MORNING FLOWER STOCKS
We had battened down the hatches Sunday night in anticipation of a predicted storm rolling into the area during the night. Never happened & we had another beautiful morning on the go. Wind did pick up & blow my hat off a few times but we didn’t get any of the predicted rain. But, we’re battening them down again tonight.
Sometimes on our morning walks Kelly has to carry the little Motormouse, not because the ground is covered with sharp rocks which hurt her paws, but because every time Kelly puts her down she attempts to eat every cow plop & pile of horse buns she can find!!
I’M SEEING THESE HOLES IN THE GROUND WITH A WISPY SPIDER LIKE WEB OVER THE TOP…COULD THIS BE A TARANTULA’S LAIR??
Stopped on the way over to see RV SUE & HER CANINE CREW this morning & had us another look at the house for sale we had looked at last week that I tagged as not having the WOW factor. We’re pouring a little more serious thought into that & know we could WOW it up ourselves. Going to have a look at the inside Wednesday.
TAKING A SECOND LOOK AT A HOUSE WE SAW FOR SALE LAST WEEK
Took us a wee bit of looking through the cactus & mesquite but we did manage to finally locate Sue & the Crew tucked snugly away under a shady Mesquite tree. Fellow RV Blogger Gaelyn from GEOGYPSY was already there so we met another Blogger too. So nice to see Sue again & Pheebs was happy to be kibitzing with Spike & Bridget. Wind was howling pretty good so we all barreled inside Sue’s Casita. The Casita may be small compared to a big 40 foot diesel banger but we all had lots of room inside, including the 3 furry critters. We poured over a map discussing roads & routes in the area.
GAELYN, PHEEBS, SUE & SPIKE
It was a complete coincidence that Sue ended up camped only about 3 miles from where we are. Guess that just means great boon docking minds think alike sometimes. She’s got herself a nice cozy little spot & we’ll probably have us another chin wag before we depart the Valley sometime in March. Gaelyn spends her winters in Yarnell & summers at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon as an interpretive Ranger leading educational hikes & talks about the area.
DAAAAAD,..... BRIDGET WON’T LET ME PAST
We left Sue’s site about 11:45 & headed back to our rig to drop off the Pheebs & grab us some lunch. An hour later we were on the road again heading for NORTH RANCH.
What a pleasure it was to meet Mike & Pat from MIKE & PAT'S TRAVELS. Mike & I have been reading & commenting on each other’s blogs for the past 3 or 4 years. Pat has been reading our blog regularly as well. Two truly nice people who Kelly & I felt very comfortable with. It was so nice to see their great southwest home in person after seeing Mike’s photos over the years. Pat invited us over for supper next week so I’m hoping she’s planning on a big mess of peanut butter sandwiches:))
Our winter travels are rapidly winding down for another year & I couldn’t help thinking today that a month from now we will probably be well on our way home or maybe even be there by now. Always a mixed bag of feelings for me every year. But, not to get ahead of myself. We have a month of travels left to look forward to so no point in projecting myself that far ahead……..
Some new Blog Followers to welcome tonight. DAYTON C, KATHY DETWEILER, LOU'S LIFELINES, & Gaelyn from GEOGYPSY. Thanks for dropping by folks. Always nice to have new people aboard:))
MIKE & PAT’S MS MEGABYTE 2
CRESCENT MOON AT TOP WITH PLANET JUPITER BELOW & PLANET VENUS LOWER RIGHT SIDE
GROANER’S CORNER:(( A pastor went over to an elderly member's house to see how she was
doing. Seated on the sofa and very hungry, he spotted on the coffee
table a bowl of almonds. A little timid, he asked, "Do you mind if I
have one?" The woman was quite reluctant but said, "No, go ahead."
An hour later, he was in disbelief that he had finished off the whole bowl!
"Oh I'm so sorry about all the almonds!" he said as he stood to leave.
"Oh, don't worry about it. All I can do is suck the chocolate off since
I lost all of my teeth."
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The only thing better than right now will someday be the memories of
right now...AL.
