Wednesday, December 25, 2019

Final days in Dillsburg.

Thursday  19 December 2019

Got the call yesterday from the butcher that the deer was done so I made a run to East Berlin to get propane and pick up deer meat.  The meat was easy but I dove around East Berlin three or four times before I found the propane dealer with some help from a local at Rutter's while I was getting coffee. On the way home I noticed I was out of windshield washer fluid so a stop at Tractor Supply for windshield washer fluid and DEF.  Back home Diane headed into the grocery store while I hooked up water, etc.
Moho Decorations!!


Friday 20 December 2019

We got up and did some packing and organizing around the Moho then headed out for a few stops, the post office, wine store, Jo Jo's pizza for lunch then I dropped Diane off at Shane's (he had a dental procedure and needed a driver).  I headed to the tree farm then back to get Diane about 4:00.  A little chit chat with Shane then home we go to get packed up and head over to Lynne and Rick's for dinner, cards and then we spent the night.  Rudy and Cody had their  little reign of terror for the first hour but soon settled down.  It was a good time, a steak dinner with fixing's and then cards after that.  We finally all headed to bed about 11:00, tomorrow is the Angeli get together.  

Saturday 21 December 2019

Nala crashed and burned
after a few  hours!!
We got up, sat around for a while, then Rick made a bacon and egg breakfast for us all.  I left shortly after that, with all the packages and mail to go back to the Moho (I needed to shave and clean up) and took Rudy with me and ended up leaving him at the Moho for the day.  Diane stayed at Lynne's and helped to get things set up for dinner.   Between showering and preparing for the day, there wasn't much time for anything else, Diane and Lynne kept busy the whole time, with things scheduled to start about 1:00 and dinner at 2:00.  Taylor came over a little early since she was bringing  Nala, her pup, so Nala and Cody could have a meet and greet before the crowd got there.  Chris and crew showed up a little early, so we gave the kids their gifts since they had to leave a bit early.  After that people kind of showed up one right after the other and we actually started dinner about 2:00..WOW.  Thom was the first to leave at 4:00, he had a gig in Elizabethtown, then after that everyone seemed to be slowly heading out the door.  We were the last to leave at 6:00.  Back to the Moho a walk for Rudy and we just crashed. 


Sunday 22  December 2019

Now we are getting into high gear to get out of PA and head south.  A nice day, sunny and 45 degrees,
One more pic of Brad
with his antlers!!
a great day to pack and clean up.  Diane did several loads of laundry before Lynn called to invite her out shopping, etc.  Lynn did receive the windshield washer pump and brought it along.  I kept packing sorting and generally getting ready to move.  We have been in PA for almost three months so a lot of stuff ( bow hunting, rifle hunting, Christmas gifts and decorations, winter clothes) to get out of and return to storage unit. Every time you open a door to put something away you find something else to move.  Diane returned, we had dinner and called it a night.

Monday 23 December 2019  

Another nice day sunny and 50 degrees.  We headed to the Tree Farm to pay our bill for all the stuff we purchased and as you can imagine Pat, Norman and Mark were there, Paul showed up a little while later and we spent most of the morning there.  Back to the Moho Diane threw in another load of laundry, then off to the grocery store with a stop at the butcher shop on the way home.  A call from Mel and Diane was off one more time to the butcher shop for breakfast meat for breakfast the next morning. She should soon get her own parking spot.

Tuesday 24 December 2019

We got up had a snack and continued packing before heading to Mel's for Christmas gift exchange and breakfast. We had a good time but Monique is in Tennessee so the crew was a little light this year. We left around 1:00 dropped a few things off at the storage unit before heading to the Moho.  The bacon we had for breakfast was so good Diane went to the butcher shop to get some for our travels(she got a pen and note pad this time). Then off to Rite Aid to replace the two pair of sun glasses I lost over the last two weeks.  We kept packing and I filled tanks and disconnected utilities before we headed to Shane's for another Christmas celebration.  It was a nice time Shane, Morgan, her parents and us.  We got home about 9:30 had a glass of wine and headed off to bed.  Tomorrow we hit the road.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO
ONE AND ALL!!













