Out & About….

With Nan yesterday…

We went to the Shaker Woods Festival in Columbiana Ohio…got there about 10 when they opened..I think they opened before because it was wall to wall people already…I tried to get the people and some of the buildings that vendors are set up in….

It has been at least 20 years since I have been to this festival…if not more…and it has changed a lot…for the better….below is some items from a stain glass artist…they had some beautiful stuff..

And I just loved these giant yard art flowers…they were huge….this would not be a good item to haul around in a rig…but I still would love to have one…or tow…lol

And I was able to find something new…at least new to me…this head of Jesus was sculpted out of burlap…totally beautiful…using the burlap for sculpting  has problem been around but this is a first for me…

 

And the rest of the story….

The Shaker Woods Festival...this is the 33rd year for the festival...and it has been at least 20 years since I have been there...I use to go all the time when I was in the "business" ...over 200 vendors dressed in period clothing demonstrating and selling their hand made wares...I must say this is a top notch show and 95 % hand made some people tried to sprinkle in some commercial items but I did spot them  right away as I knew the whole sale  business also...we were there about 4 hrs. before we pooped out ...and we did not see all of it...Needless to say I was impressed how it has grown...and for the better...if I had won the lottery there was a water feature for your patio or yard that I would have got for Margie...you will see it on my blog in the  next few days...We left there and went to Pat Catans for more crafty stuff..decided I liked the lantern so went after more stuff to make them…I also found out on this day out that I am not as well as I thought I was… I have made huge progress…but not what I thought I could do…it was way to long with out resting my back…and I was in much pain by the time I got home and the rest of the evening…so laid on the bed and watch crappy TV the rest of the evening…but better this morning so my out look is renewed…but will take it easy today…laundry and see what is on my 6 TV stations…ugh…my mind has projects but my body doesn't …well all for now I will post more on what I seen at SWF next post…thanks for looking and come back soon…blessings to all G&M

PS…to Sherry…go to your Play Store on your phone…(I think you have an Android) and search “Overnight Parking “ that app will come up I down loaded that one… and also I down loaded Roadtrippers from Play Store…when I did internet search it gave me this link on my lap top also I need to check this one out…

https://roadtrippers.com/map?lat=40.53050&lng=-96.70166&z=5

this is all I have so far when I do the others I will post…

ANY NEWS?

Well no not really…

Below is a pic of an early morning cloudy sunrise at Shenango CG…I have been looking at maps and trying to plan a route or two for my trip back to Florida…depending on what I come up with might hinge on when I leave…if I could I would leave now…or sooner rather than later…but it is some what free to stay in this camp drive way…that is mostly what holds me here…I really do not want to get back to Florida before the first week in Oct…Basically for the most part it has been very lonely here at camp driveway in PA this year when Liz ,Nan and O’Sharon came to camp was great and I have felt better since then…and still do because Nan is still here…so have company with her and the pups…I did not realize how lonely I was until they came along …and have decided that I will not put my self in this position ever again…anywhere I am….I have wheels I can go…!!! Of course loosing Maggie really made it even more lonely…

Stairway to the Rainbow Bridge ?

This is an interesting pic below…I have seen all kinds modes of transportation at camp grounds….golf carts are real popular, motorized bikes…motorized scooters…skate boards….large dogs pulling skate boards…but I have to say this is a first and I am not sure there are many around at CG’s…a Segway …I think it would be to heavy to haul conveniently …maybe they come apart I don’t know…

Some campground transportation …

On face book the other day this add popped up about some RV travel apps…I decided to check some of them out…so I liked this one below…OverNight Parking Finder…so far I have just glanced thru it for PA & FL…and I like what I see..this one is for Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, Flying –J- Pilot, Rest Stops and of all things Redbox Locator…guess I don’t watch enough movies….from what I was looking at there seams like a ton of Sam’s Clubs allow ONP…I see a lot of them at interstate exits as I pass by…nice to know…I do some WM over night parking when I am going north & south …Question can you down load these apps to a lap top? Let me know if you know… Not much else to chat about for now…and I am running out of pic to post…will leave you with one more of me & Maggie …one of my fav’s…taken at Wickham last year at a much happier time…lol again she would not look at the camera….

Thanks for looking and come back soon blessings to all …G&M…

A hike/walk around….

