RAIN

70 degrees with sunshine here in Kenwood at 4:30 pm Sunday..  Have had rain most of the week and it is forecast for rain all day tomorrow.

 Up-to-date video of Kenwood RV streets

Had a new photo of us taken this morning.

First church service of the 21-22 season this morning here at Kenwood RV.

 .  This quartet practiced at break time during our Tuesday Men of A-Chord practice.  Our director, in the blue shirt, tested positive for Covid-19 later that day and we have had to cancel the concert for tonight as well as next Tuesday's practice.  Will see how things go for further practice or concerts.  I was able to reschedule tonight's performance to February 27th at LLano Grande RV Park in Weslaco.

These two photos don't mean anything; I just thought they were neat when I saw them online.

Saturday we went, with Bob & Bobi Raab to Rudy's BBQ in Pharr and met Doris Winter and her daughter Kate who was visiting from Minnesota.

Then we went back to Doris's park and visited and played Pegs & Jokers for several hours.

Phyllis MC'd for program Saturday night.  A pair of twins with lots of comedy and music.

One routine had 3 of the audience members participating in a routine.

These guys spend 3 months in Texas, 3 months in Florida and 6 months in and around Ohio.  They were so good we had several people come from another park where they had entertained last week and wanted to see them again.

We are looking forward to having Patty from Shenandoah getting here this Tuesday for a month.

Later, Lynn

Rain and "cold" in the RGV

46º with light rain at 11:45 am on Saturday.  Had about 2/3" of rain the last couple days, with temps between 33º and 45º and lots of wind with the rain.  Pretty cold for this far south!

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Went to the Riverside Club which is on the Rio Grande River southwest of Mission, TX on Thursday afternoon to a music program/dance with Justin Trevino from Brady, TX, Sharon and Roger Kenaston from Lyons, NE, Barry and Linda Burton from Bethany, MO, and Mike Hughes from Oregon, MO.  Have heard all of these musicians many times -- at Wahoo, NE, Macon, MO and other places.  Very good.

Earlier Thursday we had gone to Mission, TX to the second "Show Case" where entertainers show their talents and you can book them for your park.  Phyllis booked this one-man-band for sometime in 2023.  He played all the instruments as well as sang and his wife sang with him.  Looks kinda cornie, but really sounded pretty good.

Tuesday we were in McAllen for barbershop chorus practice.  This quartet was doing some practicing after our regular session.

Wednesday we went to Mission to the Winter Texan Expo and Health Fair.  We got there at opening and there was a very small crowd.  Some of the exhibitors said there had been a decent sized crowd the first day of the Expo, but we didn't see many people.

Did some shopping, and price comparisons for the Valentine's Dinner Phyllis is planning for at both Costco and Sam's Club.

This is some beef tenderloin at $15.99 a pound -- over $80 for a package.  Know the ranchers aren't receiving a very big chunk of this price.

Wednesday night was our first, of the month, Pot Luck supper.  A poor percentage of the park people attended, but those who did got a good variety of very good food to eat!

Last Sunday we did our first performance of the Men of A-Chord barbershop chorus at Casa De Valle RV Park in Alamo.  Had a pretty good turnout.  Don't have any photo of the whole group, but this is one of the quartets who performed during our break in the program.  When Patty gets here she can take some pics of the group!

That performance was in the afternoon and we made it back to Kenwood in time to be at the "Festus" program that Phyllis had lined up.

Tomorrow (Sunday) we will have the grandson of Floyd Cramer performing at the piano here in our Rec Hall.  Have heard him at the show case and he is a terrific piano player.

Last night she had the Baker Family here.  They always put on a good show.  In this picture the Dad is performing the Auctioneer Song--the only time he performs on stage with the rest of the family.

How do you feel about these cleaning recommendations?

All the potted flowers are in the Texas Room until this cold spell gets over with.  

Until next weekend ---- Lynn

Kind of busy this last week

55 degrees here in Kenwood RV at 11:15 am on Sunday - was a low of 39 degrees this morning and yesterday was strong winds (20-25 with gusts to 30 mph).  Little wind now and bright sunshine today.

Have been busy this last week -- twice drove the 35 miles west to McAllen for Barbershop Practice--we will give our first concert this afternoon at 4 pm at Casa Del Valle in Alamo.  Though we have had 25 to 30 singing in the group the last four or five years I have been active, we will have only 12 this afternoon.  Don't know how long we can keep the singing group going.

 Of course, this doesn't show any motion, but the weather station wind catcher was really spinning when I took this photo over the top of our roof.

Tuesday morning we took part in the shuffleboard games.

Went to Men of A-Chord barbershop chorus practice after lunch.

Wednesday we spent a long day at the Rio Grande Valley's Show Case where entertainers perform for a short time and Activity Directors/Entertainment Directors have a chance to book shows for next year.  Heard some 30 different acts and Phyllis did get several booked.  Will be doing it again next Thursday -- were told it would be a shorter list of entertainers that day.

Wednesday evening the Pegs & Jokers group met at Butch's place.

Thursday a very small group met for Meet & Greet at the hall at 4:00 pm.  Just a gab fest and snacks that everyone brought.

At 6:30 pm Thursday we had a pretty sizable turnout for Bean Bag Baseball.

Friday morning we were again in McAllen, TX for barbershop chorus practice.

At 5 pm Ed Stanger and his crew put on a Chili Supper at the hall with a good turnout.

Saturday morning we worked with several other people sorting out the damaged folding tables at the hall.  I took down my reciprocating sander and smoothed off dings and scratches on several.  Sorted out about a third that were considered "bad" and not to use and stored them to the back so people wouldn't get them out.  Fixed a few chairs that had missing plastic pieces for supporting the back legs and have three of them that don't have them on that are also segregated.

Above was taken during the wind on the west side of our patio/entrance.

Hoping for successful performance this afternoon and we have to return quickly to work with "Festus" as he puts on his hilarious comedy routine, including up to 40 character improvisations.

Later, Lynn 

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    Don't worry... be happy.