tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28200832930593472052024-02-20T17:25:29.518-08:00Here We Go!Ed & Clydahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11567865895057208193noreply@blogger.comBlogger738125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820083293059347205.post-85907472548099416402023-12-20T13:42:00.000-08:002023-12-20T13:42:39.379-08:00<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>So,
a long time with no blog posted by me.<p></p>
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excuse really, just not a lot going on that’s worth writing about.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
did do a few short RV trips during the Spring and Summer with friends
and you may have noticed the photo on the header has changed. Yes, I
have a new to me 2018 GMC Sierra pickup pulling that trailer. The old
Ford truck was 24 years old and still ran fine but it was OLD and
Clyda complained about the seat. </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So
I put out the word that I might be interested in a new truck. My
friend Budd emailed me a photo a few days later entitled “Your new
truck” which he had found in Arroyo Grande North of us. I called
the owner and said I would be up in a few days to purchase the truck.
He wanted to know how I found out about it as he had just parked it
beside the road a few hours before with a For Sale sign in it.
Anyway, I bought the truck and then began the work.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
first thing I did was have a Linex bed liner sprayed into it. Then I
needed to purchase a 5<sup>th</sup> wheel hitch. A friend at Elks had
one for sale which was perfect for my truck as it was made for a
short bed pickup and was an automatic slider. The hitch slides back
as the truck turns thereby keeping the trailer from hitting the back
of the cab.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Next
I needed a rail kit to mount in the bed of the truck to mount the
hitch on. Thank goodness for Amazon. The kit I purchased bolts to the
pre-threaded holes on the truck frame. After watching numerous
YouTube videos and with the help of my neighbor Paul, the hitch was
installed.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
truck comes with a 7 pin plug to connect the trailer for lights and
brakes but it was mounted on the rear bumper which meant the trailer
cable was hanging over the tailgate. I wanted a connector inside the
truck bed, GM made provisions for that by putting the wires to do
that in a bundle in front of the rear bumper. I just had to install
the plug and wire it up. Well, that didn’t go too well as the right
turn signal remained on instead of blinking. A trip to the local GM
dealer and a quick check with the Scan tool showed a short in the
main fuse block. How that could have happened as all lines to the
plug are fused still remains a mystery.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A
new fuse block was installed and I was good to go. As we prepared to
leave on the first trip with the new truck pulling the trailer, I
noticed the trailer lights were very dim. Neighbor Paul came out to
help and he suggested turning on the running lights. Some of the
running lights were brightly lite while others were dim suggesting
that a ground wire was missing. I had opened a junction box under the
hitch and obviously didn’t get a ground wire connected to the rest
of the bundle when I did it. So temporarily we ran a wire from the
battery ground to one of the running lights and all then worked.
Later I redid the junction box and all was good. </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A
common theme of RV trailers is that it is like going through an
earthquake every time you take it down the road and things happen.
Constant maintenance is required.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In
August we made a quick trip to Oregon via Hwy 395 in the Eastern
Serra to see friends. We spent a couple of days camped at Mammoth
Lakes with neighbors on the way North, a couple of days in Reno to
see a friend then on to Eugene, OR where we visited long time friends
from Boy Scouting, Dick and Barbara. We then moved South to Creswell,
OR for 4 days of good food, and games with Thomas and Debbie and
Rose, Debbie’s mother. It was a very quick trip but good to see
everyone.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
made my usual fall trip with Son Tim again this year in October and
November. We spent a week camping in a BLM area outside of Tecopa,
CA. Because of the rains in September in the desert many roads were
closed. To get to Tecopa we had to travel to Las Vegas, cross the
mountains to Pahrump, NV then drive South to Shoshone, CA and then
to Tecopa. The road into Death Valley finally opened so we moved on
to camp in our usual spots. We hiked, found more Mylar balloons and
enjoyed meeting all of our desert friends. Our balloon count last
year was 129 which did not seem close to achievable this year.
However, never say never, as were were tied with last years total
with one day to beat the record. By then only 3 of us remained in
camp so we were determined to find one more balloon. We searched an
area South of Furnace Creek wash where we had been successful before
and after a couple of hours found two more balloons to make our total
131 for the year.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
Thanksgiving we again took the RV to Boulder City, NV Elks Club with
4 other couples as we did 2 years ago. We had a great time and good
food as usual.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In
January we are going on a cruise with 20 or so other people from the
Elks Club for 7 days. We are doing the Mexican Riviera on the
Discovery Princess, their newest ship.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
will go to Arizona with the RV shortly after that as we usually do
each winter. </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This
update was thanks to Cousin Marlene who said she missed my postings.
Thanks Cous.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Wishing
everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Another
fall trip in the books, This was a really fun year as we accomplished
several items on our “bucket” list. </span></span></span>
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year we put together a list of things we would like to do in the
future. It might be a new museum we haven’t visited or an old town
site someone heard about. We are open to just about any adventure
which can be reached by 4x4 vehicle or even, dare I say the word,
“walking”.</span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Jeff,
one of the Desert Balloon Recovery Crew (DBRC) was contacted by a
British film crew who is filming episodes in National Parks for
British Television. They found our DBRC Facebook page, contacted
Jeff, and to make a long story short, filmed our group in camp with
all our balloons hanging up and also spent one afternoon chasing down
balloons in Greenwater in Death Valley.</span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Now,
before we all get swelled heads, let me tell you, filming is HARD
work. Its a lot of waiting for everyone to be ready, many, many
retakes to get it right, and just plain hanging around.. For
instance, the wind is blowing,(wait), there’s a loud truck going
by, (wait), a jet is flying over, (wait), someone stumbled over their
lines, mispronounced words, etc, etc. Do it over, Do it over.</span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Do
I expect we will all be video stars after this? Doubtful. It may all
end up on the cutting room floor when all is said and done. The
finished product will air in Britain in the Spring and be available
on US TV sometime by July. It is a two part series on Death Valley
and will probably be on one of the streaming channels here. We are to
be notified when it will be available.</span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">And
who says the desert is dull!!</span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I
mentioned in my last blog a YouTuber named Wonderhussy (Sarah Jane)
who also picks up Mylar balloons just as our Desert Balloon Recovery
Crew does. We have used her videos to visit some interesting places
in the desert.</span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">My
son Tim has been in contact with a fellow who purchased 4 Gold mines
in the Tecopa, CA area. We drove to the road off which one of the
mines is located and while looking for a GeoCache, Chris came down to
see what we were doing. Tim introduced himself so it was all good. In
the conversation Chris mentioned he had a Uhaul truck to unload. With
nothing else important to do we offered to help. He also mentioned
that Wonderhussy was supposed to come by and help him.</span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">About
the time we finished unloading, she did drive up, so we spent some
time introducing ourselves. We complimented her on her YouTube
channel and explained what the DBRC was all about. After a few
photos, we all left and as we drove down the road we found a balloon.
Sarah Jane had looked us up on FaceBook so she knew we were
legitimate and was impressed by our finding that balloon. She invited
us to a potluck that night in Tecopa for the new Fire Chief. We had
other plans however.</span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We
later visited the Shoshone Museum and the person there said we should
have come to the potluck as there was lots of food left over. We
decided that next year we will go to the potluck as we now know lots
of people in Tecopa.</span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We
spent a week dry camping on BLM property outside of Tecopa which
allows us to drive to the hot pools for a soak at night. Heavenly!</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After
Tecopa we drove to the Longstreet Casino which is North of Death
Valley Junction for one night so we could go to Beatty the next day
for Beatty Days. They have a parade, car show, chili cook off, and
food vendors. We have been going for years.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Coming
back from Beatty we drove the rigs to Furnace Creek in Death Valley
for our 2 week stay.</span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We
did one killer hike which has been on our list for many years. Seven
of us hiked 10.8 miles round trip to a rock alignment site which is
actually 3 separate rock alignments. It was an uphill walk in a rocky
desert wash. I had been to it years ago, when I was much younger. The
trip took its toll on me as I stumbled my way back with Tim’s help
and my legs and hips all wobbly. But I made it!</span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">By
the way, last year we collected 119 balloons. We thought this number
might be hard to beat this year as we had a slow start to our
collecting, however, by the time we left for home we had collected
129 balloons. Most of our finds are as we drive down a dirt road, not
the highway. All of those finds are within 100 to 200 feet of the
road on either side. Just imagine how many more balloons there are
out there.</span></p><p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NlUnBFInJk5O-kLv2E8AduQodXPk6wW7-1qv4f0hi8vKjZmR-d1YjA9VsHXrmiPB64KTQ84wVf99A3rVLSgHG0jkHnc1bCJAGyoR2L3sXkgRQAsUrpnDrUAMkGur6zdqFZLh5WE2S_s6OPEhRx0bi-WetgYiZqSBOPnFVB2YjZ2Vvz0EGijPRJbs/s4032/IMG_0294.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NlUnBFInJk5O-kLv2E8AduQodXPk6wW7-1qv4f0hi8vKjZmR-d1YjA9VsHXrmiPB64KTQ84wVf99A3rVLSgHG0jkHnc1bCJAGyoR2L3sXkgRQAsUrpnDrUAMkGur6zdqFZLh5WE2S_s6OPEhRx0bi-WetgYiZqSBOPnFVB2YjZ2Vvz0EGijPRJbs/w400-h300/IMG_0294.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our Balloon Wall in camp.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We had one evening of a really spectacular sunset which lasted forever and covered the sky in all directions.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhccXqrfvhfKfDrPpai_vVFVtnOFM0Coe6TWVYwqDOTRw5W7uR7SwKSNmpv7r8gNXywgleWZ8P8L1NRhBFJ3os9ZlERPIVMbV2mY-ZvpIEgl01mATavPy6ddvEKuK7YR3VLhdYCLNkuycXeu2KpMxZSeyVB87ueA5eqEcT9x7qDE0uKlpJJG_Oih-Ya/s4032/IMG_0288.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhccXqrfvhfKfDrPpai_vVFVtnOFM0Coe6TWVYwqDOTRw5W7uR7SwKSNmpv7r8gNXywgleWZ8P8L1NRhBFJ3os9ZlERPIVMbV2mY-ZvpIEgl01mATavPy6ddvEKuK7YR3VLhdYCLNkuycXeu2KpMxZSeyVB87ueA5eqEcT9x7qDE0uKlpJJG_Oih-Ya/w400-h300/IMG_0288.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYSVLRznZZICwjQDrHOzqPGRCjhFnR2SQpd9tgUtcu7at5MhJJHoaUCSVYrHNItqqs81xZwbojvopOAQWf-sH9NLQZa-FH75gLrJCAN9y23AvUNlo3JgUiw9wxu55dnNAaBzzkWx750CmvE9grt08Q2V8PCaek4_uGW9Vik6sBTER21HeqrnUdPkkr/s4032/IMG_0289.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYSVLRznZZICwjQDrHOzqPGRCjhFnR2SQpd9tgUtcu7at5MhJJHoaUCSVYrHNItqqs81xZwbojvopOAQWf-sH9NLQZa-FH75gLrJCAN9y23AvUNlo3JgUiw9wxu55dnNAaBzzkWx750CmvE9grt08Q2V8PCaek4_uGW9Vik6sBTER21HeqrnUdPkkr/w400-h300/IMG_0289.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div></span></span><p></p>Ed & Clydahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11567865895057208193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820083293059347205.post-53629994530644739092022-09-07T18:42:00.001-07:002022-09-07T18:42:25.088-07:00<p> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Another
trip around the sun for me! Another year older.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">So
what prompted me to do a blog? Lots on my mind I guess.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">From
previous blog entries I think you know that while in the desert in
the fall we collect Mylar balloons. There is some speculation that
most of the balloons come from Los Angeles and end up in the desert
due to wind patterns. At any rate, lots of them d</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">o</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
end up in the Mohave Desert.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">What
prompted me to write about this today was two things: I occasionally
look at a YouTube channel put out by Sarah Jane Woodall, aka Wonder
