After all of the flurry of getting everything back into Auntie Violet and the fighting the wind to get to Bloomfield yesterday, we were quite tired this morning. It's strange how things that used to be so easy are now so much harder. It can't because we are now in our seventies, could it?
We did spend some time with the vacuum and the duster. Somewhere, we have accumulated a great deal of red dust on the windows along the the driver's side of the coach. Everything else is dusty as well, but not with the red, red dust. We may have picked it up yesterday from the wind or?
We needed to pick up some milk, bread and orange juice, so planned a late afternoon trip to the grocery. The closest Safeway store is about seven miles away in the town of Aztec. That seven miles is full of natural gas stuff: drilling equipment, refineries, and various plants. It was a little after five and we met numerous rigs heading back to their various headquarters. Most of them are flying pennants -- so they can be seen in the field? as identification?
We found a drive-through car wash in Aztec and took Toad II though. It didn't do a super job, but she looks a whole lot better than she did before the dirt/rain shower in Mesa.
The Desert Rose RV Park flyer had an ad for a Chinese restaurant in Bloomfield named Panda Garden, so we decided to check it out. Bad move. Lots of very bland over-cooked food. It's the first really bad meal we've had in a long, long time.
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Thursday, May 2, 2013
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Another Nasty, Snowy Day
It was quiet when we woke this morning and the sky was blue --
But by the time we were all ready to go, this is what the sky was looking like and we were getting skiffs of snow --
My intrepid driver was heard muttering to himself --
I don't think he liked the patches of wet, white stuff appearing on the windshield --
We started seeing the beautiful rocks and color as we headed east on Interstate 40, but didn't think those patches of snow we started to see were very pretty.
It was getting downright nasty!
It seems like no matter when we come to New Mexico, we run into SNOW!
We stopped at the New Mexico Welcome Center to pick up a new state map and some brochures. Their flags were all at half-mast due to the Boston bombings...
We brought some of the snow with us, but by this time, we were out of the worst of it.
We had traveled through the Hopi Reservation and now were passing through the Navajo Reservation. This farmstead is typical of many we saw with a round hogan adjacent to one of the houses.
We actually made pretty good time and got into USA RV Park outside of Gallup a little after 2:30. Of course we are now on Mountain Daylight Time, so have essentially lost an hour. By the time we got the jack pads down and the power hooked up, I was chilled through. My body does not like going from the 90 degrees of Mesa to this cold! (As I write this at 9:30, it's already 33.5. It's gonna freeze tonight!)
But by the time we were all ready to go, this is what the sky was looking like and we were getting skiffs of snow --
My intrepid driver was heard muttering to himself --
I don't think he liked the patches of wet, white stuff appearing on the windshield --
We started seeing the beautiful rocks and color as we headed east on Interstate 40, but didn't think those patches of snow we started to see were very pretty.
It was getting downright nasty!
It seems like no matter when we come to New Mexico, we run into SNOW!
We stopped at the New Mexico Welcome Center to pick up a new state map and some brochures. Their flags were all at half-mast due to the Boston bombings...
We brought some of the snow with us, but by this time, we were out of the worst of it.
We had traveled through the Hopi Reservation and now were passing through the Navajo Reservation. This farmstead is typical of many we saw with a round hogan adjacent to one of the houses.
We actually made pretty good time and got into USA RV Park outside of Gallup a little after 2:30. Of course we are now on Mountain Daylight Time, so have essentially lost an hour. By the time we got the jack pads down and the power hooked up, I was chilled through. My body does not like going from the 90 degrees of Mesa to this cold! (As I write this at 9:30, it's already 33.5. It's gonna freeze tonight!)
Monday, April 15, 2013
Hooray! On the Road Again!
Well, we did it! It was a struggle, but we made it. Things actually were going pretty good until we went to raise the jacks -- and had no power. The batteries were dead! So had to move the car close to the back of the RV, close enough to use the jumper cables (Thank goodness, I was able to remember where I had put the bag with the jumper cables that I had stuck under my tricycle in the back of Toad II.) to start the RV.
Got the jacks up, the jack pads picked up and the water, electricity and sewer detached and put away and the propane turned off. Forry pulled out onto the street and parked so that we could hook up Toad II. But where were the pins for the tow bar? I known that I put them in a zip lock bag along with the padlocks, but where was the bag? (I had originally wanted to totally empty out the back of Toad II and repack when we put the trike and the chairs in, but someone else thought that was too much work...) Finally, after almost totally emptying everything but the trike, Forry found it under his seat.