Thursday, December 19, 2019

A week in Dillsburg

Tuesday 10 December 2019

The trip down was different to say the least.  Ugly, rainy, dark, dismal, cold day.  We drove separate so Diane could do some more Christmas shopping.  My first stop was Tractor Supply in Mansfield for propane.  When I pulled in I saw another Moho waiting for propane and I thought, 'great I don't have to go in and wait for some one to come out'. Wrong some 30 minutes later, after two customers with little tanks came in and left an employee I know walked over and offered to pump propane even though he wasn't working.  And just then a worker came out to pump the propane.  Then I moved the Moho, went in to pay, walked Rudy and I was on my way again. As the truckers  passed the brown salty water ran down the windshield,  I hit the washer and nothing.   By now it was almost lunch so next stop was Lycoming mall for lunch.  Diane was shopping her little heart out, including a stop at Purity Chocolates.  I filled up with diesel at Duncannon and back on the road.  I arrived in Dillsburg around 4pm got everything set up before dark.  Diane showed up about a hour later, wore out and ready to for happy hour.

Wednesday 11 December 2019

A much nicer day temp's just above freezing.  I headed down to Ben's early to skin and quarter Diane's deer. I had a nice time, Ben did most of the work but I did provide moral support.  Missy came and went with different kids several times.  It makes my head spin, four kids.  We had it skinned and cut up in a little over hour and I was off to the butcher shop.  Back to the Moho Diane has been a laundering  and cleaning fool now that we have full hook ups.  I washed out Ben's cooler went to the storage unit picked up some stuff and back to Ben's to dropped off the cooler and the stuff from storage.  Back home  Diane was about wore out and was waiting for me with a glass of wine.

Thursday 12 December 2019

We are crazy busy cleaning up from hunting, getting ready for Christmas and several trips to the storage unit.  Diane was off to the laundromat to do hunting clothes and then to the grocery store.  In between she was wrapping gifts and shopping for the last few gifts.  I have been looking for a windshield washer pump on the inter net and decided to just go to the auto parts store and pick one up.  Trips to the post office and mall have filled up our days and there is so much time unaccounted for.

Friday 13 December 2019

The temps have stayed above freezing and Diane has finally caught up with laundry.  I made a trip to the wine store, over to Lynne's to pick up our gifts from the kids,  gifts for the kids that we ordered and stuff we ordered for ourselves and lastly I stopped at Jen and Greg's then ended up taking the long way home.  Back home cleaned up and we headed to dinner with Shane, Morgan, Lynn and Rick to celebrate Shane and Morgan's engagement. We were out late, after 9 when we returned home. Just sayin'.

Saturday 14 December 2019

A cold rainy misty day.  The kind you just want to sit by the fire, but it is Christmas time.  So this morning 
Lunch with Be
was spent wrapping gifts getting the last of the O'Donnell gifts boxed and ready to ship.  We picked up Beverly for lunch and after a stop at the post office and Fed Ex drop station we were on our way to Snapper's in Mechanicsburg.  Lunch was great.  We stopped in at Bev's and visited for awhile before heading home.  Another trip to swap stuff at the storage unit, it is getting full right up to the door.

Sunday 15 December 2019

Diane went over to Lynne's picked up more packages and off for a day of shopping.  I washed the windshield , mirrors and the side glass in the Moho getting ready for the trip south.  It was 45 degrees and sunny, but windy and when your hands are wet that is cold.  I finished just before Diane returned home.

Monday 16 December 2019

Snow, snow, snow!!
After breakfast we reorganized our list of chores to get done before Christmas(we do this everyday, doesn't help) we headed over to Camp Hill for Diane's 6 year check up for her hip.  First was Arooga's for lunch it was half price day (they got new menu's), but we both had sandwiches with all the fixin's and the bill was 20 bucks.  Can't beat that.  I dropped Diane off at the doctors (he is notorious for being hours behind)and went to kill some time.  First was NAPA for a windshield washer pump,  well you would think I wanted a part for a spaceship. Sheetz for gas. Then over to AutoZone they were not much better than NAPA and could not offer up any place in the area that could help. I gave up on that, stopped at Rite Aid and my last stop was Karn's for some necessary items.  Seems they had shrimp on sale, and just my luck just as I put them in basket Diane called she was done.  Done in less than a hour, wow.  I thought about trying to give the shrimp back but decided to give them a good home.  Over to get Diane who was waiting at Duncan Donuts with a cup of coffee.  We stopped at the credit union on the way back and lastly Rutter's.  By the time we pulled in it was after 4:00.  Diane made Nacho's for dinner, it was pretty good.

