Coastal Dunes RV New Year’s Eve
This bird seems to be telling me to get busy and make sense out of this mess!
Penny and I are working on our projects this week. This is exactly what we hoped for! Time to sit still and create. Penny was able to finish the pencil drawing of her grand daughters and ship it to Georgia where it now hangs with their family pictures. They were all very pleased with their Christmas present!
She has shifted gears to finishing the mural on the side of the Ship she started down south last year. Besides the need to sit still, she needs favorable weather and proper positioning of the trailer to give her optimum lighting. The weather has been pretty fair until today; it has dropped ten degrees to the mid 50’s. A bit chilly for paint and painter. She has struggled the last two days, but seems to have caught a wave today in spite of the cool breeze.
I have been cutting and pasting from the word processor I use to write my journals posting all of my previous posts. Today this is the first journal post typed directly into the blog, so I am very happy. I struggled two days to figure out how the blog software (WordPress) functioned. Tuesday and Wednesday I got nowhere. Thursday morning it all started to make sense, almost magically. Did I figure it out in my sleep? It seemed as though that is what happened. So, Thursday and Friday were long days. Fridays we usually wake up at 6AM to listen to Acoustic Cafe; I started cutting and pasting about 6:30 and kept obsessively at it for about 12 hours (with a few breaks).
Adding the photos is the most time consuming process, so I have skipped that part recently. I knew that getting the posts up to date would be a big psychological milestone and the photo pasting would be like frosting on the cake.
I don’t mean to sound like it’s all work; we did squeeze in a bike ride. Penny did get out to the fresh produce market, grocery, library. And, we went across the street to Ole’ Juan’s Cantina for a huge meal Wednesday evening. She had tamales and I had chicken mole enchilada, lots of beans and rice. In addition, we sipped a couple of beers. No more, though. We were walking; can’t be too careful! Two is our normal limit.
Today, after a hearty lunch of left over beef barley soup to warm the painter, we continued on our projects. I made nachos using our Ole’ Juan’s leftover rice and beans by adding more beans, red peppers, green onions; that was a hardy snack. Then, we settled down to watch the movie, “Sully”. I was surprised how interesting the storyline was because I knew the story and I knew the ending; I thought I knew. It was quite riveting from start to finish. I recommend it; gotta love Tom Hanks!
The campground was rocking with live music and firecrackers and bottle rockets, but we retired at our usual time (about ten) to do our ritual readings and prayer. We reminisced about all the things we have done since that chance meeting three years ago, phenomenal! My photo bug nature is a treasure; without it so much would be forgotten. From the house renovations, the family events, the special dates, to the 10,000 mile adventures, we have so much for which to be thankful.
Happy New Year to one and all!