Still in the RG Valley

70 degrees here in La Feria, TX at 6:00 pm Saturday.  Every morning lately has been heavy fog and almost raining, but not raining.

Worked a couple days on roof over Texas room, removing some green stuff from edge of roof and cleaning leaves.  Found couple limbs from the tall tree we lost to the freeze last February on the roof towards the north end.

We are practicing twice a week, some 35 miles to the west of us, for the Men of A-Chord Barbershop Chorus--first performance is only a week from tomorrow.  Have not been able to get more than 14 people to a practice.  Back in 2020, last year we performed, we usually had between 20 and 30.

Check this guy out - James Gregory

Had pot luck supper Wednesday at 5 pm and then Pegs & Jokers at our place at 6:30 pm

Joyce Holder, at right in picture to the right, is just starting with this Pegs & Joker thing.

Remember Buddy Hackett?  

Don't you think

Pat Smith looks

like Buddy? 

About finished putting the lava rocks around base of our new bushes in the back yard.

1. When one door closes and another door opens, you are probably in prison.

2. To me, "drink responsibly" means don't spill it.

3. Age 60 might be the new 40, but 9:00 pm is the new midnight.

4. It's the start of a brand new day, and I'm off like a herd of turtles.

5. The older I get, the earlier it gets late.

6. When I say, "The other day," I could be referring to any time between yesterday and 15 years ago.

7. I remember being able to get up without making sound effects.

8. I had my patience tested. I'm negative.

9. Remember, if you lose a sock in the dryer, it comes back as a Tupperware lid that doesn't fit any of your containers.

10. If you're sitting in public and a stranger takes the seat next to you, just stare straight ahead and say, "Did you bring the money?"

11. When you ask me what I am doing today, and I say "nothing," it does not mean I am free. It means I am doing nothing.

12. I finally got eight hours of sleep. It took me three days, but whatever.

13. I run like the winded.

14. I hate when a couple argues in public, and I missed the beginning and don't know whose side I'm on.

15. When someone asks what I did over the weekend, I squint and ask, "Why, what did you hear?"

16. When you do squats, are your knees supposed to sound like a goat chewing on an aluminum can stuffed with celery?

17. I don't mean to interrupt people. I just randomly remember things and get really excited.

18. When I ask for directions, please don't use words like "east."

19. Don't bother walking a mile in my shoes. That would be boring. Spend 30 seconds in my head. That'll freak you right out.

20. Sometimes, someone unexpected comes into your life out of nowhere, makes your heart race, and changes you forever. We call those people cops.

21. My luck is like a bald guy who just won a comb.

Tomorrow night's entertainment that Phyllis had lined up informed us today he had tested positive for Covid-19 so has cancelled

Next week has quite a bit of stuff lined up so will be busy.  Later, Lynn

First post of 2022

 57 degrees here in Kenwood RV Park at 12:45 pm Monday.  Was 38 degrees this morning; had been 94 degrees in the afternoon on Saturday.

Phyllis got the shiny bronze & silver humming birds with flower thingy put up on the wall that she bought when at Port Isabel when Cam's were here last week.

Friday evening we went up to the hall for New Years Eve thingy.  Had a variety of food, and brought our own drinks.  Visited with some of the people.  We left about 8:30 and understand most left by 10:00 am.  Old people!

This is what Cam's came home to yesterday.  Don't know what that white stuff is.  They drove through a lot of slushy roads, but don't think they were in actual snow storm.

Saturday evening we drove about 40 miles west to Palmview, Texas to see one of our favorite entertaining groups, The Baker Family,   They are to be here in Kenwood later this month and we needed to get some flyers to put up here.  Yes, in the photo below Elijah is standing on the string bass while playing it!

More later, Lynn

Enjoyable two days showing our family around the Valley

Was 73 degrees and 97% humidity when got up at 7 am this morning.

Patty & Cam getting a bit of breakfast (Emily in the background) before leaving this morning for the cold, snowy Iowa.  They got to our place a little after 7:00 pm Tuesday and we crammed all we could in to the two full days they were here,

Car packed and they are ready to pull out.

Yesterday afternoon we spent time on South Padre Island.  After being on the beach for a few hours we happened upon a display of sand sculptures that was very interesting.  There was one chair so we al posed for photos.

Some of the sculptures.

Earlier, the three "younger" ones started out to wade in the water at the beach on South Padre Island, but ended up fully into the water and enjoyed an hour or so bucking the pretty good sized waves.

That noon we had eaten at one of our favorite fish restaurants; Dirty Al's at Pelican Station in Port Isabel.

Stopped at our favorite "tourist" shop in Port Isabel.

Went up to Laguna Atascosa Wildlife area where there are walking trails, even though the fine museum and visitors center is closed.

We split up for walking since Phyllis & I don't walk very fast any more.  We got to see this deer coming up to water at a bird-watching blind, which the kids didn't get to see it.  They saw other small animals.

 Got in on video chat between our granddaughter Emily and her sister Ashley and her two kids, David (shown) and his sister Jessica.  Everyone got to talk and be seen on their phones.

Wednesday we had gone to Progreso, MX walking the bridge over the Rio Grande River.  Did some shopping and got rolls & drinks at Rene's Bakery.

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The kids were able to see a sugar cane field being burned prior to being harvested.  We drove by the Sugar Mill near Santa Rosa yesterday morning on the way to  Laguna Atascosa.

Just over the bridge, when arriving in Progreso, we got to watch a painter using his "Mexican Brushes", which were crumpled plastic bags, folded paper, spray paint direct and smudged or scratched,  Sprayed direct free-hand and also over pieces of paper to shield part of the photo.

He ended up with this 10" x 14" picture using all his unorthodox procedures.  Pretty good, don't you think.  Emily bought it for her house.

Tuesday morning, before the kids got here, we played shuffleboard with several other park people, then delivered the crushed aluminum pop/beer cans to the salvage yard for the Park on the way to our Barbershop practice in McAllen which got us back to the park about 4:30 pm and the kids got here for supper a little after 7.

See you next year, Lynn