Tuesday 17 December 2019

The windshield washer pump that I thought was as easy as walking into a auto parts store is becoming a fiasco.  We ordered the part as soon as we returned yesterday with delivery 6 -12 days.
A little more snow!
Are you kidding me.  I emailed the company this morning.  It didn't ship and they don't know when it will but they can't expedite it.  So who knows when it will.  Anyway Diane did some last minute shopping to get a pair of boots for uncle Kenny's funeral tomorrow.  We finally have all the packages shipped to Shari in Colorado and Len in Florida.  I stayed home did dishes and cleaned up the place.

Wednesday 18 December 2019

Today is Uncle Kenny's funeral, so sad.  I dropped Diane off at Keisha's so she could ride up with her to Mt. Carmel.  I went to the tree farm for a few hours to visited with Norman and Mark.  We had a nice visit, took a tour around the farm and talked about old times.  I picked Diane up around 4pm and we just headed home.  She was exhausted, so after a walking Rudy and little chatting we just had hot dogs and beans for dinner.




Monday, December 9, 2019

Leaving Tioga county

Thursday 5 December 2019

No hunting today sleep in and recovery day.  We went to the Home Comfort restaurant for breakfast. Then over to Patterson's Maple Products for some Christmas shopping.  Diane did laundry and cleaned up while I dumped tanks and filled fresh water.  A nice day(for winter) partly sunny and 39 degrees. 

Friday 6 December 2019

Cool and windy day.  Diane was back out hunting.  I dropped her off at 6:00 and went back home fixed a roast, turnips, and cabbage in the crock pot for dinner.  I picked her up at 11:30 we went to the butcher in Galeton to pick up the buck and grabbed a quick lunch at the Plaza Dinner.  We were sitting at the dinner, Diane dressed in camo and blaze orange with hunting boots and of course the waitress says were you out hunting.  Oh yea.  Back to Kate and Tony's place dropped Diane off for the evening hunt.  I came home took care of Rudy.  Boy the place smells good with the crock pot cooking all day.  Back picked her up at 5:00.  No buck.  Each day she sees a lot of doe just no buck.  Tomorrow is doe season we will see how that goes.  Back home for dinner.

Saturday 7 December 2019      Pearl Harbor Day

First day of doe season.  This should be easy doe were crawling all over Tony's place all week long.  So we head out before dark to hunt.  I had already planned how I would have had both are deer gutted and hung by noon and I'd have all afternoon to clean up and pack.  We did not see a deer in the morning so cold and hungry we head in to their porch for a break.  It was sunny but cold 17 degrees.  Diane went back to Kate's hut and I walked down through the first woods I was half way down when I hear her mighty 270 ring out.  I hustle out to help her find it.  But it was a miss I found the bullet in tree just where the doe was standing.  Well now it is lunch and we have no deer.  I went home to check on Rudy and just as I returned from walking Rudy I get a text Diane hit one.  So I buzz back find her(Diane) and we start tracking the deer.  After a hour or so we had to give up the chase seems she(the deer) was still moving very well.  Tired, exhausted, and just plain wore out we head back to the porch for the last hour and a half.  At 4:30 just after I told Diane we were not shooting, gutting, and dragging a doe in after dark out walks a nice sized doe and just stands there.  Diane pulls up and fires,  nothing happens a dud bullet, she chambers another one fires. The doe runs off.  We head out to check for blood and sure enough there is a good blood trail and 25 yds away we found her.  Back to the house for flashlight and gutting knife, rope etc.  Back to the deer and now it is dark.  We are gutting and dragging in the dark.  We get it back to the meat pole, hang her up the best we could and called it a day.  It was now after six.  The moral of story is Diane missed at 50 yards, winged one at 75 yards and drops one at 150 yards.  The closer to her you are the safer you are.  No doe for me.