Hussy </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">who
moved from Las Vegas to the desert near Death Valley. She makes her
living by traveling to destinations and making a video of her travels
and adventures. She hates Mylar balloons and in her videos she makes
no bones about it. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Second,
I received an email from the City saying they are banning all plastic
articles including Mylar balloons. I think it is about time and I
support their efforts.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In
the mean time us intrepid desert explorers will continue to collect
Mylar balloons and post the results on our Facebook page at the
Desert Balloon Recovery Crew or DBRC.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Last
year in our almost 4 weeks in the de</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">s</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">ert
for our fall trip we collected 119 balloons. I found number 120 along
side the highway </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">on
my way home </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">but
could not stop as I had the trailer behind me and no place to pull
off. It was a shiny red one which made it worse.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxlYa6KKY5SYdl2kg6jgoAKnbGZDh89uxc1rw1Y5fUmxs37amA_R-HGIK4bMdj5_7KEqSyFx22iHoZ6Yomh2dFr8QpFt1Fp27oa24lOt7hsOdv6jBENVXGZjCh8Qp_gc10k4unASuCGMWeZvNNyUQyXr-UwAYzO8fvjon7KDv-wE275Jcvk_lLaxz/s3264/IMG_0192.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxlYa6KKY5SYdl2kg6jgoAKnbGZDh89uxc1rw1Y5fUmxs37amA_R-HGIK4bMdj5_7KEqSyFx22iHoZ6Yomh2dFr8QpFt1Fp27oa24lOt7hsOdv6jBENVXGZjCh8Qp_gc10k4unASuCGMWeZvNNyUQyXr-UwAYzO8fvjon7KDv-wE275Jcvk_lLaxz/w400-h300/IMG_0192.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In
other news, we did spend last week camping at a friends invitation,
at a private RV park in Pismo Beach, CA. They had bought a new
trailer and we have a tradition of celebrating with champagne
whenever someone gets a new rig. We properly toasted the new rig.</span><p></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">It
is getting to that time of year when I start thinking about the fall
trip, so today I sent out the first pass at food assignments to the
crew. We have a smaller crew this year which means we each need to
cook one more meal for the time we are gone.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>Ed & Clydahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11567865895057208193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820083293059347205.post-57300176668181636492022-04-22T12:42:00.000-07:002022-04-22T12:42:12.675-07:00Yard work<p> <span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">t
has been some time since the last post but no apologies. Just lazy I
guess, and not much to write about.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
have been working in the yard but find that heavy yard work is beyond
what I can do anymore. After we had the Ficus tree removed from the
back yard we had a water leak. We hired a local gardener to fix it
just prior to us leaving for Arizona in January. The root from the
Ficus caused the leak. The </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">large
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">hole
to repair the pipe remained until recently when we had the gardener
come back to remove some roots and fill in the hole. He also pulled
up a bed of Agapanthas which had been there for years. What he took
out filled 6 garbage cans. I had to borrow all the neighbors green
barrels to get rid of it on garbage day. He replanted the bed so in
time it will fill in and look as goo</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">d</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
as new.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
want to add some taller plants in the area of the defunct Ficus to
block our view of the garden shed from the living room. To that end I
have been repositioning some rocks and cement pavers we use as
stepping stones. I also planted a couple of Clyda’s Asparagus
ferns nearby which had outgrown their pots. It’s beginning to shape
up.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
have lettuce in the garden which I got from the nursery but the crows
ate off a lot of the leaves. I have managed to rescue some of it but
as with any garden crop, it all is ready to pick at the same time. I
put wire around one of the beds and tried netting around the others
but we have had so much wind that it blows the netting everywhere
which doesn’t do much good.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Speaking
of netting, I also have tried it around my blueberry tubs to keep the
birds from eating my ripe berries but again the wind blows it all
over. So, today I ordered some heavier netting and am building a
framework to tie it to. Maybe that will work. All this for a few
bowls of blueberries.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Right
now the garden is covered with California poppies but soon they will
die back and I can pull them to clear my garden paths. They reseed so they will be back again next year.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
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<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
have some kind of squash plants given to me by a friend, planted in
one of the raised boxes. The squash are long and thin when mature.
Free food!</span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The
boyenberries at the back of the garden are blossoming. It will be a
while before they are ready to pick. </span></span></span>
</p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
had a little rain last night but then the wind comes up and dries
everything out so don’t know if we gain much.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Until
next time.</span></span></span></p>Ed & Clydahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11567865895057208193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820083293059347205.post-22192801835341175402022-03-09T18:58:00.001-08:002022-03-09T18:58:34.171-08:00Winter trip finally<p> <span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">S</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">o,
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">does
anyone still read this stuff?</span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">It
seems most people have stopped blogging. I think some folks started
to blog while they were traveling about the country as a way to keep
family and friends up to date or as a record of their travels and
adventures. However, with the pandemic, many people hunkered down and
lost the desire to post anything. After all, what was there to write
about when you don’t do much for days on end.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
admit there was a tendency on my part to do that as evidenced by my
not posting since December. But we still have been doing something,
not just pulling into our shell and watching the world go by.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
still spend way too much time on my computer, and we have been gone
for 6 weeks to Arizona this winter. We left on January 18</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><sup><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">th</span></span></span></span></span></sup></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
for several days in Quartzsite and a trip to the Big Tent for the RV
show with several friends. We all meet in a BLM area and circle the
wagons so to speak. Good food, good company and a few campfires while
we are there.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Four
of the couples moved on to Yuma where we visited a car museum called
Clouds. The guys name is Cloud and he has 400 Model T’s from
1926/1927 plus lots of other rusty stuff. It’s easy to waste
several hours here looking at everything. Of course us old timers
remember lots of the “Rusty Stuff “ from our childhood.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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later visited a date farm and had a date shake which turned out to be
our lunch for the day. A very good date shake I might add. I bought
an 11 pound box of dates for a pittance compared to the normal price
and shared it between 3 of us.</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
visited Los Algodones Mexico one day. It is just across the border
from Yuma and is the place to go for drugs at a cheap price. The line
to return in the late morning can be hours long so we came back early
to avoid that. We had lunch at Linn’s a Chinese buffet in Yuma one
day. Well worth it and we will go back if we are ever in the area
again.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
moved on to Ajo, Arizona a small town once owned by a copper company.
While there we made a day trip to Organ Pipe National Monument.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">From
there we camped on the West side of Tucson for 6 days and spent 2
days visiting the Gem and Mineral show which was spread over 71
venues this year. It is something to see. We visited Tubac, an
artists community South of Tucson and the Titan Missile silo in Green
Valley. This is always of interest to me as Delco Electronics built
the Inertial Measurement Unit for the Titan and the cabinets in the
Launch Control Center have a plaque with that on it. Side note: I
worked on the last ground support upgrade for the Titan way back
when. It was decommissioned shortly after the upgrade was completed. </span></span></span>
</p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">From
Tucson we moved on to Casa Grande and the Gourd Festival for 5 days.
I don’t do gourds, at least not recently but we do enjoy being
there.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">While
everyone moved on separately from there, Clyda and I drove South of
Tucson to Sierra Vista to visit our Niece Dawn and her family. We
spent a week with them, parked in their yard. We had a very enjoyable
visit. </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
headed towards home with a stop in Gila Bend at the Elks club one
night then Quartzsite again to have the brakes on the trailer checked
at RV Lifestyles. While the brakes were being checked we visited our
neighbors Paul and Kathy for lunch. They were camped with a friend on
his lot in Quartzsite.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
trailer was done early enough in the day so we decided to drive to
Indio for the night and stay at Spotlight 29 Casino in their parking
lot. Not ideal but free. The next day we drove home through the
desert which I haven’t done that route since the kids were little
and we would go to Joshua Tree National Park.</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">While
we are home our days consist of weeding the garden and yard, and I
still work Saturdays at the Elks club splitting and selling firewood.
Keeps me off the streets. As to this summer, well who knows. We would
like to visit family and friends in Oregon and Washington but fuel
prices being what they are, it may not be feasible. We also would
like to make a trip to Wisconsin at some point as it has been 3 or 4
years since I have done that. We’ll see.</span></span></span></p>Ed & Clydahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11567865895057208193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820083293059347205.post-78358342741584506782021-12-17T11:22:00.000-08:002021-12-17T11:22:40.312-08:00So, we are still here!<p> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">I
just haven’t posted since April as not too much was happening.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We
did do a few RV trips but only locally and with a select few of our
friends. I did do my usual desert trip this fall with my son Tim.
That is always a special time for us. We again collected Mylar
balloons we find our in the desert. Last year we collected 78
balloons and this year we exceeded that by a large number as we
collected 119 total.</span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEic6GQK_fotyojuMM2Gsf1z3en5ZLzhAIg5UW5dTBIpR8aoaI-1OBqUnzrJAhHUbVdtUSns4fBAGZGmrJzLiX-V2GlD45bSSN8_8-BoBEUENv7vQ8gVtlIFQD2KSBEjmd6sYUVVy_7pRGQhXEKG8LD7-fX3qf-sPLPrQ6USPTs-U7QIAygk8H--8Dmp=s3264" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEic6GQK_fotyojuMM2Gsf1z3en5ZLzhAIg5UW5dTBIpR8aoaI-1OBqUnzrJAhHUbVdtUSns4fBAGZGmrJzLiX-V2GlD45bSSN8_8-BoBEUENv7vQ8gVtlIFQD2KSBEjmd6sYUVVy_7pRGQhXEKG8LD7-fX3qf-sPLPrQ6USPTs-U7QIAygk8H--8Dmp=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Balloon, balloons, balloons!</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiaxvoSENtnBDwx_tfyKKEhYzlhz2enG0U6fnZsOktJoDYiQxmNYFsTP8_VzbGO2DHLHQGapJLr0e_VmYcdsv0lFfdTohrIYffmCCEq0r3RnWo94Q4U1Uk9UH6_p-_63KO3MP96eDyfxa7IcDCa84bcKMV5AIQyNJlSMHgYxGpXyQ3htIIR9dygZcBH=s3264" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiaxvoSENtnBDwx_tfyKKEhYzlhz2enG0U6fnZsOktJoDYiQxmNYFsTP8_VzbGO2DHLHQGapJLr0e_VmYcdsv0lFfdTohrIYffmCCEq0r3RnWo94Q4U1Uk9UH6_p-_63KO3MP96eDyfxa7IcDCa84bcKMV5AIQyNJlSMHgYxGpXyQ3htIIR9dygZcBH=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Firewood for campfires.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipD2WPKNpf6kQGhBO9FVxAN1WYs9ShSy4P4ogSp9RJ8YMXuvcr4lZrlP1sz4LnyBwtDPcBSJ8hnfUqhJn-aIo6ANRa5Q59W-q60Hl7AsXXKRgnlCiiA3Q4wABYaSrWkII814n8bl5xQfI0uUrI45oTS57usqVUJbYV2HOiJQW_kCF-ohnCAuxisYRg=s3264" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipD2WPKNpf6kQGhBO9FVxAN1WYs9ShSy4P4ogSp9RJ8YMXuvcr4lZrlP1sz4LnyBwtDPcBSJ8hnfUqhJn-aIo6ANRa5Q59W-q60Hl7AsXXKRgnlCiiA3Q4wABYaSrWkII814n8bl5xQfI0uUrI45oTS57usqVUJbYV2HOiJQW_kCF-ohnCAuxisYRg=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tortoise Intaglio near Barstow, CA</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">When
I came home from Death Valley I dropped the trailer at the Lancaster,
CA Elks club and left it in dry storage. A week later we picked it up
and went to Boulder City, NV for Thanksgiving with 3 other couples.
