L & P Miles

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Week before Christmas of 2024

7:00 pm Tuesday

Been hectic, it seems, keeping up with activities here in the park, church choir and Barbershop Chorus.

Christmas Cantata practice with the small
orchestra on Saturday morning.

Last Sunday we did Christmas Cantata during two services - here is link to second service: Click HERE

and here is link to first service - Click HERE

In Harlingen, after the church service at 9:00 am we had a brunch in the church basement and then repeated our Cantata at the 11:00 am service.

By 2:45 pm Sunday afternoon we had driven some 35 miles west and after helping set up the portable risers and doing a warm up with the Men & Women of A-Chord Barbershop Chorus we did an hour performance at 4:00 pm for the First Presbyterian Church in Mission, Texas .

After the performance we called Doris Winters and picked her up from her RV Park and went to Golden Chick to eat. Spent a few hours visiting. We had not seen her since last winter. She and her husband Lyle were in our park when we came here in 2009. They did move to another park further west several years ago but we have kept in touch with them. Lyle passed away with Covid-19 in 2020 or 2021 but Doris continues to come south. We had visited them many times on their farm near Broward, MN over the years.

Played a few Shuffleboard games this morning.

Was back in McAllen, TX this afternoon for practice with the Barbershop group.

Got these nice photos from

my Florida brother today.

All for now.

Hope all are well and have a Merry Christmas

Lynn

Saturday, December 7, 2024

Cold (for south Texas) day

62º and chilly here in Kenwood RV in La Feria, TX at 5:30 pm Saturday as I start this. Had been raining last day or so, but was just overcast all day today--chilly north wind all day. Haven't heard any official reading, but I would guess we got between one and two inches of rain.

There was an all-park yard sale today and we had a few things out.

Last Monday most of the barbershop chorus, with spouses, gathered at noon at Italian Restaurant Bella Mia's in McAllen. Director Bob Lemkuil, below, had celebrated his 88th birthday on Thanksgiving Day--just after he had knee replacement surgery and he had asked for this gathering.

Bob only missed one practice, and was leading us this Tuesday, though someone brought a wheel chair so he could maneuver around some while directing.

Must put in here a few of the more than a dozen pictures I have "painted by number" on the phone.

The Bougenvelia bushes in our back yard have been brilliant and I have been replenishing the flower vases every few days.

Phyllis has been putting out Christmas decorations.

Several more of the "regulars" have arrived at the park this last week.

We sing in the church choir tomorrow morning, have barbershop chorus practice 30 miles west of here on Tuesday, church choir practice Wednesday evening which will be a little longer as we practice for the Christmas Cantata we will be performing in at both services next Sunday, the 15th. Then in the afternoon of the 15th we perform with the barbershop chorus in Mission, TX, some 35 miles west of La Feria. Glad I have got my voice back that I lost a couple weeks ago!

Had a "crowd" of 10 people at the first park pot-luck on Wednesday night.

Take care, and keep in touch with us of what you are doing. Lynn

Saturday, November 30, 2024

Cool weather in the RGV after Thanksgiving

64º here in La Feria, TX at 11:45 am on Saturday. Last few days have been cool. Now it is 68º at 4:00 pm. As usual, I drifted off.

Colorful - the white/green leaves are on the
variegated Bougainvillea

One thing I did was water the Bougainvillea in the back yard., even though there is a forecast for next few days that includes slight chance of rain, this area is in a drought..

Colorful as I've seen

Have been watering them about every ten days and they sure have bright color. The off-red ones are from the variegated Bougainvillea plants which haven't had many leaves or blooms since we planted them, but now the one is really something.

Also filled the bird bath near the front of the house

Our table with the Messer's and
their daughter & son-in-law

Lot of share dishes

Stuffed Jalapenos were provided by Gary

Last Tuesday, as we were coming home from
barbershop chorus practice in McAllen we spotted
this trail from the rocket that was fired some 50
miles southeast of our place by Spacex.

We had about 35 people at the noon meal at the Rec Hall for Thanksgiving.

I found a fun pastime with Paint by Numbers on the computer. Here are a couple I've finished

Till next time - LCM

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Back in Kenwood from our 9-day vacation

67º here in La Feria, TX at 9:45 am on Wednesday.

Last week we had a very enjoyable vacation on board the Harmony of the Seas a Royal Caribbean cruise line ship. We rode in one of two charter busses with Welcome Home Travel people from Harlingen to Sugarland, then to Galveston.