Somethings gotta give

 Tuesday 24 September 2024

   Happy part first. I went to Sunnyside Pastries to pick up a pie we were getting for Bev, planning on having the Moho back today, but that didn't happen.  Lynne came down and went to Root's Farm Market with Diane.  I met them for lunch at the Market. There was a Louisiana (style) food vendor there and I tried the Cajun Combo, kind of a blend of gumbo, and etouffee with beans and rice all mixed together.  It was good but not much seafood.  The girls had perogies.  After lunch they went back shopping, I walked around a bit, looked at some old coins and headed back home. On the way back the RV shop sent me a picture of the Moho all taped and ready for the paint shop. OH YEA!  Diane made it back around 3pm and sent Bev's pie home with Lynne, which was delivered safely.  It was either that or we would have to eat it ourselves. 😏 Diane picked up dinner at the market called "million-dollar chicken" it was pretty good.

Wednesday 25 September 2024

    Today was a regroup day. Changing our reservations both here and at Dillsburg is wearing our patience's awfully thin. 😖 The RV shop sent a picture of the Moho with one coat of paint and being taped for the second. So, I ask if would be done Friday.  They answered with 'it should come out of the paint shop' tomorrow.  I asked again and they said not "confident about Friday but Monday for sure." We changed all our reservations to leave here Saturday with the Moho. Now changing again to leave Monday.  I'm eating a lot of Tums!!

Thursday 26 September 2024

    Trying to occupy a few remaining brain cells, we headed out for an all-day adventure.

This is what we see when we are leaving!! 

  Really not much of an adventure, went to the Credit Union, wine store and hit one antique store (beside the liquor

Found some nice things,

store) before having lunch at The Park Place Diner.  The food and service were both good. After lunch we made another run on the antique stores.  Today started the famous Adamstown Antique Extravaganzas with most dealers offering 20 to 50% off.  The really nice items were only 10% but we found several items we needed for the storage unit. 😏😂😁

   Like all good things, it came to an end with a called from the RV shop. At 3:30pm I texted them.  They said it would be out of the paint shop first thing on Friday. I ask when it would be done, they said after it comes out of paint shop it needs to be buffed and pass QC. We are still hoping to get it Monday!

at decent prices.

Friday 27 September 2024

    You will not believe today.  It all started out ok we had a quick breakfast and packed Diane up to go to Lynne's this afternoon.  She is being sworn in as an Elks member on Saturday at 8:30 am (yes in the morning).  Around 11am they texted they missed a spot on the wheel well and it needs to go back to paint shop. she would text me as soon as she had an update. 😠😡 Words cannot explain our feelings. 

    So, Diane and I went out for lunch to the Ephrata Diner. Nothing special and we were too upset to enjoy it anyway. Back to the apartment dropped me off and Diane headed to Lynne's.  They did a little shopping Picked up some Thai for dinner and went home.

   Meanwhile back at the ranch The RV shop never called.  I waited until almost 4pm before I texted the RV shop. They now are thinking Tuesday or Wednesday next week.  Well, I just lost it!!!  I texted back "that was unacceptable, and I was picking it up one way or another on Monday" I was so mad!  Then I texted Diane to call me when she can, but in my angry rage I mistakenly sent to the RV shop. 😕 But the RV shop did call and after going back and forth a few times I just reiterated I needed it Monday by lunch. 

   So, at this point we have no idea what we will find on Monday!

Saturday 28 September 2024

   Diane was up, showered and on her way to the Elk's by 8:00.  The ceremony/swearing in lasted until 11:00. WOW She did however get a free lunch out of it. She stopped to have a Starbucks coffee with Lynne before coming back. She got back around 2 o'clock.

   I've been binge watching ' Last Alaskans' and managed to get quite a few episodes in the past two days. 

   Now, about are luck!  We settled in, talked a bit and started happy hour just a little late. We had burgers, fresh corn on the cob and fresh tomatoes on the menu for dinner. "Life is grand" I started the grill while Diane prepped the corn. I went over to clean the grill and @#$%*& I am out of propane.  Now I always keep a spare little green bottle of propane for just such an occasion. It is in the Moho!😣  Leftovers for dinner. P.S. with wine!