That really worked out well as I didn’t need to bring it all the
way home, park it, and then drag it all the way back the same route a
week later.</span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We
had a great time in Boulder City. We stayed at the Elks Club. The weather was nice enough that we
could eat outside most of the time and have a campfire at night.</span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGcJuXdgbe4S3cRUcQzud3xHW4O03XhkpDsWHrB7otk644Xp7MyS7Xxx2VskCkEogcyuveWSirXG_4ww8y75oLGHqcF-OPIeZldA2JDp8SCeC3p8CGH2Nw2U6OQTznTMfDTlm-JhglLBbcXcK9hOFIY7LyvzA9_MGV0QOY7xi8RFfb5qd4SpfRX9nJ=s3264" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGcJuXdgbe4S3cRUcQzud3xHW4O03XhkpDsWHrB7otk644Xp7MyS7Xxx2VskCkEogcyuveWSirXG_4ww8y75oLGHqcF-OPIeZldA2JDp8SCeC3p8CGH2Nw2U6OQTznTMfDTlm-JhglLBbcXcK9hOFIY7LyvzA9_MGV0QOY7xi8RFfb5qd4SpfRX9nJ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bighorn sheep at "Bighorn" park in Boulder city, NV</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The
club hospitality was excellent and we really enjoyed ourselves. Clyda
and I extended our trip by 2 days so we could visit friends in
Henderson, NV. On the way home we spent one night at Arabian RV Park
in Boron, CA our go to spot on the way home from the desert.</span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We
plan to do our usual winter trip to Arizona starting about the middle
of January.</span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I
want to wish all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. </span></p><p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Please
keep in touch.</span></p>Ed & Clydahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11567865895057208193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820083293059347205.post-10715399679981524192021-04-18T17:10:00.002-07:002021-04-18T17:10:14.865-07:00Time to post an update.<p> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Time
seems to fly by and I forget to post a blog. Not that there is a lot
to write about.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">have
been working in my garden and have added several wooden boxes </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2
foot square and a foot tall </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">which
allow me to add more dirt as my soil is not that deep. In fact, most
of the soil in my garden was hauled in 50 years ago when we moved
here and over time </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">has
lost some of it’s bulk.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I
planted peppers, lettuce, radishes and onions in the big raised bed
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">(</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">ate
the first radish today). In the wooden boxes I have pickles, zucchini
and yellow squash. The wicking tubs have 3 kinds of tomatoes in them.
I also planted 3 blue berry plants in wicking tubs so will see how
they do. Other neighbors have planted blue berries and they have done
well.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyWWArg0efO0_zj1LbMJDN_CPFXYk5_w-xfLHmXaH3nBfFTuRW8cR5ZEDa9hNPBAbT-b__awmioh9toPcGLRENukCXArIslRIGYuVId9JYHzYQ5bQnNgXo2vdiuIMFWEesAgVQ4iXfNM/s2048/gar4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyWWArg0efO0_zj1LbMJDN_CPFXYk5_w-xfLHmXaH3nBfFTuRW8cR5ZEDa9hNPBAbT-b__awmioh9toPcGLRENukCXArIslRIGYuVId9JYHzYQ5bQnNgXo2vdiuIMFWEesAgVQ4iXfNM/w300-h400/gar4.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></span></div><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">California poppies in my garden.</span></div></span></span><p></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvCUvLgb4gO0X5RJ9jEtjQFqIO4oClk0LnfzrdtVc__zqjZFtIaJCM_rWqgGTZCPPJCILFEIhFJNoRy1nOAc6Acf_VH_WTShw3-GNzzisaWzl0fXhoQSXOSivi0dKZfWWLHsupH8tiCQ/s2048/gar5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvCUvLgb4gO0X5RJ9jEtjQFqIO4oClk0LnfzrdtVc__zqjZFtIaJCM_rWqgGTZCPPJCILFEIhFJNoRy1nOAc6Acf_VH_WTShw3-GNzzisaWzl0fXhoQSXOSivi0dKZfWWLHsupH8tiCQ/w300-h400/gar5.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></span></div><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-small;">Large raised bed in background.</span></span></span></span></span></p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7EDLDNDdIZBIExXOHd_5SwVUq4SfxYpkdudNScqB0T1prZJHrGTBF9cJqZxSrdSCVgsHLxmmnv0b6KfLQhg6b4beICdAiao9HtaHpEMHE_bZnoDQmAv2Ej_t4nv_i5vqAlkeKliVK8iU/s2048/Gar6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7EDLDNDdIZBIExXOHd_5SwVUq4SfxYpkdudNScqB0T1prZJHrGTBF9cJqZxSrdSCVgsHLxmmnv0b6KfLQhg6b4beICdAiao9HtaHpEMHE_bZnoDQmAv2Ej_t4nv_i5vqAlkeKliVK8iU/w300-h400/Gar6.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue Berry bushes.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywh2XayEN1YrbQ98yhQlju5-WzZsAaTG8flKeGXQt54U9qONrTtCfqFJk2IvKVBkMJBlDNAhmXT2Lnb3aOUJn84PyYQdYjJlqkqTdTu-8hBiYksLVbayNLEGSH037SdORjUTN7pO_DP8/s2048/Gar3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywh2XayEN1YrbQ98yhQlju5-WzZsAaTG8flKeGXQt54U9qONrTtCfqFJk2IvKVBkMJBlDNAhmXT2Lnb3aOUJn84PyYQdYjJlqkqTdTu-8hBiYksLVbayNLEGSH037SdORjUTN7pO_DP8/w300-h400/Gar3.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Potato bed.</div></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p>The
potatoes have been “hilled” once and will need a second “hilling”
soon. The last as</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">p</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">aragus
plant just came up so all ten I planted have survived. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Considering
how they looked when I planted them, I am surprised all survived.</span></span></span></span><p></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">What
else is new….. We bricked in the parkway between us and the
neighbors so no more dirt there. It is cement brick which matches the
other side of the neighbors driveway. It looks nice.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I
bought 1 foot square paver’s to install in front of my shed behind
the garage in place of the pea gravel which has been there for years.
Craig dug out the pea gravel and I laid the paver’s this week. I
still need three of them cut in half to finish the job.</span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">One thing about Googles Blogger, which is what I use for these posts is that you have little control over spacing and text size. I select the text I want to use but it has other ideas. </span></p>Ed & Clydahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11567865895057208193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820083293059347205.post-87426148627720188592021-03-15T15:30:00.000-07:002021-03-15T15:30:07.261-07:00A long over due post.<p> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">We
are still here on the West Coast and have both received our Covid-19
vaccinations. I got the Pfizer vaccine and Clyda got the Moderna
vaccine. Neither one of us had any reaction to the vaccinations. We
still maintain most of our previous protocol when out and about as we
mask up, maintain social distancing and use hand sanitizer after any
contact.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">That
all being said, we do limit our socializing as not all of our friends
are vaccinated yet. I still work at the Elks woodlots on Saturday’s
but we do use masks and watch our interaction with people. It is only
common sense.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Enough
of that. I have planted a few things in the garden. Craig bought
asparagus crowns, and potatoes to plant so those are in the ground.
It may be too early but I think we are past the frost date for this
area so they should be ok. Clyda’s sweet peas are up and about to
climb the fencing I put up. My peas are up and the trellis is ready
for them. I need to plant radishes but it has been cold and windy so
not conducive to garden work right now. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Craig
had re-done the garden fence into a more permanent fence from the
slap-dash panels I had put up last year. It is all to keep the dog
out as she likes to walk all over the beds usually chasing lizards.
Yesterday she tore up the small woodpile near the garden looking for
lizards who hang out there during the day. She has a large scab on
her nose from getting into something in the yard. It hardly has time
to heal before she knocks the scab off. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Her
poor nose </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">suffers</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
had my truck repaired after the night when the horn started blowing
around 1 in the morning. Water had gotten to an internal fuse block
in the cab and shorted the horn relay out. A replacement fuse block
cost a lot as Ford no longer makes them. Some place in Kansas has the
stock and they hold it up for a Kings ransom if you need one.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">After
the fuse block was replaced, I took the truck to a body shop to have
the rust around the windshield repaired and a new windshield
installed. I also had the hood repaired and the front of the truck
and the top repainted. It looks nice and should last as long as I
plan to drive it. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
</p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A short post just to let folks know we are still here.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>Ed & Clydahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11567865895057208193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820083293059347205.post-48142360433049728702020-11-20T13:46:00.000-08:002020-11-20T13:46:11.996-08:00Fall trip done.<p> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">I
just realized that it has been 4 months since I last posted.</span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">So,
what is happening here on the West coast? Not much. It is either
locked down or burned up this summer. Poor old California has had a
lot of bad luck lately.</span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We
were not in any of the</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
fire area</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">s</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">.
We have had smoke from the earlier fires North of us but that
dissipated after a few days.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We
on the other hand have not been doing much. We limit our socializing
to a few friends. I still do wood at the Elks every Saturday with
masks and social distancing. We occasionally go to the Elks on Monday
night for hamburgers, etc also with friends. We just limit our
interaction with people as much as possible.</span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">did
go </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">camping
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">in
October</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
for 5 days. Just up the coast North of us with a few friends. I had
taken the RV in to have the </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">MorRyde
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">pin
box hitch rebuilt. It is 12 years old and was showing sun damage on
some rubber and plastic parts. It took some time to find the right
rebuild kit and do the work. The truck has been serviced so we are
good to go for this fall.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
garden </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">h</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">as
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">been
cleaned out</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">.