Sunday 8 December 2019

We ran out of propane at 4:30 this morning.  It was a sleep in day and I still had to get up at 4:30.  Diane made us a nice breakfast she is just all happy about the deer.  Then I went for propane and then over to finish up the deer.  With some help from Tony's supplies(ladder, pulley system) I had her done in no time. I still had to gather up tree stands, chairs, and cushions from around the farm.  And remember all this walking is in 8 inches of snow.  All hunting, dragging, hanging, checking for blood and tracking was done with out a 4 wheeler or anything. This has been an old fashion hunt, we'll fix that next year.  Back to the house after lunch, a little rest and then we started packing up inside and out.  I have tomorrow morning to hunt for a little before loading up the deer and getting ready to get out of here. We are both ready to get out of here.  We got new neighbors yesterday a fifth wheel with seven adult workers and three large dogs that run unleashed around the campground.  Chicken and fixing(not on the grill)  for dinner.

Monday 9 December 2019

I was up early and headed over to the farm for the last hoorah before loading everything up.  Just before daylight a car came down the driveway and parked.  No one got out and I just sat there.  About 7:30 I heard a car door and here came Cindy and Lou.  It turns out they texted Kate and Tony thinking some one was living(squatting) in the house.  So they texted Kate at 6:30, Kate called Diane at 6:45,  Kate called Lou and Cindy back and all was OK.  Everyone know Kate and Diane are not morning girls.  They were also planning on sitting on the porch for the all day rain we were  having.  They helped me load up the deer, I finished cleaning up my hunting stuff and left about 8:00.  By the time I got home Diane had the second load of laundry running and several gifts wrapped.  We had lunch around 11:00 just started to early today.  The rest of the day we spent rearranging hunting stuff and packing with a quick trip to the store.  Grilled cheese and soup for dinner and hopefully we will be out of here by 9am.


Thursday, December 5, 2019

Hunting in Tioga county

Monday 2 December 2019

Oh what a nice day.  We woke up at 4:00am to about 8+ inches of snow.  We were on our way to Tony's place by 5:30.  Glenn and Andy were there and we all hunted until noon. The fresh snow was
Diane's view on her
way to the Hut!!
beautiful but with the tree limbs hanging down loaded with snow visibility was limited in the woods.  We came in at 11:00 talked to the guys no one had seen a thing.   We said our goodbyes and headed out or so we thought as I turned the truck around, put it in drive, I felt it slide to the left and poof we were stuck.  Thanks to Glenn and Andy and a bit of shoveling we finally made it out.  Then back for lunch, a rest and a walk for Rudy. We were back at the farm by 2:00 for the evening hunt.  Glenn and Andy had already left so we parked at the top of the hill and walked down.  We were not taking a chance on getting stuck again.  Diane headed to Kate's hut and I went to the far back corner of the property.  At 4;00 several deer came out in the field below me about 250 yds away.  I scoped them out no buck,  They fed along tree line walking in and out of the brush making it hard to keep track of which ones you had already seen.  Finally a saw a buck but couldn't tell if he was big enough eventually he turned his head to give me a good look...a nice six pointer.  One carefully placed shot from the mighty 30-06 and he fell to the ground.  He was 150 yds away in a over grown grass field covered with 8 inches of snow. I radioed Diane and she kept hunting while I gutted and tug the buck.  It was still daylight when I got back to her stand but walking through that tall grass just wore me out. I knew we would not be able to drag the deer out.  I'll cut the next several hours to the short version.  Took Diane home to Rudy and to get Tony's 4 wheeler key,  went back to Tony's with four wheeler key but had no key to barn to get the four wheeler,  up to Druck's house to ask for 4 wheeler no answer, went to Kulpy's cabin for help and he was home.  We took his side by side down and brought the buck up to the barn, by now it is 8:30 and I just couldn't go any more.  Left him lay and went home for dinner.  That is the short version!

