A Beautiful Fall

 Friday 18 October 2024

    Diane cleaned up Moho while I hunted (she has all the fun).  I came back for lunch.  Diane went to grocery store while Rudy and I rested a bit 😏 and when she got back, I went out for the evening hunt. Nothing.  Winnie stopped in for a short visit.  Diane did manage to make stuffed acorn squash for dinner and of course a fire this evening. The acorn squash we don't have very often but it seems like a comforting meal this time of year.

Saturday 19 October 2024

    Worked on insurance info all morning then headed to QQs for lunch with Dave and Winnie.  We sat and talked for about 2 hours.  Brad and Diane headed to TSC for a blue water filter, got a lottery ticket then headed home for Brad to going hunting.  He decided no hunting (to warm) and just picked up his tree stand and came home.  We had hog maw sausages for dinner and our last fire at Ives Run for the year. The tree color is still magnificent.

Our last fire of the year at Ives Run.  

Sunday 20 October 2024 

    Time to move to the next campground. We are only going 20 miles so a slow lazy morning. Diane made us a nice, cooked breakfast. The only thing we had to do was send an email to the RV shop. It took two hours to sort through the different quotes, bills, texts, and email to figure it all out and I'm not sure we really did understand it all. But anyway, what a beautiful day.  Clear skies, lots of sunshine and of course the delightful fall foliage. Dave and Winnie stopped in to say goodbye and wish us safe travels. And by 2 we were packed and ready to pull out.  I had the Moho towing the car and Diane had the truck. I went straight to the campground and Diane stopped for some groceries on her way.  I arrived at the Rusty Cannon campground, got out to check out our site and somehow locked myself out. 😠😖 I had to get the ladder off the back of the Moho and crawl through the driver's window. Luckly, I left that open. I unhooked the car, parked the Moho and put the ladder back on the rack.

    Now Diane pulls in, we unload the groceries, and I begin to tell her the story.  And the "know it all she is" she says laughing, why didn't you use the keyless entry!!😁 We laughed so hard!!  Burger on the grill.

Our new camp site for the week...not bad.  

Monday 21 October 2024

    Yesterday when we left Ives Run the windshield blind did not go up all the way. 😟 And when we parked the indicator panel said we have no electric, although we do have 50-amp service. So today priorities got some what rearranged. The blind was first on the list can't drive with the shade down. 😏 Diane downloaded the instruction and seemed easy, find the limit adjustment button and follow the instructions 10-minute job.  So, I started looking for the button. After an hour of searching, prying stuff apart sticking my hand in corners I couldn't see in, I finally pulled a bundle of wiring out from behind the molding, I found it!  And it only took about 5 minutes to fix, once we found the button. By now it was noon, and we had a lot to get done.

    I made an appointment to get my bike fixed, to get the DEF gauge fixed, and called the RV shop one more time. Then over to the cabin picked up my tree stand and took it up Norman's hill.

    Diane went to do laundry; she is getting tired of that. Picked up a bear license and stopped at the post office only to find out it is closed for repairs; seems someone smashed their car through the front wall. She came home and we washed her car and finally had a moment to relax and enjoy some wine.  Steak and shrimp for dinner. YUM!!

Losing the color! 😞

Tuesday 22 October 2024

   Another beautiful fall day. A light frost this morning, but clear skies and sunshine, the temp warmed up to 75. Diane was up early and was out the door by 7:00 AM headed to a Dr's appointment, Ouch! I washed and scrubbed the front half of the Moho.  By now I was running low on rags, so I put them in the washer.  If they didn't spin right didn't matter, I could just hang them outside. I finished just before lunch, went in to check the rags in the washer.... it ran just fine. 😕

   Diane got back, we had lunch and then I headed to Wellsboro for a dentist appointment, drop off my bike and pick up her prescription. By the time I returned Diane had cleaned up the Moho and ran a load of laundry and it worked perfectly. 😐Ham steak for dinner.

The Shirks visit Tioga County

Monday 7 October 2024

 We wanted to get on the road early but until we finished packing and hit the road it was 10:00.  Brad headed straight to Hackett and Son to get the Moho inspected.  He unhooked the car, and we met at the campground.  Seemed awfully funny sitting at our camp site without a camper. 😏 We chatted a while then back to the garage to drop off the truck and pick up the camper.  Diane visited with Dave and Winnie until about 5:10, Brad returned home with the camper by 5:20.  Parked, set up, Burgers for dinner.

Tuesday 8 October 2024

   The day started out nicely, scrapple and eggs for breakfast then over to get the truck. With all three vehicles now inspected we set out to run some errands.  Brad went to Bens to load up hunting supplies for archery season.  I went to Wellsboro for cash, wine, lunch, Rite Aid and Weis markets.
  Now the day turned to crap. 😐 Ran a load of laundry and when I took it out it was still soaked. It ran but apparently not spinning correctly. Tired a couple different things, turned it off/unplugged, checked drain filter remove some debris.  Tried it and it worked. Next load didn't work. 😠 
   Chicken with sliced tomato for dinner.