I roasted the last of the Anaheim Chili's. I use</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">d</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
some for </span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">chili
rellanos</span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
and the rest go in the freezer for use later. I had pulled the
jalapeno pepper plant after making “poppers”. Those last
“poppers” had a real kick to them.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The
tomatoes are done. I had a bumper crop of Romas. So many in fact that
I took 4 lug boxes to the food bank over a few weeks time.</span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA84KvLz-Nhwo3PrmBum7DA87vnF-iVKIiXgzOz319sh9xNvnVp6fjo-T5KNyau-MMeucG7iQlIuPN4IgGP-_9YkU10ONY4YCkW4Hphk0TOQx89HEY_89lbUNIphXdNOkr_0meZxF85fo/s2048/Romas-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA84KvLz-Nhwo3PrmBum7DA87vnF-iVKIiXgzOz319sh9xNvnVp6fjo-T5KNyau-MMeucG7iQlIuPN4IgGP-_9YkU10ONY4YCkW4Hphk0TOQx89HEY_89lbUNIphXdNOkr_0meZxF85fo/w225-h400/Romas-1.jpg" width="225" /></a>
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<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then
there are the gourds. I have slowed down the watering to those hoping
they will stop growing. I keep the new growth cut back as anything
putting on gourds now won’t finish this fall. I have all the gourds
tied up in t-shirts to take the weight off the stems as each one is
soooo heavy. I planted what was supposed to be Birdhouse shaped
gourds but only one of those is on the vines. Lots of large pear
shaped ones however. Once the stems turn brown I will cut them loose
and hang them in the garage rafters where it is warmer so they can
dry out.</span></span></span></p>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKaLf3XdAXiF5-WaUwSNe7a83I0p6Nhs7b5GqGF-MrufKVG0qBcny1gLk3hjDkfpTXt4fA2CNyzHGf5Wl0TJZL6lPoXSDRDF1vvOGPfmKugTRvmpGaKxA1Ilm2vZf5QSZauKqarG5Kc8/s2048/Gourds-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKaLf3XdAXiF5-WaUwSNe7a83I0p6Nhs7b5GqGF-MrufKVG0qBcny1gLk3hjDkfpTXt4fA2CNyzHGf5Wl0TJZL6lPoXSDRDF1vvOGPfmKugTRvmpGaKxA1Ilm2vZf5QSZauKqarG5Kc8/w400-h225/Gourds-1.jpg" width="400" /></a>
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<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
just came back from my annual fall trip to the desert. This year Tim
was with me again. He spent over a week here before we left. We
traveled up the East side of the Sierra’s to Ridgecrest and Bishop,
CA then on to Mina and Tonopah, NV spending 2 days in each place. We
visited museums, poked around in old mining towns, looked for
petroglyphs, and drove 4-wheel drive roads. We visited a memorial for
an X-15 crash site near Randsburg, CA and found a 1995 plane wreck in
Death Valley. The plane was trying to deliver Christmas trees to
Furnace Creek when it crashed 60 feet short of clearing a ridge. The
wreck wasn’t found for 6 months until it was discovered by 2
technicians going to a nearby microwave site. </span></span></span>
</p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
hiked and drove back roads in Death Valley National Park and
collected mylar balloons as part of the DBRC (Desert Balloon Recovery
Crew. Look for us on Facebook). This year we set an all time record
of 78 balloons collected in 3 weeks.</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisF6Je4y89Y81uk7Ax5_6zN85q21_3X6sdaQD9MxkSf6DcmO9wOgmvX-NzWoFC5UMV99sNwOQEv4HtcslzH0Yg2FIoCsIK9SWb4JnPETaTi2ww5jB8UBGZnmPwhPiG_xNbwHzMtGjkLXE/s2048/20201105_165952.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisF6Je4y89Y81uk7Ax5_6zN85q21_3X6sdaQD9MxkSf6DcmO9wOgmvX-NzWoFC5UMV99sNwOQEv4HtcslzH0Yg2FIoCsIK9SWb4JnPETaTi2ww5jB8UBGZnmPwhPiG_xNbwHzMtGjkLXE/w400-h225/20201105_165952.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Another
great fall trip.</span></span></span></p>Ed & Clydahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11567865895057208193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820083293059347205.post-29029998945177989782020-07-29T16:08:00.007-07:002020-07-29T16:14:44.362-07:00What we have been doing lately.<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<font color="#000000"><font face=""><font size="4" style="font-size: 14pt;">Much
of my time lately has been spent in the garden. As with any garden,
when the produce is ready, it must be picked and dealt with. And as
usual, I have too much at one time. I have made 4 pints of beets, 8
or 9 jars of pickles, 4 pints of “dilly beans,” picked countless
green beans and peas, plus zucchini and yellow squash. I have a very
good yellow squash recipe that we all like so have made that several
times. None of the produce in jars is “canned” so I just keep it
in the refrigerator. In fact, we have so much in our refrigerator
that I have moved it out to the RV refrigerator.</font></font></font></p>
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<img height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7hPjN42mlZZ9_P6B-ETOnIsgQu4JPIBP3UjpNR0v2KVpepb8fdEdVkbK2LNDobtqlv5XT-EXGepNW1YA48VAXG_axdnM4eZLHwtG27sjm4G0HK0TodVXoqjej20S68uBUjxD4OPGHEM/w416-h235/Bl2.jpg" width="416" /></p><p align="center" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="text-align: left;">Nice Romaine heads and green beans</span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><img height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00HRSvE3V9izKUtflFsjQgcp3e1BqDqXzs8b48BrGFwEiwX1EZIxdTvF9umZ4VOwYOlz5_wmOl6fKFq-2gpEAGCLAB8U5GrGtqxKCr_j9ajw88UOWeRnZeR6Eopdc8_LotYq1iejiLaU/w416-h235/Bl3.jpg" width="416" /></p><p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: center;">"Dilly Beans"</span></p><p style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#000000"><font face=""></font></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left;"><font color="#000000"><font face=""><img height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_i5lUrbPStNZlXScL5EpgXQu6gE0XjZeCyalg8E6kSnBFp_6CfTbYpFLYkCw7F5MGJmXgZZQJSO5v6jrn0-oL25xEF3LQZGj43PsrTSCz1NV4RMtM46pG3-1DBcNxCiUfr_GF1C2ypFM/w416-h235/Bl10.jpg" width="416" /></font></font></div><font color="#000000"><font face=""><font><div style="font-size: 18.6667px; text-align: center;">Pickles and beets.</div></font></font></font><p></p><p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<font color="#000000"><font face=""><font size="4" style="font-size: 14pt;">Recently
I picked lots of Anaheim chili’s, roasted them on the BBQ and then
made Chili Relleno’s. They were really good! I have a pan of them
in the freezer to use later this week. I used a recipe from an old
camping friend. He and I had made these in Death Valley years ago so
I do them in his memory.</font></font></font></p><p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><img height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTBXOaUcl-Em-VTvxFwLcTBvphsJkBMAicpHPVt2wAfCHsvC8w_1NE9AirdGh3or7yRFurtLMOYGTucH5OyRj2Hwxo-p1uHqeKMWuIg4NjJIrDW2DGLUSoP3e-OXxAyL5X1r7VaIGS2rg/w416-h235/Bl5.jpg" style="text-align: -webkit-center;" width="416" /></p><p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">Anaheim chili's in the back and green peppers.</p><p style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<img height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOrOm3Bd1IkFoa4J6SL40wVpXFhMVUIK5HhY0Dk3ncTfEDx9yyP_UzrmOjcqMhSp7CWdeOe6DSgRy6pUIB8QfaS0LKIsG3N1-fkEm143rPTOlvRiWCtfnrzBYKOtYFg4wcWVwv-GkzE3s/w416-h235/Bl1.jpg" width="416" />
</p><p style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><font color="#000000"><font face="">Chili Rellenos</font></font></p><p style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<font color="#000000"><font face=""><font style="font-size: 14pt;">The
extra Anaheim Chili’s I roast and cut up for salsa. I just add a
little onion and some chopped tomatoes and garlic salt. </font></font></font>
</p><p style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</p><p style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<font color="#000000"><font face=""><font style="font-size: 14pt;">Speaking
of tomatoes, my Roma’s are getting ripe but they don’t have the
filled out shape of a true Roma. They have more of a pear shape. Our
problem is a lack of heat for real good tomatoes. Too many foggy
mornings here on the coast.</font></font></font></p><p style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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</p><p style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<font color="#000000"><font face=""><font style="font-size: 14pt;">One
thing that is really growing are the Bird House Gourds I planted.
They have taken over a whole area of the garden. We built trellis's
so the gourds can hang down and maintain the true bird house gourd
shape.</font></font></font></p><p style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#000000"><font face=""><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></font></font></font></p><p style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font color="#000000"><font face=""></font></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font color="#000000"><font face=""><img height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRuXQxFFBlxYU-it-W8vajjJl8bs7StoCorqWtc0RL3_ERA2y6tM2_THGIM9jSplcjeRAZ7J_7_euEDAlgozRZ6U5RDFJ9gr6Q-xw0GnWZsEmcxh949y7Nb-Rp8ePXBok2EEYaw7Pvp-E/w416-h235/Bl8.jpg" width="416" /></font></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font color="#000000"><font face="">Lots of blossoms</font></font></div><p></p><p style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<img height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmMzD4CD2dKGzWerbcr8xcXzgpVxrSJT3tZMEMYQj4JYZu9FSirlaX4qhn7lCPZ7rx6s3TPVhhaXKit6waQK-ImdD8j7sV_5RAFDdZntmrpNXXaPnBpPdjX4jZAjZwneFM7nrSuSGN3U/w416-h235/Bl9.jpg" width="416" />
</p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><font color="#000000"><font face="">Gourds hanging</font></font></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><font color="#000000"><font face=""><font style="font-size: 14pt;">Today
I cut off all of the old Boysenberry ca</font></font></font></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">nes from this years crop and
tied up the new canes which will have next years crop. That job
requires long pants and a long sleeved shirt as the canes have
thorns. I have a real system so it goes fairly quickly.</span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><font color="#000000"><font face=""><font style="font-size: 14pt;">A
few weeks ago I decided that it was time to replace our house roof.
This was to be a major effort as it was a double roof with the
original wood shingles covered with fiberglass shingles. Also, there
was no sheeting on the roof so that added to the cost as the whole
roof had to be covered with CDX half inch plywood first. We also had
the old skylight in our entryway removed and replaced with a Solar
Tube. We added a Solar Tube in the hall bath </font></font></font></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><font color="#000000"><font face=""><font style="font-size: 14pt;">as
well</font></font></font></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><font color="#000000"><font face=""><font style="font-size: 14pt;">.
</font></font></font></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><font color="#000000"><font face=""><font style="font-size: 14pt;">Now
it looks like the light in the hall bath is always on as it is so
bright in there.</font></font></font></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><font color="#000000"><font face=""><font style="font-size: 14pt;">
</font></font></font></span>
</p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><font color="#000000"><font face=""><font style="font-size: 14pt;">While
this was being done a plumber replumbed our master bath shower as
this had never been done when the house was plumbed overhead </font></font></font></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><font color="#000000"><font face=""><font style="font-size: 14pt;">years
ago</font></font></font></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><font color="#000000"><font face=""><font style="font-size: 14pt;">.
