Well, Hello.

I got up at a respectable hour, at least for me, and shuffled into the bathroom for the usual morning ablutions. The dogs don’t normally follow me for at least ten minutes after I get in there and then they both come traipsing in for the first attention of the day. When I start to put on clothes, they disappear into the living area and wait for me to appear. I can hear them playing and wrestling each other as they await my arrival. Sandy, being the more exuberant one, lets out growls and barks as they go at it. Really funny to watch. 

I happened to glance out of the window which was the first time I noticed that I had left the feeders out all night. What was more surprising was that they were all still full of seed so obviously, we did not have any visitors of the deer kind last night. Lucky me. They were already covered with birds eating breakfast. The feeders in the trees needed re-filling and I took care of that before we went out walking. 

Then it was time for that first walk of the day and we harnessed up and started walking around the park. The weather had changed again and although sunny, there was a strong cold wind blowing. I could hear it howling from inside the RV. 

I put on my boots and grabbed a jacket and then harnessed up the dogs and off we went into the wild blue yonder. Wait a minute, that is a song and has to do with flying and we definitely were not going to do that. We walked in the park although it was not very comfortable outside with that strong cold wind. We only covered half a mile before returning to the warmth of The Caboose. The dogs did not complain about the shortened walk, so I guess they were cold too or more probably, did not like the strong wind. 

Back indoors, I fixed the dogs their breakfast and of course. Miss Sandy decided she wasn’t hungry. Mikey ate his. I made myself a bacon sandwich and was carefully watched by Sandy just in case I dropped something. She did get a tiny nibble right at the end as I could not bear to see those big brown eyes watching me eat… 

Then, I sat down in front of the computer to play catch up with the blog although, I was not really behind. Just complete and post yesterday and then start on today. 

We really did have a lazy day going and took a couple of hours in the afternoon semi napping. That is, I lay there on the couch with my eyes closed but not asleep, just resting. The dogs would join me for a bit but quickly got tired of the inactivity and jumped down only to try again later with the same result. 

After a while as time moved on, I harnessed them up and we went out walking. We wandered around the park and stopped at the mailboxes just in case we had mail, which, as it turns out, we did. I grabbed the letter and continued with our walk until we reached Jeff and Terri’s RV. They were sitting outside with their daughter Cheryl and her boyfriend, so we ambled over at their invitation and joined the party. They offered me a beer which I gratefully accepted and then made a fuss of the dogs and we sat and chatted for 30 minutes or more. Eventually, I decided it was time to go home and we walked back to the RV and this time, I remembered to bring in the feeders. I forgot to do this last night, but I guess the deer were not around as they were still full this morning. 

Back in the RV with the feeders safely stowed away for another day, I fed the dogs and then myself. I was glad to be indoors as it was really cold outside. 

Written March 9, 2024, read my other blog at https://pondblog2011.com

Living in an RV Henly RV Park Sunday 03/11/2024

The vultures are very thorough.

I awoke early and was up and about before 8:00 am. I got out the feeders as I usually do unless I forget to bring them in as I did yesterday. I went about the business of refilling those that needed it, which was nearly all of them. With that job taken care of, it was time to go out for that first walk. We managed to cover 8/10 of a mile before returning to the RV for breakfast. Sandy ate hers this morning as did Mikey, so I set about making something for me to eat. I had bought some sliced ham yesterday and slapped a couple of pieces between a two pieces of toast which went down well. 

I had a couple of chores to take care of and then settled down in front of the computer to catch up with the blog. I posted yesterday, and we were all caught up again. 

We sat around for a while as I researched a couple of addresses which I followed up by contacting the owners to place an order. These were for dietary supplements that I have taken for years but ran out and hadn’t got around to re-ordering. I placed an order for 6 months so we will be OK for a while. The thing with supplements is that you never really know if they are working. It is sort of like blind faith in the manufacturer and just because they say they will work, it doesn’t mean they do. Most of us are gullible about such things. 

We went out for another walk so we could all get some exercise and walked to the Giant Oak. It was a slow walk, thank goodness, as there were so many interesting smells to sample. For the dogs of course, not for me. In my case, it was walking a half dozen steps, then stop, walk and then stop. I think that is more tiring than if we went for it and walked fast, there and back. Incidentally, I had on a light jacket when we started and was glad of it. Halfway through the walk, it came off and was wrapped around my waist. When we were sitting outside, it was back on again as it had really cooled off. 

Back in the RV, we sat outside, me with a beer and the dogs just hanging out hoping to get samples of the cheese crackers that I had. Of the six crackers in the packet, I ate three of them and guess who ate the rest… Spoilt, my dogs, nah. 

It got cold enough that we shut up shop and adjourned back to the warmth of the RV to write the blog. The birds on the feeders were extremely busy, coming and going or exploding in a blur if something startled them. They returned very quickly, usually within a minute or two. 

When it started to get dark, I brought in the feeders although, for reasons best known only to them, the deer have not been visiting at night. Daniel stopped by and we were chatting, and I made the deer comment to him. He looked at an indentation in the new mulch I had spread and announced that it looked like a deer was sleeping in that spot as it had been hollowed out to make a deer bed. So, keep bringing the feeders in at night. No biggie. 

The rest of the evening was spent as most evenings usually are with food all around and then television until either I was tired or had already dropped off to sleep. 

