THE TALE OF THE PELICAN

It all started with Maggie barking her head off in the living room. She was barking at this guy on the front side walk by the house. I grabbed my camera and out the door I went…I thought he would fly off…but not…he walked around real slow and let me get very close…like a foot away…
I backed up a bit and he turned and headed toward the corner of the grass. I walked up close again and he started to peck at the water sprinkler head. You can see it in the corner of the grass.  Now this had not been turned on since Sat. and was not wet….
I was really trying to figure out what was wrong with him….maybe he needed some water…so I walked over to the hose on the corner of the garage and turned it on to spray..so not to scare him…as soon as I turned it on he ran over to me and I mean ran…..so I kept it on him and he would tilt his head back and open his beak to get the water…This went on for about 10 min…I finally turned of the spay…he walked over and pecked at my foot..not sure what that was about wondering he thought my dirty tenny shoe was a fish or did he want more water…so I turned the water back on it came out fast and scared him. He ran under the MH and then over to the neighbors. I knocked on the neighbors door and ask if he new who we should call for a distressed pelican. He called animal control or someone like that ….they said could not send anyone out …unless it was in distress just not able to fly…well this bird was in distress as far as we were concerned. They said they would see what they could do. HUH?
Here he is on the neighbors porch…he hung around all morning but would not let us get close again…but would not fly…flap his wings like he wanted but couldn’t….no animal people came along.  Finally about noon I went out to see where he was and another neighbor was out checking him out. While we were talking he walked around and then flew off…Wonderful… now I don’t have to worry anymore.!!!
And so far that’s the end of the Pelican story. Judy if you happen to read this post….do you have any insight into this behavior?
Thanks for looking and come back soon
blessings G&M

STORAGE & PIC’S HILLSBOROUGH

I have been trying to figure out how to bring and store my craft stuff and material for making and selling things on Etsy'.
One thing I found was this picket over the door holder. It has 35 pockets on each side of various sizes. Perfect! I have it hanging on my bathroom door.
Thought I would thro in a few more pic’s of my fun time at Hillsborough St  Park. I had such fun there. Click on the pic to enlarge and see how beautiful the Hillsborough river is. This is Liz and me.
And another pic of a large gator…I think we saw three large ones in the two days we were on the river. Along with a whole bunch of small to three babies.
I am packing up this morning leaving Wickham back to dads….I really love living in MySweetDream sure wish I could do it full time… A friend will be in Long Point Park another county park in March. Maybe I can  make a couple days there. I am going to get my Florida drivers licenses. RV is already registered in Florida. That way I can start staying in Florida State Parks for 1//2 price. NICE! So better get busy now…also going to lunch with a couple other RV ladies. Thanks for looking and come back soon
blessings G&M 

WOMEN RV CAME A CALL’IN

 looked out the window and saw this white van pull in front of the rig. Thought someone was wanting my spot. Went out and seen these 4 girls! Linda, Sarah, Sandy and Wendy!
Here we all are freezing but posing for our pic. Cynthia took it for us. I was really glad to see them. The were over at the beach looking at the waves and came by to see Wickham Park and stopped to visit.
Was a little warmer this afternoon so went out on the picnic table and worked on my flamingo flag. The letters I glued on got wet and started to come off. So I traced around them and now I will paint them on. Also made 5 pairs of earrings while I was out there in the sun.
Food shot for the day….a snack this afternoon…micro wave cheese nachos. I used very little mild salsa…it does not agree with me…but a little once in awhile is ok. These are very good! Top them with sour cream and black olives, what ever you like. I will be packing up in the morning going back to my dads. But will be going out to lunch with Cynthia and another lady Marilyn here at the cg. I was nice getting away just wish it would have been warmer.  Not sure where my next get away will be or when. That’s all from Maggie & me for today thanks for looking and come back soon.
blessings  G&M