By this time it was almost noon and over 90 degrees. I was dripping wet by the time we had everything hooked up and I had checked to make sure all the turn and brake lights, front and back worked. It was hard to believe we were finally back on the road! It was bright and sunny and hot when we left Mesa --
Many of the trees along the freeway were in bloom and everything is green --
But it wasn't long before we were out in the desert as we went along Highway 101 to Highway 17 --
Then we started to climb through the foothills and began to see juniper trees and not so much green --
Later in the afternoon, it started to get windy -- and dusty! The last thirty miles after we had turned onto Highway 40 towards Meteor Crater RV Park were pretty miserable.
This is the view from the front window of Auntie Violet. It was so beautiful to watch the changing
colors as the sun set.
The wind has finally dying down, but it is going to be cold tonight. The weather forecast is for near freezing at this altitude. And to think that last night we were trying to sleep with the windows open and the fans on...
As we traveled, we got sporadic reports of the bombings in Boston. I cannot understand the inhumanity of some of these psychos! Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families and all of the first responders and medical personnel!
Got the jacks up, the jack pads picked up and the water, electricity and sewer detached and put away and the propane turned off. Forry pulled out onto the street and parked so that we could hook up Toad II. But where were the pins for the tow bar? I known that I put them in a zip lock bag along with the padlocks, but where was the bag? (I had originally wanted to totally empty out the back of Toad II and repack when we put the trike and the chairs in, but someone else thought that was too much work...) Finally, after almost totally emptying everything but the trike, Forry found it under his seat.
By this time it was almost noon and over 90 degrees. I was dripping wet by the time we had everything hooked up and I had checked to make sure all the turn and brake lights, front and back worked. It was hard to believe we were finally back on the road! It was bright and sunny and hot when we left Mesa --
Many of the trees along the freeway were in bloom and everything is green --
But it wasn't long before we were out in the desert as we went along Highway 101 to Highway 17 --
Then we started to climb through the foothills and began to see juniper trees and not so much green --
Later in the afternoon, it started to get windy -- and dusty! The last thirty miles after we had turned onto Highway 40 towards Meteor Crater RV Park were pretty miserable.
This is the view from the front window of Auntie Violet. It was so beautiful to watch the changing
colors as the sun set.
The wind has finally dying down, but it is going to be cold tonight. The weather forecast is for near freezing at this altitude. And to think that last night we were trying to sleep with the windows open and the fans on...
As we traveled, we got sporadic reports of the bombings in Boston. I cannot understand the inhumanity of some of these psychos! Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families and all of the first responders and medical personnel!
Friday, March 22, 2013
Asah Gweh Oou-o
I think we've finally found the place we'll be staying at next winter! Valle del Oro is a very nice RV resort, but it's BIG! There are more RV and Park Model sites here then there were people in the town of Ritzville where I grew up. While there are lots of activities going on all the time, most of it is stuff we're not interested in. I guess we'd rather be out bird-watching or flower hunting then dancing and partying.
I've been saying for some time that I wanted to find an RV site where you could tell you were in the desert. We liked Desert Gardens, but didn't really want to buy our lot. And its heavily-graveled interior roads wouldn't make for very fun bike-riding. We also liked the Escapees North Ranch, but once again all of the large lots are the ones you have to buy. And it's a long way from the baseball parks!
I had read an ad for Asah Gweh Oou-o or Eagle View RV Resort in an Arizona RV Magazine I had picked up at Camping World when we were there last week. Since it was near Scottsdale, we decided to go look at it today.
The address of the RV Park is Fort McDowell. You turn into it right across the highway from the Fort McDowell Casino. It is a small park with only 250 sites -- and NO park models! The interior streets are paved and there are cement patios at each RV site. We drove around and really like the looks of it. One side of the park is bordered by the Verde River and there are views of the mountains all the way around. We liked what we were seeing, but decided that we'd not make any decisions today...
Then we went into the office to talk to Sandy. She said they had started a new offer for next winter that would give you the months of October through December for $600 per month. That's inclusive -- water, garbage, sewer and electricity! (All of which we are being charged separately for where we are this winter -- electricity alone has been right around $200 per month.) All of the perimeter sites on the river side were already taken and there were only six perimeter sites left on the other side.
