners, gets emptied into the sewer. Don’t forget that RVs are made for travelling. Sometimes, what happens is that all of the fluids in the tank drain off leaving the residue of hardened poop which blocks the outlet. If the owner is not paying attention, this can lead to a flood inside the house which is not nice. It happened to me once when we first started RV’ing and now I pay attention and make sure to drain the tanks as needed. Periodically, the poop will harden up under the fluids causing the afore mentioned blockage hence the need for a “poop stick”. Incidentally, by putting a foot on the flush pedal and with the aid of a flashlight, you can see the contents of the holding tank and the fluid levels. That is, if you are interested!

The purpose of the broom handle is to open the drain and break the blockage up with it. Usually, once it is broken, it will start to flow again as it should. Until the next time. If you put your foot on the flush pedal and hold it down, with the aid of a flashlight you can see down into the tank and see it’s condition…Interesting subject but it is an insight as to the sort of things that RV’ers have to be on the watch for.

We spent the rest of the day either taking dog walks, visiting the girls in the Commons or listening to an Audiobook.

Living in an RV Henly RV Park Sunday 01/18/2026

I slept really well and very reluctantly crawled out of bed to face the day. We had a first last evening as Summer decided that she liked being on the bed and spent the entire night with us. She was also the last one off it this morning. I hope she decides that she likes it enough to stay sleeping with us.

Me and Mikey went out walking as Summer, having discovered the bed is a good place to sleep, didn’t want to get up. We left her and wandered around and needless to say, when we got back, she was ready to go. I harnessed her up and the three of us wandered around again.

Then it was back to the RV where we experimented on several different things for breakfast, most of which were ignored. Even my corn flakes didn’t taste very good and neither did the coffee. I gave up on breakfast as a bad job and turned my attention to writing the blog. As it was not yet 1:00 pm and nothing had happened. it didn’t take long to play “catch up”.

I looked around for something else to get up to and not having much luck, had to resort to the good old standby, of listening to an Audiobook. It could be worse as I could just sit here and stare into space or, heaven forbid, drop off to sleep in the middle of the day. We haven’t reached that point yet, thank goodness.

The day passed and we went out for that final walk of the day and brought in the bird feeders. Incidentally, after much debate and thought, I have decided that with the exception of the feeders high up in the tree or off the deck, again high up and out of deer reach, I will hold off on setting out as many feeders as I have been. Let’s see if that helps the rat problem. There will be no more loose seed, just seed cakes. That should take care of spillage and hopefully persuade the rats to stay away.

I had a bit of a restless night because the heating unit that has been giving me problems decided to continue to do so and fired up in the early morning hours blasting me wide awake like a shot from a gun. It was really loud and noisy, but I decided to roll over and see what happens. I put my head under the covers to shield me from the noise of the fan motor until I could stand it no longer when I got up. It was around 4:30 am and the fan had been blasting away for more than an hour already which of course, had kept me wide awake.

I got up and threw on some clothes all the time hearing the literal roar of the fan and looked to see what I could do, which was not very much. As far as I could see, I had two choices and they were to listen to the noise or try to turn the fan off altogether which meant losing the heating system. In the end, that was what I managed to do.

I got out my two portable heating units and set them up. They would keep the temperature at least above freezing. The early morning sun was also a big help as it shone into the RV.

I managed to doze off as the morning rolled around but was still very conscience of all of the noise. We went out walking mainly because it was much quieter walking around the park than listening to the fan.

I had an appointment with my Dentist and jumped in the Jeep to make the drive into Austin. My original Dentist had long retired and most of the work was done by others. The ladies of the Staff remembered me and gave me lots of hugs which really made the trip worthwhile. I spent almost two hours in the chair as they worked on cleaning my teeth, I have to go back May 21st as there is one tooth that might need additional treatment. The Dentist Office is right in the middle of downtown Austin and was a hair razing trip and I am glad I don’t have to make that trip very often.