I figured it was only a mater of time before that leaked somewhere
under ground. </font></font></font></span>
</p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><font color="#000000"><font face=""><font style="font-size: 14pt;">The
roofer had to replace many of our starter boards on the roof overhang
as they were dry rotted or termite damaged. After the roofers were
done a drywall guy finished off the entry ceiling around the new
solar tube. Then the painter came and primed and painted all the
starter boards and the entry ceiling. I am glad to have it all done.</font></font></font></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><font color="#000000"><font face=""><font style="font-size: 14pt;">The
flag plaza </font></font></font></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><font color="#000000"><font face=""><font style="font-size: 14pt;">in
front of the house </font></font></font></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><font color="#000000"><font face=""><font style="font-size: 14pt;">is
done and planted and Craig is working around the mailbox. I had put
broken cement going up to the driveway but never did the cementing in
part so he is working on that. </font></font></font></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><font color="#000000"><font face=""><font style="font-size: 14pt;">He
also sand blasted and clear finished the wooden base</font></font></font></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><font color="#000000"><font face=""><font style="font-size: 14pt;">
</font></font></font></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><font color="#000000"><font face=""><font style="font-size: 14pt;">for
the mailbox. </font></font></font></span>
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</p><p style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><font color="#000000"><font face=""><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></font></font></font></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><img height="719" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBk5ghMcFtj_yxDv0edY8_jzqMMhJbi2qzNn8wrfb9mUFPDK2WnkDHmIqFpb8fq-WStyMHM_q6AYIbsdgkaqV6bzKbUiceFtySZEAynLJEVml0KgNyAky-SGJaS-Eun9Q9RBp_MUR5skE/w406-h719/Bl7.jpg" width="406" /></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><font color="#000000"><font face=""><font style="font-size: 14pt;">Next
week I will pick lemons from our tree. Periodically I do this so the
tree keeps </font></font></font></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><font color="#000000"><font face=""><font style="font-size: 14pt;">producing. I give them to the local food bank. We still
have plenty for </font></font></font></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><font color="#000000"><font face=""><font style="font-size: 14pt;">our
own</font></font></font></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><font color="#000000"><font face=""><font style="font-size: 14pt;">
use. </font></font></font></span></p>
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<p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>Ed & Clydahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11567865895057208193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820083293059347205.post-18879771644708599582020-06-08T15:31:00.001-07:002020-06-08T15:31:40.237-07:00Here is whats happening at our house.I am trying out the new BLOGGER from Google. I have heard other people say they don't like it but I want to see how good or bad it is. Actually it doesn't matter if I like it or not as the old Blogger is going away.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I finally completed the puzzle from hell. This is probably the hardest puzzle I have every attempted but I must say, when it was done I felt a real accomplishment. It also was one of the best constructed puzzles I have every worked with. Each piece was precise and the material it was made from was excellent.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpLGgvtQJlb8BNmQ1vnBPFMlzlnhS0ZiHpbf-0WpLYeV4ipzIlyAVq-lE8t648DAC5DptkkCXVFjykkz9dp-0rz2PVMnEZb93ckOnsLnTKLbO3H8RtxOGJUfa8-klW4w5Vj3_lRRh2HPo/s5312/puzz.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2988" data-original-width="5312" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpLGgvtQJlb8BNmQ1vnBPFMlzlnhS0ZiHpbf-0WpLYeV4ipzIlyAVq-lE8t648DAC5DptkkCXVFjykkz9dp-0rz2PVMnEZb93ckOnsLnTKLbO3H8RtxOGJUfa8-klW4w5Vj3_lRRh2HPo/w400-h225/puzz.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>I have spent a lot of time in the garden. Everything is really growing. I just hope everything produces. So far I have been picking lettuce most everyday. My red leaf lettuce is about to bolt I think. To bad, as it is really good. I have picked a few zucchini and I see a small yellow squash on one plant. Cucumbers have small ones on also. looking forward to cucumber sandwiches soon.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9BeN7niYlJqC6uxzv-4xKut7cF-1_Ns5jOPi7_d8aMdl3tIRCoG4Q5YYfK0J7uJ7YRT_u3tkeMj3R1cTVeuXpfjbl3Dfuj8ZFpORzKJfqiZ24b1Ribw6aMAdDDWNWbMNTYemQQEk4d4/s1365/Jugar1+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9BeN7niYlJqC6uxzv-4xKut7cF-1_Ns5jOPi7_d8aMdl3tIRCoG4Q5YYfK0J7uJ7YRT_u3tkeMj3R1cTVeuXpfjbl3Dfuj8ZFpORzKJfqiZ24b1Ribw6aMAdDDWNWbMNTYemQQEk4d4/w400-h225/Jugar1+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lettuce and peppers on left in raised bed, tomatoes in wicking tubs and zucchini in front.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wYjpQGhZBeLHGsK24kn7dSniMe3eUeKwsLcdrOt53YjdI9LGFcN017Lp3H9MR0HdWkEp_uFoBzFZfMWeSbOA0wVpiLPsJzhkrzWvRbj0FJzZfOlzeHIT78dE9ddVeUDK6fy1TkqREsQ/s1365/Jugar2+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1365" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wYjpQGhZBeLHGsK24kn7dSniMe3eUeKwsLcdrOt53YjdI9LGFcN017Lp3H9MR0HdWkEp_uFoBzFZfMWeSbOA0wVpiLPsJzhkrzWvRbj0FJzZfOlzeHIT78dE9ddVeUDK6fy1TkqREsQ/w400-h225/Jugar2+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cucumbers on right, pole beans by tall trellis with peas on left by shorter trellis. Gourds back by the fence.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We are still working on the flagpole project, well I should say on the flagpole plaza as the flagpole is done and in use every day. The other day we bought some patio chairs and a round table to put in front of the house. Yesterday we looked for patio pavers to put the chairs on as the remainder of the ground will have a low ground cover. We found some pavers we really liked but they were $27.50 each for a 16 inch square. Ah...I don't think so. Guess we will go with grey cement pavers instead at $2.50 each. I made cardboard templates this morning so I could see what placement works. looks like I need 16 pavers. That's about $40 vs $440. I think we will go for the cheap ones.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have been working on some family history lately. I have a lot of information scattered in various places both on my computer and in paper files. I just need to get it all organized. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As for the Pandemic and social distancing....things have started to open up slowly. I have been splitting wood at the Elks club both on Thursday's and Saturday's. There are only a few of us working so keeping some distance is not a problem. Also. we are outdoors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Friday we also went to the Elks to meet with a few friends for drinks and food. Only a handful of people there but it is a beginning. Tuesday should be our first Elks meeting. Again that isn't a problem as few people show up for an actual meeting. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All of this is while wearing masks of course.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our churches still arn't open but when they can meet the state mandated requirements they can open but are limited to 100 people. So far I have been attending Sunday mass live streaming from St Patrick's Cathedral in New York at 7:15 AM. It works for me.</div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div>Ed & Clydahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11567865895057208193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820083293059347205.post-29759416734824657622020-05-17T10:09:00.000-07:002020-05-17T10:09:13.009-07:00And life goes on.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My time for the last few weeks has been spent in the garden, working
on the “forever puzzle” and getting a flagpole base ready in
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As far as the garden goes, I planted peas and pole beans this week
from sets I started a few weeks ago. This week the “birdhouse”
gourd sets will go in the ground. I don’t know if it will be warm
enough here for them to mature but will see. The seeds came from a
friend and all that I started germinated.</div>
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Craig had a friend give him a tomato plant which I put in a 5 gallon
wicking tub. It is an heirloom “Black Krim” tomato. I hope it
puts out fruit. The inside is black when ripe.</div>
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I haven’t had as much luck with my “pickle” cucumber seeds from
last year although 3 of the 4 did sprout. I may start a few more
seeds to prolong the season.</div>
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I also started a few different lettuce seeds of which about half
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In the raised garden bed I started beets, cilantro, and dill. All of
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I bought a few marigold plants to put around the garden to deter
pests. I wish they deterred gophers as well. </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">So
far I have caught 2 in the trap. They can really do some damage. My
raised bed has hardware cloth under it so I am not too worried about
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Zucchini really growing fast.</div>
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The flagpole project is ongoing as I need to pick up some bags of
cement for the base. The flagpole was a”freebie” from a friend.
It is an aluminum pole about 20 feet tall and comes in sections. We
decided to put it in the flower bed in front of the house as it is
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The puzzle actually has some progress this week. It is down to the
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Actually we have stayed at home for the most part, with a few
exceptions. I did make a trip to Home Depot and a couple of trips to
Costco in the last few weeks. Both trips were made with masks on.
Today, Clyda and I went out for vegetable plants for the garden. I
got most of what I wanted but could use a few more Anaheim Chili
plants. I may find some later.</div>
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I had picked up a bunch of motorcycle pallets from a local shop.
These are really heavy frames which I cut up for campfire wood. It
took both Craig and I to load them on my pickup. Some of the frames
make nice garden fences so I built several to complete the fence
around my garden patch. These actually are temporary fence pieces to
keep Craig’s dog Sky out until the plants become big enough that
she won’t bother them. Without the fence her curiosity lets her
tramp all over my beds. I also have enough wood for a couple of years
of campfires. All of these pallets used twist nails which I pulled
using a variety of tools. It is a lot of work but it can be done with
patience and muscle.</div>
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I am still working on my 1000 piece puzzle which is slowwwwly taking
shape. When I opened the box there was a note inside which said “You
have bought a seriously hard puzzle-and we’re so thankful you did.
We think you will love it”. Well, I don’t know about loving it
but it surly is a challenge. This has been more than a month to get it to this point. Perseverance!</div>
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I have been getting the garden ready to plant and that included
making 3 “wicking tubs” for my tomatoes. Google it to see more.
Craig and I cut 2 plastic barrels in half to make the tubs. The
barrels had been stored behind our garden shed for years. Originally
they were to be used to store rain water for watering potted plants.
We used things we had on hand to do the tubs. Things like 5 inch
drain pipe in the bottom and weed cloth to keep dirt out of the drain
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A few weeks ago I planted seeds of those plants I want in my garden.
Most have sprouted and will be ready to plant in a week or so. I
actually used seeds left over from last year and so far almost all
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The Angel Trumpet Plant on our side patio is in full bloom again. It has a very sweet smell every evening.</div>
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is how long we have been confined
to our house so far.
We started this shortly after we returned from our winter trip. Other
than dropping off some things to friends, we have not been away from
the house. Oh, Craig did take Clyda for a short drive several days
ago but that has been it. We
both do walk each day but I see very few people out and those that
are practice “Social distancing” so not a problem there.</div>
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Craig has only made two trips to the grocery store in that time
period. We get vegetables from a local farm garden near us. Drop a $
or 2 in a jar at the unattended stand and take what you need. We have
gotten carrots, lettuce, beets, cabbage and celery so far.</div>
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<span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Back
in early February while we were on our winter trip, I sent Craig a
list of food supplies I thought we might need in case of a Pandemic.
The one thing I forgot was cleaning supplies. We have some, but not
the amount we might need for the long haul. </span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
can improvise if needed. </span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">So
we are good for some time to come with the basics such as beans and
rice!</span></span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">So,
what is everyone doing to pass the time? Playing board games?
