Visiting Family in Dillsburg

Friday 15 November 2019

A really nice day cool but lots of sunshine.  After a quick breakfast I headed out to visit with Norman and Pat while Diane did laundry, cleaned and straightened up the Moho.  Pat had her grandson (Nathan I think) visiting so I headed down to the tree farm.  Norman just started his work day.  He says now at 86 or so he can only work 5 or 6 hours a day.  He says he started slowing down a little once he hit 80. We had a really nice visit, took a golf cart ride around the farm and caught up with all the meds we are taking.  Eventually we both got hungry and with diabetes we had to go eat.  By the time I returned Diane had everything cleaned up.  We meet Lynn and Rick at The Greystone in Dillsburg for dinner and made a evening of I,t didn't get home until 9:30.  And yes I was out after dark.  

Saturday 16 November 2019

We were up early (7ish) dressed and on our way to an estate auction by 8:15.  A cool, windy November day we figured not many people would show up. Wrong.  Remembering we live in the Moho the first thing I bought was a 3 gal crock(I don't know why).  After Diane berated me for some time I bought a box of Smurf glasses (for Shari) and finally Diane got in on the action with a box of salt and pepper shakers in a box of stuff with a Roseville bowl in it.  I guess she didn't want me to hog up all the available space. Once we got home we repacked our purchases and made a trip to the storage unit which is already full. It was early evening until we got everything stored.  And after standing in the cold and wind all day we were exhausted.  Dinner and off to bed.

Sunday 17 November 2019

For the first time this season we ran out of propane at 7am instead of the usual 3am.  That worked out good, I went and got propane while Diane packed for her trip.  She had to go to Wellsboro today for her doctor appointment on Monday.  It was just easier for her to stay in a hotel for one night than to drive the Moho up and back.  She headed out just before lunch so she could shop a few places on the way up.  As for me, she left me and Rudy home alone without a vehicle or any supervision. Just me, a box of ice cream and bag of pretzels.  Oh darn.

Monday 18 November2019

Rudy and I got up and just couldn't finish the ice cream, so we had left over Jambalaya for breakfast. Diane was done at the doctors and on her way by 10am.  She wanted to stop at Bed Bath and Beyond on the way through Selinsgrove  only to find out the store is closed.  Rudy and I had most everything cleaned up by the time she arrived.  We talked for awhile and finally came up with a plan for hunting  season.  Now that Kate and Tony have gone to Florida for the winter we needed to come up with a new plan.   I'm heading up to Ben's cabin for bear hunting with the gang(Ben, Logan, Lorin, Ken and his son). Then after Thanksgiving we will take the Moho up for a week of deer hunting. We are hoping it is not to cold.

Tuesday 19 November 2019

With hunting plans made it is time to get ready.  We started by having breakfast at the West Shore farmers market, picked up a few things, then over to Karns for a few more things, next was the Outdoor Warehouse for a sleeping bag and then back home.  After lunch we sorted through hunting stuff trying to separate what I need for this weekend and we what we don't need until deer hunting.  That was not easy in the confines of the Moho so we used the picnic table, chairs and the tail gate to sort the stuff outside.  I sprayed our boots with waterproofing and just hoping when I get dressed Saturday morning I have everything I need.  It was a relatively nice day so we did chicken on the grill.

Wednesday 20 November 2019

Still planning/getting ready for this weekend.  We decided it would be easier to rent a car for the weekend than to try to squeeze in with someone for the ride up.  Diane made car reservation then headed  to the laundromat to do hunting clothes. When she returned we headed out for todays errands first was the wine store, storage unit to pay the bill, Mel's to pick up crock pot, tree farm for a tree for Shari, back to storage unit for tree box, Lobar's to check out FedEx pick up spot and then home.  And we forgot to get bread for dinner so Diane headed back out. We got the tree stuffed into the box and taped shut. Hope it holds up until it gets to Colorado.  We are both wearing out early.  Fish for dinner and keep organizing/packing for the hunting trip.

The tree we picked out for Shari is on the left, but we only took the top 5 feet.  That's the size of the box for mailing.