The drive home was uneventful, and I stopped for a Latte along the way. I got a warm welcome from the dogs when I got home, and they demanded to go walking which we did.

The afternoon and evening were passed in the usual way.

Living in an RV Henly RV Park Friday 01/16/2025

I felt no worse for the actions of the previous night even though, I had been awake since about 3:00 am. I haven’t been up that early since I don’t know when and I am sure, the dogs were really wondering what was going on. It was a nice bright, sunny day and I could feel the warmth of the sun through the RV windows as we went out for that first walk of the day.

We wandered around the park but didn’t get to meet up with any of my neighbors. My leg felt a lot better and only twinged occasionally, so I didn’t mind walking.

Then, it was back indoors to work on the blog. The fan unit was switched off as it was bright and sunny outside. The wind had dropped and it has the makings of a fine day.

I worked on the blog and brought us up to date which wasn’t hard as nothing had happened so far. I really do lead a dull and boring life, but I like it that way.

I took the dogs out again and noticed that Peggys car was parked by The Commons so I took the dogs back home and wandered over to spend some time with Peggy. I knew that BJ was at work so she would be alone. We sat and chatted for an hour or so before I took my leave back to my RV.

The day passed as they always do. We would all be in big trouble if they didn’t…We went out for that final walk and then it was back to the RV for the evening and to shut up the outside shop.

Incidentally, James told me that the bird feeders are one of the causes of my rat problem and that I shouldn’t feed the birds except by using seed cakes that do not drop seed all over the place. I bring them in at night anyway. Pity as I really enjoyed watching the birds although I do have four seed feeders that hang two in the trees and two off the deck which I will still keep.

The rest of the day passed in the usual way with dog walks and a lot of sitting around listening to an Audiobook for a bit before turning on a good movie on the idiot box.

Another day another dollar as the saying goes although I haven’t seen too many of them lately. The main thing is good health and keeping the brain occupied. My problem is that I have trouble finding the brain part which is why I write this blog. At least it is getting used a bit.

The big news is of course trying to find the missing keys which have somehow disappeared. I can’t drive the Jeep because I can’t start it. Come to that, it is locked anyway. The rest of today will be the continuance of the search. Such a pain in the butt. If only I had done this or if only I had done that. Hindsight is such a wonderful thing…

Word got out of the loss and before long, several campers were walking the parks grassy areas where I had walked the dogs to try to locate them. Very grateful to my camping buddies for diving in.

I had an appointment with both the Bug man, and the Rodent control person to come out and apply their treatment in and around the RV, which they both did.

As it began to get dark, I spent some time with The Girls sitting in The Commons drinking beer and watching a movie. I brought in the bird feeders as another day came to an end.

The blog is all over the place and I am not sure why. As there are so few followers, I have decided to stop worrying about it and will let the blogs take up whatever position in the chain as they fall. Quite honestly, I don’t know why they are so mixed up as I write everyday with the next date for each one that is on the calendar. My apologies to the half a dozen readers that do happen to follow along. I thought that I was up to date with the blog except for yesterday but apparently, the computer thinks different and there are several gaps in what I see on the screen.

The most important item was that James came out and worked on trying to eliminate the rodents and repairing the damage they had done, James is a big man, and he spent a couple of hours laying on his back under the RV as he worked on repairing the damage and putting rodent poison everywhere. Of course, this is at least the second maybe third time that I have paid exterminators to eliminate the varmints, but they keep coming back, stupid things. I haven’t seen any visible signs of them inside the RV as the damage they cause is under the floor. The word I received is that they are coming back for the birdseed that falls on the ground from the feeders and so far, I have two directives to eliminate feeding the birds from at least two of the companies and my personal advisor… Darn, I really enjoy watching the birds

James eventually finished the work this time around and I paid him so he could go on his way to the next project followed by my thanks. He is still a very flexible man to contort his body to get to some of the places the rats are in. Most of his work is done laying on his back to get to where he needs to make a treatment. I was right alongside figuratively speaking trying to help in my own small way like handing him tools and such. BTW, I wouldn’t want his job, and it doesn’t matter how much is the pay.