Wednesday 9 October 2024

    Another fun day! Yogurt for breakfast, and Diane headed off for a haircut at 8:00 am.  I don't know why she does this to herself.😀 Winnie came down to visit for a while Brad researched and worked all morning on the washer.  No Luck.
    After lunch Diane sorted winter/summer clothes, it's cold and all our warm stuff was packed underneath. The rest of our spare time we called the insurance company, RV shop, bank, and a realtor.
   After all that we went to Dinner with Dave and Winnie at Rotsells. We had a nice time catching up with each other.

Thursday 10 October 2024

   Diane had to take laundry to town, oh how she enjoys the laundromat! 😕 I went to the cabin and mowed, then up Norman's hill to trim briers and relocate the trail cam. I returned just as Lynne and Rick arrived about 3:30. They got set up, I got cleaned up just in time to enjoy ham loaf for dinner and of course a fire. We all sat by the fire enjoying good conversation until Rick and I headed to bed around 9:30. The girls stayed up and of course got beautiful view of the aroura borealis, just my luck!

Friday 11 October 2024

   We spent most of the day in Corning NY.  Walked around for a while before having lunch at Mooney's famous for Mac and Cheese. We all had some flavor of Mac and Cheese, and we all had leftovers. The special meal award went to Rick. He ordered fried fish, it was sooo big.  I think he got three meals out of it.  Then we walked through town a bit more, had a quick stop at Wegmans before heading home. Leftovers for dinner.

Saturday 12 October 2024

   Lynne made us all breakfast scrapple, eggs, and toast the whole works. Lynne and Diane went to Wellsboro to check it out and to do a little leaf looking.  Rick and Brad did a little hike through the woods scouting for some deer sign. Back home Rick set up his Clam (an enclosed canopy) we put in some lights, a heater and we had a nice warm patio area.  Grilled tenderloin and sweet potatoes for dinner and a game of Mexican train round out the night.

Sunday 13 October 2024

    Another cool cloudy and drizzly day. 😒 After a quick breakfast of yogurt, Diane cleaned up the Moho a bit, then salad and tomato sandwich for lunch.  Tired of just setting around we all got in the

Mini Cooper and off to famous brands in NY.  Brad got a jacket while Diane settled on a pair of gloves.  And no trip to NY is complete without hitting at least one winery.  And so, we did, we stopped at the Grist Iron Brewery (ok not a winery).  We all shared two famous and delicious soft pretzels with a glass of champagne.  Dinner at respective homes and Euchre in the evening.

Monday 14 October 2024

   Lynne and Rick worked all day. Diane was off to her new favorite spot "the laundromat" 😢, picked up some wine, groceries and filled up with gas. Took her most of the day.
   I went to Mansfield to get a propane heater for the cabin. Something you can turn on to get some quick heat, found one at Lowes.  Of course, they recommend a big propane tank, a 12-foot hose and a guard for around it which I did not buy.
   Lynne made shrimp fajitas for dinner they were oh so good, no leftovers tonight.  We dinned in the clam along with both dogs, so glad Rick had that.  Finished off the evening with a game of Farkle. 

Tuesday 15 October 2024

   Rick enjoyed another day at work.  While Lynne and Diane went to NY shopping TJ Maxx, and the GPC wine store the place is huge with a great selection of wines. I think Lynne just smiled when she walked in the place.
   I took my stand and went to check out one more hunting spot. I walked up the hill found lots of deer sign and the apple trees were full. So back down to the truck, get my stand and back up the hill to my tree. Back home cleaned up and we all headed to The Wellsboro House for dinner. The selections were surprising for Wellsboro, and we all enjoyed our meals.  Back home no fire tonight but did get a game of Farkle in.

Wednesday 16 October 2024 

   Rick worked, last day this week. I headed over to the cabin mowed the yard again, picked up warmer hunting clothes and up Norman's did a little scouting.  Lynne and Diane were off to Wellsboro about 1:00 checking out Dunham's, the Game Shop, with a quick stop at Weis markets.  Chicken Cordon blue casserole for dinner.  Fire at the Shirks but no clam to sit in tonight it is all packed up.

Thursday 17 October 2024

   Lynne and Rick packed and left about 9:00 am.  I headed down to my stand trying middle of the day hunting. Nothing!  Diane headed to the Laundromat, again, and we both arrived home about the same time.   We put clothes away and I hunted again in the evening.  I quit early so I could get home in time to make burgers, and of course a fire.

Summary of the Shirk visit. IT WAS GREAT! 
The weather was not so nice a lot of cool, cloudy and drizzly days but we persevered!
Rick got the award for biggest piece of fish ever seen. And the Clam was a life saver.
Lynne and Diane had the best luck won all the games we played and got to see the northern lights.
It was really nice to spend some time with family.

The morning fog was pretty.

Colorful tree beside
the Shirks

 

The Moho comes home!!

 Monday 30 September 2024

    We got up, had breakfast and made our plan to go to the RV shop about 10.  We stopped three quarters of the way down for an early lunch.  Diane picked a diner just off the highway in Newport, DE.  I always wonder what we will find.  Turned out to be a nice place and the food was good.

