Daisy May

Susan and Myron have a new puppy. She is certainly a cutie pie.

Dorothy Brandes

 

Dorothy's daughter Sherri, called me this afternoon.  Sherri wanted Park friends to know that Dorothy is in a nursing home now due to 4 strokes; plus she is suffering from memory loss and is very confused.   I am very sad to report that things do not sound good for Dorothy.  Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.

On Sundays

 After church Donn and Peggy Gordon go to the Riverside south of Mission TX for a tenderloin. They share one.

Jim and Deon's Travels

Greetings from Texarkana. We are stuck here due to the bad weather we've encountered. Our original plan was to arrive in Donna tomorrow but it is looking more and more as though that is not going to happen. We are in Sunrise RV park which is very unusual for us as we are usually Walmart campers but at least we have power and water here. Got in around 5:00 PM yesterday and have only paid for one day so far. We thought we would wait till about noon to see what the weather does. Right now it is pouring rain although the wind has now shifted to the north and has calmed down a little from earlier this morning. It was around 70 earlier but now is about 55 (I think).

We left home Wednesday but spent some time with our St. Louis son and left there yesterday morning. Had decent travel weather all day yesterday but the forecasts were ominous for last evening and today so that's why we hunkered down.  I stupidly put the camera where I can't get to it with the slides in but yesterday, several times we saw literally thousands and thousands of geese, some white, some white and black, and some darker ones. They were either flying just above the fields, or on the ground feeding. I did take pictures with the phone but I suspect they will not be very good.

If not tomorrow, we hope to see you all Tuesday.

Portia

Portia has moved from the porch to the golf cart roof.

Norma Cooklin says "Hi"

Norma is enjoying the beautiful snow in Alliance NE at her daughters home.
Merry Christmas To All!

Eula H. had a fall

Just received word that Eula fell last night at her home in Iowa and received a pretty good sized gash on her head. She has been checked out at the hospital and is okay, clear-headed and all but mad as a wet hen for having fell.
We all understand how that is, Eula, so relax and get well!

Printable Papers

I ran across this neat website and thought it might be useful to some of you.

Free Printable Paper

1,597 papers you can download and print for free. We've got graph paper, lined paper, financial paper, music paper, and more.

http://www.printablepaper.net/

Jam Photos

This photo tells a story. There are several instrument cases and a wheeled walker. Christmas tree in the back. With this info you can draw many conclusions and I will leave it up to you.

This is the Jam kitchen crew for today. Dorral, Peggy, Larry and Geneva. This is a great team that enjoys working together.

Need a "hot" date this weekend?

There's a lady waiting for you to pick her up at the home of Jim and Kay Voss.

Are you entertaining the idea???

Of coming south for the winter? Don Harper, current vice president of our park association has found that he has two rentals available as his renters developed health issues and are not able to come this season. If this is something you would like to look into, email me at keep.movin.on@gmail.com with "rental" in the subject line and I will do my best to get you info or put you in touch with Don. Don and his wife Marty are super landlords and I would recommend them highly. Our weather has been good so far with highs generally in the 70's and lows in the 50's. As I write this at 6:12 pm I have the window open and can hear crickets chirping. Come on down!

Park Garage Sale Weekend

The first Saturday of every month of the season is garage sale weekend. Friday is set up day and Saturday from 8 to 12 is the main sale, open to the public.
Below are a few photos from today's activities.

Kay helps Pecan Bill with his sale table and Linda stopped by to chat.

Doris is chatting with Myron, Duane and Regina.

Larry and Don

Tuffy and Butch discuss pool cues.

HELP.....I'VE FALLEN AND I CAN'T GET UP!

OR:

1.  I can't walk in these shoes

2. The sweet potato vines attacked me!

RIBBIT......clay pot frog!

Grapefruit Pie (Janet Rader)

I happened to be in the right place at the right time to get this photo of Janet's grapefruit pie. She is happy to share the recipe with all of us.

Grapefruit Pie (Janet Rader)

2 C. or 2 cans Grapefruit slices (drained and cut in half)

1 C. sugar

1 ⅓ C. water and/or grapefruit juice

3 T.cornstarch

pinch of salt

3 oz box of strawberry jello

9 “ graham cracker crust

Boil sugar, water/juice, cornstarch and salt until thick and clear. Stirring often.

Stir in jello packet until dissolved . Pour into large bowl and refrigerate until partially cooled.

Fold in grapefruit sections until mixed. Return to refrigerator to cool. Pour into pie shell. Keep refrigerated until served.

Bill's Squirrel update

Bill has had an issue with the squirrels for some time now. They sit and watch as he cracks the nuts and sometimes they are way too friendly and up close. Bill told me he drove several blocks away to a wooded area and let the squirrel loose. I knew you would want to know the rest of the story.
He may give more of the squirrel family the opportunity to join their brother if they infringe too close to Bill's territory.

Bill's squirrel......

Don't get caught stealing Bill's nuts......................

Thanksgiving in Allen Hall

Yesterday we celebrated Thanks Giving in Allen hall with over 90 members of the magnolia family in attendance. The food is always abundant and 2015 was no exception.
One of the more eye-popping side dishes was Mary Knorr's turkey pictured below. It looks to me like she worked on it longer than if it had been the kind roasted in the oven. Spectacular!

Our weather has been excessively humid. Much more than I remember but maybe that is just me. The Rio Grande Valley has had an abundance of rain all of 2015. In reality, the native plants here are not used to all that moisture so some of them look bedraggled while others look very lush. I am sure our northern readers are not concerned about their plants this time of year!
So on this day of Thanks Giving we had our air conditioning on and were thankful for it.

Happy Thanksgiving

Busyness

Joe was preparing for the jam lunch and Phyllis was finishing up with donuts last Tuesday morning as I left Allen Hall.

Last Saturday Butch and I went to Fiesta for breakfast tacos and we have decided it is our favorite place for them. They are filled to the max with the goodies of eggs and sausage, a few refried beans on the side and it will hold you till lunch.

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. It always sneaks up on me. I could give you a short list of what I am thankful for however the main list is never ending.

Below is a turkey recipe from the 1800's. I am thankful for modern innovations in cooking.