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