L & P Miles

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

January Activities at Kenwood RV Park

76º and getting dark at 6:30 pm Wednesday in La Feria, TX -- with high today of 86º and bright sunshine.

Phyllis & I spent the day at the Harlingen Municipal Auditorium at the first of two Showcase events where some 30 entertainers had 9 minutes each to perform and then, in another room, the many Park Activity Directors and/or Entertainment Directors could get in line to book them for 2024--and a few entertainers were looking for a few dates here in 2023. I don't know how many Phyllis contracted for 2024, but know it was quite a few. We will repeat the same thing next Thursday where at least 15 new or different

entertainers will be present. That day the Kenwood RV Park Activity Director will also go with us. The Activity Directors in our park have, for the last several years, only been employed by the season and there would not have been any continuity in the entertainment side so Phyllis has handled the Entertainment Bookings and meeting the entertainers and handling the ticket sales on the evenings of performances for many years. Our bigshot corporate Park Management doesn't bother themselves with coming to the park after 5 pm or

on weekends so it is left up to someone in the park. Management doesn't really care anything about the people in the park. It is just a job to them and they can't do anything after hours (they don't do much, in my opinion, during office hours). And, of course, the entertainment is largely in the evenings and most on weekends.

Few pics taken Tuesday at our Men & Women of A-Chord practice. Had our own risers set up to get our lineup arrangement figured for our first performance next Tuesday night. We have several new members, mostly ladies from the now extinct Sweet Adeline's barbershop chorus.

Last Sunday night we had a fun program of comedy and music. Above, Harold Williams was a dummy and sang real good (his voice was coming from the guy at the right and his lips moved in sync with the words by the guy manipulating a cable behind Harold's back). The couple did quite a variety of performances.

Gas prices have been all over the place. Got gas at Sam's this afternoon at $2.58. $2.73 price is the gas station just south & east of Kenwood.

This last Sunday Kenwood RV Park residents held the first Worship Service of the 22-23 season. Had 12 attending.

Monday morning I drove the 26 miles to Junction Café in Pharr for the 7:30 am breakfast and Men & Women of A-Chord board meeting, having volunteered to be a Board Member at Large. Had a good meeting and plans made for the following months.

I also have been Voluntold to help with breakfast Friday morning when we open up to out-of-the-park people at 7:30 am and then host the Gold Wing Express Cowboy Church at 9:30 am. Thinking may have 50 to 100 people for the breakfast, hard to plan.

Will let you know how it turns out. Over and Out - LC

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

2023 is here!

43º in Clarinda, IA -- 84º here in La Feria, TX at 1:30 pm on Monday..

Saturday evening, New Year's Eve, we, along with about 50 others, spent some time at the Rec Hall

It amazing how a computer will wait on you. It is now 9 am on Tuesday. Got sidetracked yesterday and will see what I can add here before I have to do something else.

These photos were all at the Hall New Year's Eve.

On Wednesday, the 28th, we met with some of the Men & Women of A-Chord at Bella Mia Italian Restaurant in McAllen for lunch. After eating, we entertained those still in the restaurant (it was around 2 pm) with 5 or 6 songs from the group.

On Friday, Joe the Veggie Man had his best crowd this year at the park.

Got a lot of stuff from Veggie Man Joe - including some sweet corn that we had on Sunday. Not Iowa good, but good. Also got watermelon, apples, green onions, yellow onions, broccoli, carrots, peppers, cucumbers, radishes, jicama, and some other stuff I can't remember.

Yesterday, Monday, Nancy Koss and her daughter who is visiting from near Dallas, invited all in the park to her place for a Welcome the New Year gettogether. Most attended. While it was windy -- 30 mph most of the time with gusts to 45 mph -- had a good gathering. They had prepared a lot of food and punch drink. Several didn't eat, but the rest of us tried to make up for them.