My knee is still very sore, and I can just about walk enough to give the dogs exercise. Be glad when it stops hurting so I can go back to being more active. The rest of the afternoon was spent in very short trips around the RV walking the dogs and doing a lot of sitting around feeling sorry for myself.

Living in an RV Henly RV Park Wednesday, January 14th, 2026

I managed to have a fairly good night’s sleep even with the bum knee. I just had to be careful when I turned over or needed to “go”. which is at least a couple of times a night, sometimes more. Can’t “hold it” like I used to especially if I have had a couple bottles of beer Another one of the rewards for growing old.

.I managed to crawl out around 8:30 thinking that I had a doctor’s appointment. A bit more research when I was up and wide awake revealed that the appointment is for tomorrow.

We went out for a short walk around the Commons so at least the dogs had some exercise. My knee was still sore but not as bad as yesterday, Hopefully, it is on the mend. It really needs to be replaced like the left one, but I don’t want to go through that again.

Back in the RV, I fixed breakfast of corn flakes, but it didn’t go down very well so I gave it to the dogs. Even the coffee tasted off so I guess I must be the problem.

I continued to work on the blog and brought it up to date and then wondered what to do for the rest of the day. It was only 12:30 pm and a lot of day to go. I sat there thinking of my options and really couldn’t come up with anything except a trip into town for groceries and even that was not immediately necessary. (I still had several of the tiny bottles of wine…)

I was having problems with the Heating/Air Conditioning unit in the RV and spent some time fiddling around with it to no avail. It comes on but will not switch off as the thermostat tells it to. Another thing for James to look at.

It was a quiet day and so I decided to go to the HEB and do some shopping. I said goodbye to the dogs and drove to the store spending an hour wandering around and admiring all of the goodies several of which ended up in my basket. It’s hard to resist when whatever it is, staring you in the face

I got out of there and made my way back to Dripping Springs and the campground and was met by two very eager little dogs who were ready to go walkies. They helped me put groceries away and then out the door we went to wander around the campsite.

The rest of the day was spent in putting away the groceries and listening to an Audiobook plus of course, more walkies and the evening meal. I watched a good movie on the TV and as usual. managed to go to bed around midnight.

As usual, the night was all too short. I could change that by going to bed earlier instead of around midnight as I usually do but what the heck! My problem is that I watch movies and as they usually end at that time, my fate is sealed. Only very occasionally do I have to get up early for anything and so, I don’t. Most days, I have nothing planned anyway. I am pretty lazy in my old age although I try to make sure that we cover at least a mile a day walking the dogs.

As usual, we went out walking around the park going nowhere in particular and managed to cover a mile for that first walk of the day. The Bugmaster is scheduled to come at 2:00 to try to take care of the bug problem.

I fixed me and the dog’s breakfast although there’s was different than mine. They helped me eat mine anyway. Good job they don’t like coffee as they would probably want me to share that too.

I discovered that I had a leak in the water system…again and called James to come out and fix it. He came and worked on it but after he left, it started leaking again so I turned the water off. I called James’s back, and he said he would be back out in the morning. Incidentally, I called the Bugmaster back and cancelled his appointment until we get the water problem fixed, hopefully tomorrow.

Incidentally, the Girls have been hanging out in The Commons because the TV in their RV is broken. Peggy has handed in her notice and BJ is on Christmas break. When she goes back to work, she only has 12 more days before she too retires. I usually wander over and hang with them for a bit just to spend time together. Sad to say, our visits will be infrequent after they have moved.

The rest of the day was spent in the usual way.

It was cloudy when we went out for the first walk of the day. As we usually do, we wandered around the campground so that the dogs could enjoy all of the new overnight smells to get the day started. To me, it smelled the same as yesterday

Back in the RV, I fed the dogs their first meal of the day while I had a couple of pieces of toast and the all-important coffee which got me going. Then, I worked on the blog bringing it up to date and wondered what the rest of the day would bring. Incidentally, the blog is getting very repetitious as the days are so similar. I could probably copy the last day and just change the date and get away with it. Who am I kidding as the only reason I write is to at least exercise my brain if only a little bit.

