MORE FUN AND DANCING IN TEXAS

Well, it was Saturday night and we took Gord and Ellie to Paradise Park annual Pig Roast.  The food was wonderful and we had a great time. 

No that is not the pig that they roasted, but a special dessert cake made for the occasion. 

 

Then we all went to "Trophy Gardens" to do some dancing. 

 

 

By "All", I mean, Lois and Larry Jones. 

 

 

 

Gord and Ellie Gowie, our "Honourary Winter Texans". 

 

 

And Dan and I.  We all had a wonderful evening of Partying and Dancing to "The Agency".  I think Gord and Ellie might be getting hooked on this Texas life style. 

 

 

 

I KNOW WE ALL ARE.  . 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TO SHARON & CASEY'S FOR DINNER

Our boating friends Sharon and Casey from Boundary Creek Marina, invited us and our mutual friends Gord and Ellie from Gimli Harbour, to their place in Westlaco, for dinner last night.   

 

 

We had a lovely evening, and a lot of laughs. 

 

 

 

The dinner was delicious. 

 

 

And Sharon followed through with the home made Lemon Merange Pie that she promised to make for Ellie, if she ever made it down here to the Rio Grand Valley. 

 

 

This pie was even made with fresh lemons picked by Casey, off of the Lemon Tree, in his own back yard. 

 

 

 

I think Gord and Ellie had a wonderful time and are really starting to like the valley even though it's been rainy and cold all week.  I think they will LOVE it if they ever get to see it when it has normal hot dry Texas weather.   

 

 

 

AND THAT'S ANOTHER THING WE LIKE ABOUT TEXAS

 

 

 

 

 

I'M USING AN IMPORTED PEROGIE MAKER LOL

When my friend Ellie came all the way here from Manitoba, she brought her perogie making equipment with her.  So, on a cool day, we had nothing to do so we spent the day making perogies. 

 

 

It was a lot of work, but she makes it look so easy.  We froze a huge batch, then she cooked some up for supper for us. 

 

 

 

 

Even Sharon and Casey came by from Weslaco for a visit and Sharon pitched in with the perogie making.  Those Manitoba girls really know how to make perogies.  I'm glad I have my new kitchen, that has enough room for this kind of activities. 

 

 

 

WE ARE STILL VISITING AND STILL HAVING FUN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT DANCING IN TEXAS WITH GORD & ELLIE

Our friends Gord and Ellie Gowie just arrived from Manitoba.  Gord and Ellie are in charge of the harbour in Gimli and have decided to come to visit us as part of their trip south this year. 

 

They arrived yesterday afternoon, so after dinner we went to the club for the 50s 60s dance. 

 

 

We had a great time and have plans for lots of sight seeing and outings for the next week. 

 

 

IT WILL BE A FUN WEEK

 

 

 

 

 

 

RELAXING AND ENJOYING THE TEXAS SUNSHINE

We are finally back to our normal Texas sunshine and temperatures.  The weekend forecast is for mid 70s to mid 80s, which is what I have been used to down here. 

 

 

Here I am in another selfie of me with a drink enjoying the sunshine on my patio.  My patio feels very exposed since we lost our neighbour. He pulled out yesterday. 

 

 

 

 

My plants are enjoying the sunshine too, but they enjoy the rain as well, which I don't. 

 

Now that the sunshine is back, I will spend a lot of time out on my patio and I will definitely be going for some evening swims again as well. Which I have been missing of late. 

 

 

 

I HOPE THIS SUNSHINE LASTS

 

 

 

 

 

IT HAS TURNED COLD AGAIN , IN TEXAS

We had lovely warm weather over the weekend, but we were warned that it would be cold on Tuesday.  Sure enough, come Tuesday, that cold front arrived, with warnings from the weather man, that it may get down below 32F or 0C over night. 

 

So, Dan put all my plants into our garden shed for me.  This is the first time we have ever had to do that since we started coming down here to Texas. 

 

 

It poured all night, and they closed the interstate, because no one is equipped to drive on ice down here.  But I don't think it ever did actually freeze.  As we know from at home it has to get quite a few degrees below freezing for anything to freeze, especially with all that water, from the rain, all around. 




ONE MORE DAY OF THIS, THEN WE ARE BACK TO 80S ON THURSDAY




 

DIY - I AM IN STORAGE HEAVEN

Ever since we have moved into this trailer, I have been in "Storage Heaven." I have huge closets.  I have probably mentioned this before, but I'm just so happy with it. 

 

I also have lots and lots of cabinets and cupboards.  One of the problems with them, was the fact that they were designed for a trailer traveling down the road, with very strong spring loaded clips, to keep them closed during travelling.  That also kept them closed when I was trying to open them as well. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So, seeing as how this trailer is never going to move again, the last couple of days, Dan has gone through the trailer and replaced all those clips with magnetic closers. 

 

 

 

Now they are all, simple finger tip open and  close, but still stay closed like they should.   

 

 

 

 

DAN HAS DONE ANOTHER GREAT JOB ON OUR TRAILER