Written March 9, 2024, read my other blog at https://pondblog2011.com

I got up at a reasonable hour and reluctantly crawled out of bed. It was another bright and sunny day although we did not have any plans to go anywhere or do anything special. My very good friend, Daniel, had delivered several loads of mulch which I happened to mention to him. I was just asking where I could get it and lo and behold, it appeared as though by magic. Now, I do have a project and that is to spread the stuff on the garden. Later… 

We harnessed up and I did the bird feeder thing before we went out for that first walk of the day. Today was also refill the feeder’s day. We usually tour the park first just in case something is different and then we hit one of the outside roads. Today, we did the giant oak walk and managed to cover a mile, which is a good start to the day.  

We got back from the walk and the same piles of mulch were staring at me. They need to be spread so I guess I have the rest of my day already planned out for me. Thanks, Daniel. 

I fixed our breakfast not in any hurry to get outside and do the hard labor. This is not a chain gang thing after all. I also worked on the blog for a while until I was caught up. Then with a deep sigh, I put on my boots, grabbed my shovel, and went outside to start work on spreading mulch. 

It was not a difficult task, and the only real hard work was breaking up the clumps that had formed with the mulch sitting in a pile at Daniels spot for so long. I worked on the four piles that Daniel had delivered to me and had them levelled pretty quick, but I was short of mulch, enough to finish the project. 

Daniel stopped and took one look and said, “Grab your shovel” and off we went to the compost pile by his RV. We loaded out another three loads and dumped it where it was needed and then between us, quickly levelled it out.  

I thanked Daniel for his help as it went so much quicker with the two of us working. Now, all I got to do is replant the plants that died from the frost or were eaten by the deer. The next ones I plant will be deer proof. Yeah, right although I do have a couple that the deer do not touch. I just got to find a few more of them. 

The rest of the evening was spent in the usual fashion with food all around and then TV for me. Incidentally, the dogs do not watch TV, they usually snooze. 

Written March 6, 2024, read my other blog at https://pondblog2011.com 

Living in an RV Henly RV Park Thursday 03/08/2024

I must be getting into a “get up early” schedule as I was out of bed by 8:00 am and ready to go. After bringing out the feeders, I harnessed up the dogs and away we went walking in the park. We wandered around without any real purpose in mind but only managed to cover a half mile. Still, better than not walking. Incidentally, it had turned cold again as the wind blew in. 

I fixed breakfast and the good news was that both dogs ate theirs. I heated up a burrito for myself but gave half of it to the dogs. It just did not taste right but the dogs ate it. Good for them. 

Back in the RV, something was niggling at the back of my mind, but I could not put my finger on it. Then, as I was reading emails, I spotted a reminder from my Dentist telling me that I had an appointment today. Luckily, it was not until 12:30 pm so I had some time. I finished what I was doing and told the dogs I would see them in a while, stepped out of the RV and jumped into my car. 

The drive-in was uneventful. Good job as I had cut it very tight and pulled into the Dentist office with 5 minutes to spare. Too tight for comfort but as it happened, I had to wait 5 more minutes before getting in the chair. The Dentist Assistant started work almost immediately preparing my mouth for what was to come. 

Then the Dentist showed up and the fun really started with injections to numb the mouth and so on. They are probably the worst part of the ordeal as I wait for things to numb up so the Dentist can really start work. The point of the exercise was to re crown a tooth that had been crowned before and was failing. 

Between him and his Assistant, before they broke out the old tooth, they took casts of the tooth to send it back for a new tooth to be made. I have not mentioned that this Dentist has expanded his practice to where he no longer sends casts out for the new teeth to be made by someone else but remakes them here in his office. Compared to his original practice, this is a significant improvement. The only problem from the customer’s point of view is having to sit in the chair waiting for the replacement to be made, which would be longer with more of them. I only had one and I sat there waiting for an hour. 

Finally, it was done and the Assistant, who was a cute and funny thing on her own, bounced back in with the replacement in her hand showing it off. From that point, everything moved on smoothly as the tooth was replaced along with whatever else they had to do. 

Finally, I got up with everything finished and paid my bill which was not cheap. My share alone was over a $1000.00 and I have no idea what the insurance paid. 

I drove home what I call the back way as when I left the office which is just off Mopac, traffic in all four lanes was bumper to bumper and was crawling along. At the first opportunity, I hit the road leading to Bee Caves and it was much smoother sailing. That is what I call, The Back Way. 

I stopped at HEB on the way for some groceries and beer. Anyone who follows these blogs might think that alcohol is especially important, but nothing is further from the truth. I just want to make sure I can offer any visitors who choose to stop by a beer. I drink wine for my bad habit and usually. just a single shot in a very small bottle at a time and only one of them. I had other things like food that I needed so it was not just booze. 

Back at the RV, I was greeted by my dogs as though I had been away for a week instead of a few hours. They are both so affectionate. After putting the groceries away, we went out for the final walk of the day and just wandered around the campgrounds. We stopped at Larry and Crystals RV to say hello and for the dogs to get their treats which Crystal always gives them. I must be careful not to walk past their RV too often as Sandy makes a beeline for it dragging the both of us with her. She is such a piglet. Anyone would think that she does not get the same treatment at home. 

We finished our walk and sat on the deck with one of those small bottles of wine we mentioned earlier until it started to get dark. Thena, as usual, I brought in the feeders, and we shut up the outside shop for the evening. 

The rest of the evening was spent catching up with the blog, then food and television. I dropped off to sleep in my chair and woke up at 11:30 pm with the TV still on. Oh well, at least I got some sleep before going to bed to get more sleep. 

