HAPPY THANKSGIVING to one and all. 

I awoke after a good night’s sleep interrupted only by the call of Nature which seems to be louder, longer and more frequent as I get older. It was a bright and cheerful day as I rolled out of bed. Even Miss Sandy jumped off the bed early as she too was ready to go walkies. Mikey, not so much but he sure as heck was not going to let Sandy have me all to herself. 

We went out and just wandered wherever Sandy’s nose would take us and managed to cover almost a mile. Very good for us for the first walk. Incidentally, it was pretty cold, and I was glad of my heavy jacket. I have one more that is even heavier and has a hood, but I have not had to get that one out yet. Save that for when it gets really cold, usually around February. 

I refilled the feeders that I had inadvertently left out last evening although I can’t remember why that was. I was not busy or away and should have remembered to bring them in. I guess that just about sums it up, I did not remember. 

On the walk, I came across another camper that, along with his own dog, had a couple of young puppies with him. We got talking and he said that he had found the dogs who, by the way, were very friendly and that someone had dumped them. He was not sure what he was going to do with them as he did not have enough room in his self-built RV. There was nothing I could do to help him, so we continued on our way, 

Back in the RV, I suddenly realized that except for Jeff and Terri, I was the only one left here at the campsite of our little group. Daniel and Malinda, the Girls and Delores were all away. I’m not sure about Gary, if he was here or not and I knew that Jeff and Terri were here as they had given me an invitation to come over later this afternoon. 

Emails were flying around with everyone sending everyone else Happy Thanksgiving wishes and getting them back in return. It is nice, the feeling of friendship and camaraderie that we have developed. 

I sat and wrote in the blog and brought it up to date. The day had turned into one of the somber gray sorts and it had really cooled off. It was nice and warm inside of the RV as I sat and wrote. 

I got a reminder from Jeff about the gathering at the Commons and quickly took the dogs out for a short walkabout. Then I walked over to The Commons where Jeff and Terri were along with their daughter Cheryl, her boyfriend, Robert and another friend. They had already finished their food, so I guess I was late. I apologized all round and tucked into the plateful of food they had given me and finished it off with dessert of Pumpkin Pie.  

We sat and chatted about a whole bunch of different things and then Jeff noticed a woman chasing her dog that was not on the leash. I said a quick goodbye to the group and went back to The Caboose, harnessed up the dogs and went out to search for the missing dog with no luck, I might add. Hopefully, the owner had managed to catch it. 

We walked back to The Caboose and performed a couple of outside tasks before going back inside for the rest of the evening. I unloaded the washing machine and put the clothes on the bed letting them air out before folding them tomorrow. 

I was sitting at the table writing and there was a knock on the door. Gary was standing there with a huge tray full of Thanksgiving dinner. I thanked him for his thoughtfulness as he went on his way. 
 
Written 11/23/2023. Read my other blog at https://pondblog2011.com