Sunday 29 September 2024

   We must be getting old, sipping our second cup of coffee we agreed to a nice breakfast on the grill and just relax a bit.  Now, wait for it ......... I went to start the grill!  You know no one filled the tank last night. We laughed!😂 Diane made us egg sandwiches.  Then I went for propane. 

   Still laughing we went to the New Cloister restaurant for lunch.  Diner type food, it was OK. Went to two more antique stores before heading home. Planning once again for burgers and corn for dinner.

Tomorrow should be interesting!

   

A little antiquing

Friday 20 September 2024

   Quick breakfast and we were off to the Green Dragon Farmers Market.  My first time there and I couldn't believe how big it was and how much food was available. Spent several hours, made a few purchases and then it was lunch time. I found a seafood vender and ordered a fried oyster sandwich, Yum.  Diane finally located the pretzel stand and had a pretzel dog. We walked around some more until we covered the whole place (I think). Back to rescue Rudy took him for a nice walk before going out for dinner. I was hungry for seafood Diane found Kyma's seafood.  We started with a glass of wine, Diane ordered grilled scallops with mushrooms, and I got the seafood platter, everything was stuffed with crab, both were great, service was good, wine was excellent, and we were not rushed at all.

The Green Dragon is huge and no we didn't get through it all, we just made a good attempt!!

Saturday 21 September 2024

    I made honky eggs for breakfast. Then off to do some serious antiquing. First was Mother Tucker the most reasonably priced. Picked up two items. Lunch was next getting a recommendation from the antique store clerk; we went to Two Cousins Pizza. Diane had a wrap, I had salad with shrimp both were good. We hit three more stores. One the Oley Valley Architectural Antiques was quite unique.  The place was huge (3 buildings, we were in 1) and so was the merchandise.  Old bars, counters from drug stores, old pillars, stained glass etc. very expensive but interesting to walk through. If only we had a mansion and lots of money. 

   Back home burgers, wine and a long walk for Rudy

Sunday 22 September 2024

  Diane did a load of laundry. And while waiting she was trying to figure out what I did yesterday evening to our email account. One by one as we turned on email this morning everything back to 2019 was gone.  Open up email and just watch as hundreds got deleted. I didn't remember doing anything and we couldn't stop it.  Oh well, hope we don't need any of them.

 

Nostalgia for Brad!!

Then we were off for some more antiquing. First was Renninger's. The place is huge. We parked and just walked around the building.  It is only open Sundays and let me tell you it would take a good 4 or 5 hours to do it justice. It was lunch time. Diane found this quaint little place in Stoudtburg Village called The Village Cafe (not to creative) we sat down waited 20 minutes or so, listened to the guy beside us complain to the server about his food and then we got up and left. Place looked nice and had a nice menu, but nobody waited on us.  The next place was much better.  The Columbie Kettle Works, we split a wrap of turkey, ham and cheddar with black pepper bacon jam on it. It was delicious. The jam gave it a very unique taste.  And I had cup of seafood jumbo, oh yum. Then off to another one or two antique stores. Diane finally found a salt and pepper set she couldn't live without. 

   Back to the apartment leftovers for dinner. I took her car down to garage and walked back just around a mile. Good exercise!

The restaurant was nice and the food delicious!!

Monday 23 September 2024

  Decided to stay home today and start organizing to get out here. Plus, it has rained most of the day. I texted the RV shop at 9am. Lunch came and went. We picked up the car, Diane went to the grocery store, and I went back to the apartment. 2:00 pm and still no word about the Moho. Called at 3pm no answer straight to voicemail. 😖 Finally received a text from the RV shop at 5pm.  Guess what!! Things didn't go as planned and the Moho did not make it to the paint booth😡😡😖on Friday and may not be done on Wednesday!!😞😩😢
   Wine for dinner!

The Ups and Downs

Saturday 14 September 2024

   The beautiful early fall weather continues.  The burnt yellow leaves from the walnut tree next door flutter down all day long.  A sure sign of cooler weather ahead. But for today I cleaned up the apartment, vacuumed and made a grocery store run in anticipation for Diane returning. I grabbed a salad from the grocery store for lunch thinking I'll eat a good lunch.  It was a good salad but an hour after eating I was sick. I'm guessing they must have used a preservative on the lettuce.  Eventfully the gas and bloating passed, and I managed another bike ride.
    I got back Rudy and I were trying to decide what we want for dinner, hot dogs or sausages when the phone rings.  WOO WHO it is Diane, and she is on her way home 😀😁seems Lynne and Rick got back early. Good news for Rudy and me.  She pulled in Rudy ran out jumping, licking and making little whining and grunting noises, he was so happy to see her, and I was too of course. Some wine, burgers on the grill and we are a happy family.