We went back out and drove around again, checking out the view from the various sites. We picked out three that basically had a view down an interior street of the park out to the desert and the mountains. Then we went back to the office and made a deposit on this site, #169 --
Looking down the interior street, you can see the mountains in the distance.You can also see that this RV park is definitely in the desert!
This is the office, community room, laundry, etc. building. The swimming pool and a hot tub are behind it. We had a chance to visit with a couple who were in the pool. They were from Wisconsin and were spending their third winter here.
We took the back road from Fort McDowell back to Mesa that goes by Saguaro Lake. It is a gorgeous drive -- especially with the sun shining on the rocks.
I've been saying for some time that I wanted to find an RV site where you could tell you were in the desert. We liked Desert Gardens, but didn't really want to buy our lot. And its heavily-graveled interior roads wouldn't make for very fun bike-riding. We also liked the Escapees North Ranch, but once again all of the large lots are the ones you have to buy. And it's a long way from the baseball parks!
I had read an ad for Asah Gweh Oou-o or Eagle View RV Resort in an Arizona RV Magazine I had picked up at Camping World when we were there last week. Since it was near Scottsdale, we decided to go look at it today.
The address of the RV Park is Fort McDowell. You turn into it right across the highway from the Fort McDowell Casino. It is a small park with only 250 sites -- and NO park models! The interior streets are paved and there are cement patios at each RV site. We drove around and really like the looks of it. One side of the park is bordered by the Verde River and there are views of the mountains all the way around. We liked what we were seeing, but decided that we'd not make any decisions today...
Then we went into the office to talk to Sandy. She said they had started a new offer for next winter that would give you the months of October through December for $600 per month. That's inclusive -- water, garbage, sewer and electricity! (All of which we are being charged separately for where we are this winter -- electricity alone has been right around $200 per month.) All of the perimeter sites on the river side were already taken and there were only six perimeter sites left on the other side.
We went back out and drove around again, checking out the view from the various sites. We picked out three that basically had a view down an interior street of the park out to the desert and the mountains. Then we went back to the office and made a deposit on this site, #169 --
Looking down the interior street, you can see the mountains in the distance.You can also see that this RV park is definitely in the desert!
This is the office, community room, laundry, etc. building. The swimming pool and a hot tub are behind it. We had a chance to visit with a couple who were in the pool. They were from Wisconsin and were spending their third winter here.
We took the back road from Fort McDowell back to Mesa that goes by Saguaro Lake. It is a gorgeous drive -- especially with the sun shining on the rocks.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
We Were Just Going to Globe...
Forry was chatting with the ladies at Camping World yesterday while they gave him directions to get to their other store. Saying something about "taking the Globe exit" got them talking about how we had never gone there even though we were always taking the Globe exit on Highway 60 to get to Valle del Oro. The ladies started talking about what a pretty drive it was...
I wanted to go looking for desert flowers this afternoon, so Forry's suggested we do it on the way to Globe. Sure enough, the hills outside of town heading in that direction were covered with blooming Brittle Bush --
As we headed up through the mountain passes, the scenery did begin to get quite spectacular --
As we got nearer to Miami and then Globe, we began to see evidence of the mining that this region is famous for --
Fortunes in copper and gold have been removed from these mountains over the years --
Much of the copper is milled into copper rod at this plant --
About this point, Forry got an idea that we should continue north on Highway 60 to Show Low, then loop back to Mesa via Heber and Payson. We were driving through the Tonto National Forest which at this level is mainly junipers.
Highway 60 takes you through the Salt River Canyon --
The highway to the bottom is a series of switch-backs leading to this bridge at the bottom --
The cliffs -- and the hoo-doos -- are as beautiful as the ones in Zion or Bryce --
Even Toad II had to stop and admire...
The surprise of the day for us came as we climbed the Mazatzal Mountains near Payson. We found lots of SNOW at about the 7500 foot level!
Our short excursion to Globe turned into an all day trip. We didn't get back to Auntie Violet until almost 8:30!
I wanted to go looking for desert flowers this afternoon, so Forry's suggested we do it on the way to Globe. Sure enough, the hills outside of town heading in that direction were covered with blooming Brittle Bush --
As we headed up through the mountain passes, the scenery did begin to get quite spectacular --
As we got nearer to Miami and then Globe, we began to see evidence of the mining that this region is famous for --
Fortunes in copper and gold have been removed from these mountains over the years --
Much of the copper is milled into copper rod at this plant --
About this point, Forry got an idea that we should continue north on Highway 60 to Show Low, then loop back to Mesa via Heber and Payson. We were driving through the Tonto National Forest which at this level is mainly junipers.