Tuesday 3 December 2019

We were up again at oh dark thirty and in the field by 6:45.  Overnight and in yesterdays commotion
Finally a picture
of my deer!!
it seems I lost Tony's keys,  so Diane hunted while I walked through the deep snow (not so pretty any more) down to the gut pile and back looking for keys on the ground in the snow.  No luck. I can't believe I did that.  Sounds dumber now as I type it out loud.  Anyway, back to Diane gathered my rifle and back pack that I left there last night and went in to clean up my deer.  So here I am at the barn door and on the other side of that door are all the things I need,  rope and pulleys, ladder, gamble, and most important the four wheeler. But nooooo I'm on this side with a knife.  I try to split the pelvic bone and the deer slid down the hill, I try again and I slide down the hill.  Eventually I tied the deer to a tree(sounds like a old saying) got the pelvic bone split and finished cleaning him out.  He was about half froze so in order to drain him out I stood him up.  When I finished I turned around  to radio Diane, when I looked back here is this buck standing up (legs are Frozen) tied to a tree. Really, you had to see it.   Diane came in and We ate HER lunch.  Now all we have to do is drag the deer 300yds up hill to the truck which was never going to happen.  I backed the truck down to the deer after several attempts which failed as we slide in the snow(I now hate snow)we tied a limb under his head so we could both lift together and we drug him onto the tail gate.  We have a pick up truck but with all our camping stuff, satellite dish and other stuff, we couldn't fit him. We really should have had a camera crew, it was hilarious(now that it is over)but we got him in.
Now the rest of the day.  Took the deer to butcher, had lunch, dropped Diane off for evening hunt, back to Moho, picked up Diane(saw lots of deer no buck), dinner, and off to bed.

Wednesday 4 December 2019 (snow flurries)

We were both up and oh dark thirty, went back to bed.  We had a nice cooked breakfast, did some
Diane said she hunts,
but then she has a lot of pictures!!
laundry, dumped tanks, paid bills, and went for groceries.  Temps were above freezing so I cleaned off the truck, chipped ice off the entrance steps, and cleaned the place up a little.  We took Diane over for the evening hunt and back again to pick her up at dark.  She had seen only 2 doe.  After dinner it wasn't long before we headed into bed.  (this is another short version).

Sunday, December 1, 2019

Another week long Post....

November 21 - December 1, 2019

Well here it is, one more week has passed and I am finally getting around to the Blog.  First off, Brad left November 21 to go up to Ben's cabin to go Bear hunting with the crew.  Ben, Logan, Lorin, Ken, his son Alex and Brad were there.  I was left at home with Rudy, phew.  He dropped me off to get a rental and the first thing I did was some Christmas shopping.  Before I headed home I got some Christmas decorations for the Moho.  Went home rescued Rudy and then decorated.  The best thing about Brad being gone is that Rudy and I got to watch TV in bed every night.  I shopped with Lynne and Saturday and Sunday I made plans for my tree for the Moho. More Christmas shopping on Monday then around 1pm Brad called to say he was on his way home.  Rats, he is coming home early and I lose a day of shopping.  Oh well I do kind of miss him.

He got home and was in the shower before I could say hello.  No bear for the crew this year but a good time was had by one and all.   Tuesday and Wednesday was a blur as we watched the weather for deer hunting.  Shopping for Christmas and hunting supplies, got propane and started packing up the Moho for our trip back up north.  We checked the weather twice a day and finally decided we would head up Friday morning for deer hunting.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner with the Angeli crowd.  Food was OK but the camaraderie was great.  We finished packing the Moho and getting ready to pull out early.  I pulled out with the Moho about 8:30 and Diane shopped her way up taking advantage of Black Friday deals.  I beat most of the traffic and arrived around 1:30.  Diane on the other hand shopped and hit the worst of the traffic.  It was almost 6pm until she arrived tired and wore out.  We spent the evening sorting hunting stuff and getting ready to the first day of deer.

The Front full of 
hunting clothes!!
                                   
    And yes all this mess is driving Diane crazy!!