Written March 7, 2024, read my other blog at https://pondblog2011.com  

This month has only just started, and I feel like it is already flying by. Spring is due to start here on the 19^th of this month, but I get the feeling it has already arrived. Things are busting out all over with new growth and many trees have their leaves and flowers on them. This is a wonderful time of the year as Nature comes back to life.  
 
We went out walking after the usual hanging of the bird feeders and this time, we took the bottom road walking it’s full length and back before turning into the park and wandering back to The Caboose. Altogether, we covered 1.3 miles, not bad for that first walk.  

Back at the RV, I fixed the usual breakfast for us all. Sandy had one of her days and did not eat any of hers. Mikey did his usual Mikey thing of saving his for later. I had a couple of slices of toast, one with Marmite and the other with jam on it. They were both OK but certainly not going to set the world alight. 

Then it was time to work on the blog. I posted a picture of the six girls that came to visit yesterday and sat and reminisced of times gone by. It was so nice to see them, and I thanked them for taking the trouble to come and see an old man. 

Outside, the weather has turned hot again with today’s temperature forecast to reach 81 degrees, not bad for March. Then again, this is Texas, and we never know what is around the corner weatherwise. At least, our frosty days are over for this winter. I am more concerned that we have not had any rain for several weeks and this is already Spring when we need it the most. 

I sat around for a couple of hours really doing nothing at all. The dogs were in 7^th heaven having me all to themselves until I decided it was time to go walking again. We harnessed up and took the road leading to Hwy 290 and managed to cover 2.1 miles for the day. 

Back at the RV, we sat outside on the deck until it started to get dark and then it was time to bring in the feeders. We shut up the outside shop, so to speak, and adjourned indoors for the rest of the evening, which comprised of the evening meal and television. 

Written March 4, 2024, read my other blog at https://pondblog2011.com  

Living in an RV Henly RV Park Tuesday 03/05/2024

I got up before 8:00 am which is almost unheard of and went about the business of getting ready for another day. Next move was to bring out the bird feeders as we usually do and then we went out for that morning walk. We did not do so good and only covered 7/10 of a mile. Neither of the dogs was in a walking mood and kept hanging back on me se we completed the circuit and headed back to the RV. 

I fixed breakfast for us all and Sandy did her not eating routine. I keep trying different things but to no avail. I would not mind her not eating as she is a fat little thing anyway, but her medication is mixed in with her food and without crushing them up, the pills are too big to force down her throat. Incidentally, I have tried “Pill Pockets”, but she ignores them. 

Today, Mikey made up for her and ate his food as soon as I put it down. Maybe, that has something to do with his bathroom habits as today was the first day, while we were out walking, he has pooped in three days. What a subject to talk about, dog’s bathroom habits but it is one of the things I keep an eye on when we are walking. It is a good guideline if the dog is under the weather. 

I fixed three slices of toast for myself all with different toppings for variety and had regular coffee. When I was in town last time, I bought a different blend of coffee in the hope it would be more flavorful which it is. Still something missing though. 

I had started a load of laundry, and it was doing its thing as I ate and worked on the blog. I just love having my own washing machine. It makes life so much easier. 

There was a knock on the door which set the dogs off barking. I opened it and it was Peggy who had come over just to chat. I asked her why she was home, and she told me that she had had an accident with the sewer hose, and it had come disconnected while it was draining, and she never caught it in time. She had spent part of the morning cleaning up the mess and consequently had missed going to work today. At least, the mess was outdoors, not like when I left the faucet running while cleaning the tanks and had water running through the RV. She had already cleaned up the mess so there was nothing I could do to help her. She left, and I returned to working on the blog. 

It was funny when she told me about it but in reality, it is not a bit amusing. Who wants to clean up human waste? 

I worked on the blog and brought us up to date and then looked around for other things to do. I decided to go into town to do some grocery shopping as there were a couple of items I really wanted. First, I went into The Home Depot as I needed a part to help me repair the door blind pull rod which had broken on me. I could not find what I was looking for but while walking around and thinking about the problem, I thought what might work plus the only thing I needed to buy was a tube of glue. 

Our next stop was HEB where I wandered around going up and down the aisles just in case my brain might kick in and tell me I need this or that. I bought the usual HEB stuff like chicken for the dogs and of course beer for both me and whoever drinks it. 

The drive home was uneventful, and I was welcomed back by Mikey and Sandy who spent the next 15 minutes with their noses in the shopping bags as I put the groceries away. When we were finished with groceries, I harnessed them up and we went out walking the park and the outside roads altogether covering 2.6 miles some of which was in the two big stores.

We sat on the porch for a while drinking a beer and just reminiscing about our current life and how wonderful it is, especially the people I spend time together with. I am one lucky man. 

Finally, we shut up shop for the day and moved back indoors for the usual evening meal and entertainment. 

Written March 5, 2024, read my other blog at https://pondblog2011.com  

I slept well but managed to wake up early and lay there deliberating as to whether I should get up or just be a lazy bum. In the end, after laying there and considering the question for 30 minutes, I crawled out of bed and went through the usual morning ablutions as I got ready to face the day. 

With clothes on and cold water on my face, I was ready to go, sort of. The first thing was to harness the dogs and tie them up outside. Next was to bring out all the feeders and then finally, we hit the road carrying our small bag of trash. This meant we headed for the dumpsters and then started walking around, taking our time as we were not in any hurry. Well, maybe Sandy was a couple of times but that was only to reach the next great smell so just a few steps at a time. We actually managed to cover 1.2 miles. Not a bad start to the day. 

