I got up at a somewhat reasonable hour for me and after following the usual morning routine, went out walking the dogs. First though, I brought out the bird feeders none of which needed refilling which has to be a first. We walked around the park and the outside roads, but Sandy wasn’t into it, so we did an about turn back to the RV. We did manage to cover 1.5 very reluctant miles.  

One of the dogs, probably Mikey, had an accident in the night on one of the removable carpets. I took it outside and hosed it off and then hung it to dry. It is no good getting mad at whichever dog did it as they do not know better and when ya gotta go, ya gotta go! 

I sat and wrote in the blog and caught us up to date. This month is almost over as they just fly by although this is the shortest month in the calendar. It does make me understand that for me, time is running out, so I plan on making the most of what is left.  

It is surprising how long blog writing takes, especially if, for whatever reason, I fall behind. Then, I really must wrack my brain trying to remember what happened. With the blog up to date, I looked around for other things to get up to. 

It really was a quiet day, and I did a lot of sitting around which meant I did a lot of nothing. I did do some work on my taxes but got frustrated. That is why I pay someone else to do them. My frustration was in trying to locate a missing form which I still haven’t found. In the end, I put the taxes back on the shelf to work on another day. After all, I still got a month and a half… 

We wandered around for the last walk of the day going nowhere in particular. It’s not like there are many choices unless I jump in the car and go walking in the park in town. We did manage to cover 2.1 miles for the day. We sat outside for a while enjoying a cold beer until it started to get dark. Then, I brought in the bird feeders, and we shut up shop for the evening which was spent in the usual way. I did watch the latest version of  

Written February 26, 2024, read my other blog at https://pondblog2011.com  

Living in an RV Henly RV Park Monday 02/26/2024

 I slept well for half of the night and then tossed and turned for the other half. When it got light enough, I was ready to get up to welcome the new day. We followed the usual morning procedures and finally ended up dressed to face whatever fate would bring us. I usually pull up the blinds to welcome the new day, but the East side is governed by the sun rising every morning. If it cloudy or raining, then it matters not if I raise the blinds. If, on the other hand, it is a sunny day, then I keep the blinds lowered on that side to help shield the indoors from the suns heat. Warm is OK, hot is not good as then I have to turn on the A/C. RV’s are not renowned for their insulation qualities. After all, the walls are only 2 inches thick, and you can’t squeeze much insulation in that small space plus, there are several large windows that are on the sun side. 

First thing was to harness up the dogs and grab the small bag of trash that we dispose of every morning. Second thing was the usual bird feeder routine, followed by walking around the park with a stop at the dumpster to get rid of that small bag of trash. This morning, we covered almost a mile which was a good start to the day. 

Back at the RV, I fixed breakfast all around. Mine was a Burrito which was OK. I stayed with the tea as a beverage. Mikey ignored nis food as he does on many mornings. Sandy licked her bowl super clean, so I guess she enjoyed cleaning up the package the chicken came in. 

Then, it was time to write the blog. I managed to remember what happened yesterday and completed that before starting in on today. The day was not very old and apart from walking in the park, we did not have much to write about. 

We have no plans except, I may go into town grocery shopping. 

I happened to look out of the window and noticed that the four donkeys from across the street were wandering around the camp site. Apparently, the owners had been doing some work putting in new driveways for a couple of lots and the four donkeys had got out. They must have found the campsite more interesting as they wandered around eating the grass and anything else they could find, 

Malinda contacted the owners and before long, a couple of workers were here and drove the donkeys back across the street. The donkeys did not really want to go and put up a bit of a fuss, so I wandered over to be a helping hand. At least, I helped guide the donkeys in the right direction and between us, they were put back inside the fence on the right side of the street. Incidentally, those donkeys are the friendliest you can imagine. 

I chatted to the hired help for a bit before going back glad for a break from our usual routine. Today, it included that trip into town to the HEB store where I wandered around putting things in my basket that were not on my list, I read somewhere that the reason for the list is to control the urge to throw everything and anything in the cart. Well, it does not work for me as I ended up with several items that were not on my list. Maybe I really needed them and just plain old forgot to write them down. Yeah, right…I do need visual reminders most of the time and that is my excuse, 

I checked out of the HEB store and seriously thought about a Starbucks coffee and then decided that I really didn’t need one and drove home instead. A few months ago, that coffee would have been considered essential, but my tastes have changed, including the need for the stuff. 

Back at the RV, I got a lot of help as I usually do from my two little friends in putting the groceries away with noses buried in each bag just to check them out. With shopping complete for a couple of days and everything put away, it was time to go out walking the dogs again. 

We wandered around as we usually do, going nowhere in particular and taking a long time to do it before returning to The Caboose to sit outside with a beer watching my part of the world go by. I heard a whistle from Daniel and then an arm waving which meant to come over for a beer, 

The Contractor was on site working on the new parking lot and had blacktop left over, enough to take care of Daniel’s site and Daniel had moved his RV to a temporary site for that reason. We sat at the old site as his outside table and chairs were still set up. He plans on moving the rig back and resetting it in a couple of days when the new blacktop has had a chance to harden. 

We sat and drank a couple of beers, and were joined by our new neighbor, Gina, who has just moved in. Apparently, she has some problems with her RV and both Daniel and Malinda were helping her fix them. The two of them are so helpful when it comes to the tenants here in the park. 

I bid them all “Goodnight” and wandered the 25 yards back to my RV where both Sandy and Mikey made a fuss of me. I fixed them their evening meal and then fed myself before settling down to watch television to finish off the evening, I watched “All Quiet in the Westen Front” and was very impressed by it.
 
Written February 27, 2024, read my other blog at https://pondblog2011.com