Highway 60 takes you through the Salt River Canyon --
Cut by the Black River, the canyon is described by many as being as "spectacular as the Grand Canyon, but without the crowds..."
The highway to the bottom is a series of switch-backs leading to this bridge at the bottom --
The cliffs -- and the hoo-doos -- are as beautiful as the ones in Zion or Bryce --
Even Toad II had to stop and admire...
The surprise of the day for us came as we climbed the Mazatzal Mountains near Payson. We found lots of SNOW at about the 7500 foot level!
Our short excursion to Globe turned into an all day trip. We didn't get back to Auntie Violet until almost 8:30!
Monday, March 18, 2013
A Trip to Camping World
Forry has been watching the ads for ice makers for some time now. He tried to get one earlier this year when Camping World had a sale, but they were sold out when he got there. We needed to get some more blue tabs for the holding tanks as well as detergent for the Splendide washer/dryer, so we headed to the Mesa Camping World this afternoon.
This bush with the lavender flowers was blooming outside of the Camping World entrance. We are seeing more and more plants in bloom. I even saw a couple of yucca blooms amongst the freeway landscaping on Highway 60.
I got the household things I needed and Forry found a Dometic Stainless Steel Portable Automatic Ice Maker. I'm not sure where we are going to put it, but he doesn't think that will be a problem. Perhaps, out on the patio? The one thing I don't think he had realized is that ice makers just make ice, they don't keep it stored frozen. I guess I'll have to keep a space in the freezer for him...
The other item we have been looking for is a new toilet for Auntie Violet. They had the demo units of the one we wanted on display, but it ended up that they actually did not have any in stock. They called their neighbor store over on Main Street and they had three! We drove on over there and picked one of them up. Not sure when it might come out of the box. It may be a while.
This bush with the lavender flowers was blooming outside of the Camping World entrance. We are seeing more and more plants in bloom. I even saw a couple of yucca blooms amongst the freeway landscaping on Highway 60.
I got the household things I needed and Forry found a Dometic Stainless Steel Portable Automatic Ice Maker. I'm not sure where we are going to put it, but he doesn't think that will be a problem. Perhaps, out on the patio? The one thing I don't think he had realized is that ice makers just make ice, they don't keep it stored frozen. I guess I'll have to keep a space in the freezer for him...
The other item we have been looking for is a new toilet for Auntie Violet. They had the demo units of the one we wanted on display, but it ended up that they actually did not have any in stock. They called their neighbor store over on Main Street and they had three! We drove on over there and picked one of them up. Not sure when it might come out of the box. It may be a while.
Friday, March 8, 2013
They Don't Play Ball in Thunderstorms!
The weather forecasters had been predicting that the storm that hit the California coast yesterday would be here late this afternoon. Instead, it started raining hard enough about 3 AM this morning to wake me up. It rained hard all morning! Then about 10:30 it appeared to start clearing up. I had been checking the Mariners Spring Training web-site all morning. As it began to clear, the site said that the game was on.
It's almost an hour's drive from Valle del Oro in Mesa over to the Peoria Sports Complex in Peoria. We could see more and more blue sky as we drove, so we were feeling pretty good about the game. The field in Peoria was gorgeous today.
They are celebrating the twentieth year of the facility and it is in great shape --
The Mariners were playing the Oakland Athletics today. Hector Noesi was the lead-off pitcher for the Mariners and the A's just ate him alive! The wind was gusty and blowing towards the outfield. The A's got two two-base hits and three home runs in the first inning. And the poor Mariners couldn't buy a hit. We have watched Dustin Smoak since he first came up when we were in Arizona two years ago. We'd read that he was doing pretty good this year, but today he couldn't do anything...
By the start of the fourth inning, the clouds around us had gotten very dark and the lights were turned on. Then we started seeing flashes of lightning over beyond left field. The umpires immediately pulled the teams off the field and the ground crew started pulling out the tarp.
The wind gave the ground crew and their helpers a pretty tough time. They had trouble hanging on to it -- and keeping out from under it. About that time, it really started to pour. We thought it might just be a rain delay, but saw that the teams were not only leaving the dugouts, but were taking all their equipment with them...
Since the teams hadn't played a full five innings to make it a legal game, they later announced it would be considered a cancelled game. We should be able to trade our tickets in for another Spring Training game in the next couple of weeks.
