Friday, December 12, 2014

2nd week of December

La Feria, TX 74º overcast.

 Some photos taken at the 8:00 am stretching exercise program.







Had enjoyable evening at Bob & Bobbi Raab's place.  Lyle and Doris Winter and Harold & LaRhoda Neher were there also.














 These photos were taken at Care & Share session Thursday where the women work on quilts.








Don't think Phyllis caught a fish; must be indicating width of some fabric.










 Thursday night bean bag baseball.











More later, Lynn

Monday, December 8, 2014

Rain, Rain, Rain

La Feria, Texas  62º heavy overcast and mist
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 Had 3 inches of rain in gauge Sunday morning.  Had rained really hard from 6 PM Saturday evening on.   Fortunately the day the yard sale was opened up to the public we only had fog early and then it cleared off.  These two pictures are of our "stuff" when first starting the sale Saturday Morning.












Some of the items gone by mid-morning.











Items left by the time we started to pack up.









Phyllis put up her Christmas tree late last week.









Lee Miles, standing, and Helen Miles, seated.
 Lee Miles (No relation to us) from Elmwood, Illinois celebrated his 79th Birthday Anniversary on Pearl Harbor Day Sunday the 7th and his wife provided cupcakes (The "cake" is made up of cupcakes with solid topping) when we had our Ice Cream and announcements last evening.


Getting ready to serve the ice cream.



Pretty decent sized crowd for ice cream.


Harold Williams making announcements for up-coming activities.












   Twila Oberholzer "at bat"  Harold Williams on the right.




"The Ladies Team"
      Some photos I took at he Bean Bag Baseball activity Thursday evening.  First of the season; pretty good turn out.












This morning we had first meeting of the season of the Kenwood Association.  Anyone who is in the park is automatically a member.  Even though free coffee and glazed donuts were provided as an incentive to come, there was a poor turnout.  We are heading out in a bit to Gatti's Pizza for first-of-the-season bingo and eating at 11 am.  It is in Harlingen; and then we have some shopping to do.

Plan on retrieving our travel trailer tomorrow and setting it on the vacant lot beside us and then having a man come look at the slide-out problem on it.

November 2014 Photos in Picasa   Click that link for photos in November.
December 2014 Photos in Picasa   Click that link for start of album for photos in December.

I don't have all the photos labeled in the December album, but will be working on them.


More later, Lynn

Friday, December 5, 2014

Yard Sale Day in Kenwood

La Feria, TX  68º


Had a cool day with overcast and back to sunshine yesterday.  Huge clouds building and moving with the winds.


 Sunday we rode the trikes some 9.5 miles and ended up at the south edge of La Feria and ate lunch at the City Market.










Wonder if cactus behind our unit will get this big!


Wednesday evening was out first Pot Luck supper with fairly good attendance.   Photo at left is at the serving table.
 Bob Raab, Bobby Raab, Don Ferguson, LaRhoda Neher, Harold Neher, and Lawrence Ferguson, among others -- in line.
 Bill Connally, Dave Keiper, Jan Keiper and Donna Brinkley at table.


Dave Engle, Lee Miles, Helen Miles, Lois Summer, Pat Summer.


Bob Raab, Bobby Raab, Harold Neher, Doug Seiswadle, Betty Seiswadle, Don Ferguson, LaRhoada Neher, and Denny Arment.







No, we haven't decided to start cooking outdoors.  Decided to upgrade our range and this is waiting for the yard sale later today and tomorrow.





New range, from Lowe's, set in place.  Phyllis is a lot happier with this stove.








Caught Fraulein at breakfast yesterday.




We go to stretching exercises daily at 8:00 am at the Rec Hall.  Phyllis goes to water exercises at 6:45 am at the swimming pool.  Yesterday was first working day at the sewing Thursday.  Betty had a light stroke so is in hospital and was not at the quilting day.  She will be in hospital for 3 weeks doing therapy.  Yesterday was Meet and Greet at 4:00 pm and last night at 6:30 pm was first, of the season, Bean Bag Baseball with good turnout.
Will be setting out several items for yard sale with residents looking things over this afternoon and then open to public in the morning.  Lots of Christmas parades going on.  Hidalgo had theirs Sunday evening and started their month of the enormous lighting display they have every year.  Tonight Harlingen has a lighted parade and the biggest of the valley -- in McAllen -- is Saturday evening.  Don't know if we will make it to one of them or not.  Also a display of lighted miniature houses starts tonight in Brownsville. 

More later, Lynn