DOING WHAT WHEN ITS COLD

So no one was doing much in the campground today, (to cold in Florida today) including Maggie & me. So got out my jewelry making tools, beads and baubles and worked on a few earrings. And sorted out some of my vintage jewelry. Think I might start up an Etsy store and try and sell some things.
And this is what Maggie did!! Not a bad idea either!
Was even to cold to set up my patio. But I did  put on my hoodie and sun bathed for a while lol….
And of course my food for the day…dinner of ham, micro wave baked potato, cottage cheese and pineapple salad. With ice tea to wash it all down. I like to eat of reg. plates and use glass…so my plate is a vintage Franciscan Ware, Jadeite Fire King and a frosted glass from the 60’s. Just like down town….lol. Later in the day a few of the Women RV girls came by….Sarah, Wendy, Linda, and Sandy. I will post with pic’s next time about that. Well that’s it for now , so thanks for looking and come back soon.
blessings G&M

FOOD–BEVRIDGE-ENTERTAINMENT

BBQ CHICKEN, HOT DOGS, HAMBURGERS.
FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND ENTERTAINMENT ….that’s what greeted me shortly after I got to my site at Wickham Park. When I got there Cynthia was out and about…I was just finishing up my hook up when she got back….said we were invited to a party! Some of the nice people parked across the way.... so gathered up our chairs, dogs, some beans she made and off we went.
The beverage was mmmm good. A big pitcher of sangrias…tasty…. something I have not had before.
After the food and drink we were entertained by these guys. The host on the right in the pic below …use to open for some big name entertainers…like in the 80’s I think he said. Him and his wife.
Think there were about 15 people and numerous dogs. As the sun got lower in the sky boy did the temps dip and the wind picked up….cooled right down so Maggie and I headed for home. Had to figure out why I could not get the TV to work…finally remembered that I had (with some help) to do a search scan. Ok that worked. Now to figure out why my stove top is not working. Hot water heater is working so I know I have propane. Another thing that I can not figure out is how to turn of the furnace. There is no off position … I have the thermostat turned way down and it still comes on. I want to use my little electric heater and not use up all my propane. I guess these will be projects for tomorrow cause now I am tired….and headed for bed.
Thanks for looking and come back soon
blessings G&M

AIR PLANTS & MAGGIE

On the way home from the GTG last Friday, we stopped at a flea market.
My sister got some air plants for her kids and Gkids.
We were sitting out on the patio and I was playing around with them, had some shells handy, grabbed this little fair girl from my art/craft room. Fun things to make with them, I got a ton of ideas just sitting playing.
And here is Maggie getting rocked my sis. She is Maggie’s A. Nancy…she knows her name. She knows most family member names and gets excited when someone is mentioned, she thinks she is going to see them. You have to be careful what you say around her ….just like a kid…she also knows her doggie friend’s names and does the same thing….Well will end on the note…I could go on and on about how smart Maggie is …but that will be it for now thanks for looking and come back soon
blessings
G&M

A LITTE SHOPPING AND THE BEACH

Yesterday sis and I went out and did a little shopping, went to Viera. Went over to The Avenue,  stopped at Michaels. Then went over to the WM plaza and stopped at Holly Lobby and Ross’s. I got a couple tops and a table cloth at Ross’s. Took us all day for 3 stores, we would have to spend a week or more to visit every store there. Also had lunch at Chic F. Here is a link to the shops at The Avenue
 http://viera.shoptheavenue.com/stores

Got this hanging holder with 35 pockets on each side to store things. I will be using it for my art/craft items that I want to travel with me in the rig. In fact it is working so good I am going back and get another one. Got this at Ross’s while shopping in Viera.
A couple  of sis visiting days we went to the beach.
This is a pic from the first day we went. It was hazy and over cast most of the day, then in late afternoon the sun came out a bit, and the color of the ocean was unbelievable, bright aqua, in front with dark blue the further out you went….click on the pic to see the color better…at times like this I wish I had a good camera.