Then, it was back to The Caboose for breakfast. Today was a good day as her majesty ate all her breakfast while Mikey saved his for later as he usually does. My own breakfast was a bacon sandwich which was OK but next time, I need to use the entire package of bacon in one sandwich to make it worthwhile. Today, I drank coffee this time black without any milk and it was just OK. The jury is still out on the best morning drink. 

I turned my attention to the blog and played catch up with yesterday and then today and then sat there considering just what we should do for the rest of the day. With nothing coming to mind, I sat on the couch with a dog on either side of me with my eyes closed. I did not go to sleep, but it was kind of peaceful. 

After a while, I decided to go into town for groceries. My list was very small as I really did not need much and used the shopping thing as an excuse just to get out of the house. I wandered around HEB and a few things, $160.00 worth, found their way into my shopping cart and that did not include any beer. Guess I needed stuff after all.  
 
The drive back was uneventful and of course, I got a lot of help from my furry friends to unload everything. They also helped to put the groceries away. Yeah, right… 

We harnessed up and went out for the final walk of the day just wandering around walking very slowly to accommodate Sandy and her nose. Me and Mikey just follow along like the good little helpers that we are. 

The rest of the day was spent in the usual fashion of the evening meal and then watching a soccer game. 

Written March 1, 2024, read my other blog at https://pondblog2011.com   

Living in an RV Henly RV Park Sunday 03/03/2024 
 

These are a few of the girls that came to visit me, all members of the best team I ever coached.

Another day, another dollar as the saying goes. Not sure if that applies to me as I rely on different pensions that I have earned during my working life enough for me to live comfortably. Actually, my needs are very few, food and drink and occasionally buying something nice whether I need it or not. 

Today was going to be different because I was expecting a visit from some of the women on the team I used to coach. It was one hell of a team, and they were indeed wonderful soccer players. We travelled a lot and played in tournaments around the southern part of the US and even made it to the National Finals only to lose that game. Still, National runners up ain’t bad at all. They are older ladies now and no longer playing but we can still re-live the glory days. 

We harnessed up as we normally do and wandered around the park covering a little over a mile for the morning walk. Then, it was back to the RV for breakfast and coffee and to await the visit from the ladies. I had no idea how many were going to come and was hoping for a large showing but as it happened, 2-3 backed off at the last minute and in the end, six of the ladies showed. 

We gathered in the Commons and the ladies put out all the goodies they had brought, and we proceeded to pig out. They were so busy talking to each other that they forgot about me completely and I hung around on the perimeter very occasionally putting in a word here and there. Actually, that was a good thing as I would not have been able to conduct a conversation with all six of them. They spent a couple of hours visiting among themselves while I sort of watched on from afar, at least, that is how it felt. Eventually, they decided it was time to leave and one by one, they said their goodbyes with the promise to do it more often. 

I sat on the deck for a while after they had gone contemplating years gone by when Daniel walked up and sat at my outdoor table followed by Malinda and then Dolores and we sat and chatted drinking the few beers I had in my refrigerator. I was not prepared for that number of company, but we had enough beer to make it through the visit, just. 

We talked for a while and then decided to adjourn to the Commons as there was more beer in the fridge. The group included Daniel, Malinda, Peggy, Delores, and me. We sat and chatted but not really drinking up a storm. I had one beer and it lasted me through the entire conversation as did everyone else. 

Finally, Daniel suggested it was time to go, which we all agreed on and made our way to our individual destinations. The other three went back to their own RV’s and I went inside in my case, to be met by two very excited little dogs. I made a fuss of them and then went about the business of feeding them. 

Then it was time to settle down in front of the computer to play catchup with the most recent happenings. With that finally all done and as I had already eaten as had the dogs, I sat and watched television for the rest of the evening. 

Written March 3, 2024, read my other blog at https://pondblog2011.com   

Rain, real rain. Unfortunately, not of the recent variety.

Today is March 1. Seems like only yesterday, it was January 1. Oh well, I cannot stop time so might as well enjoy every minute of it. After all, for us Hooman’s, it only comes around once and in the big picture, gone in the blink of an eye. 

Date or no date, our routine hardly changes, at least the morning part of it. I wake up, I get up and go through the usual morning ablutions, I dress in my trademark shorts and tee shirt, I put on my walking boots and harness up the dogs and then we go walking. On the walk, we dispose of our small bag of trash and even that is subject to change depending on the amount of trash. Usually, no more than a small plastic shopping bag full and sometimes not worth disposing until later. 

Usually before the walk, I tie the dogs up to the table and they watch as I bring out the bird feeders, filling them as necessary. Then, we hit the trail or in our case, the park with a circuit around most of it. Sometimes, we pass other campers who are being led around by their dogs just as Mikey and I are. Some people have big dogs, and you can see the effort they put into controlling them. Thank goodness for my two little ones. 

This morning, we almost covered a mile on our first walk which is what I shoot for. We returned to The Caboose, and I went about feeding first the dogs and then me. They both have their favorite eating spot. Sandy is always on the bed and Mikey is in the chair next to me. 

By now, it was almost 12:00 pm. With the dogs fed and watered (sorry, that seemed to fit right in), I looked for something to eat for myself and settled on a package of cheese ravioli which I warmed up in the microwave. It actually was very tasty and went down well. I even resorted back to coffee, but the jury is still out on that. Maybe, I need a different brand of coffee, something with a better coffee taste. Or back to tea or maybe even orange juice. Now, there’s a thought. 