Sunday 15 September 2024

   Breakfast on the grill first time in over a week.  But the honeymoon didn't last long.  After breakfast we got back to the grind, sorted mail, paid bills, Diane went to the grocery store.  She picked up a rotisserie chicken from Wies market for lunch, I picked it, and we had it for lunch, it just didn't have any flavor.  Wasn't bad but wasn't good either. I went for another bike ride, and she did dishes and laundry.  Boy, it is good to have her back. 😏 

Monday 16 September 2024

   And so, another crazy week begins! 😓 I left the house at 06:30 heading to Wellsboro to have a tooth pulled and pick up my dentures. Made it there just in time for my 11am appointment.  In and out just over 1 hour. Next stop was the cabin for a pair of boots to hike up Norman's hill and replace batteries in the trail cam. Back down to the truck and hightailed it back to the apartment. One stop for gas ($2.85 in Lewisburg) and I was home by 5:30. Just in time for happy hour. What a long day (11 hours) traffic was heavy but no accidents.  It took two glasses of wine just to calm down. Diane was bored to tears just sitting around waiting for me to get back. But tomorrow is her turn in a vehicle. She did manage to get a few items packed to get out of here on Saturday. 

Tuesday 17 September 2024

   Today Diane is in the car all day.  She left around 10am drove to Elizabethville to pick up some auction items, stopped for lunch in Berrysburg, on to Selinsgrove to check out a Moho and finally to Kate's place arriving around 4:30.  She pulled in and half an hour later her and Kate were back in the car going to Galeton for dinner.  The place was closed for some unknown reason. Back to the Perma Stone Inn for dinner, food was ok. They made it home by 8pm. She was worn out and has to do it again tomorrow.
   Rudy and I didn't do anything.  My jaw is still sore😩 so it was rest and pain pills😏 most of the day. I also managed to get a small box of items packed up. Getting anxious to get the Moho back. 

Brad always threatened Kate that he was going to start buying her pigs to collect.... she found this one in her house and figured I planted it there for Brad.  😆

Wednesday 18 September 2024

    Diane left Kate's at 10am (see a pattern) heading to her doctor's office in Corning. She was in and out in just a few minutes (appointment was 11:30).  Stopped for wine (much cheaper in NY), then lunch, next gas and a few bathroom stops and she was home by 5:30. Her butt was really dragging two days in a row.😐. And the car was just covered with Tioga County dirt. She flopped in the lawn chair outside and had a refreshing glass of wine.
    I waited until the first glass of wine was gone to give her the bad news. What she didn't know yet was just before she arrived the Maria (from the RV shop) called.  You guessed it......the Moho will NOT be done this week. 😟😠😡. Maybe Tuesday or Wednesday but for sure by Thursday.  No use getting mad, it is what it is. Can't change how long it takes to do the painting. What a disappointment.
   We did have steaks and mushrooms for dinner. This was supposed to be a celebration (getting Moho back) instead we celebrate another week in the apartment.

Thursday 19 September 2024

   Now that we're not leaving, we have a bunch of things to rearrange. Scheduled her car for an oil change, extended our stay at the Airbnb, changed reservations in Dillsburg, wash the car and restock the pantry.  We have been eating what we had so we wouldn't have so much to pack and carry back to the Moho but now we are out of food.  I went washed the car, came back then had to go to the Dollar store and Diane did the grocery store run and most of the phone calls. We are just so let down about the Moho.
   We were supposed to go out for dinner, we just don't feel like it anymore.

Coming back to life, us and the Moho!!

 Monday 9 September 2024

   Life goes on sick or not.  I'm feeling somewhat better and there are things I need to fix. Last week the check "transmission light" came on it the truck.  Second time this year. I found a Ford dealer just down the road. I drove over this morning with two lights flashing on the dash.  Besides the transmission light the tire pressure sensor failure light was flashing.  Well, we all know we don't have lights anymore they are symbols 😒 that I had to look up in the owner's manual.  After talking with a service advisor, we schedule the truck for service tomorrow.

