NAUTICAL DECOR

Today I finally got the majority of my Nautical decorations set up around the new trailer. 

 

 

I have accumulated these items over the years and love to have them in my trailer. 

 

 

On the boat the nautical things that we have around are mostly practical and useful. 

 

 

 

And in the Condo the only nautical items I have are some pictures as nautical just does not go with French Provincial or Georgian. 

 

 

 

 

But here in Texas, I like to have some nautical touches around. 

 

 

 

So this is where I have brought them all. 

 

 

 

They make me feel at home. 

 

 

 

 

SO, NOW MY HOME AWAY FROM HOME FEELS HOMEY

 

 

DIY - ANOTHER REFIT PROJECT

As usual with Dan and I,  we have always got projects on the go.  Today it was the chair that came with my desk in the new trailer.  The seat of this chair consisted of a piece of particle board cover with foam and upholstered to match the lounge chairs.  And particle board being what it is, is not very strong and it broke into many pieces.  So, somewhere down the road some idiot decided to repair it by removing the damaged seat, roughly cutting a piece of plywood to almost fit under the damaged seat and place the damaged seat back on top of it, with rough cut plywood showing all around. 

 

 

 

So, today's project was for me to remove it all from the chair frame, salvage the upholstery fabric and foam.  Dan cut the piece of plywood to the correct measurement, we discarded the smashed up piece of particle board and replaced it with the newly cut plywood and I re-upholstered it. 

 

 

And here it is below, sitting in front of my desk, as good as new. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IT IS VERY SATISFYING TO BE ABLE TO DO THESE KIND OF THINGS. 

(It saves a lot of money too) 

 

 

 

 

LET'S GO DANCING

Saturday night in Texas it's time to go Dancing. 

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That's what we do for fun down here in Texas. 
 

 

 

Last night was "Jealous Heart" at Trophy Gardens. 
The whole Rio Grande Valley is full of large Dance Halls. 


AND THAT'S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT TEXAS



 

THE SUN IS SHINING LETS GO OUTSIDE

 

 

Well, the sun finally came out today and it was a glorious sunny day. 

 

 

Sunny enough for Dan to take on a project. 

 

 

 

He removed that ugly old Awning that came with our trailer.  I really don't like awnings and have never used the one on our other trailer.  And this one was really old and damaged, so I'm glad to see the end of it. 

 

 

 

As for me, I took advantage of the sunshine to sit out on the patio with a drink .  As usual. 

 

 

 

 

NOW THIS IS WHY I COME TO TEXAS FOR THE WINTER. 

 

 

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014

We had a wonderful time at our New Years Eve dance last night.  It was well attended and a really good time was had by all. 

The main thing I am looking forward to in 2014 is an improvement in the weather.  I want sunshine and Patio Living for the rest of my stay here in Texas. 




BRING ON THE SUN




 

WE GAVE EACH OTHER THE SAME THING THIS YEAR

Our Christmas gift to each other this year was our new trailer.  It's certainly not new, but new to us.  It's 12 years old and we are very happy with it.  It needs a lot of cleaning, a few repairs etc. but, nothing we can't handle.  It has the basics of everything we want.  

We now have a Desk to hold all my computer clutter, and I have plenty of that now that I am working on the Park Newsletter. 

That clutter and my Laptop used to end up on the table and had to be cleared away when we wanted to eat. 

 

We have a real Bedroom we can actually stand up in. We have double wide closets across the end of the bedroom that are as big as the ones in our Condo. 

We have a dresser with plenty of drawer space all along the end of the bed. 

We have a really nice shower with plenty of hot water. 

I have a peninsula kitchen, with lots of cupboard and drawer space. 

We have very comfortable lounge chairs and a couch that makes down into an extra bed. 

We have a great entertainment unit with a second TV and stereo. 

At this time it has a dining booth, which we intend to remove and replace with a small dinning table and 4 chairs, but that plan is for next year.  I will salvage the upholstery material and do the chairs up to match the couch to keep it co-ordinated. 

So, that's our Christmas and Birthday gift to each other for this and the next couple of years. 

WE ARE CERTAINLY HAPPY WITH IT. 

BOXING DAY AT SHARON AND CASEY'S

 Today being Boxing Day, we went to Sharon and Casey's Annual Boxing Day Party. 

 

 

The weather at this time of year can fluctuate from really nice to really cold.  But, poor Sharon can't catch a break.  Every year just before Boxing Day the weather seems to turn sour. 

 

 

Last year Christmas Day temperatures were in the 70s then overnight it nose dived and it only got up to a high of 50 on Boxing Day.

 

 

Oh, well, everyone dressed for the occasion and we all had a really GREAT time. Another successful Boxing Day Party.