It's almost an hour's drive from Valle del Oro in Mesa over to the Peoria Sports Complex in Peoria. We could see more and more blue sky as we drove, so we were feeling pretty good about the game. The field in Peoria was gorgeous today.
They are celebrating the twentieth year of the facility and it is in great shape --
The Mariners were playing the Oakland Athletics today. Hector Noesi was the lead-off pitcher for the Mariners and the A's just ate him alive! The wind was gusty and blowing towards the outfield. The A's got two two-base hits and three home runs in the first inning. And the poor Mariners couldn't buy a hit. We have watched Dustin Smoak since he first came up when we were in Arizona two years ago. We'd read that he was doing pretty good this year, but today he couldn't do anything...
By the start of the fourth inning, the clouds around us had gotten very dark and the lights were turned on. Then we started seeing flashes of lightning over beyond left field. The umpires immediately pulled the teams off the field and the ground crew started pulling out the tarp.
The wind gave the ground crew and their helpers a pretty tough time. They had trouble hanging on to it -- and keeping out from under it. About that time, it really started to pour. We thought it might just be a rain delay, but saw that the teams were not only leaving the dugouts, but were taking all their equipment with them...
Since the teams hadn't played a full five innings to make it a legal game, they later announced it would be considered a cancelled game. We should be able to trade our tickets in for another Spring Training game in the next couple of weeks.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
A Chilly Chili Thursday
We could hear melting snow dripping off of Auntie Violet's roof most of the night last night. This morning there was no trace of last night's snow. But it was chilly, very chilly. There were clouds of various shapes and colors floating around all day. Some of them were dark and looked like rain, but we didn't get anymore of that today either.
I read in this morning's Arizona Republic that last night's snow was the first measurable snow in Phoenix/Mesa since 1990! Evidently skiffs of snow are not that unusual, but it's been a lot of years since there has been enough to actually measure.
The Mariners actually were able to practice outside today. Their Facebook page had pictures of them doing their exercises on the field under some ominous looking clouds. Tomorrow is Opening Day for the Cactus League Spring Training games. Hopefully, it will warm up enough next week for us to go and enjoy some games.
Our friend Juni stopped by with a container of chili for our dinner tonight. She's doing a very good job of spoiling us! Tom said they thought it was pretty bland and not at all spicy, but it did have a bit of a bite to it. It was very good with soda crackers.
I read in this morning's Arizona Republic that last night's snow was the first measurable snow in Phoenix/Mesa since 1990! Evidently skiffs of snow are not that unusual, but it's been a lot of years since there has been enough to actually measure.
The Mariners actually were able to practice outside today. Their Facebook page had pictures of them doing their exercises on the field under some ominous looking clouds. Tomorrow is Opening Day for the Cactus League Spring Training games. Hopefully, it will warm up enough next week for us to go and enjoy some games.
Our friend Juni stopped by with a container of chili for our dinner tonight. She's doing a very good job of spoiling us! Tom said they thought it was pretty bland and not at all spicy, but it did have a bit of a bite to it. It was very good with soda crackers.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
A Peaceable Sunday
We had good intentions of going to church in Glendale this morning, but I was not feeling well this morning, so we just decided to stay at home. We've had a very quiet day, mostly just reading the papers and a couple of books, doing puzzles and snacking.
We had watched Day 2 of the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) yesterday evening, but CBSsports repeated it this afternoon and then went on to Day 3 and the Finals. Basically we had almost five hours of bull riding to watch. As long as we were laying low, it was a good way to spend the late afternoon and evening. Especially since it was the Bulls 9 and the Cowboys 0 in the Final!
It was another delightfully warm day here in Mesa. It was actually warm enough last night to sleep without blankets. But, it sounds like we are going to be blessed with more rain in the middle of next week. I don't care for the rain, but it bodes well for the prospect of desert flowers in the next month or so.
We had watched Day 2 of the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) yesterday evening, but CBSsports repeated it this afternoon and then went on to Day 3 and the Finals. Basically we had almost five hours of bull riding to watch. As long as we were laying low, it was a good way to spend the late afternoon and evening. Especially since it was the Bulls 9 and the Cowboys 0 in the Final!
It was another delightfully warm day here in Mesa. It was actually warm enough last night to sleep without blankets. But, it sounds like we are going to be blessed with more rain in the middle of next week. I don't care for the rain, but it bodes well for the prospect of desert flowers in the next month or so.
