Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Orchid Tree

There is an orchid tree here in the park and it has come in bloom recently.
I know that those of you that still have snow on the ground, or the threat of snow, really want to see nice flowers on a bright sunny day so.....

Went to Mexico today to get some medications. Saved over a dollar a day for the ones we bought. Also about half price for Revolution for Anne, so she can get rid of the fleas. First time on the road she has gotten fleas.

Friday, February 15, 2008

You asked for it

Someone asked about Swedish Weaving so here is a pic.



And here is our dinner companion tonight

He even squawked

Monday, February 11, 2008

Seat Belts are in


Two shoulder belts and a center lap belt. Not hard to do just time consuming getting everything just right.

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Mor Dearg back home

Got back home on Saturday, was done Friday night but did not hear the phone ring so missed the call. Beside the new clutch parts there was a broken spring. Clutch works much easier now. Just need to get use to the new pressure plate and where it grabs hold.

Went for all you can eat pizza on Friday night. Weekly thing for the park here. Group meets at the local Peter Piper Pizza and enjoys salad and pizza all you can eat. Then there are some drawings for door prizes. First three weeks we went Diane won something. First one was a deck of playing cards (shaped in a circle), then it was a stuffed something that we did not think looked good so she gave it away, the third time was a stuffed sunflower.

Saturday after picking up Mor Dearg, some friends that we meet last year in Q came into our park. After catching up some with them we all went to a musical JAM. Several people come into the park club house and bring their banjo, guitar, keyboard, etc and play music. Not bad for some old non-professional musicians.

Today I started to put seat belts into the back of Mor Dearg so that someone can sit on the jack knife sofa we have in the back as we travel down the road. First I had to empty out the storage space, not only under the sofa but the storage boxes on either side of the cab as well. The sofa was removed to provide working room behind and below where it sits. Then holes were drilled into the floor for mounting the belts. I now need to get two longer bolts as the floor was thicker in a couple of the locations than the provided bolts would go through. I did manage to mount the two shoulder harnesses to the back wall. Will get the bolts in the next day or two, no need to rush things. When done the two outside locations will have shoulder and lap belts and the center position will just be a lap belt.

Tonight with the friends mentioned above we went to a restaurant that serves mexican food. Of course it was closed. So we ended up about 5 miles down the road at another mexican resturant. There must have been something about us because we got our drinks and the order taken just fine but it was over an hour to get our food. Another foursome, right next to us, came in just before we did, got their food and had left before we had our food. After eating we had to signal about three times to get the bill. Can you say little tip for you buddy.

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Great Weather

Weather has returned closer to the normal for this area. 75 for highs and 55 for lows, with lots of sunshine. Much better than a few days ago.

Mor Dearg is taking longer than expected. Needs a new clutch slave cylinder as well as having the fly wheel resurfaced and the new pressure plate. Also lots of small fluid leaks from the transmission. Will be in the shop until Monday, that is taking into account Texan Time for the repairs, so it may be sooner. Without transportation there is not much going on.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

HOT

Must have been about 95 today here in Mission. About 30 miles down the road they say it got to 102. Earliest day in recorded history that a city in the US has reached 100 degrees, old record was Feb 9, also in Rio Grande City, TX. Cold front coming in tonight, should be about 58 for a low and then only 75 tomorrow.

Took Mor Dearg into the Volvo shop today. Clutch may need to be replaced, should know exactly what and how much tomorrow.

Diane has been making some place mats with Monk Cloth and yarn. Using Swedish weaving technique. Making some with green background and some with an off white background. She has even been "teaching" another lady how to do this.

She is disappointed that there is no quilting going on here. Lady in charge had something come up and had to leave. Other lady's not interested in starting the chosen project or starting some other quilt so no quilting time set up. Maybe she can finish the two quilts she has been working on since before we sold the house.