And here is Maggie lying on her new beach matt. Enjoying the waves and sea gulls and other birds that she can not catch, much to her dismay.
We took the rig so we could take breaks, here is what we had for lunch. Pretty healthy I would say …better than McD’s that is right across the road.
The main reason for going to the beach was to get some shell for sister Nancy. There were a ton of shells that day so she had a ball gathering. I have not yet taken any pic’s of the shells. We are having a good time visiting here in Florida, everyday we check the weather in PA… and compare lol….

SOME POT LUCK

My post about this GTG is not in any order, I was bad girl and did not keep a log each day…just too tired. One of the nights the pot luck dinner was held at Linda and Sandy’s this is their TT. Just getting ready for the dinner.
We were eating at this point.
More good eating!Then these two big boys came along. Seems like we had to many cars parked in one site…anyway they were a couple fun guys. you can see they are laughing…this was such a fun get away for me…my very first GTG with the Women RV group and what a great group of people they are. I cant wait until the next one. Looks like there might be one in NY this summer and I will be in PA ….so I think I can go to that…I  am doing things I never thought I would ever do….I am living my life!!!
Thanks for looking and come back soon.
blessings G&M

WILD STORIES_ AND NEW SITE

One morning we went over to Nan’s site for coffee and bagels. Nan on the right in blue. She told us some of her experiences in her RV world. Things like the picnic table trying to follow her out of the site, several antenna that got tired of living on her roof, and an awning that tried to kill her roof, among many others..she was cracking us up…so funny and what a great story teller she is. So my new motto this: “Don’t Worry, Nan Already Did It”
I had reserved a site for two days, and after I got there I wanted to stay. So I was able to get another site for two more days! Doing a happy dance for sure. The site was right beside Sarah and her pup Nikki, (I think right name) It was the run of the mill site, didn’t have ambiance our first site had with the fence , little bridge, and trail behind the fence.  
The site turned out pretty good after we set up and put our “camping” things out. I got a patio rug at WM …Liz was trying to tell me about a place near by the St. Park that sold material for rugs, awning shades, wheel shades, etc. but it just was not registering with me. So one day some of the girls took a day trip to the material place and when they came back…I saw what she was talking about. Oh well…the good thing is that it is close enough I can take a day trip there.I want to get material for wheel shades, table cloth, and awning shade.  So that is what I will do.
My sister and I went to a few yard sales yesterday and found some goodies.I will post about what we got later.
So guess this is it for now thanks for looking and come back soon. Blessings G&M

KAYAKING WITH THE GATORS

FIRST KAYAK TRIP HILLSBOROUGH ST. PARK
Kayaking with the gators and I am not talking about the football team!! So on Tues. I went on my first kayak trip. Liz(one of the Women RV girls) is a pro at this and she took me out and showed me the ropes… (or should I say the paddles) and the alligators!! I am using Tina’s(another RV girl) Sea Eagle Kayak. It is the small size and can seat two people. I love, love, kayaking but this one was a little large and hard and trying for me to handle. This is a pic of me on the Hillsborough River. Look at that still water…click on the pic to enlarge.
We had not gone very far and this slid into the water about 50ft in front of us!!!! Let me tell you I was scared, but held my own! Ha….Liz was cool as a cucumber ….we will just wait for a while until he gets across…all the while snapping pic’s like this is an every day happening!! YIKES! So he finally got to the sun on the other side of the river and we past by…with me watching over my shoulder the whole time….I did not take a camera because I know it would have ended up in the river. Liz took all the pic’s. This is such a fun and relaxing (with out the gators that is) I could not believe I was acutely doing it. I have wanted to for soooo long! And I love it…I see a kayak in my future.  I have more to post on my second day out on the river..but we just got home a little while ago and I am tired. I have more to share about the camping trip also. So that’s it for now thanks for looking and come back soon
blessings
G&M

HILLSBOROUGH RIVER ST. PARK

I did not take pic’s of the rig getting new water pump so I will show you these pic’s of our first camp site.