I sat and thought about the day ahead and wondered what to do with it. I had no appointments or places I had to be, and we were well stocked on groceries and those all-important tiny bottles of wine that I like so much. So, as I usually do, I listened to an Audiobook for a while in between taking the dogs out walking.

The girls have been hanging out over at The Commons because the TV in their motor home is not working so I wandered over to join them. They mostly sit and watch TV which is what they were doing when I arrived. I had brought some of the small bottles of wine with me and I joined them in watching another movie.

I had a hard time in sitting still and wanted to be out and about, so after an hour or so, I bid them farewell and went out to take the dogs walking again. To me, TV is for nighttime entertainment unless of course, there is an important soccer game on. Then I make exceptions.

I got a lot of help from the dogs as I unloaded and put away the groceries with their little noses going a mile a minute as they inspected the bags. For their help, we went out walking around the park and then sat on the deck for a bit.

The rest of the day was spent in the usual way and again, I got into a good movie and went to bed around 1:00 am. Oh well….

We had a really funny old night. Summer could not settle down and was either pacing or barking as she looked for a place to sleep. I put her up on the bed with Me and Mikey and she eventually settled down. I knew that she would not stay there and sure enough, I heard her jump down and find her hidey hole. At least she stopped barking.

I lost a couple hours of sleep because of her antics and consequently, when I did drop off, never awoke until almost 11:00 am. We have no special plans, so it didn’t matter too much. Summer, meantime, slept late as she usually does.

We went out on the first walk of the day and just wandered around the park. Even as late as it was, the Park was quiet. The fact that it was a Sunday probably helped.

Back in the RV, I fixed breakfast for us all although mine was of the human variety and then worked on the blog to bring it up to date.

With the blog all caught up, I looked around for something else to get up to. It was BJ’s Grandson’s birthday yesterday and they had a big party in The Commons for him. He had a lot of presents and it was fun watching him tear them open one after the other. I felt a bit like an intruder as it was a kid’s party, so I didn’t stay very long.

Back in the RV, I took the dogs walking again and brought in the bird feeders as another day came to a close. I fixed the evening meal for all of us and then sat and watched a very good movie which didn’t end until 12:30 am.

I got up early for me and after throwing on some clothes, took the dogs out walking. It was a very breezy and chilly day, and I was glad that I had on a jacket. We did the usual wander around the campground but did not see anyone else out walking.

It was cold enough that we didn’t stay out very long and was glad to get back inside the RV where it was nice and warm. I had the fireplace going along with the two space heaters that I use for such occasions as I am having problems with the RV’s heating system. Always something…

I fixed the dogs breakfast to eat and myself a coffee and buckled down to write the blog. I was only a day behind, and it didn’t take long to bring everything up to date as nothing much had happened to write about which is the way I like it.

It was cold enough that we did a lot of sitting around when in reality, I should have been outside looking for the missing keys. It supposed to get a bit warmer so I can do the looking then.

Oh yes, I am having trouble with my right knee, the one that has already lost a lot of cartilage due to all of the soccer and using that as my major kicking leg. It is very painful to walk on, so I won’t be doing any key searching today. If it doesn’t get better by tomorrow, there is a trip to my doctor in the immediate future.

It was a quiet Saturday with no trips to the Restaurant, darn it. Just a lot of sitting around nursing my knee and feeling very sorry for myself. I really am such a whimp!

Living in an RV Henly RV Park Sunday January 11th, 2026

When I awoke this morning, my right knee was extremely painful, and I had trouble walking around. Consequently, the morning dog walk was very short but enough for them to do their business. Then I was back in the RV moaning and complaining to no one in particular about my sore knee. The dogs certainly paid no attention unless I cussed out loud and then they kind of gave me “the look”.