One of the times I was camped…

at Shenango these last few week I did some walking in the early mornings…the pic below are some of the things I seen….below is a pic of a very small part of this large  lake where the camp ground sits…on this morning the lake was like glass..perfect for a kayak paddle…this is a flood control lake so you know it is big…

A lot of neat places to walk when the camp ground is pretty empty at these no hook up sites around the lake…I was able to walk close to the water…Most of the water front sites are no hook up…

There are a lot of blue bird houses thru out the camp ground…this one I thought was sitting pretty among the wild flowers…these wild flowers were really much prettier than what is showing up on my pic…I wish there were more exciting things to show …but I did not leave the campground…so this is about it…I still cant trust how far I can walk..so have to stay close to the rig…maybe in a few more months I can venture out a little more…I can now walk a mile or so …but not far away…

Not much going on back here at camp driveway…Sat. the east side of town where my house is located…they are having the annual yard sale …the first time in many years I have nothing to sell and can take a look at what everyone has…my sister and I are going to check things out….below my Maggie girl smelling the flowers…

My sweet girl…

Up-Date…We went to the yard sales….there were a lot of them…I got a couple things that I could use….like a pack of new clothes pins…for 50 cents…things like that ….both of us were beat by noon so that was all we did…I think we only missed  a few…think I will go back to the CG this week for a couple days…Nan is still there…seems like they are not moving very fast on her care…she called her ins. co and they are going to see what the problem is..was hot today Sun….I did not do much…I started looking at maps to see if I can find another way to head south next month…I want a different sight and get out of the mountains for a change…all for now thanks for looking and come back soon …blessings to all G&M

Some crafty things….

I started off with….
these items for my crafty project…picked up a few things at Lowe’s and Nan had a few things I need to work with….I am going to post his on my craft  b log so if you read both just know it will be a repeat…I have been very lax on my craft b log…and most peeps that are crafty don’t read this one….so laid out my stuff and got to work…

Nan working on her craft project using a drill on a plastic plant pot ..I will take a pic of it when she is finished if she is still around here…I have plans to make one also so you will see it one way or another…laid out on the picnic table is the start of my project…

And it is finished…a flag pole for my RV & camping…I see these all the time at camp grounds…in various sizes…some are really big to hold a full size flag…lot of Vets have them with like a Marine flag and American flag on them….very easy to make …...made with PVC pipe I used 1/2 in. pipe because I wanted a small one…I forgot one piece so could not put it together until I got home a bought what I needed…by then I forgot how the pieces went together..good thing I took a pic of Nan’s…right now I have one of those American flags on it that are on sticks I broke the stick and  taped it on with white duct tape…but will replace it with a better one….and the other flag is the flamingo I found at Camping World a couple years ago and added the Women RV and Welcome on the other side…there is room to hang something else…I am thinking maybe a small light wt. lantern that I will most likely make myself …I bought a fall harvest flag to put on next month..the PVC pipe is set over a  4 ft. rebar that is pounded the ground…that way it can swivel with the wind…letting you know what way the wind is blowing….if you want to make one just Google PVC flag pole you tube …there are tons of videos on this…

Another project we ….
played around with was doing some etching on this glass wine glass…the glass Nan got at the dollar store…just in case we screwed it up…she had got an etching tool…at Walgreens one of those “ As Seen On TV” things…and we picked up a couple of stencils at Pat Catans…we got the paw prints ”I wanted them because I am going to make a memory mini album about Maggie” anyway this little tool worked great…as you can see…I stopped at a local Walgreens but they did not have the tool as a couple Wal-Mart stores did not either…I will keep looking I really want one of these….

A Maggie pic for this day…a happy day even tho she did not like to get her pic take…as you can see…giving the camera  the harry eye…lol…this is all for now thanks for looking and come back soon …blessings to all G&M

My Maggie girl…

Duplicate post on my Redapplejunction craft b log….

Last week …or longer..

I noticed these…

leaves that are changing ….it was a little early to have this much color I thought…but what do I know…they are pretty and I am glad I get to see some fall color..I do miss that in Florida…

And one day….

Nan and I went out and about…since her and I share some of the same hobbies ie..crafty stuff…I took her to a local craft store…Pat Catan’s …it is a chain in north east Ohio and north west PA…this store is located in Hermitage Pa…I think that is the best store they have..in pic below I am standing in the middle of the store looking right ….if I turn left it is the same length big big store…all most any crafty thing you might need…for about 9 mo. in 2006 I worked here…I loved it…

and here is our girl Nan…trying what to look at next….lol…too much to see..we spent a long time in this store…and she and I both found a few things a  we could not live with out…

And we have Liz & Thistle leaving us to move on further down the road toward her trip to Ireland …not in RV of course…she is leaving on that trip at the end of Aug….have fun Liz  & Tina…

So that left….