I glanced up at the clock and it said it was 2:20 pm. Somehow, 2 hrs. had gone by just like that. It does not matter as I have no plans for the rest of the day but it sure is an indication of how fast my life is slipping away to that inevitable end. I wish I could say that I was going to live forever but we all know that just ain’t so. 
 
We sat around for a bit doing a whole lot of nothing except to relax with the dogs. They appear to really enjoy these quiet times as do I. By then, it was almost 4:30 pm and so we harnessed up again for that final walk of the day. We wandered around with no purpose in mind except to enjoy being alive and managed to cover 1.5 miles for the day. 

I put the dogs back in the RV and then wandered over to Malinda and Daniels RV to sit outside and shoot the breeze with them. Malinda had misplaced her most favorite pocketknife and was busy searching high and low and doing a lot of backtracking as she retraced her steps for the day. Incidentally, that was a lot of steps over an exceptionally large area. When I left, she had not yet found it. 

I wandered back to my RV, and we sat outside for a bit before adjourning back indoors for the day with the usual food and television.

Written March 1, 2024, read my other blog at https://pondblog2011.com   

I managed to sleep really well and even got up at 8:00 am all bright and cheerful and ready to face the day. I took a shower which got me even wider awake before throwing on some clothes. Then I fed the dogs and Sandy ate most of hers while Mikey did his Mikey thing of leaving his food until later, much later, usually around 6:00 pm. His breakfast becomes his dinner! 

Then it was the usual bird feeder activity although I did not have to refill any of the feeders. Like I said yesterday, the number of birds has dropped quite considerably. I tied the dogs to the table while I was doing the bird feeder thing so at least they could feel a part of it. 

With the feeders all taken care of, it was time to go walking. There had been a drastic change in the weather with the wind gusting up to 34 mph making it very cold as we walked around the park.  There was no sign of rain, just the drop in temperatures and wind. We did not walk very far as it was too uncomfortable. Even the dogs were ready to come back indoors. 

I sat here writing and the wind was quite literally howling around the RV. It is quite a cool sound just as long as I am indoors in the warm and I have no plans to venture out except for dog walks. 
 
I sat and watched as a squirrel climbed onto the bird feeders. He appeared to be only interested in the seed cakes, so I let him eat his fill which was not very much. I like squirrels as well as birds. 

I worked on the blog as I usually do, bringing us up to date and then looked around for other things to get up to. I did a couple of household chores and a lot of sitting around with a dog on either side of me. 

Then it was time to go walking again and we walked the outside roads. There were no exotics to look at, so we just wandered around managing to get in a mile on a very cold and windy day. 

There was no sitting outside because of the cold temperature and I shut up shop after bringing in the bird feeders and adjourned back indoors to the warmth of the RV for the evening meal and television. 

Written February 29, 2024, read my other blog at https://pondblog2011.com

I was up at a reasonable hour and after a change of clothes, was ready to face the world. It was a cloudy day but no sign of rain. After the usual bird feeder hanging which included any necessary refills and some re-arranging of the feeders themselves, we went out walking.  

We took the outside road which is the real Henly Loop and walked down the hill in the direction of the giant oak tree. Today we went all the way to the bottom of the hill before turning back to head home. Altogether, we covered 1.2 miles for the morning walk. 

Back in the RV, I fixed breakfast for the dogs and Sandy was a good girl and licked her bowl clean, Mikey did his usual Mikey thing of ignoring his food. He will eat it this evening as he usually does. He is a one meal a day dog. His choice! 

I had a couple of RV things to take care of before making my own breakfast which today was a couple of waffles with syrup on them. Very tasty. I stayed with the tea to drink. 

Then, as usual, it was blog time. I managed to remember what happened yesterday mainly because not a great deal had occurred except the trip for groceries and the couple of beers in the evening with my friends. I started on today but again, nothing much has happened so far. 

The sparrows must have found a better site that feeds them as they have really slacked off and there have been very few of the bird visitors to talk about. 

James, the RV repair man was on site. I had a request to repair the toilet where the flapper arm does not hold liquid as it should. Maybe, he will fix that while he is here. I kept an eye on him as he moved his van to different sites until, finally, he pulled up outside of mine. 

We chatted as he worked on the unenviable job of replacing the rubber gasket that seals water in the toilet. He had previously put on rubber gloves for this task. My part of the job was to hold the plastic bag open to receive the old gasket which he deftly dropped in and then I disposed of it.  

I squared away with James, and he went on his way. At least now, the toilet will hold water for a while to act as a buffer to prevent sewer gas smells wafting into the bathroom. This is a weak point in the sewer system, that and solids blocking up the tank and pipes which require constant attention and treatment. 

Then, it was time for one more walk around the park. We usually make good use of walking by taking our one small bag of trash with us as we pass the dumpster anyway. Incidentally, I re-use the plastic shopping bags for indoor trash and have a hanger that allows me to keep the bags stretched open while in use. A very quick and simple way to handle the trash system inside the RV. 

We managed to cover 2.4 miles for the day as we wandered around the park. It was a pleasant day, and the sun had some heat to it. I even dug out my Stetson hat to shield my balding head and received a couple of comments from other campers all being smart alec’s about the hat. I am definitely not a cowboy. 

