February more than half over!!!!!

74 degrees with heavy overcast at 4:30 pm Monday.  Was 53 degrees when we woke.  

Looks like we are going to have come cool weather in the next few days.  Nothing like the cold and snow up in the Midwest, though.

I did get a few of the cruise photos from late January, early February edited this weekend.

Here is some of our cabin.

This photo was taken from our 3rd floor dining room.  Our cabin was on the 2nd floor and we were, I guess, about 15-18 feet above the water.  When we were sailing at night there was always white water from the ship plowing through the water and lights from the ship deck shining on it reflected into our window to the point I had to draw the curtains nearly closed.  I know, it is rough being on a cruise.

Today, along with help from several others, we cleaned out the "little shed" and piled the stuff outside so pest exterminators could spray the building.

Some of it Phyllis brought home to sort

This afternoon I started the annual job of cleaning leaves and twigs off the Texas Room roof.  Leaves are all dry as we have been in a literal drought this winter here.

Last evening we listened to a man from North Dakota present a good music program--he wrote most of the songs.  His wife ran the sound system and was on stage with him for several songs to sing harmony.

Till later, Lynn

Valentine supper at Kenwood

 71 degrees at 9:45 pm Saturday.  Been a decent day weatherwise after the bitter cold the last few days.

Chef Tom spent most of Friday cooking.  Prime Rib and Shrimp for the Valentine Day Supper.

Here is the Program and the menu

About 50 meals were served of a very satisfying supper.

Look at the plates full of food!

And there was cake at the end!

I took many photos for the people who attended and gave them a link so they could look, and copy any they wanted.  CLICK HERE to go to the photo album.

Going to be a bit of a roller coaster for temps this week.

I finally got the schedule made up with new photo.

Later, Lynn

Valentine's Day 2025

 

57 degrees, heavy overcast, windy.  Couple days ago the high was 93 degrees, yesterday morning it was 53 when we woke up.  20 mph or higher winds out of the north.  Nothing to shovel, though.

Meet Butch -- short haircut this morning.  This was while we were eating at Sam's Club after shopping.

Had our second concert with barbershop chorus Men & Women of A-Chord last evening.  All members were present and we got a photo!!

Yesterday afternoon the group that attends the Kenwood Iowa Summer Rally in State Center met and decided  from Tuesday August 5th at supper through Friday August 8 at Breakfast and Lola Shoppe's KeLo RV Park in State Center, Iowa.  Last year or so has been small turn out but several want to have it again. 

Wednesday we went to Progreso, Tamaulipas, Mexico to the dentist for our annual teeth cleaning.  I had a tooth break off last May 7th and wondered if they could glue it back in.  They x-rayed it and took a look at the decay on the bottom tooth (it was a cap), dug it out, drilled and put in a post for an implant.  I went back Thursday morning and got the plate with one tooth on it.  Not enthused about it, but will put up with it until sometime this next November when I return and they will put the permanent tooth on the post.

Have Patty's bike back in
storage until next year.

 Patty had to return to Kansas City February 3rd, the day after we got back from our cruise account her niece in Kansas City being put on hospice--and passing about the time Patty was landing in Kansas City.  She is staying with her sister there for some family time.

Our drugstore in Progreso

Walking into area of our dentist.  Their office
is through the glass doors above the blue at left

Looking west from bridge over Rio Grande River.
Nearly dry from the drought, no water visible under us

Above is where we walk up from parking lot,

at right is where we pay $1 and start walking

across the bridge.

Arial view of where we park in Texas, walk south across the bridge to dentist office in Mexico.  Our pharmacy is a half-block south of the dentist office.- I am guessing we walk a quarter mile from the parking lot to our dentist's office and a bit further to the pharmacy (and next door to the source for 

Spanish peanuts)

Tonight we will go to the Valentine's Day supper at the Rec Hall that Tom & Lisa Urban, with friends, are putting on.

Till next time, Lynn

Super Bowl Sunday 2025

 77 degrees with 12 mph wind out of SE at 7:00 pm Sunday.

Was up to Rec Hall for some vittles and watched start of the Super Bowl with maybe 30 others from the park.  I got done watching before the rest did.

This last week was spent recuperating from the Texas Crud or whatever the local flu running around this part of Texas is called.  Both of us had it and I have been pained the last 2 weeks with a back disc problem.  Since we got back from our trip I have been riding the Teeter (where you hang from your ankles to stretch out the back) every day for 10 to 20 minutes and it is much improved.

Here is a link to a video that was made at our Barbershop Chorus practice in mid-January and aired on local TV 5 on their Take 5 program where they weekly interview many people, organizations, businesses, etc.  Click HERE

And Click right HERE for quite a few photos taken at our first, of this season, performance of the Men & Women of A-Chord last Friday.

Back from our 8-day cruise to the Bahamas

88 degrees with bright sunshine here in La Feria, TX at 1:10 pm Monday.  After a long ride on the bus, leaving Port at Galveston about 9:30 am, we got to our place at 6:45 pm last night.  I have pulled up a few photos to put on here.  Will take days to sort and edit all the ones, with videos later.

Goldwing Express entertainment -- separate from
the ship entertainment.

In Freeport, Bahamas

Here are some interesting videos I found.

June Carter and Tennessee Ernie Ford  

Science