Nan and I to have some fun while she waits for her car repair….Nan’s big brown class A and my class C …all that is left…as Sharon had left the day before Liz….

And the rest of the story…

Nan and I are doing more laid back things because of her fall when chasing her car some healing needs to be done…and I will have more on those activities in future post…I am way behind …I went on Sunday and spend until yesterday at the CG again..today I am getting my sisters car and we are going on a search for sweet corn…Nan wants to freeze some …..

In the pic of the day…below is Maggie  a fav. place to nap…her little bed in the sunshine…coming in the window…well I have come to the fact that I need a doggie in my life…not to replace my sweet girl but to add to our family which she will always be a part of…I have tentatively looked at all kinds of dogs & puppies …rescue and new puppies..I even held a week old Yorkie …and now I know I want another black & white Papillon puppy…so I am on the look out for one….I am starting now even tho I am still morning and cry after Maggie each and every day ..because it is not going to be an easy find…

Maggie in her favorite place to nap in the sun shining in the window…

Thanks for looking and come back soon …blessings to all …G&M

A WALK…BLUE MOON…& A BIGFOOT…

At dusk on the night of the blue moon…..

We took a walk to see if we could catch the moon coming up over the lake…Left to right Liz..Thistle…Li’l Rascal…O’Sharon and Mr. Doodles….was a nice walk but skeeters were out…the sun looks bright but it was getting close to sun down….here we are headed to the boat ramp at the day use area…

We walked over to the gazebo to watch for the big blue moon…gazebo is situated on the top of a hill with boat ramp below…

Well the since of direction was at a loss on all of us that night because we did not see the blue moon rise over the lake…I have know idea what we were thinking…but I did get this pic while walking along…not near the lake but walking to our loop…it looks like there is a lot of blue sky but that is the way my phone took the pic..it was not at all that light out very dusk…but I like the shot anyway…my phone takes good pic that time of day…but not at night…

And then there was this sighting…again it was really dusk when this pic was taken…we happened to look up a side road and there he was Bigfoot….??? so yes or no…when we later walked that way it was dark and we could not see him…had he just passed thru???…. well that’s my story and I am sticking to it..

Still doing laundry (bedding) then I will be done with that chore for awhile…will pick up Nan at the campground in the morning and see what kind of fun we can find to do…might be something for a post…I might be able to squeeze out another about camping…anyway thanks for looking and come back soon…blessings to all G&M

Shenago first post….

Well started off…..

As usual either at a WM or a gas station…but one little thing was missing…that sweet little face hanging out the widow…excited to be going “camping”…how will I ever get over this….

So moving on …went to the campground after doc appt. and all ….Liz & Nan beat me there…they were just getting ready to take Nan’s car to the repair shop…so I waited at the CG for Other Sharon to come on in…she will here after be known as O”Sharon as we have a few Sharon’s on our forum…they change up their names a little so we can tell them apart when they post … below is my site …we were lucky and found 4 all at the same area beside each other…even got to use my awning…the sites in this loop… New Duck Loop…are gravel with grass & trees on all sides and pretty level…but not really very private…but at this point in my life I was happy to be here people and all…I like some of the other loops better…

When O’Sharon got there…she did a quick set up and we took her pups for  a walk…Mr. Doodle on the right and Li’l Rascal on the left they are Labrodoodles…Soon after Liz & Nan returned and  the rest of the evening we sat around and chatted…O’Sharon is a newbe to the forum and this was the first we all had a chance to meet…she is from central PA…and of course she fits right in with us old lady RV’ers….pups below looking up the side road wondering what is up there….

Next day we took Thistle Liz’s pup and Spring one of Nan’s pups to PetCo to get groomed…and a WM stop…and of course we went out for lunch…Golden Corral ….took this pic of close tree and the ones across the lake…they sure do look like the beginnings off fall …the have that brownish look before they break into full fall bloom with the beautiful colors…way to early to look like this….still a lot of green tho…

This was a laid back relaxing GTG…Liz & Nan have been traveling since early spring and I think this was a nice break for them…and for me it was just great to get out among people again…I have been sort of stuck here in Greenville…and after this outing I am ready to get out of dodge…(Greenville) going to be checking my finances checking them twice to see what I can do…I would love to be able to go to the IN GTG…but I know there are not enough $$ to get there…I will have to go east and south …IN is out of the way for me…so I got some creative figuring out to do…I am stretching this out so I have something to b log about…so there will be more later…something about a Bigfoot sighting??? thanks for looking and come back soon blessings to all G&M