Winter Texans heading north

La Feria, TX  Kenwood RV Park, like most other parks here in the Rio Grande Valley, are thinning down as the people head back north.  With the winter weather still in place up north it seems a little early, though we will be heading north March 30th.

Have been slowly getting finished what work will be done on our storage area we built this winter.

 Put vinyl fascia for the ceiling to cover and hold up the 3" insulation I put under the new car-port type awning.

Got some interior paint on the storage area.

A little different here in the south.  Am putting this 3" insulation on the ceiling and the outside walls to keep the heat out.  The west side takes the late afternoon hot sun (at least until someone moves in a mobile home in the vacant spot to the west) and the north wall will take the heat during the summer.  This is under the big storage shelf to the northwest.

 Above the big storage shelf on the north, one last piece of insulation to put under the ceiling.  Seems like the carpenter who put in the 2" x 4"s didn't measure too good.  I had to add two sister 2" x 4"s to narrow this space enough to get the 24" insulation to span.

This is just above the doors into the storage/shop area.

Looking down to the south and near the door to the "not yet organized shelving, but working for the time-being" area.

After Patty went back to Iowa I cleaned and oiled her bike and put it back to bed in it's own bag to wait for her return next year.  Will utilize that high big shelf for it.

One evening Phyllis put buttered/salt/peppered cabbage slices in aluminum foil.  Had it on the grill for about 40 minutes.  During last part of that time added some small steaks.

Couple weeks ago we rode a little over 10 miles on the recumbent trikes.  Went by Oliver & Mary Jo's place at Emerald Grove to say high to them.  (They left for Villisca, IA a couple days ago, will get home today)

On our ride along Business 83 we pulled in and toured through a cemetery.

This guy was doing some cultivating right next to the cemetery on some double-row crop.

We helped Activity Director Allison set up the tables and chairs, linen and decorations for the Park Residents Appreciation Dinner.

 Sitting at the tables prior to the crowning of the King & Queen for 2013-2014.

One of our neighbors, long time winter residents from northern Michigan, Darlene and Bill Winslow were honored by being voted King & Queen.  We have visited their place several times in our travels and enjoy their time with us as neighbors -- 4 or 5 homes to the west -- during the winter.  Phyllis considers Darlene as her "sister".

Couple of "random shots" here.  At right is Darlene visiting with Phyllis in our kitchen.

This shot is across our bed showing the storage area that I added this season.  Doors are open into the lockable storage area.  With two windows on the west side of the bedroom, the north end of what I call the Texas Room (to be completed next season) encloses one window and I put an awning over the northern window.

Some guy sitting at our kitchen table.

Playing Concentration card game at Harold & LaRoahda's - our next-door neighbors.  Left to right, Dorothy Geisking (from Titonka, IA), Bill Winslow (from West Branch, MI), Phyllis Miles, Harold Neher (from Hiawatha, KS).

Harold Neher (from Hiawatha, KS), Darlene Winslow (from West Branch, MI), Butch Geisking (from Titonka, IA), and LaRoahda Neher (from Hiawatha, KS)  I am behind the camera.

Week or so ago we went to Golden Coral in Harlingen for annual celebration of Doris Winter & Harold Neher's birthdays.  They are day apart (and a few years)

While riding our trikes around the area south of Expressway 83 I took picture of this house decorated with lots of flamingos.  This photo is especially for granddaughter Ashley.

During January and February and part of March there is almost weekly entertainment. I haven't gone to too many of the shows.  This one I did see and it was very entertaining.  A mother and three of her daughters and one daughter's husband.

From the pictures I have taken this month, it looks like I have about caught up on some of our activities.  Most mornings we go to stretching exercises at 8 am at the Rec Hall.  Most mornings Phyllis goes to swimming exercises at 6:45 am at the swimming pool.  Couple Wednesdays a month we go to the Pot-Luck suppers.  Several nights a week we usually play Pegs & Jokers or cards at someone's place.

Now planning to get our travel trailer this morning out of storage and will be putting it in vacant lot beside us so can start transferring stuff for the trip to our other place in Clarinda.
Later, Lynn