Well it started of on Monday morning waiting for the water pump to be put in. We went and did a little shopping and stopped for some refreshments! Then went to check on rig…as we seen them taking it out for a test drive. The wanted to keep it for about 45 more min. to make sure everything was ok. So about noon they called said it was ready….so took us then about and hr. to get on the road. That is when the fun and excitement started. We started of using AAA Trip Tix,,, it had us going on I-4 with some road construction. So we turned on GPS and went with that it took us a different way. HAHA.. that ended up taking use to a gated community….stopped at a golf course to ask couple guys where Hillsborough State Park was….their reply was….never heard of it. Whoa….that didn’t sound good…well they helped us…and we found we were about 18 miles away…got there ..wrong gate….was getting dark when we finally arrived….a couple RV Women…Tina and Margie were waiting to help use get backed in….whew…we made it. Thanks so much girls….
This site was great…it had a fence behind us with a walking trail…and a little bridge, was flat and level , fire pit and picnic table.  Of course can’t have a post with out some food. While killing time waiting on pump, we stopped here for a snack. I am having a great time I will post more later….thanks for looking and come back soon.
Blessings G&M

NOT SO GOOD STUFF & GOOD STUFF

Waiting for lunch! While a crab boat was unloading.
Trail at Wickham Park.
Another trail at Wickham. We didn’t walk this one….
Well the good…..going at 8pm to Sanford airport  to pick up my sister her flight comes in at 10pm. She will be here for 2 weeks. I have been trying to figure out some menus for 2 weeks!!! Not sure what all we will be doing , but will find some fun things to do…after all we are in Florida…and its winter..!! The beach will be some of the fun time I am sure.
Now the bad…as you know I am to leave for the WomenRV GTG at Hillsborough River State Park on Mon. Well MySweetDream will be at the doctor getting her engine water pump replace. I noticed the other day when I dropped the battery cell top down the depths of the compartment….that the radiator reservoir was empty. Thought about this for a few days and looked for any leaks under the engine. Seen none. So stopped yesterday at my new mechanic shop….they could not see any obvious leaking…so suggested I bring it in for testing and they put some h2o in. Appointment next Thru. It was iffy going to campground with a leak. I worried all night so early this AM I went back and talked to the tech. He looked under it this time and seen where the leak was….water pump! So I can bring it in early Monday he will try and get it done by noon so I can still go to GTG. So that’s it for now! Enough I would say.
Thanks for looking and come back soon.
blessings G&M 

AT THE FLEA MARKET

Seen this guy at the flea market on Sunday. Made of rusty looking wire. Never know what kind of gator you might run into living in Florida.
I found that eating with plastic utensils is not the greatest. I have reg. silver ware in PA…so don’t want to spend a lot of $$ on more. So got these cuties at the flea. The were only 25  cents each, plastic pink handles. This is all I got, I will get mine to put int the rig when I  go back to PA this summer.
Click on pic to see pretty pink.
And here we have Christmas decorating Florida style! Seen these on our morning walks.
Went shopping this am. needed some food supplies and meds. Working on getting ready for my sister to come on Friday and getting ready for the GTG. I still cant figure out what to do about food for any pot lucks there might be. I don’t think I am ready to do real cooking in the rig yet. I don’t want a failure then have nothing to take!!
I found out my furnace works great! This am it was something like 48. When I went out to the rig about 7:30 when I opened the door a blast of warm cozy air hit me. The furnace was running. I have left my propane on in case on my day trips I wanted to use the stove top. I guess the furnace came on auto when the temp dipped down. I t was pretty quiet  not noisy at all. My DD and SIL had a TT that had a very noisy furnace.
Good book I just read. Stephen King’s 11/22/63
A man stumbles across a porthole to the past, and inlist the help of another to go back in time and try and change history by stopping the assassination of JFK. There is a lot more involved, other side story’s of the main person involved in his life, and how he handles going back in time. This is not like other King’s book that are scary and sometimes very nasty.I stopped reading King because of how nasty they got . I am pretty sure anyone of you would like it….I would share it but it is my DD’s book and she wants it back. It took awhile to read has over 800 pages. I tried not to read it fast, as it was so good I did not want it to end. Now that I am finished I feel kind of lost lol that’s all for now thanks for looking and come back soon.
blessings G&M