Sunday, March 22, 2020

Very quiet in Kenwood

67º right now at 10:00 am in Kenwood. 


Strange thing happened here early yesterday morning.  Through the night we got .85" of rain.  First measurable rain since early December.  Things almost instantly greened up!























This is  an aloe vera plant by the back door that has been there aat least 8 years and is now blooming.  One planted at the same time by the Texas Room is also blooming.



Got rambunctious yesterday afternoon and severely trimmed the big cactus tree at the northeast corner of our house.  Will take some time to pick up and haul off the pieces trimmed.  Also trimmed another plant.  Will take photos this afternoon when I am out there working on it.



 Have ridden the recumbent trike  between 8 and 9 miles each day the last several.  Park has a few people left, but most have headed north.


Lots and lots of empty spaces.





GROANER'S CORNER:((  Who was the greatest financier in the Bible?    Noah. He was floating his stock while everyone else was in liquidation. What was the greatest female financier in the Bible?   Pharaoh's daughter. She went down to the bank of the Nile and drew out a little prophet. What kind of motor vehicles are in the Bible?   Jehovah drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden in a Fury.  David's Triumph was heard throughout the land.  Who was the greatest comedian in the Bible?   Samson. He brought the house down. What excuse did Adam give to his children as to why he no longer lived in Eden?  Your mother ate us out of house and home. Who is the greatest baby-sitter mentioned in the Bible?   David. He rocked Goliath to a very deep sleep. Which Bible character had no parents?Joshua, son of Nun.

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A husband stepped on one of those penny scales that tell you your fortune and weight and dropped in a coin. "Listen to this," he said to his wife, showing her a small, white card. "It says I'm energetic, bright, resourceful and a great lover." "Yeah," his wife nodded, "and it has your weight wrong, too!"
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Later, Lynn

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Hot

86º at 6:15 pm, was 90º at 2 pm here in La Feria, TX on this Thursday.  Wind now down to 24 mph out the south - was 26 mph at noon. Some rain finally forecast for this Saturday.



Though I didn't see it, must have been an ice storm today!


All is well in the Valley.
L

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Windy Wendsday

83º with winds gusting to 26 mph here in La Feria, TX at 2:00 pm Wednesday.

Went to practice for Men of A-Chord barbershop chorus  in McAllen yesterday.




Went to Walmart for groceries in Harlingen and found many shelves empty.



We have set up tables and chairs under the patio cover of our neighbors, Ardel and Marion Finken, for a last pot luck supper tonight.  Going to use common sense about not shaking hands, using plastic gloves to serve the food rather than have everybody pick up the spoons in each dish, and avoiding really close contact.  Don't expect over 20 people, but will see.  Using up the last of the pop from the rec hall; just put it on ice in some insulated carriers.

All for now, Lynn

Monday, March 16, 2020

Trying times

80º with 74% humidity at 12:40 pm on Monday 3-16-20

 Click on photos to enlarge.

Since the public buildings on the property are all closed, due to the Coronavirus, so we had choir practice on our patio Friday. 















Sunday we had church services on our patio and chairs set to the west on the grass.


These photos were all taken from my position in the choir section, against the house.




These are the postings on the doors of the rec hall and the indoor swimming pool.  City officials requested that the building with the laundromat, toilets and showers be opened.  All gatherings now are outdoors at someone's place.



This sign was over the urinal in a unisex restroom in the pool room that our Barbershop Chorus warmed up a couple weeks ago.  Unique sign.
 We have the trailer plugged in so can run the refrigerator and freezer to keep some food in until we head home.  With all the restrictions on gatherings, etc. we will not be traveling, with the trailer, very soon.  Hope things settle down regarding the Carnivorous.





Last Friday I spent 4 or 5 hours helping Carl Pingleton load his car so he could go to near St. Louis.  He returned Saturday night, with some medical problems.  He has dementia and is very troubled.  I finally got him to have a serious conversation with one of his sons there and they decided that Carl should sty down here for 30 days, until the Carnivorous settles down.  One of the park residents who stays here 12 months a year is trying to get him into a health facility.
Sunday afternoon Phyllis & I helped him get some of his stuff back in the house.  He is not stable at this point.






The tomato plants have been "standing still" for at least the last 3 weeks.  Sprayed many times for the white flies that seemed to be bothering them.