Friday, February 15, 2013
Registrations
I've spent part of today on the computer getting registered for the Mennonite Church USA convention which will be in Phoenix the first week in July. Once you go through the registration process, you get to go the the housing portion of the web-site and get your hotel reservations.
It actually is a pretty efficient process, but I was not able to get the reservation I needed. I emailed the folks at the Conference office and got a suggestion of how to change the request. After playing around with dates and room requests, I was able to get the room reservation we needed. I really appreciate having the kind of folks in the office who are so helpful!
We made a quick Costco run this morning and for the first time ever that I can remember, we actually got out of a Costco with a bill that was only two figures! Of course, the fact that they were out of Starbucks K-cups probably helped!
It's finally gotten warm in Mesa again. I think it was in the high seventies today with beautiful sunshine. Today was the third day of Spring Training in Peoria for the Mariners. Maybe they brought the nice weather with them?
It actually is a pretty efficient process, but I was not able to get the reservation I needed. I emailed the folks at the Conference office and got a suggestion of how to change the request. After playing around with dates and room requests, I was able to get the room reservation we needed. I really appreciate having the kind of folks in the office who are so helpful!
We made a quick Costco run this morning and for the first time ever that I can remember, we actually got out of a Costco with a bill that was only two figures! Of course, the fact that they were out of Starbucks K-cups probably helped!
It's finally gotten warm in Mesa again. I think it was in the high seventies today with beautiful sunshine. Today was the third day of Spring Training in Peoria for the Mariners. Maybe they brought the nice weather with them?
Friday, December 21, 2012
Auntie Violet's Day
Today was finally Auntie Violet's long awaited wash and wax day. We had planned to get the job done as soon as we arrived in Mesa. But first we needed to get the roof sealed, which we did get done. Then we needed to let the roof fix cure for a week before we dared to have a pressure washer near it.
Joe from ASAP Mobile Repair Service recommended his friend Ryan who owned Renegade Mobile Detailing as a good person to hire. This morning a little after eleven, Ryan and his employee arrived.
Ryan said that he had originally had a bricks and mortar shop as well, but as the economy went south, he down-sized to just his mobile unit.
While Ryan started washing Auntie Violet with the pressure washer, his helper was up on the ladder scrubbing away --
After washing and rinsing the rig, they started the waxing and buffing job --
By the time they finished, Auntie Violet was glistening in the sunlight --
It took the two of them a little over four hours of pretty intense work, but they got the job done. And Auntie Violet is very happy!
Joe from ASAP Mobile Repair Service recommended his friend Ryan who owned Renegade Mobile Detailing as a good person to hire. This morning a little after eleven, Ryan and his employee arrived.
Ryan said that he had originally had a bricks and mortar shop as well, but as the economy went south, he down-sized to just his mobile unit.
While Ryan started washing Auntie Violet with the pressure washer, his helper was up on the ladder scrubbing away --
After washing and rinsing the rig, they started the waxing and buffing job --
By the time they finished, Auntie Violet was glistening in the sunlight --
It took the two of them a little over four hours of pretty intense work, but they got the job done. And Auntie Violet is very happy!
Monday, December 10, 2012
Monday Chores
One of the things I really like about Valle del Oro is that Mesa, Arizona really believes in recycling. Just about everything but food, styrofoam and food stained paper goes into their recycling bins. Each site gets one big recycling bin - twice the size of the garbage one - that is collected every two weeks. Today was collection day. We had to take our blue bin across to the other side of the street --
What a sight to see all of the blue bins lined up along the street ready for pick-up --
We went over to the Activity Office to arrange for newspaper delivery. While we were out, we decided we just had to deal with the very dusty, dirty Toad II. I checked on the GPS and found a car wash that was just a mile away from the park --
They had a very busy, very conscientious crew that really worked Toad II over --
Inside and out --
She was primped and polished. All of the rain and road grime disappeared --
Juni and Tom came over for a bit this evening. Juni said Toad II looked brand new!
What a sight to see all of the blue bins lined up along the street ready for pick-up --
We went over to the Activity Office to arrange for newspaper delivery. While we were out, we decided we just had to deal with the very dusty, dirty Toad II. I checked on the GPS and found a car wash that was just a mile away from the park --
They had a very busy, very conscientious crew that really worked Toad II over --
Inside and out --
She was primped and polished. All of the rain and road grime disappeared --
Juni and Tom came over for a bit this evening. Juni said Toad II looked brand new!
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