We didn’t cover very far on account of me hurting and I was glad to be back in the RV where I could sit around cursing at no one in particular and feeling sorry for myself. I really am a wimp in my old age. When I was a soccer player, I used to get kicked all the time and apart from telling the other guy where to get off, or working in a sneak kick on him, just accepted it as a part of the game. Now, I couldn’t even kick a ball let alone another player. I suppose it’s to be expected with my 90th birthday coming up in a couple of days. The knee sure has impeded any activity that I might want to get up to and the search for the missing keys is now delayed.

At least, that is what I thought. But not to be discouraged, I figured I would take one more look around the outside of the RV. And there they were and I have never been so pleased to find something. Altogether, there are six keys on the ring for the RV and the Jeep You can bet that I will definitely get a second set made as I don’t want to push my luck, again. One reason for not having that second set before was because after that Jeep was totaled in last winter’s ice storm, it slipped my mind when I bought another, new to me, Jeep. The 90-year-old grey cells just aren’t what they used to be.

I was communicating with James in the hope of finding a cure for the rats. He is currently tied up on another project and will get to us as soon as he can. He seems to think that having bird seed either in hangers or loose in bags is the reason for the rats. I sure hope not as I like feeding the birds.

I spent some time in The Commons visiting with Peggy who has officially retired from her job on the school busses. Her partner in crime, BJ is also retiring in just a few days after something like close to 30 years as a bus driver. They also plan on moving away from this park to Peggy Sons property in Gonzalez in a couple of months. Gona miss them. That will leave just Delores and me from the original group.

Back in the RV, it was time to feed the dogs and find something for myself before watching television and going to bed.

I had a very restless night waking up several times for no particular reason and then having difficulty dropping back off to sleep. I was glad to see the morning arrive and jumped out of bed and took a shower which really helped with the waking up process. The clock said it was 9:00 am.

I harnessed up the dogs and this time Summer was awake enough to join us. We went out walking the park on a nice sunny day and made a big circuit before returning to the RV for breakfast.

I fixed the dogs their food and then spent a long time looking in the ‘fridge and in the end, decided that corn flakes would do. With breakfast out of the way, I turned my attention to the blog. We have no plans for today although something could pop up at any time.

I settled down to play catchup with the blog and brought it up to date. When I glanced at the clock, it said it was 1:00 pm. and I wondered what to do for the rest of the day.

The Girls have started to hang out over in the Commons, so I wandered over and drank a glass of wine with them. Peggy has already retired, and BJ has ten more days before she too, retires. For both of them, it is the end of a long lifetime of work, and they deserve to spend the rest of their time relaxing. They too are planning to move on and are having a house built in Gonzalez.

As the time moved on, I went back to my RV and took the dogs out walking the last walk of the day. We wandered around and then brought in the bird feeders before calling it a night.

It was a beautiful bright sunny day when we went out for our first walk. We just wandered around but didn’t see any of our neighbors close enough to say “Good Morning” to. The dog park enthusiasts had their dogs’ chasing things and a couple of other people who did not have dogs were just walking. All in all, a very peaceful sight.

Back at the RV, I brought out the bird feeders with the hopes that maybe, just maybe, we will see more birds today. I fixed the dogs some food and then made myself a couple of pieces toast and that all important coffee. I did see a pair of squirrels while we were out walking. I guess that the South Texas squirrels do not hibernate as usually, it doesn’t get that cold for very long. Maybe a couple of days at a time and sometimes even frosts and snow although neither lasts very long.

I settled down to write the blog and as I was only one day behind, was able to remember what happened yesterday. I glanced at the clock, and it said it was 1:30 pm as another day gallops on by.

The girls are off travelling visiting Daniel and Malinda. They offered to take me, but I declined mostly because I didn’t want to leave the dogs alone for such a long time. Incidentally, the girls have sold their RV and are temporarily living in their Travel Van. Their long-term plan is to move into a property that Daniel and Malinda own and are currently having a house built. It won’t be long before it is just Delores and me from the original group and she won’t be moving as her extended family live close by. Sure, going to miss all of them.

