OUR COMBINED BIRTHDAYS

Seeing as how we all have our birthdays in January, Dan and I and our son Ken have traditionally always celebrated our birthdays together.    But times have changed. 

 

 

I cooked Dan a Roast Beef dinner last Sunday for his birthday, so he took me out for Chinese food for my birthday.  We went to a great Buffet called "The China Sea" that our friends Lois and Larry introduced us to last year.    

 

 

Now that we are in Texas, it's just the two of us, we hope you had a great Birthday son.   

 

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEN"

 

 

 

 

             

OUR GRAPEFRUIT CROP

The grapefuits on our trees this year are so abundant and large it's amazing.  They hardly fit into my soup bowls. 

 

 

We also have an orange tree as well, but we are not much on oranges. 

 

 

 

The grapefruit were weighing down the trees, so Dan decided he better pick them before the birds got to them. 

 

 

So, now we have all these grapefruit, but everybody else have lots as well.  It's like tomato growers at home, they can hardly wait until they are ready, then everyone's come ready at once and they can't give them away. 

 

 

 

OH WELL,  IN TEXAS IT'S ORANGES AND GRAPEFRUITS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WE'VE BEEN OUT DANCING AGAIN

This time it was "Alamo Palms" and one of my favorite groups, "The Cruisers". 

 

 

Lots of fun, great company and great music. 



AND THAT'S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT TEXAS



 

 

 

 

 

 

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.