I am writing this post a little early because I hope on Thanksgiving Day you are all enjoying family and friends and NOT spending time on Internet activities. There was a TV news report on a local AZ station on restaurants that are trying to get customers to disconnect from their phones during a meal by placing boxes, baskets, and other containers on the table to house their cell phones and offering discount incentives if you do! So I hope you unplug this holiday and enjoy the joys that surround us!
PS It is OK to call missing family members AFTER the meal 😉
We have been busy and I cannot really tell you with what. There was a huge garage sale event at North Ranch this past weekend and Darrel and I managed to walk almost 6 miles looking at stuff. Ok, we live in a RV so we have to purchase select stuff -- Darrel found an electric Weber grill so we can limit the propane use on our portable one and I found an NuWave2 induction cookplate for inside cooking as we try not to use our propane stove.
And most importantly, we found a couple stocking caps because the mornings have been chilly (OK, 44+ degrees, I understand isn't chilly to some) and we cannot seem to find our KS stocking caps that are probably in storage. Most of the time I get to say, nope, we don't have room as we look at others treasures!
We have more fix-it issues that have come up -- we are hoping it is just a thermostat on the hot water heater but it seems to run all the time unless we turn it off at the switch -- that started on Sunday 11/18 and we are still waiting on the replacement bathroom vent fan, which hopefully will arrive this week?? I only THOUGHT we were getting away from home maintenance, I guess I did --- it is RV maintenance. 😛
We have added neighbors behind us (Sandy & Tom, from Oregon) and across the street from us (Sue & Ernie and Patch, the Border Collie from Montana) -- one day I watched the owner of the lot cut the "limbs" off the palm trees (there is probably a correct term like frond, or branch or dead leaves, etc.) but limbs work for us Midwest snowbirds that have trees.
Here's a couple of pics -- these "limbs" are really huge, and high up --- I thought, no way for Darrel to cut those off!
You can see his ladder and he used a reciprocating saw to cut those suckers. Also he used a rope to tie them to pull to the ground! He has 3 trees on this lot so he worked 2 days.
A little closer shot of the pile growing on the ground and he still had the tree behind and one you cannot see in this pic to trim!
OK, I am easily entertained -- but it was mesmerizing to watch him cut those down. The palms looked nice and groomed when all trimmed, nice and green, too. Someone told me you have to be careful cutting those because a professional trimmer was smothered under the limbs!!
I plan to add a Flora and Fauna blog post as soon as I get out and focus on some of the flora in the park. So many different things I am not used to seeing -- as for the fauna, that may have to wait as I am not quick enough to catch those quail running across the street or the rabbits that take off and scare me to death as I am walking. We do not see as many lizards with the chilly nights and thank goodness, the mosquitos are GONE!!! But I will keep trying! Of course, we still hear the coyotes at night.
OK, I am wrapping this up, too much chatting, not enough pictures! I will try to dazzle you with more in the next few weeks.
We send many thanks for all our loving family and friends that stay connected with us on our journey and are truly blessed in our life!
Happy Thanksgiving Blessings,
Susan & Darrel
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