   Meanwhile The RV shop didn't call to say it would be done or not done or anything. I guess you could

This is the bill
she gave us....
something wrong?

say we were in a communication blackout. 😑 As we round the last corner and approach the shop, we are straining our eyes to see the Moho.  It is not out front. 😕 We go in, exchange pleasantries and our services rep walked out for lunch.  Another takes over and says she is working on the bill (wait till you see that) it will be a few minutes (now 12 noon). We walk around for a while, finally I ask if the Moho is done. It should be soon!  Diane leaves me there and heads home (Rudy is home alone) and I settle in to wait. Around 3pm our service rep comes out to tell me it will be ready in 20 minutes.  At 3:30 I'm heading into rush hour traffic on I295 and I 95, but I'm in the Moho and happy.  

   Pull into the apartment close to 5pm backed it up close to the door, turned off the engine and we had a big glass of wine. 🍷😁 The party didn't last long. We started hauling stuff out and loading up the Moho. The biggest thing was getting the refrigerator cool enough to bring our food out.  Another busy day tomorrow, check out time is 11am.

   What a long Day.

Tuesday 1 October 2024

   

    You can imagine what today was like!  Five weeks and 3 days in the apartment and had to clean it out in a day. Finished cleaning out the place we were just a little early. On the road at 10:30. Pulled into Walmar Manor 2ish and parked.  We started with a 2-week reservation but with all that happened we are down to 4 days. And in case you forgot we unloaded as much stuff from the Moho as we could and put it in storage. Once we were parked, I headed to the storage unit to get the ladder and other big items that were just inside the door and blocked the little bit of isle we had. Diane stopped at the grocery store on her way and then cleaned the Moho. Another day of pure exhaustion. Picked up wings from the Legion and called it a day.

One place we didn't
want lunch!!

Wednesday 2 October 2024

   We slept like rocks last night. Didn't wake up until after 7:00.  That felt wonderful!😊 The first full day in Dillsburg. First thing Diane did was cancel one night from our reservation at Ives Run to give us another day here. I walked around the Moho and started a list of items the repair did not do, no mud flap in the back, did not fix the DEF gauge, just name a few. So, we will be going back to get those items fixed. 😡😡Words cannot explain our frustration.

    Wednesday, Thursday and Friday were all about the same. We cleaned and repacked the Moho.  Diane shopped 5 or 6 stores replenishing the cupboards. We were out of the for Moho so long we forgot where stuff belonged.  I would look at an empty spot and would have to think "what am I missing" then I remembered I stored a bunch of containers at Ben's cabin. We will have to repack again once we get up north. We have been trying to visit some relatives while were here but so far, no luck. 

    Thursday afternoon Rudy quit walking almost completely.  Later that afternoon it was all he could do to go outside and pee.  We were extremely worried and started calling vets, no one could see us. I figured it was his hip.  I called Len to get a pain pill dosage, he wasn't home.  Len called back an hour later from Costa Rico.  Ground up a baby aspirin with his dinner. Worried sick we went to bed. 

Friday 4 October 2024

    We weren't the only one worried sick last night. We were abruptly awakened to the sound of Rudy puking in the bed.  I haven't ever seen Diane go from sound asleep to up and stripping the bed a less than a minute. 😁 By 6:20 we were sitting at the table having coffee.  At 6:30 Rudy barfed again right at her feet.  That did it she ran and hid in the bedroom while I cleaned it up. She is a sympathetic puker. The good news is that after Rudy was done throwing up, he started feeling better and moving better. 

   Diane went to the Lemoyne Market picking up some fresh veggies and a 3-course seafood combo for

A great Appetizer

dinner. The rest of the day she spent at the laundromat.

   By the time we were enjoying our shrimp, crab stuffed mushrooms and crab cakes, Rudy was running around having a great evening. We guess he ate something baaaad.😕

   The day ended well.

Saturday 5 October 2024

    Finally got to visit some family.  Diane went to see Chase and Kennedy and I visited with Bev.  Always good to see family. But we are running short on time. I would go to the storage unit then call

Such a cutie!!

Diane to see if what I was looking for was already in the Moho.  The storage unit is a mess.  We need to clean it out completely and reorganize the place. After putting stuff in and out, buying new and leaving things up at the cabin, I can find anything. 😟 I got frustrated and went back.

    Diane has the inside of the Moho pretty well organized, and we can actually find most everything. We had steak, mushrooms and a baked potato for dinner. It was a good ending to the day.

Sunday 6 October 2024

    Our last day in Dillsburg.  Diane spent the beautiful day with Lynne down at Biglerville Apple Festival just as happy as could be. 😀😁 I spent the day on the roof cleaning the edges and clearing the little rain gutters. 😢 Tired and wore out but I had the place packed up by the time she returned.  One last run to the storge unit for my bow and other hunting accessories which I did not find 😟 hope they are at the cabin.

    We made another brief visit to see the grandkids this evening. Shane and Morgan are so busy we have to squeeze a visit when available. The visit lasted longer than we thought so Grilled sausages for dinner.

   A good day! We are packed and ready to head north tomorrow.