   That out of the way I stopped at an antique store on way back to the apartment. It was a big antique mall lots and lots of vendors just not much fun alone. Back home walked Rudy and leftovers for dinner.

    Diane finished her drug regiment but still very tired, feeling a little better just weak and tired. 

Tuesday 10 September 2024

    Good and bad of concierge service. The good, they picked the truck up at 8am and returned it around 3:30.  The bad, all day stuck in the apartment with no vehicle. They flushed out the transmission hopefully that will work.

   Tired of living alone already.  More leftovers.

Wednesday 11 September 2024

    We were supposed to go the RV show today but Diane is just feeling better, and we didn't want to tire

her out. So, we met at T.J. Rockwell's in Elizabethtown.  Another wonderful day for touring around but settled for lunch. We had a good meal, Diane had the fish tacos, and I had BBQ sliders and baked tomato soup.  Both were very good.  I took a different way home and found another antique store (surprise right) they are everywhere down here.  This one was more reclaimed wood (old shutters, barn boards etc.) with regular antiques mixed in.

   Back home walked Rudy, yet more leftovers for dinner.

Brad got to go 
antiquing!!

Thursday 12 September 2024

    Today I went down to the RV shop to check on the progress of the repairs. Went down the turnpike route 202 and rt 100, a little longer but almost all 4 lanes.  Looking for a better way to get the Mohon back up without narrow winding roads.  I arrived about 11:30 it is only 50 miles but takes 1hr 45 min on the back roads. throw in a stop for gas and it is a two-hour trip. They had the passenger seat removed, cut a hole in the wall and were working on rewiring. I tried to turn on the inside light and battery was dead. Had to use a flashlight. Back on the road by 12:30

     As requested by my superior I stopped for marinated mushrooms on my way back. And just my luck

We have STEPS!!

there was a sandwich shop just across the street. Feeling obligated to help the local merchants I walked across and got a sandwich. 😁  

     Back to the house walked Rudy.  I tried to eat the leftover fish, but I think it was bad, so I ate the last three leftover wings. Diane has been gone 6 days; all the rest of the leftovers were trashed. 

   Diane did get out to follow up on her application at the Elk's.  She applied back in May but never heard anything more. The Elk's though she had been approved and not sworn in. They were apologetic and she is back on track. She stopped for lunch and did some shopping on her way back.

Friday 13 September 2024

  The weather has been great all week long.  This is the second week straight of just perfect sunny fall weather.  Last week we were sick, this week at two different locations.  The highlight of the days are going to grocery store and brief shopping trips. Today is no exception.  I went out for lunch, stopped for 4 things at the grocery store and then the dollar general for my creamer.  Oh Yea! 😒 After all that excitement I loaded up my bike and went for a ride.  First in over a week. That felt good.

   Can't wait to have Diane return and then get our Moho back.  Time to start planning for the fall camping schedule.

SICK all week

Thursday 6 September 2024

   I don't have a test kit, but now I'm sick!  Not near as bad as Diane, but a sore throat and a nasty cough. I went to the store picked up some green tea and back home. Diane did make dinner tonight baked chicken with spinach and mushrooms.  That pretty much wore her out for the night.

Friday 7 September 2024

   Diane was supposed to go to Lynne's today but decided to wait until tomorrow.  No need to contact anyone we don't have to. It was my turn to do dinner (picked up wings) and that wore me out.

Saturday 8 September2024

   We are feeling just a bit better.  Still have a nasty cough. Diane left for Lynne's about 9am. Rudy and I stayed here until noon. I needed to pick up some auction items in Halifax, so we left at noon.  Up to Halifax got my items and met Diane at Lynne's.  By the time we arrived, and ordered dinner we were wore out again. 

Sunday 9 September 2024

   The dogs had us up by 6:30. Took one out the back door, one out the front door and neither of us had any coffee yet. 😦 After some coffee we had breakfast sat around for an hour or two before I headed back to the apartment.

SUMMARY 

   This has been one for the nicest weeks of weather all year.   Great for touring around Lancaster County to all the antique stores, Amish shops, craft stores and winery's.  We had such great plans for our time here. And we had to get sick.😖😖 Hopefully it will get better!!

