Rainy - Cloudy

 La Feria, TX  73º with heavy over-cast.  70º forecast low with 83º tomorrow.

Here are some photos from "Care & Share" sewing activities at the Rec Hall Thursday:

I helped Bill Oberholzer move their materials from the shed to the rec hall before 9:00 am and back again at 3:00 pm.  Monday Phyllis and several of the neighbors worked on outfits at our house for the program for Christmas Eve in these photos:

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With the rainy days Saturday and Sunday we didn't ride the trikes.  We did get in 7 miles or so on Monday and another 5 today--it was raining again by the time I quit tonight.   Phyllis went shopping with a neighbor yesterday and then today she went for groceries -- I had had some stomach problems and was up most of the night so I lolled around and did absolutely nothing until we went to the "Meet & Greet" at 4:00 pm today.

 Will try to finish the deck pickets on the fence and paint all tomorrow.  Also, move things in the shed so can put in the table saw I bought Saturday at the yard sale in the park.
Till later, Lynn

Nice Rain!

La Feria, TX  65º raining.   We are finally getting some rain in this area.  It has been dry in this area for months on end.  Just under a half inch so far, with all of it going in the ground, no run off.

Picture above was taken to the west in front of our house an evening or two ago.

 

"Girls Team" at Thursday night bean bag baseball (Twila and Cathy not shown).

"Guys Team" at Thursday night bean bag baseball

Rest of "Guys Team" at Thursday night bean bag baseball

Pam Pattan in action with bean bag.

Michigan gourd neighbors gave us.

Blooming pin cushion cactus at neighbors place

Starting the "yard" sale Friday.

Finishing up Saturday morning breakfast at the Rec Hall.

Choir practice Saturday morning

Choir practice Saturday morning

With the nice rain today, after choir practice and picking up what didn't sell at the "Yard" sale, I have puttered on computer, Phyllis is working on her quilt, and we are watching movies on TV.  Will play pegs & jokers at neighbors Harold & LaRhoda's tonight.

Till later, Lynn

Yes, it is cold here, too, in the South

La Feria, TX - 54º clear, windy.   Was 31.8º this morning at our house, frost on a few car windows.  To be 61º later this afternoon. 
On Monday we went to stretching exercise and then took several friends with us to the gathering at Gatti's Pizza for rolls, bingo and pizza.  Probably 35 or so from our park participated.  Didn't win anything at bingo, but had good food and conversation.

Pam catching some pictures for her blog.

Ardel, Marian, Robert & Dan (Cathy is keeping eye on me from far corner)

Roger Lynch (from Minnesota)  getting some information from Phyllis while Lavin & Darlene listen.

Marti & Carl Pingleton from near St. Louis, MO

Coffee, rolls, and bingo cards

Darlene verifying Ila Mae Newell's win while sister Betty Schneider looks on (both from Iowa)  Full-timers Harold & Pam Pattan are at left, Bobbi & Bob Raab (from Minnesota) with backs to camera.

In the afternoon I took down the vent hood over the kitchen range and cleaned it up and removed broken base of light bulb and put it back together.  We drove into Harlingen again and went to bicycle store and a quilt supply store.  In the evening we had Bob & Bobbi and Lyle & Doris over for pegs & jokers and a light lunch.

Bobbi & Bob Raab

Lyle Winter & Phyllis Miles

This morning found several flowers and plants covered for the old air.

Plants at entrance to park covered.

Cover those cactus!

Pot Luck supper at the Rec Hall this evening. 
Till later, Lynn

Cold! - Well, sort of..........

La Feria, TX 52 degrees, overcast, breezy.    Well, we have had a change in the weather, after several days of 70's.  About 5:00 am this morning a front came through and it seems rather cold.  Definitely closed all the house windows and have the furnace on this evening.  We went to stretching exercises this morning at the Rec Hall and then waited around until 9:00 am when they had coffee and donuts and the monthly meeting of residents.

  Afterwards I put new tube in the trike tire that had gone flat on me last night when had headed towards the Rec Hall.  Then, even with the cool gusting wind blowing went for bike ride.  After lunch we rode our trikes north a few blocks to Yellow Rose Park at 2:00 pm for their Music Jam. 

This evening we enjoyed "Hand & Foot" card game with Mary Jo and Oliver Herzberg at our place.

Till later, Lynn

Nice weather in paradise.

La Feria, TX  73 degrees calm.  Though it was windy earlier in the day, is really nice now.  This morning we went to church services held in the Rec hall and sang in the choir.  Had only one practice yesterday and short one before services this morning and probably sounded a little rusty.  At noon we went with Jim & Lavine Boozer, from Kell, Illinois -- our neighbors a couple houses down, to eat at Pecos Bills in Harlingen.

Everett & Bonnie Upoff, from Heber Springs, Arkansas (a few doors down from us) were there, also.  After eating the big meal at this terrific buffet, we shopped a bit at a .99 store and then lazed around this afternoon.  This evening we went up to the hall for announcements, ice cream, and then played some dominoes with several friends.

Last night we were with Levine & Jim Boozer and Doug & Betty Salzwedel from Hastings, MN for 5 games of pegs & jokers.  Guess the ladies won.

We have had several nights of real nice sound -- no furnace or air conditioner running -- and have had all the house windows open.  However, the forecast for this next week is to be only in the 50's some days and 60's some days with lows in 40's and 50's so will probably be hearing the furnace run again.  Am sure friends in the north reading this will not think that too cool.  But it will be a change here.
Till later, Lynn

More Wind

La Feria, TX 75 degrees, has been heavy overcast with gusty winds all day.  About .125" rain through the night.
We rode 13 miles on the trikes each day Thursday, Friday, and today even with the wind.  Took a few pictures while riding:

 Is this a Patriotic colored trailer, or what?

 Where we got oranges recently to squeeze for juice.

 Few rays of sunshine coming through the clouds.

 Grandparents Playing

 Some local vegetation.

 "Smiley" fuel tanks.

 "An old crow and a cute chick live here!"

These palms were really swaying.  I took a video of their motion, but can't get it uploaded to this blog.  Darn.
We went over to Emerald Grove Park on our trikes to check up on Mary Jo & Oliver Herzberg.  They will be flying back to Southwest Iowa next Wednesday for some doctor appointments and to be with the family over Christmas (maybe including a new great-grand baby to be born around Christmas time).  They will return to the Rio Grande Valley in early January. 

We went to our first choir practice of this winter this morning.  About a double quartet showed up, but we will present some music.

Ever wonder where an itch comes from? And, when you scratch it, where does it go?
Till later, Lynn

Windy Day

La Feria, TX  67 degrees - High of 84, low this morning of 54.  High south winds most of the day.  While Phyllis was getting a hair cut here at our house late this afternoon I rode 13.5 miles on the trike and could only go about 8 mph going south, but a comfortable 13 mph going north!  Rode one mile on one of the trails at La Feria Nature Center and there are other trails there that will be good for hiking or biking when the kids are here at Christmas.  It is at the south end of Rabb Road just west of us and only a little over 2 miles from our house.

This morning, after doing the stretching exercises at the Rec Hall we hauled items from the shed over to the Rec Hall for the first of the season Share & Care.

They did a lot of sorting of donated materials today as well as work on some quilts.  At 3 pm hauled an even bigger load of sorted boxes of materials back to their "Lil' Shed"

Over the last few days, when riding the trikes, saw a few interesting signs:

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Got enough of the deck fence and hand rails finished so Phyllis can put up her Christmas lights on them.

Phyllis went to the Thursday night bean bag baseball at the Rec Hall after supper this evening, but I was beat and skipped it.
Till later, Lynn