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WOW! The picture of the moon and the planets is great. Wish our skies would clear here so I could get another look.
ReplyDeleteYou and Kelly sure seem to be having a great time with new (and old) friends this year. I'm enjoying reading about all your meet and greets!! Have fun and good luck with the house looking.
I really groaned when I read tonight's groaner. I'll be interested to see what you think of the inside of the ranch house. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteSo nice to meet you two (I mean 3), and Sue. Feel free to come to Yarnell for a visit. Give a Pheebs a scratch.
ReplyDeleteDon't blame Kelly for carrying motormouse. That stinky breath is something else and getting her to gargle would be a real pain in the patooty.
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Biscuit thought the horse poop was delectable out at JBs too! What's with that?
ReplyDeleteanother lovely day of socializing!!..hope the inside of the house looks as good and as appealing as the outside!
ReplyDeleteWe were wondering when the dogs were going to discover that delicious snack! Emmi doesn't do cow poop but she sure loves horse poop.
ReplyDeleteWOW, I am still shaking my head in disbelief,,,was that really the Worlds greatest Blogger and his "better half" that stopped by to visit us?? Yes it really was!!! What a joy it was to meet you both.
ReplyDeleteTruly an honor,,,,,celebrities in my book!!
If peanut butter sandwiches are what you want, I'm sure we can make that happen but I was thinking something like delicious Custer State Park BUFFALO burgers. We won't let you go away hungry, I promise. :-) We'll be in touch to firm up the date.
ReplyDeleteThe little ranch house looks great. Hope the inside looks as good as the outside...maybe we can keep you around a while longer. We'll take a drive by the next time we're in the area.
We are so happy you came by to see us. The "HUGS" were the best part.
If there is anything we can help you with, just give us a holler.
Hugs, Pat
We're planning to visit Wickenburg/Congress area in a couple of weeks, so I'm saving up tidbits of info from your posts for that time. Who knows, maybe you'll still be around and we'll get to meet Pheebs!
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The sky in the early evening has more surprises .
If you look with binoculars in the haze of sunset .
you can see the first planet of our solar system .Not visible that often but I did see it 4 nights ago..
Glad you decided to take another look at the fixer upper!! Den and I bought our first home for $14,000 in 1971 and sold it 2 years later for $25,900. A little sweat equity goes a long way!! Don't judge a house by it's worn appearance,eh?? Can't wait to see the inside..We can go in with you, can't we?
ReplyDeleteAnother great day of meeting yet more fellow bloggers, its great to meet fellow bloggers in person.
ReplyDeleteHey Al, get a long stick and shake the web with it a bit and maybe what's in the hole will come out to see what's for lunch - unless it's nocturnal, then you have to do it at night. :)
ReplyDeleteHere in Utah, we have a critter called a Giant Desert Centipede, and I think they may be down there, too. They live in holes, but those are really big ones if that's what it is. More likely a spider. Google giant desert centipede (if you don't mind hairy critters) - they do bite, like a scorpion. I saw one a foot long once over by Hanksville. Fortunately, you don't see them very often.
Geat blog, nice to see the people behind the blogs, great photos.
Chinle
Don't know if I'll ever be able to eat another almond again...
ReplyDeleteGood Luck on Wednesday! Remember what our friend said about his home in a remote desert location..."two people drove up; guess I'll have to sell and find another location." :-)
ReplyDeleteHowdy K&A,
ReplyDeleteThat place has a nice flat roof for solar panels!! Y'all sure got to see a good bunch of my 'bloggers' today!
Of course Ms KoH Bridget ain't agonna move; ITZ HER HOUSE!! Snob!!
Spike'll give you the place; just let him roam; with Pheebs!!! I'd like to see a coyote tackle Pheebs;
she'd make a rag out of it!! Be sure and check the foundation all of the way around all of the places you are looking at & where the water comes from; wells go dry you know!!!
We passed you and Kelly as you were looking at the house in Congress and again as you were on your way to RVSUE's place. We are also camped at North Ranch until Sunday when we will move to Yuma for a Gypsy Journal Rally at the fairgrounds and than back to North Ranch.
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