Hunting and Christmas
gift mess
We were up at 4am and headed out by 5:30.  Temps were in the low 20's, brrrr.  We got the same thing as last year.....cold and tired.  We did come in at lunch time to walk Rudy and have some food.   Diane had dinner in the crock pot and it wasn't long after dinner until we were in bed.
It's beginning to
look a lot like
Christmas!!
Sunday was a welcome break.  We both slept in until after seven.  However, we had to drive to Coudersport to pick up some auction purchases.  We had freezing rain and sleet all morning and they are calling for 4-8 inches of snow tonight so around 12 noon we headed out.  It took over 3 hours to get there and back instead of the normal 1 1/2 hours.  But we made home safe so all is good.  Diane is making chili and the snow is beginning to fall.  Tomorrow is another hunting day and as of right now Diane says she going out in the morning.  I hope the snow doesn't get to deep.

Rudy making the best of the mess
Yes he is in there, top/middle!


Thursday, November 21, 2019

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.  








                                                               
                                                     





Saturday, November 16, 2019

Back in Dillsburg

Sunday 10 November 2019

The usual travel day, we had a lite breakfast then finished packing up the Moho and headed out about 10 am.   A little warmer today making it a nice travel day.   Diane took the truck went over to pay the bill and stopped at the post office before meeting me at Tractor Supply in Mansfield to hook up.  I have to back into the propane filling station so we had to wait to connect the truck.  We were all hooked up and rolling by 11am.  We stopped at our normal spot (Lycoming Mall) for lunch and another stop for fuel in Duncannon.  We were in our stop at Walmar Manor by 3:30pm.  Just left over chili for dinner and called it a night.

Monday 11 November 2019

Another really nice day(for November) sunny and temps in the 60's. We made it a run around day, out to Mel's to drop off some stuff, grocery store, storage unit, and finally the laundromat. I worked on the bathroom sink and finally got it unclogged. Next I tried to get the satellite unit working but no luck.   Gave up and started a fire and we sat outside for awhile sipped a glass or two of wine then it was steaks on the grill, mushrooms and garlic toast for dinner. YUM. 

Tuesday 12 November 2019

Temps started to drop today.  It was 44 when I got up and it was down to 38 by the time we had breakfast.  I dropped the fire wood off at Mel's,  dropped the bow off at the storage unit, and headed back to the Moho and the temps were already in the 30's. We put up the wash line and hung out the towels to dry. Next I worked some more on the satellite dish but just can't get the thing to work😖.  By now the temp's were in the low 30's I filled the fresh water, drained the tanks, disconnected water hose and sewer line.  I guess that will be the way it is from now until we head south.  Diane made spaghetti for dinner (enough for six people) that helped to warm up the kitchen as the temps continue to drop.

Nice Sunny site!! 


Wednesday 13 November 2019

After a quick breakfast we cleaned up and headed over to pick up Bev for lunch.  We went to the new Hops and Barley(the old Grampa Growlers) they don't open until 3pm so we went to the Gingerbread Man the place was empty except for the two bartenders making out(seriously) so we ended up at Colony House for lunch.  Food was good and we sat and talked for awhile. We dropped Beverly off and drove home the back way.  It was cold but sunny and we enjoyed the ride. It was after 4 by the time we got home.  Rudy wonders how it could possible take 5 hours to have lunch. We took him for a nice walk and I think he forgave us.  Just had snacks for dinner to full from lunch.

Thursday 14 November 14 2019.

Today started early.  At 12:45 am I woke up to the sound of the furnace running out of propane.  I checked the thermostat and it was good.  Woke up at 1:45 cold, got up checked the thermostat and it was good back to bed.  2:45 Diane woke me and she was cold, got up checked the thermostat it was good.  Got my glasses turn on the light I was reading the wrong number it was set at 66 but was only 54.  Diane went back to sleep I got dressed and went out to change propane tanks then back to bed. Woke up at 6:30 warm but a little tired.  We over to Jen's for lunch and Diane had a pedi and I worked on hooking up propane tank, filling the water tank, dumping waste tanks and of course trying one more time with satellite.  After a half hour I'm thinking it will fit nicely into the DUMPSTER.  Burgers for dinner if I can get the grill started.