The rest of the day was spent in the usual way with dog walks and the evening meal followed by watching TV until midnight when I decided to go to bed.

Happy New Year to one and all. We managed to make it through another year for which we are forever grateful. I wonder what this next year has to bring.

As we are creatures of habit, we harnessed up the dogs and then went out for that all important first walk of the day just wandering around the campsite. Practically, every one of our walks nowadays are just strolls around the campsite. We haven’t done an organized walk at some distant park in probably forever. Something to keep in mind for the future. Today, for some reason, my right foot is hurting in the heel area. I have no idea what I might have done to it. It kind of limits me covering any distance so our first walk was short.

When we got back, I brought out the bird feeders filling a couple that needed seed. Then, we adjourned back indoors for breakfast and that all important coffee.

I sat and shared breakfast with the dogs and at the same time, brought the blog up to date. I thought about the day ahead wondering what to do for the rest of it. I do know that there is a get together in the Commons for some of the residents at 4:00 pm for which, I will honor them with my company.

I found things to do, and the time flew by. When I next glanced at the clock, it said it was 4;15 and there was a knock on the door. I found Peggy standing there and she gave me a hard time in a gentle sort of way because I was not over at the Commons. I walked over with her and a full plate of mashed potatoes and vegetables, and stew was thrust under my nose for me to eat.

I thanked them and apologized for being late and ate my food. We sat and drank a couple of beers and generally enjoyed the evening and the company. This time, Delores ex joined us, and our little circle grew by one.

The evening finally broke up, and we each wandered back to our own RV’s. I took the dogs out for the last walk of the day and then we adjourned back to my RV and fed them. I watched a movie and then crawled off to bed as, yet another day came to an end.

I got up around the usual time to a nice bright sunny day although the wind still had a chill to it. Today is the very last day of the year 2025, never to be seen again. Kinda frightening when you think about it as time marches inexorably onward. We all have a beginning and an ending and our time on this earth is very short and somewhat limited.

I consider myself very lucky that I will be 90 years old in 20 days’ time, and that I still have most of my capabilities both physical and mental. I can’t ask for more than that.

I harnessed up the dogs and this time, Summer was awake enough to let me put her harness on and followed us out the door. We did our usual wander around the neighborhood stopping to smell the roses along the way before returning to the RV for breakfast and in my case, the all-important coffee. Both dogs were not very hungry and hardly touched the food I gave them.

I turned my attention to the blog and caught us up to date although I was only a day behind anyway. I happened to glance at the clock and was surprised to see that it was already 2:30 pm and I have no idea where the time goes.

We spent the afternoon watching an English Premier League.

The girls had invited me to join them in the Commons to drink a couple of beers. So, after taking the dogs out for their mid-day walk, I wandered over to drink with them. A couple of other people stopped by but didn’t stay long. I stayed a couple of hours before leaving as by now, it was dark out and I still had to walk the dogs and bring in the bird feeders.

With those things out of the way, we adjourned back to the RV, and I fed the dogs. I didn’t need feeding thanks to the Girls generosity. And so, the day came to a close.

We awoke to both a windy day and a drop in temperatures as the thermometer went downhill. It showed it to be 44 degrees with the wind chill making it feel like 28 degrees, Way too cold for my liking. I think that Summer’s sixth sense was warning her it was cold out as she just rolled over and went back to sleep. Meanwhile, Mikey and I braved the cold and walked around the Commons for us to get some exercise.

Of course, when we got back, Summer was ready to go so Mikey, and I repeated the process of walking around the Commons. It was cold enough that both dogs were glad to get back into the warmth of the RV, as was I.

I brought the feeders out but there are hardly any birds, probably because it is so cold. Still the few that need food know where to come for it.

With the walks and the birds taken care of, we adjourned back indoors, and I fixed us all breakfast although I didn’t eat what the dogs ate! Then it was time to play catch up with the blog, again…