Pot Luck 10-31-08

Today we paid the rent and light bill, drove to the post office and picked up the mail. Our ballots were there so we voted and returned the ballots to Texas. with that completed we were off to Walmart for bread etc. While in the area we also drove to Home Depot for a board to make a shelf.
Home then to make the pie for tonight's pot luck supper.
Pot Luck's are about the best eating dinner that we have had in some time. There were about 100 people attending tonight. The food was excellent and lots of it. Paul and June , Tim and Sally sat with us at the table.
We are back at the RV now to relax and enjoy the evening.
Till next time.

Mom's Birthday

Thursday is Lorine (Sylvia)'s birthday. Paul and June joined us for a tour to "Bellingrath Gardens and Home" located near Mobile, Al. Walter & Bessy Bellingrath were originators of Coca Cola. The house was constructed in 1935 at a fishing camp.
The trip started about 10:30 am. The drive was 1 hour. We arrived about 11:45, parked, found the entry and lunchroom. We all had a drink and a snack. Now we are ready for the tour and wandering around the garden. There are several gardens, most with benches and gazebos. There are rose gardens, a conservatory, a Butterfly Garden, Lush lawns, a Bayou Boardwalk, a mirror Lake, and an Asian American Garden. The tour is about 2 miles long as the walks wind throught the gardens.
The artisan wells provide water for the fountains and gardens. The paths are paved with brick. Mum's are blooming now and the lights are being installed for the up-coming Christmas Season.
This is truly a place not to be missed while in the Moblie area.
The house tour was included in the 19 dollar admission. This grand house is filled with antiques of furniture, silver, china, crystal, and cut glass. The exterior, featuring handmade brick and iron work from a landmark 19th century Mobile hotel is equally as captivating in its design. This is amazing how much 5 cents a bottle for coke can do.
We ended the tour and by now were ready for something to eat. We headed to "Felix's Fish Camp". This has been voted "Mobiles Favorite". The place is located right on Mobile Bay, The views from the 2 nd floor dining room are fantistic. The service and food were exceptional.
The sun was setting as we crossed the Bay on route 10. With no place to turn out, we have no pictures of the sunset.
We arrived home after dark and the two dogs, Bandit and Snowflake, were excited to see us.
We had a wonderful day with our neighbors Paul and June, thank you very much.

Cold day

Monday started out warm and windy. The wind from the north became cooler every hour. The overnight low was 43 degrees. Tonight's low is forecast to be 34 degrees. Can't wait for warmer weather.
Yesterday and today we washed clothes and just hung around the campground. Every now and then you need that kind of a day.
The campground is getting more campers, some may be here for the fall rally in Florida.
Tomorrow may bring warmer weather.
That's it from here tonight.

Sunday 10-25

Saturday morning was still wet and cloudy. We rearranged the yard. The matt was turned over to show the dark side. The large shepherds hook was setup. The day turned out sunny and dry.
We went with Paul & June to "Big Daddy's Seafood" for dinner. They have outside tables and live music. The music is 50's, 60's, and 70's. We returned to the RV then went to Foley, Al. to go to the Senior center to attend the dance. We had a great time.
Sunday morning we got up at 7 am. Early for us. I made breakfast of bacon, eggs and toast. After walking the dogs we went to church at "Marlow Methodist Church". The church is about 2 miles West of the campground. Today they had a free lunch, a cook out, the food was plenty and good. Many campers from "Rainbow Plantation" attend this church. That was a pleasant surprise.
We are now relaxing at home in the RV.

Thursday in the Rain

Lets go back to Tuesday. Sylvia and I drove to Gulf Shores to visit the State Park as a possible place to stay near the beach. The Park has full hook-ups and some great views. The down side is that the sites are smaller than the sites at Rainbow Plantation. Just to be fair, no other campground has sites the size of the sites here. We left the campground and drove the mile to the beach. We parked in the "Birding" parking lot, had our lunch in the pavilion, then walked barefoot an the beach. The water was warm, 78 degrees, the sand is white,ie get together in our RV. and the air temperatuer was 82 degrees. What more could you ask for?
We returned to the RV, walked the dogs, and visited with our neighbors Paul & June. June has the movie "RV" so we had a movie get together in our RV. June brought a angle food cake an d we added ice cream. That along with good conversation made for a great evening.
Wednesday we joined Paul & June and drove to "Camping World". We purchased two small plastic tables and a large mud flap for the rear of the motor home. I joined the "Presidents Club" that allows me to get the 10 % discount on all purchases. We then drove to "Winn-Dixie". While the "Girls" were shopping, Paul and I walked to the movie store. They had a buy 2 get 2 free ssooo I bought2 and got 2. We returned home and made plans for another "Movie" night. We watched "Man of the Year" with Robin Williams. A very fitting movie for the times we live in now with all the political mess. Sylvia made a "peach frozen yoga". The dish was terrific.
Thursday with rain in the forcast, I decided to wash the roof of the RV. The temperatures were in the 70's with a light wind, perfict weather to wash the RV. The job was completed before the rains began. We drove to the Post Office to pick-up the mail, The rains started then and the rain continues now, 7 pm.
That's it for now.

Sunday 10-19-

Sunday we got upm about 8:15, after the usual routine we toured the campground with the dogs to give them some exercise, of course we needed it also.
Paul stopped over and asked if I would like to go with him to purchase some speaker wire. We started out when the low pressure alarm indicated that there was a low tire on the Jeep. We drove back to my rig where I connected the air compressor and aired the tire. Paul was able to find the problem, a screw. We decided to leave the Jeep and take my car for the trip.
We drove to Foley, Al to the Home Depot for the speaker wire. On the way home we stopped at the "Coleman" store to "wish". In the same "Strip Mall" was a tool reconditioning store. The tools looked new. This was a large store and well stocked. We returned to the Rv around 4:30.
Every Sunday evening there is a "Ice Cream" social in the Club House. This is the place to meet all the campers who attend.

Monday we got up late, 8:30. Sylvia had wanted to attend a "Beading" class but the class started at 9 am. mmmmm. Must remember to set the alarm if we need to be somewhere early! Today we washed clothes, faster now that we have a clothes line.
I closed up a hole in the frame, this will keep out large animals. The hole seems to have been cut to access the sensors for the black water tank.
Today we had Taco Salad.
That's it for now.

Summerdale, Al 10-18-08

Friday we went grocery shopping at Walmart. While there I also renewed a prescription. That experience always annoys me. The amount of money spent for the stuff brought home. AAAHHHHH.
Later Paul and June invited us to go eat out at "Big Daddy's", A sea food restaurant here in Summerdale. The rain kept the croud small but the live band was good.
We arrived "Home" and put in a movie with Paul and June here. We played "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull". A good movie.
This morning we got up to about 55 degrees. Bbrrr. The temperature rose to about 77 degrees, nice. We spent most of the day chatting with our fellow campers. This afternoon, Sylvia went shopping with June. A nice break for both of us. While she was gone, I hung out the wash, and I have pictures.
That's about it for now.