I awoke late and it was almost 9:15 am before I crawled out of bed. I jumped in the shower and was surprised to find that the water was not very hot. Needless to say, I did not stay in it for long and quickly dried off and dressed for the day. 

I went outside and checked the water heater but could not get the thing to work on the electric side. The propane side works fine so at least I have hot water until James returns to check what is wrong. 

We went out walking in the park as we usually do but did not go far before returning for breakfast and, in my case, coffee. Then it was time to turn my attention to the blog to bring it up to date. With that all caught up, I looked around for something else to amuse me. 

I was looking out of the window at the garden and noticed a few weeds had grown in the past couple of days. I put on my outdoor boots and let the dogs out on the deck so they could watch and got to work, pulling weeds. I spent probably 30 minutes on the weeding but managed to clear the entire small garden of the things. I got lots of comments from my neighbors as they walked by, mostly complimentary, others just funny. 

With that finished, the dogs, especially Sandy, were bugging me to go walking again and as we had finished the weeding, off we went wandering around the park. We stopped to talk to a few of my fellow campers on the way around including the older couple parked next to me. The wife had a broad British accent, so we caught up for a bit on the old country. 

We wandered in the direction of Jeff and Terri’s RV, and they were sitting outside and invited us over to drink a beer. That beer turned into three by the time I left to go home. We took the long way around the Commons which brought us past the Girls RV, and they happened to be sitting outside. It would have been rude of me to just keep on walking, so I did the polite thing and sat down with them where another beer was thrust in my hands. Not one to look a gift horse in the mouth as the expression goes, I pulled up the chair and we sat and chatted for another hour or so.  

Three more beers later, I decided to go home as by now, the time was around 9:00 pm, I was in surprisingly good shape as all the drinking had been done over four hours or so. I bid the girls goodnight and the dogs, and I made our way back to The Caboose followed closely by Peggy who kept an eye on us to make sure we made it OK. Thanks Peggy. That is what I call caring even if she did ignore my protestations that I was perfectly OK. 

The only bad thing about the evening was that I forgot to bring in the bird feeders and consequently, the two big ones were empty by the morning. 

I watched TV for a bit and woke up around 12:30 am having dropped off to sleep with the TV still running. I shut it off and we all went to bed to end another delightful day at Henly RV Park. 

Written Friday, April 19, 2024, read my other blog at https://pondblog2011.com

Living in an RV Henly RV Park Saturday 04/20/2024

I had another good night’s sleep and awoke to a cloudy, foggy day. I took one look at the weather and pulled the covers over my head, The dogs kept bugging me to get up, so I eventually did just that. It was a very grey cloudy day and not at all inviting but needs must as far as the dogs are concerned. 

We wandered around the campgrounds, and I noticed my next-door neighbors were getting ready to pull out. I bid them “A Safe Journey” and we went on with our walk. By the time we got back, they were gone. 

 That is pretty much what happens with many of the campers that are parked near or around me. My site is permanent, but the other close ones are temporaries for the travelers of which, there is a constant stream. 

We wandered around and covered about ¾ of a mile before returning to The Caboose for breakfast. Neither dog ate theirs which means that Sandy has not taken her medicine yet. Just got to keep on trying. 

I worked on the blog and brought us up to date and then sat thinking about what to get up to for the rest of the day. The only pressing thing is groceries and I could put that off for another day if I need to. 

I decided that the grocery thing was a good idea and chose to drive into Austin to Walmart’s there as I had a few other things on my list that HEB does not carry. I said goodbye to the dogs and then jumped in the car for the 30-mile trip. The drive in was uneventful, which is the way I like them. 

I wandered around the store checking my list from time to time. Naturally, I would spot something not on it and whatever it was ended up in my shopping cart.  

One of the things I needed was hacksaw blades which I found in a locked cabinet, I found a store clerk who found another and then a third before the last one had the keys to unlock the cabinet door. It hardly seems worth the labor and effort for a $2.00 item. 

I completed all the shopping and went to check out. I am one of the lazy people that does not self-checkout very often preferring that a store clerk does it for me at the cash register. My bill was over $200.00 for a cartful of goods although I did buy floral underwear and Tee shirts that added to the cost. 

Incidentally, the floral underwear is to brighten my morning when I pull them on as no one else will see them. Well, maybe the dogs… 

The drive home was uneventful, which is the way I like it and when we reached Dripping Springs, I stopped at Starbucks for a coffee and a piece of cake. The cake was delicious, but the jury is still out on the coffee. For some reason, it just does not taste good anymore. I solved that problem when I got home to the campsite because I placed it on the top rail and managed to knock it off onto the deck where it spread out in one big circle. I went indoors and grabbed a pan, filled it with water, and washed the deck off. So much for drinking coffee. I swear that someone is telling me to lay off it what with it not tasting quite right and then spilling it. Oh well, 

The dogs had observed the coffee incident from afar and as I started to bring in the groceries, deemed it safe enough to come over and make a fuss of me. My cussing and swearing aloud gave them a hint to wait a couple of minutes. 

They helped me to bring in the groceries and put them away with very busy noses and inquisitive minds. With that out of the way, it was time to harness them up to go walking. We wandered around as we usually do chatting to the people that we ran into. 

Most Park tenants are very friendly and like to stop and chat. A lot of it is nosiness as they try to find out about any newcomers especially if they are long termers. 

Back in the RV with the groceries put away and the walks done for the day, we sat outside and watched the world go by. There was not a lot of activity, just a couple of people doing laundry or the occasional car driving by, but it was nice, quiet, and peaceful. 

I sat outside until it started to get dark and then brought in the bird feeders. The two big ones were empty thanks to the Grackles, so I left them hanging overnight. No sense in bringing in empty feeders. 

Then we adjourned indoors for the rest of the evening spent in food all around, a glass of wine for me and watching a soccer game. 

Written Sunday, April 21, 2024, read my other blog at https://pondblog2011.com