I woke up early but delayed getting up due to my laziness and because it was so comfortable laying there cuddling my two dogs. We eventually made the move and crawled out and after the cold-water treatment, I was ready to go.  

The first thing was the feeders as it usually is. I was lucky with only having to refill the two big ones, then we went out for the first walk just around the grounds. We managed to cover exactly a mile before returning to The Caboose for breakfast. 

I heated up a burrito which went down well. That and the all-important coffee and I was ready to face the day although we did not have anything important planned. As with every day, things will come up that will need my attention. 

Next thing was to work on the blog as I scratched my old brain trying to remember what had happened in the past 24 hours. Instant recall is a thing of the past and I literally must concentrate on remembering things. Luckily, if I remember one thing, it usually leads to another and another ad infinitem. 

I happened to glance out of the window and spotted a loose dog wandering around. I got on the phone to Malinda and she and Terri managed to capture it and get it back to the owners who live here in the park. Luckily, the dog is a big old softie so capturing was not a difficult job. 

With that bit of excitement out of the way, I turned my attention to the garden. I mentioned in a previous blog that I had bought a couple more flowers and so I went about the task of planting them. I really got in the mood for the job at hand and followed the planting by watering every plant in the garden. Not content with that, I started to pull weeds then got my trusty hoe out and really went to work. 

I had to keep one eye on the Caravan birdhouse that I have. It was originally hanging from the tree but the string broke and I never got around to rehanging it but just set it on the outside table. This did not stop a pair of Finches from taking over and nesting in the thing. One of the finches is constantly bringing food to the other one who must be sitting on eggs as I have not heard any sound from the birdhouse indicating babies. Busy little bugger and brave too as sometimes, I am sitting no more than ten feet from the birdhouse. It is fun to watch them. 

With the outside work all caught up, we went out for another walk around the park. It was quiet except for both Daniel and Jeff hard at it with their weed eaters keeping the grass in check.  

When we returned, we sat on the deck for a while watching the world go by. Then, I got a call from Peggy to “Come on over.” I harnessed up the dogs as they like to visit other people as well and we walked over. I let the dogs go when I was 50 yards away and they both ran at top speed to greet the girls. Funny to watch. 

Both Daniel and Malinda were there along with Donna, and we sat around talking and drinking beer. Daniel and Malinda both left after a while and the four of us continued with the conversation until it was time to go home. Peggy insisted on “walking me home” despite my protestations that I was not that drunk and could find my own way. She saw me inside and then left to go back to her RV. I am surprised she did not undress me and put me to bed…

I turned on the TV to watch a soccer match and the next thing I remember was waking up with the clock saying it was almost midnight. I never saw the end of the game. I went to bed and almost fell instantly to sleep. Funny what 4 bottles of beer will do to you… 

Written Friday, April 12, 2024, read my other blog at https://pondblog2011.com

Living in an RV Henly RV Park Saturday 04/13/2024

I got up at a reasonable hour on a bright sunny day. We had nothing planned except maybe a trip to HEB later today. We harnessed up and the first thing was the bird feeders which I inadvertently forgot to bring in last night. That is what happens when I drink four beers. Luckily, the deer had only emptied the two big feeders probably because they are the easiest to tip sideways. 

I refilled them and while I was at it, also refilled the ones in the trees and on the deck before we went out to walk around the park to cover 7/10’ s of a mile. 

Back in the RV, I fixed us all breakfast and Sandy today was a good girl and ate hers. Mikey, as usual, saved his for later which is OK as he is not taking medicine as she is. I made myself a bacon sandwich which went down rather well as did that first cup of coffee. 

Then it was time to work on the blog for both yesterday and today and as usual, I really had to think hard to piece together what we did. With the blog complete for one more day, I looked around for other things to get up to, one of which was to go into town grocery shopping. 

I put together a list, sort of, mostly basics knowing full well that when I start walking the aisles, other things are going to catch my eye… and my pocketbook. 

The drive into town was straightforward and I made good time although I was not on the clock and had the rest of the day for this chore. I parked outside of the HEB store and made sure I knew the location to save me wandering around the parking lot looking for a lost Jeep. 

Inside the store, I did more wandering going from aisle to aisle finding the things I wanted and ended up spending $220.00. A lot for a few things and I did not even buy beer for the gang. Incidentally, the wandering around part is to get in as many steps as I can for the day.

The drive back was uneventful and even though I considered a Starbucks, I decided against it as they are not tasting quite right anymore. 

When I got back to the RV, I unloaded the Jeep and placed everything on the deck so as not to have two little dogs getting in the way and only when the car was empty, did I open the sliding door to be attacked by Sandy and Mikey. I made a big fuss of them before they turned their attention to the bags that were all over the deck. Their little noses were going a mile a minute as they checked them out. 

Back inside of The Caboose, I got all the help I needed in putting the groceries away and with that chore complete, we harnessed up and went out walking around the park. Altogether, I did 2.4 miles for the day. Those big stores really wrack up the mileage. 

I grabbed one of the beers I had bought, and we sat outside for quite a while just watching the world go by, which incidentally, was not very much. Just the occasional camper walking his dog or the odd car driving by. Most campers are very friendly and usually wave to acknowledge that they see you. Some even stop to chat or enquire about the garden. Occasionally, there are a couple that keep their eyes to the front and never acknowledge my existence, but they are in the minority. 

It got dark enough for me to bring in the feeders which is what I had been waiting for and with them all safely put away, our day was over. 

The rest of the evening was spent watching a couple of soccer games before heading off to bed. 

Written Sunday, April 14, 2024, read my other blog at https://pondblog2011.com