I had gone to bed early last night after all of the excitement of the day although, I awoke early as unknowingly, I waited for yesterday’s alarm to go off which it did. I had no reason to get up early and tried to go back to sleep but to no avail. So, there was nothing else for it but to crawl out of bed to face the day. 

I decided to take a shower and then put on a change of clothes which was a good start. Feeling a little more human, I harnessed up the dogs and then tied them up as I attended to the bird feeders. Then it was time to go walking but first, as I usually do, I spent time refilling them. It is amazing just how much get wasted on the ground. Well, maybe it is not wasted as the deer do a very good job of vacuuming up the seed during the night. They certainly keep the place tidy as by morning, it is almost shipshape ready for the cycle to start all over again. 

We went walking and took the road that leads to nowhere that runs past the RV Park. This road is one long slope and depending on which way you are walking, coming or going always seems to be uphill. It is quite a climb which is why I do not like walking it. The dogs did not care although Mikey had one of his lag behind days and I was constantly chiding him to “Come on”. He would hustle for a dozen steps to catch up and then drop back again. Maybe, it was some of his original training, if he had any, reminding him to walk to heel. 

Back at the RV, I fixed the dogs their breakfast and then found something for me to eat. I have trouble finding food that I find both tasty and interesting enough to eat but this morning, I heated a packet of Cheese Ravioli in tomato sauce which was very tasty, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was almost lunch time anyway. 

I worked on the blog and brought it up to date and then posted it and looked around for other things to do. I decided to go into Dripping and go grocery shopping. I did not need very much but top of the list was beer for the campground, my contribution to our parties. 

I wandered around HEB and found all of the things on my list plus a couple more, of course. On the way home. for the first time in a while, I stopped at Starbucks and bought a small Latte. 

Back at the RV, I got a lot of help from the dogs unloading and then putting away the groceries. Sandy was demanding to go walking so we went through the harness routine and started to wander around for a bit and on the way back, Daniel called me over for a beer. Jeff and Terri were sitting there, and I walked in the direction of their RV. Remi was barking up a storm and I dropped the leash and the dogs both raced over to Remi who greeted them with lots of barking and nose rubbing. Dogs have it made. 

After a while, both Jeff and Terri left and the three of us sat and chatted for a bit until Daniel suggested we go to Henly to eat. That sounded fine to me, and Daniel told me that he was driving but in my car as his had a trailer hitched to the back of his. I did not care and happily put the dogs inside The Caboose and jumped in the passenger side of my own car. 

Daniel made good time on the drive and commented on the Jeep and how well it drove. I think he was serious and not just being polite. The Restaurant was busy but not crowded and we sat and enjoyed a very nice meal. As usual, my Haddock and rice was way too much food and I ended up having a “to Go” box. Daniel had ordered a pitcher of beer and between the two of us, we finished it up. Malinda had a different drink. 

The drive back was uneventful but fast with Daniel driving again. He parked the Jeep in front of my RV, and we said our “Goodnights” following a very enjoyable evening. My two little friends jumped all over me, glad to see me back as was I. 

We sat and watched television until I awoke again after having dropped off to sleep and we went to bed. 

Written February 15, 2024, read my other blog at https://pondblog2011.com  

Living in an RV Henly RV Park Friday 02/16/2024

I awoke early and even made myself get up instead of just lying there. The intention was to go out for a bit longer walk and so I harnessed up the dogs and off we went. I did not even spend time on the bird feeders figuring I would work on them when we came back. 

We wandered around the park and on the outside road in and some instances, covering the same ground twice. There were a few people out and about, some with dogs and we went through the usual dog meets dog routine. Either that or quickly change direction to avoid the encounter altogether.  

Back at the RV, I worked on refilling the bird feeders which empty pretty darn quickly. Especially the big ones that hold a lot of seed. On the other hand, I have a couple that have the same seed in them as the rest, but the birds will not eat out of them. Go figure… 

Back inside the RV, I fixed the dogs breakfast, made my coffee and then re-heated the left over from yesterday evening’s meal from The Boil Shack and had a fish breakfast. I cannot remember ever having had fish for breakfast before, but it did not taste any different than if it had been lunch or dinner. 

Then it was time to wrack my brain trying to remember what happened yesterday and last evening. I sat for a long while catching up with the blog and then looked around for other things to do. I thought about going into town but in the end, put it off for another day as I really did not need that much. 

We went out walking and had not gone very far, only to the girls RV, and I saw they were sitting outside along with Malinda and Daniel. The dogs spotted them when I let them go and they galloped off to meet the Hooman’s and of course Remington. I finally caught up and took the beer that had been thrust in my hands.  

We sat outside for a bit, and it suddenly started to rain resulting in a mad dash to get indoors. The girls have a big RV and they had seats for all of us as we sat and chatted and drank a couple of beers. We listened to a number of funny stories from Daniel and Malinda, not to be outdone, came back with stories of her own. All in all, it was a fun evening. 

Daniel and Malinda headed back to their RV, and I sat and chatted for another 30 minutes or so before we headed out the door. Only then, did I realize that I had not brought in the feeders. They were still all intact as the deer had not yet visited. I brought them all in and put them away and we headed indoors to shut up shop for the night. 

I fixed our evening meal and as we usually do, we sat and watched TV for a while cut short by me dropping off to sleep, again. An hour or so later, I awoke from my uncomfortable position in the armchair, and we went to bed. 

Written February 17, 2024, read my other blog at https://pondblog2011.com