We sat outside following our walk and drank a beer and munched on potato chips and watched the world go by. Not that there was much in the way of activity. A couple of cars and then a couple of people walking dogs or not, as the case may be. 

We finally moved back indoors, and the rest of the day spent in the usual way. I watched the latest version of “All Quiet on the Western Front” which was one of the best movies I have seen in a while as I munched on the evening meal. 

Written February 28, 2024, read my other blog at https://pondblog2011.com  

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  

I had another one of the mixed-up nights sleeping like a baby at times and at others, wide awake wishing it was morning. Of course, when it really was the morning and around my normal time to get out of bed, I was fast asleep and snoozing my fool head off. Eventually, I got up and we went out for the first walk of the day. 

First, I brought out the bird feeders and did some different re-arranging of them to spread them out a little more. I even filled the water feeder but for some reason, it drains out. Then it was time for the first walk of the day, but we did not go very far and barely covered a half mile. 

Back in the RV, I fixed the dog’s breakfast and then fed myself. As it was close to noon time, mine was a ravioli frozen dinner. Incidentally, I stayed with tea as it was not bothering my stomach. This was followed by the usual blog session as I scratched my head trying to remember what happened yesterday. 

I worked on my taxes for a bit but am having trouble finding everything needed. One more thing to worry about. I fiddled around doing this and that but really nothing too important, but it killed time until we went out walking again. We went on our usual route only this time walking past the huge oak tree and managed to cover 1-6 miles.  

Sandy is not very good at this walking thing. She thinks it is for her to smell EVERY possible smell out there. Consequently, we wander around in a general direction with a lot of stops and starts. She has an endless bladder and pees on everything she can smell. Sometimes Mikey will follow suit, but he is not as bad as she is. His problem is that he tends to lag a lot and the leash is rubbing against my leg which, with just wearing shorts, is very aggravating. So, I am constantly saying, “Come on, Mikey”. He gives me a look, catches up for a half minute and lags all over again. 

In his earlier days with a different owner, he may have been trained to walk to heel as it is firmly ingrained in his brain. 

When we got back, we sat outside for a while drinking a beer which does not seem to bother my stomach as the wine now does. It slowly got darker, and I brought in the bird feeders for another day, and we went back inside the RV for the rest of the evening. 

Written February 25, 2024, read my other blog at https://pondblog2011.com  

 

I had a very restless night tossing and turning and awake more than asleep. Some of the time, I lay there with my eyes closed but my mind was wide awake and at others, I managed to doze off. Needless to say, when morning came, I was fast asleep and it was 10:30 am before I actually crawled out of bed and even then, very reluctantly. Good job, I have nothing planned for today. 

I wandered around raising the blinds to let the sun in and noticed that it was already warm in the RV. I changed the thermostat to air and with a welcome roar, the A/C kicked. Then, I lowered the blinds on the sun side. 

Only in Texas do you need AC and heat on the same day but then again, only in Texas do temperatures fluctuate so much and go from one extreme to the other. 
 
The next move was to bring out the bird feeders, making sure that they had seed in them. I tried a different arrangement of the hangers to see if I could even out how the birds eat. I have two identical large circular feeders that hold a lot of seed. Yesterday, I noticed that one was almost empty and the other almost still full up and they are right next to each other. Go figure… 

I found a little bundle of feathers by the deck and checked it out. It turned out to be a sparrow that had probably run into the glass door of the RV and was dazed from the crash. It was still alive, so I kept my eye on it and gradually it recovered. It was gone by the morning either of its own volition or an animal of the night might have got it. I am hoping for the former. 

We went out walking but did not go very far and only covered a half mile. Still, we have all day to make it up. Then, it was back indoors for breakfast which Sandy ate. I don’t mind if Mikey doesn’t eat breakfast as he is a light eater anyway, but I do worry about Sandy as her very expensive medication is mixed with the food. She is supposed to take it twice a day and sometimes, it is only once. I fixed my own breakfast and today, I had a couple of waffles covered in syrup along with the tea I have switched to at least for breakfast. 

Then, it was blog time which meant, scratching the memory to remember what happened both yesterday and today up to the present moment. Because I had finished yesterday’s blog last evening, it was easy to remember what had happened so far today, mostly because it was not very much and almost a repetition of yesterday except for the getting up very late bit. 

Luckily, I do not have any appointments of any kind today although I am thinking of going into town and after much consideration, that is exactly what I did. I needed to change all of the ink cartridges on my printer and that was my main reason for going into town. Of course, being in Walmart’s, I wandered around and bought a few other items. Some of it was food but I did buy four new Tee shirts. Then I spotted a pair of boots that I liked and found a size that would fit me. My others are pretty old, and I have had the soles replaced once before. Now, even with inserts, they are not very comfortable so maybe a new pair is in the offing. 

The ones I picked out were comfortable and a different color than what I am used to. I bought them anyway and considered it money well spent. I made my way to the check out and would you believe that there was no wine in my cart? This is so unusual for me, but I have to let my stomach settle down before drinking that stuff again. Beer appears to be OK. 

I drove back to Henli and considered stopping at Starbucks but found the idea very unappealing and drove straight home to be met by Sandy and Mikey. As usual, they helped to put the groceries and such away, but I never got any feedback from them on the new boots. 

It was almost 5:00 pm when I got back, and we went out walking the last walk of the day before shutting up the outside shop and retirng indoors for the usual evenings food and entertainment. 