COVID HITS

 Sunday 1 September 2024,

    Woke up to cloudy skies and a light drizzle. Doesn't that just figure we are to go to a cookout at the Smedley's in Dillsburg.  We pretended not to notice and went about our morning. As the morning went on the rain kept picking up. By the time we left a steady light rain but amazingly 5 mile down the road it quit.  We took the slow and back roads through York and to Dillsburg. By the time we got there the sun was out and temperatures were on the way up.  It was a nice visit especially to see Chase and Kennedy playing and swimming. Shane didn't get there until 2:30 we had a short visit with him before heading over to Lynn and Rick's.
    We sat on their deck talked for a while before ordering pizza. The pizza showed up and we headed to the basement to eat and played a game of Mexican Train.  Diane ruled the board no one else was even close.  Around 10 we called it night planning on staying for breakfast before heading back.  When morning came Diane was not feeling good, headache, mild fever and scratchy throat. She got dressed said goodbye from across the room and we went back to the apartment. 

Monday 2 September 2024

    As soon as we were in the house, she took some pills and rested.  I went for my second bike ride made it 11miles. I don't want to push it too much until my butt get used to riding again. 😊 Very windy this afternoon to the point other bikers were actually kicking up some dust. I stopped to get a picture of the Cocalico creek, beautiful and very peaceful.

Brad crosses the
Cocalico Creek

    I made it back to the apartment Diane was still resting. Lynne sent a covid test kit with us and Diane finally tested.  Yep, she has covid.
   That was about it for today. I made dinner for us (warmed up leftovers) more pills for her and off to bed.

Tuesday 3 September 2024

   First full day of confirmed covid for Diane.  She got some Paxlovid from the doctor hopefully she can kick this early. She mostly sat around took pills and napped. I'm still feeling ok, went for bike ride this afternoon. The farmer by the rail to trail was out with his kubota tractor--with iron wheels that's just wrong. But what a beautiful day we had sunny almost 80 degrees.  The bike ride was about it for today.  I had to make dinner again😩 take out from Gus's restaurant, not to difficult.

Sitting outside

Wednesday 4 September 2024

   Day two with covid. Diane appears to be coming around just a bit.  Yogurt for breakfast. Diane is sticking with her plan, drugs, nap and eat repeat. We are watching more TV in a day than we normally watch in a week.  I went for a bike ride; it may have been a bit much 4 days in a row. By the time I returned to the truck my throat was a bit scratchy.  But I made it. Diane made baked fish and had a little appetite, first in three days.  Cleaned up the kitchen and we were both in bed by 9:30. Hope we kick this sickness soon.

   

Some much needed down time.

 Thursday 29 August 2024

   Finally, a day to relax! We had breakfast on the grill, pancakes and sausage. We took it easy all day. Diane went to the grocery store and a goods store (.5 miles) where she found a purse she liked 😄, but didn't buy it😔. She came home put the groceries away. Went for a walk and we were sitting here planning dinner that uncontrollable urge hit! And just like that she was in the car going to get that purse.
   Rudy and I walked down Main Street and found where the rail to trail parking lot was.  Turns out it is just three spots beside an apartment building.😟They were all full, surprise. I'll have to find another spot to park.
   Chicken on the grill and the day was over.

Brad found the 
Bike path.

Friday 30 August 2024

   Breakfast on the grill again, mushroom and cheese omelet. It was good! Lynne drove down, picked up Diane and they were off to the Green Dragon farm market. They were gone for quite a while and returned with a bunch of fresh vegetables and other goodies. Seems they had a great time.
   Rudy and I stayed home did dishes, laundry and cleaned up the apartment.  I did manage to get an update from the repair shop. They had to remove the passenger seat and loosen a wall panel to find wiring connections.  At least we are making progress. I'll get another update on Wednesday.

Saturday 31 August 2024

   Not much happening today! Diane spent most of the afternoon cleaning, chopping and cooking the vegetables she bought at the market.  I finally made it to the bike trail.  This was the first ride since February of 2022. I made it almost 9 miles, I thought that was good for the first ride. Back to the apartment showered and had a glass of wine before we had dinner. Deer tenderloin stuffed with jalapeno peppers, cream cheese and wrapped in bacon. One of our favorites!!😋

Our Grill Area!!