Wind, Wind, & More Wind

76º right now at 11:45 am in Clarinda, IA with wind gusts to 37 mph out of southeast.
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Along with the high winds, heavy rains are forecast for next couple days.

I put link on Facebook to my blog a few days ago when posted pictures from 2010 at our winter park Kenwood RV in Texas.  As you can see, I get 6 to 10 or so readers on each blog I post.  The one I linked to Facebook got 171 "looks".  Lot of people don't follow me regularly; even my own family and brothers don't pay any attention to it!

Gas price just keep rising!  This is price a few blocks from our house - now at $2.679.

Looked at some windows in our old church that are being
sold.  These two were above the balcony.

The narrow window removed - Phyllis intends
to hang it in our picture window.

Butt-hole hospital employees can't smoke on their grounds--just across the street from us --  but they can throw their damned cigarette butts on the ground and the strong south wind blows all this damned stuff over on to our property.  I cannot understand why they would employ anyone who smokes.  I don't care what kind of college degree they have -- their just plain stupid to suck on the dirty cancer-causing things.  And then have the audacity to throw them on the ground after they have sucked on them.

Went down to the farm and got
some dirt.

Eight 5-gallon buckets of black dirt.

Some of it is already
filling in low spots
along the street curb

After church Sunday we went to the Pot-Luck dinner at 12:00 noon.  Following photos are from then.

Saturday evening we took Leland & Bonnie Brown to Red Oak, IA.  Ate supper at the Pizza Ranch and then went to the Wilson Performing Arts Center to see/and hear, Tonic Sol-fa, an a cappella quartet from the Minneapolis–Saint Paul region. With a largely pop-music-oriented repertoire, their CDs have sold over 1,000,000 copies, and the group has toured throughout the US and abroad. Tonic Sol Fa (Web Page)

On this one song, one guy played the piano.
We really enjoyed the show.

GROANER’S CORNER:(( Q. What did the cannibal say when he came upon a sleeping missionary. "Ah! Breakfast in bed”.

- Did you ever see the customers in a health-food store? They are pale, skinny people who look half dead.   In a steak house you see robust, ruddy people. They're dying of course, but they look terrific.

- God noticed that Adam was lonely. He said to him "Adam, I am going to give you the perfect companion. She'll cook and clean and listen, she's perfect."Adam replied, "What will she cost me?"God said, "An arm and a leg."Shocked, Adam said, "Well, what can I get for a rib?"

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Later, Lynn

Spring/Summer weather here a couple days!

71º in Clarinda at 7:45 pm - had high of 79º today with bright sunshine.

We drove to Hiawatha, KS yesterday and spent the day with Harold & LaRhoda Neher.  Visited, ate a terrific lunch of beef ribs that LaRhoda fixed, and then played several games of Pegs & Jokers.

Stopped in St. Joe at Aldi's and then Sam's Club to stock up on groceries.  Gas was $2.429 in St. Joe and also on the Missouri side of Braddyville where we filled up; still $2.599 here in Clarinda.

Fantastic lunch.

4-handed Pegs & Jokers

Had a birthday to celebrate after choir Wednesday night.

Square dance was moved into the hall since the tile was all
torn up in the big room at the school building.

Had 2 squares up most of the time.

Larry Leibig from Missouri was the caller

Picture of all of us but me.  Only one more dance before
this square dance club disbands -- started in 1960.

GROANER’S CORNER:((  A rookie police officer was assigned to ride in a cruiser with an experienced partner. A call came over the car's radio telling them to disperse some people who were loitering.  The officers drove to the street and observed a small crowd standing on a corner. The rookie rolled down his window and said, 'Let's get off the corner.'  No one moved, so he barked again, 'Let's get off the corner!' Intimidated, the group of people began to leave, casting puzzled glances in his direction. Proud of his first official act, the young policeman turned to his partner and asked, 'Well, how did I do?'
'Pretty good,' replied the veteran, 'especially since this is a bus stop.'

Till next time - Lynn

Some rain at Clarinda, IA

51º in Clarinda, IA at 2:00 pm with light rain since sometime in the night.

As we drove home Monday we saw several farmers in the field, a little late, but finally getting on with planting.  Monday was the 23rd of April and that is the 53rd anniversary of our Son Cameron's birthday

Measuring Chemical to soak the ground around our
Ash tree -- trying to save from the Ash Borer Beatle.

Tuesday we gathered up some of the "hay" cut last Thursday

Usually use a push mower with bagger,
but couldn't get it started.

With some warmth finally some blooming

Had to pump up garden cart tires.

Changed out air filter on pickup

Anode rod from camper water heater -- ordering new one.

Water heater on the travel trailer.

Back patio all set up with items that had been in storage shed over the winter.  Using the hot tub - good to get back to it.

Got the oil changed in the pickup this morning - have 60,000 miles on it.

GROANER'S CORNER:((  Unable to attend the funeral after his Uncle Charlie died, a man who lived far away called his Blonde brother and told him, 'Do something nice for Uncle Charlie and send me the bill.'
Later, he got a bill for $200.00, which he paid. The next month, he got another bill for $200.00, which he also paid, figuring it was some incidental expense.  But when the $200.00 bills kept arriving every month, he finally called his brother again to find out what was going on.  'Well,' said the Blonde brother, 'you said to do something nice for Uncle Charlie.  So I rented him a tuxedo.'
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“Beware of lumberjacks bearing dull tools. They usually have an ax to grind!”
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Passenger to Airline Ticket Agent: I want my brown suitcase sent to Los Angeles, my green suitcase sent to Kansas City, and my tan suitcase sent to New Orleans.  Ticket Agent: I'm sorry, sir; this flight is to Nashville. We can't do that. Passenger: Why not ? You did it last time.
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Till later, Lynn

Pictures from Christmas-time 2010 at Kenwood RV

 Some pictures from Christmas-time 2010 at Kenwood RV Park in La Feria, TX - Click on photos to enlarge.

Many of these people are no longer at the park; either moved, don't come south for the winter, or are deceased.

I am not trying to label them, but many of you might know or remember the people in the photos.

Till next time - Lynn