Written February 23, 2024, read my other blog at https://pondblog2011.com  

It was a funny old night. At times, I slept like the proverbial baby and at others, I lay there, wide awake. I glanced at the clock, and it said 7:00 am and I thought to myself, I can’t possibly get up at this god forsaken hour, just five more minutes…I managed to stretch it out until the clock said 7:30 am and crawled out of bed. 

I took a shower and put on a complete change of clothes because it was due. I like to change every couple of days this time of the year. Hot and sweaty summer weather is a daily change. I do have a doctor’s appointment today, but it is not the kind where I take my clothes off as it is with my eye doctor. That is not until 1:40 pm. 

We went out for the morning walk after I had refilled the bird feeders with the seed I bought yesterday. It is amazing how much seed the birds go through with the deer acting as the cleanup crew at night. It was chilly enough that we only did one circuit of the park which included a trip to the dumpster. 

Back in the RV, I fixed breakfast of a taco that Peggy had given me as we walked around. It was meant for Daniel, but he had already left for places unknown. I accepted it gratefully. One man’s gain is another man’s loss and so on… 

With both the dogs and me taken care of breakfast wise, I settled down to catch up with the blog trying to kill time before driving into Austin. Having a midday appointment is good in one way but it does mess up the day somewhat. 

I got tired of sitting around waiting for the time to pass and after saying goodbye to my little furry friends, I drove into Austin for my 1:00 pm appointment, The traffic wasn’t too bad and I made good time which was a shame because after I arrived and walked in the door, the receptionist informed me that my appointment was for 1:40 pm. There was nothing else for it but to sit and wait and people watch. 

Eventually, the eye testing person came and led me back to the area where they make things happen and went ahead starting in on a whole bunch of different tests. After about an hour or more of testing by a couple of different technicians and another much younger Doctor, everyone disappeared and finally Dr Tybor came in and did yet another bunch of tests. Two hours and forty-five minutes later, I walked out of there with the testing complete. The bottom line is that my eyes have not altered since the last testing and there was nothing that needed to be done this time around. 

I paid my bill and said goodbye to everyone as I walked out of the door clutching a business card with my next appointment in August. 

The drive home was straightforward, and I decided to go home a different way for a change, eventually arriving back at The Caboose to be met by my two dogs. We immediately harnessed up and then wandered around the park for a bit before returning back to the RV where I played blog catchup. 

Then it was time for the last walk of the day which led us to Daniels and Malinda’s RV where they were sitting outside with Remington. When we first walked up, Remi was all happy barks to see the dogs but as we sat and chatted, she got more and more frustrated and, in the end, Malinda put her back inside their RV. I stayed for a bit longer and then we continued our walk around the park.  

Incidentally, I refused the offer of a beer as I am still trying to discover the reason for my upset tummy. I am pretty sure that it is the wine as I tried a beer when I got back to my RV and there were not any side effects. Darn, one less bad habit to break. 

I brought in the feeders and shut up the outside shop for the rest of the evening. I fixed us all food although Miss Sandy has one of her fussy moods on, again. Still, she eventually ate her food. 

Then it was the usual sit and watch a Premier League game and this time, I got to watch Brighton and Hove Albion win by a 5 goal margin. Solly is out for the rest of the season. 

I went to bed at 8:30 pm, an unheard-of time for me. 

Written February 20, 2024, read my other blog at https://pondblog2011.com  

Living in an RV Henly RV Park Tuesday 02/20/2024

I got up around 8:00 am. I must be getting into an early rising habit. Yeah, right… 

The first thing was to bring out the bird feeders and filling them as needed and then that daily walk. This time, we took the outside road leading down the hill. It had warmed up and the sun was shining brightly as we wandered around. We walked all the way down the hill to the bottom and then back up again to return to The Caboose and managed to cover 1.3 miles. Not bad for that first walk. 

Then it was indoors for the usual breakfast but today, I chose to drink tea instead of coffee. It went down just fine along with a meat pie that I decided to eat. The dogs had their own food which neither finished. Their loss. 

This was followed by working on the blog until we were all caught up. I looked around for other things to do differently than the normal run of the mill housekeeping chores and found a couple of things. 

I decided that I should go into Dripping to do some grocery shopping and harnessed up the dogs for a short walkabout. Then, I hopped in the car for the short trip. One reas0n for the trip was because I was out of doggy poop bags and had to leave one of those delicate morsels where it lay after Sandy had done her business. I try to pick up after the dogs and be a good steward of the park. Besides, it’s the rule around here that you pick up your dog’s poop. 

I wandered around HEB clutching my very short list and found the poop bags grabbing two packs which will last me probably at least three months. I had other things, but my list was pretty short. I wandered around to get in my walking miles as well as to buy a few groceries, 

When I left the store, I contemplated on whether to buy a Latte, but it was not appealing. Boy, have I changed? Once upon a time, I could not pass a Starbucks without buying a Latte. Oh well, like everything else in my life, time marches on. 

Back at the RV, I got all kinds of help with the groceries although some of it was questionable to say the least. After everything was put away, we harnessed up and went out for the final walk of the day. We ran into Greg who was following Olive around and trying to get her to walk in a somewhat straight line. Olive did not have her stick with her this time. Then we stopped at Crystal and Larry’s RV where both dogs were given a bunch of treats. Incidentally, they both know the way to this RV and drag me to it so they can get all of those goodies. 