Learning a new language? Putting puzzles together? Reading? Playing
solitaire on your iPad? All good things to do </span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
guess. </span></span>
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have been working on family history at the request of a niece who
knew nothing of her family history. I hadn’t touched my family
history files in almost 2 years so as you can imagine the bits of
paper, computer searches, etc, were </span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">piled
up</span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
everywhere. I first spent several days organizing the paperwork files
then tackled the computer files especially the photos. While making a
copy of my master photo file I discovered there were over 60,000
photos on my hard drive not all of which were in any type of
recognizable order. After days of work there are still some remaining
that need to be filed in the correct folders but it is a start.</span></span></div>
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course I am spending way too much time on the computer but it goes
with the territory when tracing down family lineages.</span></span></div>
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Clyda and I have been in the yard pulling weeds, getting the garden
bed ready to plant and trimming bushes as needed. </span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">There
is no hurry as it needs to warm up a little more before I plant
anything.</span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
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<span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">California poppies in my garden bed. As they go to seed, I will pull them out and plant veggies.</span></span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
also have a 1000 piece puzzle</span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">to
work on which may take me years to complete. It took a day and a half
to finish just the border. It is all succulents which are purple and
black. It sits in my computer room and occasionally I find a piece
that fits. My goal is to put 2 pieces together and eventually put
those 2 with another 2 that match. I know of no other way to finish
this monster. A friend of Clyda’s had completed a 4000 piece puzzle
recently which took up her whole dining room table. I didn’t know
they even made one that big.</span></span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Both
Clyda and I read a lot. Both paperbacks and on our iPads. I subscribe
to Amazon’s “Kindle Unlimited” app. They gave me 3 months of
free books for 99 cents and then extended it free for another month.
</span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Nice
deal!</span></span></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">S</span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">o,
have you made your masks yet? There are lots of videos on-line of the
“how to do it” kind. I tried making them from t-shirts with
marginal success but did find that the easiest and quickest was to
use the blue Shop Towels. </span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">These
are “no sew” masks. </span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
happened to have just a few </span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">towels
</span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">left
so I made Clyda and I each one in a few minutes </span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">time
</span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">yesterday.
The thing I like about them is </span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">there
is a </span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">paper
clip </span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">which
is </span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">used
to shape the nose piece. Most masks don’t adequately cover the nose
and leave a gap between the nose and the mask which fogs up your
glasses of you are wearing any. Also, the shop </span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">towels</span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
are heavier </span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">(made
from pressed cellulose) </span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">and
allow for some stre</span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">t</span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ch
in the material. </span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">These
shop towel masks are 54% effective compared to standard surgical
masks which are 39% effective. </span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Just
Google “shop towel masks” </span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">for
more information.</span></span></div>
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We left for Quartzsite, Arizona on Jan 15<sup>th</sup> with a stop at
the Needles Elks Club overnight. There we met our friend Jeff and
traveled to our Plamosa Road campsite the next day. Joining us were
Larry and Molly and Nobby and Deanna. This year saw many more winter
visitors than we can recall seeing for some time. Camping was at a
premium on Plamosa Road.</div>
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After ten days at Plamosa Road, we moved to Bouse and John and
Connie’s home site for 2 days where Connie made homemade cinnamon
rolls for all the neighbors. You haven’t lived until you had
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We then move on to Picacho Peak State Park South of Casa Grande for 4
days where we camped with friends who had spent a week in Yuma after
camping on Plamosa Road. While there we visited Biosphere 2 near
Oracle, AZ. Quit an experience. Biosphere 2 is funded by the Bass
Family from Texas and has been there for some years. After the tour
we had a very nice lunch at the Ore House in Oracle.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">From
Picacho Peak we traveled to Usery Mountain Park Northeast of Mesa,
Arizona. We had camped here last year and once again enjoyed our time
here with Jim and Michelle. One night we had pizza at </span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://organstoppizza.com/">Organ
Stop Pizza, Home of the Mighty Wurlitzer</a> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Organ.
What a hoot! Pizza and organ music!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
also did a day trip to Tortilla Flats Northeast of Mesa where we had
lunch at </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Superstition
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up was the Running of the Gourds at Pinal County Fairgrounds at
Eleven Mile Corner East of Casa Grande. This is a 4 day Gourd
Festival which I think we have attended the last three years.
Michelle is the gourder while Jim, Clyda and I just camp and enjoy
the surroundings.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Jim
and Michelle headed for home while Clyda and I moved to the Casa
Grande Elks club where we visited Clyda’s cousin.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
made reservations at Green Valley Resort South of Tucson for 5 days.
We haven’t spent time at a winter resort in some time so this was a
treat. While here we visited with old friends who moved from
Washington to Quail Creek, a retirement community. They love it
there. While Carol and Clyda toured the new models, Tom and I toured
the nearby Asarco Copper Mine. What a huge operation. The very large
and deep (1400 feet) pit, the computer controlled processing plant
and </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
large tailing piles were very impressive. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">We
also visited Madera Canyon which is a popular trail head and bird
watching area. The day we visited there was still snow on the ground
in places at the 4900 foot elevation.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Madera Canyon we drove down Highway 19 to Tubac which is an artists
community. We have been here before for the art festival. We just
missed it this year. After a lunch of tacos we strolled around town
stopping in the small shops. It is a nice place to poke into all the
small shops.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Clyda checking out the pottery</span></div>
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moved on to Sierra Vista to visit our niece Dawn, her husband Mat and
daughters Samantha and Abrigail for the next week. We stayed at Quail
Ridge RV Park North of Sierra Vista which was about 15 miles away but
perfect for our needs. Each day we traveled to Dawn’s house for the
day, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">where
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entertain</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ed</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
the girls, and occasionally cooking dinner for all of us.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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also drove to Bisbee, AZ one day as we had not been there in several
years. Overall, we were impressed with the area and surprised at how
large the population </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">of
Sierra Vista i</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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drove back to Bouse and again stayed at John and Connie’s for 4
days. Connie made Indian tacos for lunch for the whole gang with
plenty of extras for everyone to take home.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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had planned to leave for home on Sunday with a stop in Parker at the
Blue Water Casino for their Sunday Brunch with several friends. There
was a 45 minute wait for seating so </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Clyda
and I</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
decided to leave as we had a long way to travel. However, the truck
had other ideas. The brake controller was showing a small voltage
which wasn’t good. After crossing the river, I stopped to check
things out and found that the trailer brakes were on so disconnected
the trailer so </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">the
brakes weren’t dragging</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
The truck brake lights were on and not going off no matter what I did
so we turned around and went back to the Blue Water Casino and parked
in a dirt lot. I finally </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">disconnected
the truck batteries to keep the brake lights from draining the
batteries. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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it was Sunday, I waited until Monday to take the truck to Parker
Ford. They did not have a service opening until Wednesday so I rented
a car. Our friends from Oregon, Dick and Barbara were camping up the
river from Parker so they picked us up and we toured all the RV parks
on the California side of the Colorado River, the Parker Dam, and
then went to their RV for snacks and dinner. A great day!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Later
that evening I got an email from Parker Ford saying they had
diagnosed the problem as a bad brake switch. By Tuesday noon the
truck was repaired so we turned in the rental car, picked up the
truck, hooked up the trailer and headed West. Well we tried to head
West but the wind was blowing so we only made it to the Needles Elks
Club. No use fighting a 35 MPH headwind. The next morning the wind
had died so we drove all the way to Bakersfield for an extended stay
with Budd and Brenda. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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had a great time, setting puzzles, playing a variety of board games,
and traveling to Tehachipi to visit Don and Tor</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">i</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
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their new house and large RV garage.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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we came home on Monday March 9</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><sup><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">th</span></span></span></span></span></span></sup></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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traveled </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">2864
miles and were gone 55 days. We had a really good time and saw lots
of our friends who we only see in the winter in Arizona.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
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<br />Ed & Clydahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11567865895057208193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820083293059347205.post-33478347441400846802020-01-02T12:47:00.000-08:002020-01-02T12:47:02.091-08:00A Happy New Years blog<br />
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You may have noticed no Christmas cards from the Goleta Seidel’s
this year. We have been busy traveling since mid November and
Christmas cards were not on our to-do list at that time. So, how
about a New Years letter instead?</div>
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Our friends Cindy and Gary invited us to go to Kauai in mid
November for a week. Who can pass that kind of invite up! Here are
some photos.<br />
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On of the infamous Kauai Chickens who roam the island</div>
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We also stayed in Walnut Creek after we returned from Kauai for
Thanksgiving. I think that makes 3 years in a row for us to do that.<br />
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In early December we did a 4 day cruise on Royal Princess with Tim
and DeeDee. What fun for just 4 days.<br />
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Royal Princess from Catalina Island</div>
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Royal Princess in Ensenada, MX</div>
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We came home on a Monday and on Friday Gary and Cindy picked us up and we drove to Del Mar for one night before boarding Holland America’s Oosterdam for a 7 day cruise to the Mexican Riviera. We had great weather for the whole trip with temperatures in the high 70’s during our shore excursions.<br />
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Oosterdam in Puerto Vallarta</div>
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Street scene in Puerto Vallarta</div>
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Restaurant on the Malecon, Puerto Vallarta. Good food and Margaritas</div>
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We returned to Del Mar and stayed there for Christmas with Cindy
and Gary’s family. We spent part of the time in the Del Mar Hilton
which was nice.<br />
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Decorated palm trees in Del Mar</div>
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We came home the day after Christmas in all the traffic caused by
the closure of all the highways going North out of Los Angeles
because of snow and ice. All traffic was routed along the coastal
route, highway 101. It took us 10 hours to make the trip. Talk about
slow crawling traffic. The last 40 miles took us 4 hours.<br />
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We were home for New Years but will be leaving shortly for our
annual winter desert trip.<br />
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Happy New Years to all!</div>
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Seriously! It’s been how many months since I last posted?</div>
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Yeah, last July I guess. Bummer, all those good summer adventures
long gone. Lets see if I can hit the high lights at least.</div>
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Clyda is doing well with her ankle replacement. She still has pain
but feels it is at least stable. Pain will probably disappear over
time. As he DR says when she complains, “Has it been a year yet?”</div>