I finally took out the four plants in the big tubs this morning.  There are some tomatoes set on the smaller plants, but they have not changed in the three weeks.  Will give them a little more time.





Our daughter was going to fly down here from Columbus, OH to help Phyllis celebrate her birthday a week from this Saturday, but she is now declining to fly and hoping to get flight credit which can be used later.  She had bought the tickets some five weeks ago before this Carnivorous thing.  Son was going to drive down, but that is now cancelled, also.

At least 4 RV units pulled out this weekend, a little earlier than planned, and several more are leaving this week, heading north.  We will wait, not leaving before March 30th, and maybe later.

 GROANER'S CORNER:((   On a bus trip to Canada a group of American Seniors stopped at a cheese farm, a young guide led them through the process of cheese making, explaining that goats milk was used.  She showed the group a lovely hillside where many goats were grazing.  "These", she explained, "are the older goats put out to pasture when they no longer produce."  She then asked, "What do you do in America with your old goats?"  A spry old gentleman answered, "They send us on bus tours."
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Three trees & a woodpecker

     Two tall trees, a birch and a beech, are growing in the woods.  A small tree begins to grow between them, and the beech says to the birch, “Is that a son of a beech or a son of a birch?”
     The Birch says he cannot tell, but just then a woodpecker lands on the sapling.
     The birch says, “Woodpecker, you are a tree expert.  Can you tell if that is a son of a beech or a son of a birch?”
     The woodpecker takes a taste of the small tree and replies, “It is neither a son of a beech nor a son of a birch.  It is, however, the best piece of ash I have ever poked my pecker into”
 

Lynn

Thursday, March 12, 2020

Eerie times

79º with mostly sunny skies now at 2:35 pm Thursday.


With the rec hall closed down for groups on the RHP (Owners) order account the Coronavirus scare, we, with the help of Bill Van Onen, went to the rec hall and got 4 tables and then picked up some of the quilting supplies from the storage shed and brought them back to our place.  Got out our folding chairs and borrowed folding chairs from next door neighbors Harold and LaRhoda Neher, and set up for the quilters.


 With Bill and Lola going around the park, notifying the ladies, a good sized crew showed up and they worked the morning.













 I have missed many mornings of exercise lately, and now, with the hall closed at least during office hours, guess they won't be having them the rest of the month.
  GROANER'S CORNER:(( A vacationer called a seaside hotel to ask its location. "It's only a stone's throw from the beach," he was told.  "But how will I recognize it?" asked the man.  Came the reply: "It's the one with all the broken windows." ----------------------- “A cannibal once took my sister to see a Russell Crowe movie?”  “Gladiator?” “No, I really miss her.” ------------------------ One morning the phone rang at 3:00 a.m. in Jeff's house. He picked up the phone and a woman asked, "Is this 555-1111?"  "No, this is 555-1112." Jeff replied.  "Oh, I'm so sorry for disturbing you." The woman said.  "That's alright," Jeff said. "I had to get up to answer the phone anyway." =================

 
Looked at getting a couple of these for a skit later on.






Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Coronavirus apparently affecting our park

83º here in La Feria, TX at 5:45 pm Wednesday 3-11-20.  And, now it is 74º at 9:30 pm.  Entertained the Pegs & Joker group at our house this evening.


 Yesterday was our 57th Wedding Anniversary.  We went to the Men of A-Chord barbershop practice in McAllen and then went on to Mambo Seafood in McAllen for supper.  Not the fanciest place, but reasonable prices and excellent seafood.





 Had a good practice and were ready for the last concert of the year this next Sunday at Snow To Sun RV Resort in Weslaco.  However, Bob Wiese, who lives there and carpools with us to practices and shows, called this afternoon and said that RHP, who owns his park and our park, had notified the Chorus that they were shutting down the rec hall at least until the end of March so they cancelled the concert.




We received a written notice here this afternoon that the Rec Hall will be locked.  However, our manager is not here this week (She is finishing her testing for a Real Estate License in Austin) and no one seems to know for sure what is going on.  The girls who handed out the written notice (to others--we didn't get one at our house) implied that we could probably use the hall when the (the office) weren't here.  Will need enlightenment tomorrow on it.

Today we had taken some aluminum and iron over to a metal place and gone on to Don Wes Flea Market, then back to Harlingen and to our insurance agent to renew insurance on the mobile home for another year.

Till later, Lynn

Labor Day 2026 over

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