We finally ended up back at The Caboose and chose to sit outside for a bit before eventually going back inside for the evening. Following the evening meal all around, we sat and watched a Premier League game, but I started nodding off again and switched off the TV and we went to bed. 

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

It was a strange night with periods of being awake and others of dozing off. I have no idea why I was so restless. Well, maybe I do because I had an upset stomach which was painful enough to keep me awake. This has happened a few times recently and maybe a trip to the Doctors is in my future. As it began to get daylight, I lay there feeling sorry for myself before deciding to get up. Incidentally, I had taken several stomach pills and I suppose that in the end they worked as the discomfort went away. 

At that point, I got up and wandered around The Caboose pulling up the blinds to let the morning in. Then it was on with the harness and out the door to be met by a frigid blast of very cold area. The temperature was 31 degrees with an absolute howler of wind making it feel even colder. 

We wandered around just long enough for the dogs to do their business and then made a beeline back indoors where I fixed us all breakfast. It was nice and warm inside the RV, so different than outside and I had no plans to go anywhere even though the sun was shining. Dog walking was the extent of my outside activities, and they would be short. 

I turned my attention to writing the blog to keep caught up as much as possible and even then, I had to wrack my brain to remember what had happened in the past 24 hours. Most days are very repetitious with very little change in our routine, Sometimes, I will go into town grocery shopping or to my doctor’s office but most of the time, we walk for entertainment and exercise. 

The rest of the day was spent in the same way and was very restful and come to that, very peaceful. At one point when I was sitting on the couch making a fuss of the dogs, I dozed off for a short time. I even seriously considered taking a nap but, in the end, just lay there with my eyes closed, relaxing. 

Then it was time for the afternoon walk around the park. In the end, we got in exactly a mile for the day. Better than sitting but still not far enough. I used being as cold as it was as the excuse, and it had nothing to do with my laziness. 

I brought in the feeders noticing how empty some of them were. I had filled them this morning, but I guess the birds were hungry. I have a flock of sparrows that use the feeders. The flock is probably 50 birds strong, so I am feeding a big family. I know what one of my chores is tomorrow morning… 

We went back indoors for the evening meal followed by the usual television. This time, I did not drink anything as I usually do in the hope of helping out my stomach. It worked this time around and as I suspected; the wine is a part of the problem. Darn, it looks like I must forego my evening nightcap.at least for a while. 

Just as I did the night before, I dropped off to sleep in the middle of a movie and so went to bed. 

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

Living in an RV Henly RV Park Sunday 02/18/2024

I awoke at a reasonable hour following a good night’s sleep without an upset tummy. So, it appears that alcohol may be the cause of the problem, darn it. Now, what do I do? 

I lay there for a while noticing how cold it was anytime, I poked out from under the covers. I figured that the gas bottle was empty, which always happens at night. Eventually, I crawled out from under the covers and dressed and went outside, braving the cold blast that hit me when I opened the door. Sure enough, one of the bottles showed zero gas and I switched to the other bottle after changing out the empty for the spare I usually carry. The only time I don’t have a spare is if I am waiting for Daniel to refill the empty bottle which, by the way, is never longer than a day or two. 

With the gas hooked back up and the empty placed where Daniel can see it, I went back indoors and waited for the heater to kick back on. Sometimes, it needs persuading to do just that which usually consists of shutting the gas off and then reopening it again. Generally, though, turning the thermostat off and then back on, will do the trick. 

We went out walking as we usually do and just wandered around. It was very brisk out and Mikey wasn’t too happy being out in it. Sandy was in her element and pulled and tugged us in every direction. I had forgotten the phone and guessed we covered around a half mile before heading back to The Caboose.  

There, I refilled every feeder and rehung them using up my supply of seed which means a trip to Tractor Supply for more. At the rate the seed is disappearing from the feeders, that means today. 

Back inside the RV, I fixed breakfast all around. Mikey ate his and Sandy ate half of hers. I had a burrito which was OK and the all-important coffee, which was also, just OK. Then, it was blog time as I racked my brain trying to complete yesterday’s blog. Luckily, I managed to remember the important stuff. 

I watched as the birds swarmed all over the feeders. Most of them were sparrows and the flock was at least 40 birds strong. No wonder, the feeders are empty every evening. They are a pretty jumpy lot, and the flock is always taking off and then re-settling as something real or imagined, goes by. I have eight feeders that are basically open holes in a tube with perches for the birds. These are very popular with the birds as they squabble over whose turn it is. There is one feeder that has a long perch the length of the feed tray on either side and for some reason. is not as popular as the others. Oh well…It means that I do not have to fill so often. 

Incidentally, this is the feeder that I drove into Tractor Supply to get different seed for. I am going to put nothing but Millet in it and leave all the mixes in the other feeders. Maybe, I can get more birds to eat out of it. There was a non-stop stream of birds around the feeders, mostly sparrows. We did have a pair of doves and even a friendly squirrel today. 

We went out for another walk and just wandered down as far as the Giant Oak before heading back. Altogether, we have been out walking three times today and covered about 2.5 miles. I say about as one walk, I forgot the phone. 

After the last wander around, we adjourned back to The Caboose and brought in the bird feeders. At least, I remembered this time. With all the outside chores taken care of, we shut up shop and settled down for the evening meal and to watch the English Premier League At least, that was the plan but an hour later, I woke up from dozing and figured that if I was that tired, we should go to bed. It was only 8:30 pm but I guess I needed to sleep and so we did. 

Written February 18, 2024, read my other blog at https://pondblog2011.com  

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