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have done a couple of trips t</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">his
summer</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> including an RV trip
to Pismo Beach camping with Budd and Brenda, 4 days with Cindy and
Gary in Walnut Creek as a last hurrah before summer ends, and </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">then</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
a flight to Bellingham, WA to celebrate our Great </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">N</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">ieces
4</span><sup><span style="font-weight: normal;">th</span></sup><span style="font-weight: normal;">
birthday </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">the beginning of
Oct</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">. Nothing like a 4 year
old celebrating her birthday! It was a great trip.</span></div>
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Tim came in the middle of Oct and spent a week here before he and I
drove to Las Vegas to begin our 3 week fall trip. We visited a lot of
new areas around Las Vegas some of which were on unpaved roads, the
best kind really. We followed that up by going to Death Valley for
our annual encampment. </div>
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We continued our campaign of collecting Mylar balloons wherever we find them in the desert. This year we collected 47. We post the results on our Facebook page at Desert Balloon Recovery Crew and turn in the balloons themselves to the National Park Service where they plot the GPS pickup points for all balloons found within Death Valley National park. </div>
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Clyda and I joined our friends Cindy and Gary in Walnut Creek for one
night before flying to Kauai for a week at their timeshare in November. A good
week but lots of wind which really didn’t hamper our activities
except on the day we left when a wind and rain storm caused us to
change our plans. All was well however. On arriving back at Walnut
Creek we stayed and had Thanksgiving as we have had for the last 3
years at Cindy and Gary’s Son and Daughter-in-laws house. We
appreciate being “part of the family.”</div>
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We leave tomorrow for a 4-day Coastal Cruise out of Los Angeles. We
are joined on this trip by friends from the Elks Club. It was one of
those spur of the moment decisions as in “Look at this Price, - lets
do it.”</div>
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December is a busy month for us as we do another week long cruise as
soon as we finish the 4-day cruise. This one is to the Mexican
Riviera again with Cindy and Gary. We will remain in San Diego with
them for Christmas at their daughters house.</div>
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Sorry, no photos today as I am doing this at the last minute while
packing.</div>
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While in Houston last month I had mentioned that we did some
Geo-caching in cemeteries, one of which was the Glenwood Cemetery
where Howard Hughes is buried. He is in a plot along with his mother
and father. The plot is well fenced but I managed to get a photo or
two.</div>
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Gardening has been the continuing project for the last month. That
and Clyda’s recovery from her ankle replacement. More on that
later.</div>
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I am over run with vegetables from the garden. I am getting salad
cucumbers, pickling cucumbers, pole beans, peas, yellow squash,
zucchini, and beets. To come yet are tomatoes, and carrots. Because
of the abundance, I give away as much as people will take and I give
recipes with the harvest as well.<br />
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However, I have a few things I have
kept for myself. For instance, I am getting pickling cucumbers so I
have made open jar pickles which I then put in quart jars and keep in
the refrigerator. I do the same with the beets I pickle. I will also
make some pickled beans called “Dilly Beans” as soon as the bean
crop increases. I have been picking peas but so has some critter as I
find empty bean pods in the garden. I still get enough for us.</div>
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I also took an empty pickled beet jar and am pickling a few hard
boiled eggs in the leftover beet juice. They always look so nice
when you slice them.</div>
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My salad cucumbers took a hit from the dog yesterday as she was
chasing a lizard among the vines. I am afraid I may need to pull up
those vines. Not to fear though, my neighbor planted what was marked
as 11 watermelon plants from the nursery but turned out to be
cucumbers. I think he will have enough for all of us. I also get
Romaine lettuce from him so I haven’t bought lettuce in some time.</div>
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I make cucumber salad with vinegar and have that with my lunch. It
reminds me of my youth back on the farm when salad meant vinegar
cucumbers or cucumbers in sour cream. We also had lots of cucs back
on the farm. It was our main salad during the summer.</div>
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I am finding lots of new, good looking recipes on-line to use up this
abundant crop.</div>
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Clyda has been doing well in her rehab but has yet to put any weight
on her foot. She gets around using a knee scooter and has ventured
outside to the patios. Today she even went to her knitting group for
a few hours. Having had a knee replacement causes it to be painful to
spend much time on that scooter however. She started out with a
partial cast for 2 weeks then had a hard cast for two weeks and now
just a nylon boot which she can remove for showering, etc. She finds
it much better than the hard cast as it can be off for part of the
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Our life revolves around her rehab and the garden as you can see.</div>
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After we came back from camping at Morro Bay my time was taken up by
gardening and other projects around the house. I had acquired a
pickup load of pallets from which motorcycles had been packaged on
for shipment to the local dealer. I wanted them for campfire wood but
in the process of dismantling them I found that by adding a few
boards I now had sections of fencing to keep the dog out of my
garden. Not very elegant but it served the purpose.</div>
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After Memorial Day we flew to Houston to attend our Grand-daughter
Ivy’s high school graduation. We are very proud of this young lady
as she graduated ninth in a class of 855 students. She was accepted
at UC Berkeley in San Francisco as well as other schools but because
of the high out of state tuition costs decided to attend the
University of Texas at Austin in the fall. Her major is physics.
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Grandson Matthew completed his second year of college at Texas A &
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We had a nice 5 day visit with Tim and family, got in some
Geo-caching and visited a lavender farm, a local winery, and a
sausage factory. Much of the ego-caching was at cemeteries which was
interesting. We also re-visited Rose Hill Cemetery on Seidel Cemetery
Road in Tomball, TX. We had visited this cemetery when Matthew was
very little. Walking among the headstones is like walking through the
Cemetery in Dorchester, WI as many of the family names are the same.
If I was dropped in either cemetery, I couldn’t tell you which one
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On Tuesday June 11<sup>th</sup> Clyda had ankle replacement surgery
of her right ankle. That is the same ankle she broke in 2008. A year
later when she had some of the hardware removed, the surgeon told her
that “Some day you will need a replacement” because of the
arthritis. This same surgeon did the replacement last Tuesday. For
the surgery she was given two nerve blocks. The anesthesiologist
really liked the second block and said it may last as much as 96
hours. Basically, Clyda was pain free until late yesterday (Friday)
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She is using a walker to hop on one leg to and from the bathroom.
That is hard on the arms as all the weight is on her arms. We do have
a knee stroller for her to use but our house is so small that it is
not usable in the bathroom. For longer trips we have a wheel chair. I
made multiple trips to the Visiting Nurses Loan Closet to pick up all
these items as the reality set in of what she would be capable of
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She will be non-weight bearing for 4 to 6 weeks before physical
therapy can begin. It will be a long summer.</div>
<br />Ed & Clydahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11567865895057208193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820083293059347205.post-30841363368677041892019-05-15T17:13:00.000-07:002019-05-15T17:13:22.916-07:00My 10 days working for Ranchero Visitadores is over.<br />
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We had a good 10 days with only a few mishaps among all the riders but none at our gate. We did get a little rain one day but it only lasted about 20 minutes. The road did get a little sloppy but only one brave soul drove out during that time so the road dried quickly after the rain quit.</div>
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Rain was predicted on Friday as we were packing up to leave so we had taken down as much as we could Thursday evening. By Friday morning we had little to do. After son Craig arrived with Clyda and a trailer, we loaded all the things I didn’t need for 5 more days of camping into the trailer and sent it home with Craig. There was a loud clap of thunder and we all said “lets get out of here” before the road got sloppy. Just as we hit the blacktop the rain came down including some small hail. It rained all the way to Santa Maria but not hard. Just a passing shower.</div>
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We drove to Morro Bay and camped at Morro Strand RV Park for the next 5 days. We had sunny days which is a rarity for Morro Bay so we did enjoy that. We camped with Jim who worked Rancheros with me and another couple we had met last year at Lake Lopez. Jerry and Terry had boarded the Celebrity Summit last fall for a 2 week trip the day we left the Summit after our 2 weeks on board. It was nice to compare notes about our experiences.</div>
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Jim and Budd.</div>
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View at Morro Bay looking up the coast.</div>
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Elephant Seals on the beach North of San Simeon.</div>
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It is a very popular tourist attraction.</div>
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These seals cover a beach over a mile long.</div>
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A "raft" of sea otters in Morro Bay.</div>
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We arrived home from
Quartzsite on March 1<sup>st</sup> after an overnight stop in Boron,
CA at Arabian RV Park. This is about half way home for us. It also
allowed us to have dinner at Domingo’s Mexican Restaurant in Boron
which had just reopened 3 weeks earlier after being closed for
several years. I know that a lot of road warriors are glad to see it
open again. While there, check out all the new military photos
Domingo has posted and especially ask him about his ride in an Air
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Of course, coming
back from a few months on the road we hit the ground running. There
is lots of small jobs to do on the new RV plus weed pulling in the
yard. Boy, have we pulled weeds. Every week our green waste container
as well as the neighbors is full. But, it has been worth it as the
yard looks much better especially after all the rain.
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I have been putting
together a raised garden bed which has been on my wish list for
years. However, making it out of redwood just wasn’t practical so I
decided that in my old age, using fir would do just as well as it may
still outlast me. The bed is 4 x 12 and 12 inches high. When I
planned this I did not take into account how much dirt and mulch it
would take to fill it. Therein lies my problem. Where to get good
topsoil without stripping my garden of it and what is it going to
cost me if I need to buy it. I need about 30 cu ft. I also need 15 cu
ft of compost and 5 cu ft of potting soil. I also have several
smaller beds that need the same materials.
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California poppies taking over my garden.</div>
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I have the bed ready
for my pole beans and peas and today I put up the trellis’s so they
can climb up.
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The RV has had its
problems. Unknown to me was the condition of the upper slide seals.
With one of our last rain storms after we returned home, water came
in and soaked the rugs. It took a week using heaters and fans to dry
it out after I had used a wet vacuum and got up what water I could. I
also used a lot of old bath towels to soak up the excess. After it
had dried, I spread a layer of Baking Soda on the carpet and brushed
it in with my hand and left it for a couple of weeks. This was so
there would be no oder from the rugs being wet. I have done this
successfully a number of times when we have had leaks and it seems to
work.
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Ten days ago I took
the RV to A-RV in Nipomo, CA to have the slide seals replaced and to
have the front and rear cap seals checked. Yesterday I picked up the
RV so now I hope I am ready for camping again with no leaks.
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Now I need to get
ready for Ranchero Visitadores which for me starts on Monday April
29<sup>th</sup> when I go up and mow the grass in the area we set up
our camp in. When Clyda and I took the RV to Nipomo we stopped off at
our Visitadores camp site on our way back home to see how high the
grass was and to make sure nothing else was amiss at the site. Well,
“belly high” on a cow would describe the grass so I called the
Ranch foreman and asked if he could run a mower through there before
I go up on the 29<sup>th</sup>. His smart alec answer was he would
send me 2 goats to take care of the grass. There is no way my back
yard mower would cut that grass. I don’t mind spending a few hours
running a mower around the lot but not all day at it either. So we’ll
see if he follows through.</div>
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Before the 29<sup>th</sup>
I need to go through all of the equipment I take with me, such as
stoves, tilt up canopy, signs, etc, to make sure all is in readiness.
I have lists of everything I should need so just need to refer to
them. All of the food is already on order so that is done.</div>
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After I am through
with Rancheros we always go camping somewhere. Last year we were at
Lake Lopez with a large group and this year a few of us are going to
Morro Bay for 4 days. As long as the RV is out of the yard I want to
use it. Son Craig brings Clyda and a trailer up to the camp when I
finish. That way Clyda can ride with me to Morro Bay and Craig can
take all of my excess camping stuff back home.</div>
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Clyda has a quick
trip to Lynden, WA planned for right after Easter to visit a niece
and nephew who have new babies we have not seen. BIL Mark invited her
to stay with he and Tammy which is very thoughtful of them.</div>
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At the end of May we
have a trip to Houston planned for our Granddaughters high school
graduation. She is trying to decide on which college to attend. She
has been accepted at a few already, a couple which are very
prestigious places.
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is granddaughter Ivy’s 18<sup>th</sup> birthday. We were in Houston
18 years ago for her birth. Happy Birthday Ivy.</span></span></span></span></div>
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have left Yuma after a week of site seeing, shopping at Arizona
Marketplace, (a mostly covered swap meet) several times, a movie when
it rained one day, shopping at Wall-Mart next door to the RV Park,
and seeing several local sites.</span></span></span></span></div>
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spent one windy afternoon at The Museum of History in Granite at
Felicity, California, West of Yuma. This is a really neat place
developed by a Frenchman Jacques-Andre Istel who served in the U.S,
Marine Corp. He liked the area so much he bought land, LOTS of land
and created a place where information could be etched in large
granite panels. He is also the Mayer of Felicity. We met him when we
entered the visitor center. It was his 90<sup>th</sup> birthday.</span></span></span></span></div>
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viewed some of the panels but it was so windy we left the remainder
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had lunch at Lutes Casino in Old Town Yuma which really isn’t a
casino but has an eclectic collection of old memorabilia and serves
food. It is a must see if in Yuma.</span></span></span></span></div>
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Monday the 18<sup>th</sup> we left Yuma a drove back to Quartzsite
but this time camped in La Posa South with our neighbors Paul and
Kathy who had arrived the day before. We had a nice visit and left
the next morning to take the trailer to Blythe, California to have it
registered. In California the DMV has to check the VIN number when
they register a trailer. So to Blythe we went. We really can’t do
this at home as there is no room for a trailer at the DMV and we
would be there all day. Much easier in Blythe but it still took us 2
hours to get it done.</span></span></span></span></div>
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the way back from Blythe we stopped at a public scales just inside
the Arizona border to weigh both the truck and trailer. I know how
much the truck weighs but wanted to make sure I don’t overload this
trailer as it has lite weight springs and wheels. With that being
done, I think we are ok in the weight department if we watch what we
put in the trailer.</span></span></span></span></div>
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now we are over weight as we had left some stuff at Jack and Judy’s
which we loaded up to take home.</span></span></span></span></div>
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of Jack and Judy, we are back at their place to pick up said stuff
and head for home via Lake Havasu City where we will join our Oregon
friends Dick and Barbara for a few days before heading West.</span></span></span></span></div>
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I got the necessary fittings, etc to hookup the propane heater. It
really is nice to have that working again. We had been using a small
electric heater supplemented by the RV furnace when needed. And
lately we did need it as the weather has been cold and rainy. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">In
2005, Clyda and I purchased a 2003, 32 foot Mirage 5</span><sup>th</sup><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
wheel built by Thor Industries. This was the perfect RV for us and
our life style. When we first looked at it on the RV Lifestyles lot
in Quartzsite, AZ, Clyda made the comment that “I can do these
steps.” Because of her knee problems, that sold me.</span></div>
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unit was clean and little used, in fact it had originally been sold
by Lifestyles to a customer in Scottsdale, AZ who brought it back
after a year and said “sell it.” They just didn’t use it.</span></span></span></span></div>
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however did use it. In all we pulled it over 70,000 miles with
multiple trips to Lynden, Washington, trips to Wisconsin, and many
trips to Houston. So many to Houston in fact that Clyda said “Never
again across West Texas.” We also did a trip cross country to the
Florida East coast and Savannah, GA in 2014 with our good friends
Budd and Brenda.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background: transparent;">A
year or so after we purchased it a small crack appeared at one corner
of the front bedroom slide. I was told that it was a “design fault”
whatever that meant.</span></span></span></span></div>
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a crack appeared at the other corner of the bedroom slide. I tried to
determine if the frame was giving out but that effort proved
fruitless. So we continued to use the trailer. This past month, as I
was starting to get ready for our annual trip to Quartzsite, AZ, I
found the carpet between the bed and front closet was wet. Not only
wet, but soaked. So after soaking up as much water as I could with
towels, I put in a small electric heater and a fan. It still took the
better part of a week to dry the carpet completely.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background: transparent;">Son
Craig discovered another crack at the top corner of the slide this
time. We caulked it as best we could and hoped for the best.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background: transparent;">So
on to Quartzsite where it rained for a night and all the next day.
Again, a wet carpet. Now all I had was the small electric heater and
a generator for power to do the drying.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background: transparent;">It
was obvious we needed to do something. My friend Jim and I saw a
small 5<sup>th</sup> wheel trailer at a consignment lot in Quartzsite
so stopped to look at it. It did look promising so the next day Clyda
and I looked at it and eventually made an offer.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background: transparent;">Long
story short, we bought a 2012, 29 foot Cougar 5<sup>th</sup> wheel
built by Keystone. Our friends Jack and Judy who own property near
Bouse told us to park our old trailer there, empty it out and bring
the newer trailer to transfer all of our substantial belonging’s
into it. It took 4 days to remove everything which filled Judy’s
sewing room and left a truck load of stuff for Goodwill. </span></span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background: transparent;">We
swapped the trailers, bought new 6 volt batteries for the new trailer
which already had solar installed, thank goodness, and proceeded to
move as much into it as would fit. When we were done there remained
much that we need to take home so we left that at Jack and Judy’s
and it will be picked up on our way home.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background: transparent;">We
are getting used to the new RV but lament not having the old one as
it was set up the way we wanted it to be. Will we get to like the new
RV? Maybe. It does have a lot of electrical advantages, for instance,
a small remote device controls both slides, the front and rear jacks
and the awning. That is pretty cool. The lights are not to my liking
as the old rig had all LED lights which were easy on the battery. I
need to do some work on drawer slides and also to install a propane
line for our propane heater. I need a new awning cover which I hope
to get when I get back to Quartzsite. All in good time.</span></span></span></span></div>
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have left Jack and Judy’s, camped with Jim and Michelle at Usery
Mountain East of Mesa AZ, traveled with them to the gourd festival in
Casa Grande, and moved on to Yuma, AZ for a week.</span></span></span></span></div>
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22 November, 2018</span></b></span></span></span></div>
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is more of the make up blog from 2018, the final installment.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background: transparent;">We
were invited to Walnut Creek for Thanksgiving again this year. The
feast was to be at Cindy and Gary’s son Doug’s house. Doug and
Michelle have always been kind enough to include us in there
festivities for which we are most appreciative.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background: transparent;">We
drove up Thanksgiving morning with only moderate traffic and one slow
down. We had a nice visit and a great meal with contributions by all
who were there.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background: transparent;">That
evening we drove to Cindy and Gary’s house and spent the next few
days with them. Cindy had just had a knee replacement so physical
activities were not on her list. We did see a couple of movies
however.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background: transparent;">On
Monday morning after Thanksgiving, we drove to Lake Tahoe where Cindy
had arranged a 3 day stay at one of their Time Share’s located just
below the Heavenly ski area. It was a nice 2 bedroom unit with a
shared living room and kitchen.</span></span></span></span></div>
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next morning we drove around Lake Tahoe, something Clyda and I have
never done. We have been around the Western side but not the Eastern.
It was very cold and windy. We did get out of the car, once, to look
at the view but quickly returned to the warmth of the heater in the
car.</span></span></span></span></div>
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around the lake we stopped at a small casino for lunch.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">We did more
driving around the area, saw a few more movies, and spent one day
inside the unit playing Sequence and card games because we were
snowed in. We were supposed to leave on Thursday but it snowed
overnight and the roads were closed. Gary managed to get us an
extension to our stay so we didn’t leave until Friday.</span></div>
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Gourmet street tacos.</div>
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snow was beautiful. All the trees were covered like you see on
Christmas cards. Unfortunately, the only photos we have were taken
from the windows of the time share but you get the idea.</span></div>
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drove back to Walnut Creek and then home on Saturday.</span></span></span></span></div>
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then we were busy with Christmas stuff like putting up the outside
lights and decorations on Sunday, decorating the tree a few days
later and putting all the other decorations up in the house.</span></span></span></span></div>
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day we opened presents in the morning with Craig then drove to
Newberry Park to our Niece Chelsea’s house. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Her twins are now 8
years old so of course they got Hover Boards for Christmas. They did
really well on them even in the house, that is until late in the day
when Braedon fell and hurt his elbow. He now has a cast on his arm.
He didn’t break it. I told him he needed a helmet, knee pads, and
elbow pads to ride a Hover board.</span></div>
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in the day we had a ginger bread house building contest. I think
Clyda’s and my house was the best. </span></span></span></span></div>
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the turkey and most of the remaining part of the meal. Steve is a
good cook.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background: transparent;">That
pretty much closes out 2018, except that I had a follow up Urology
appointment after the holidays and Hallelujah, no kidney stones. I
guess a small glass of cranberry juice in the morning and eating
mostly a Whole Foods Plant Based diet is working. </span></span></span></span>
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7 October, 2018</span></b></span></span></span></div>
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Tim had arrived from Houston the day prior to us arriving back from
the East Coast so we now scrambled to get groceries purchased, the RV
ready to go, and get both the truck and RV loaded for the Fall Trip.</span></span></span></span></div>
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was done on time so on Friday October 19<sup>th</sup> we left at 7:15
in the morning. I like to leave before the daily commute traffic
starts to build. We stopped in Fillmore for a breakfast sandwich and
again when we got on Hwy 138 so Tim could check on a Geo-cache. We
stopped in Mohave for fuel then drove North on Hwy 14 to the Garlock
road. Eventually we ended up going through Trona to Panamint Valley.</span></span></span></span></div>
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rest of the gang was already set up in our camp site but they nicely
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planned to explore and watch Military jets fly through Panamint
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I had a bad cold so spent most of my time in the RV snoozing. I did
make one trip to the site of the Death Valley Superintendents summer cabin
off of Wildrose Canyon Road. It had been on my trip list for years so
I didn’t want to miss it this time. We also continued on to the
Charcoal Kilns before returning to camp.</span></span></span></span></div>
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Wednesday the 24<sup>th</sup> of Oct we drove to the Elks Club in
Ridgecrest and dumped our holding tanks bought groceries and had
lunch before driving on to Baker, CA where we spent the night parked
behind the Mad Greek Restaurant. Dinner was of course at the Mad
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next day we drove to Death Valley and parked at Sunset Campground for
2 nights while we waited for our reservations to take effect at
Furnace Creek Campground.</span></span></span></span></div>
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Saturday we continued our tradition of attending Beatty Days in
Betty, NV. They have a parade followed by activities in the park. Old
cars are on display, food booths are going, and the beer booth is
busy. We usually stay around and have lunch then leave.</span></span></span></span></div>
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back at Furnace Creek we moved our rigs to Furnace Creek Campground
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I mention that we collect Mylar balloons? Well we do. Check out
“Desert Balloon Recovery Crew” on Facebook. This year we
collected 50 Mylar balloons while on our fall trip. Tim collected 17
in one day while Geo-caching. Remember, all those balloons used for
that special event eventually end up somewhere.</span></span></span></span></div>
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Hiking Natural Bridge Canyon.</div>
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returned home on November 3<sup>rd</sup> from Las Vegas. It gave us a
chance to have a nice lunch at Gordon Biersch Brewery on paradise
Road before he left.</span></span></span></span></div>
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my way back to Death Valley from Las Vegas I stopped in Pahrump for
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left Death Valley on November 12<sup>th</sup> after attending the
Death Valley 49ers annual meeting. The plan was to stop in Baker
again for the night but the temperature was projected to be 34
degrees so Jeff and I moved on to Boron and the Arabian Oasis RV Park
where the temperature the next morning was 28 degrees. Thank goodness
I had my electric heater. I got home about 1PM. Another good fall
trip. </span></span></span></span>
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