Hiya Sweetie!
Since I have water and electric here, and won't have for the next 10 days at least, I spent the day doing lots of laundry and working on the planning of my potential trip to Africa. Still not confirmed, and several of the companies I contacted are already fully booked, but I may have found one that still has a possible opening. Meanwhile, I did coordinate which flights I will need to take. Some of them are terrible connections, one with a nine hour layover after a twelve hour flight, so I will clearly be exhausted by the time I get there. I'm planning an extra day to recover, though, so hopefully that will be enough. Fingers crossed it all works out, though it's too early to tell. Of course, I did some packing, as we're heading out tomorrow. There's some seriously cold weather coming in, and I keep checking to see if there are any cancellations here so I can stay here, but nothing has opened up yet. No worries, it's still cheaper to camp free and use propane to heat the trailer than it is to pay the very reasonable $25 per night charge here, so either way. Anyway, time for tea and bed! Good night, baby! Love you!

Hi Babe!
A good night sleep, and was reading and doing my PT exercises when my old friend from WNGS 92.1 radio (long since defunct) called to say he was on his way. I thought he was coming at noon, but this was before 9:00, so I had to quickly get up and get my chores done and sweep out the trailer, and was just getting started on my breakfast when he arrived. We ended up chatting literally all day, not surprising when we had 40 years to get caught up on! We finally went out for a meal around 3:00, and I finally got back to camp just after 5:30, and it was already getting dark because of some cloud cover, so I quickly fed the horses, covered up my hay with a tarp because there's rain coming in, and finally settled down for the evening. Spent some time on the computer because I've suddenly become interested in possibly doing an African safari on horseback in the Serengeti. Crazy, I know, but I have to get some more stuff on and then crossed off of my bucket list while I still can, and I've been on five of the seven continents (and I have NO interest in going to Antarctica!), so that leaves Africa. This time of year lots of animals are migrating, so it's apparently quite the experience. Don't know if I can pull it all together in time, but we'll see! Only had time for one Bones, and I'm already running late for the evening, but it was a delightful day getting caught up, and a rare opportunity to reminisce, something I rarely do. Tea, shower and bed are next! Good night, my darlin'! Love you!

Hiya Darlin',
Had a good start to the day, got out pretty early to do a bunch of errands. First to Florida Ranch and Feed in Bartow, which turned out to have some very nice green coastal hay. I was afraid I would be down to just the brown stuff this late in the season, but they had some good stuff, albeit a bit more pricey, but I don't mind when it's this good. They actually had some Balance, but it was dated from June so I passed. Headed to Tractor Supply for an order I made last night and which was confirmed this morning (which is why I came to Bartow!) and picked that up, as well as filling up a propane tank. Seems we're going to have some cold weather while I'm at my next stop, which is primitive, no electric, so I want to be ready to run my furnace. Next a stop at Walmart for a few items, then Publix for a few items Walmart didn't have, then finally a gas station just to top off my fuel tank, even though I didn't really need it. Better safe than sorry! Made it back to camp by 1:00, took me about an hour to get everything put away, then I got busy on my computer sending out Press Releases, flyers and PSA files, until I finally had to call it quits and settle down for the evening. Felt like a busy day! Ready for tea and bed. Good night, sweetheart! Love you!

Hiya Babe,
I had a brief moment this morning when I thought I might blow up the kayak and go out on the lake, but then I started working on the press information for the Taste of Goethe and that turned into a major project. I delayed it because I ordered a new microphone so I could do a vocal PSA, and it was supposed to arrive yesterday, but was delayed for some reason, and looks like I'm not going to get it before Monday. I'm glad I got a good start on it though, as I didn't realize how thin my database was, and spent the afternoon adding many layers of radio stations and newspapers. I still have a lot of work to do, but it's a start. Quit around dinnertime, did my evening chores, walked Lola down to the dumpster to get rid of some trash, including my old outside trash can which was cracked and just about to disintegrate. I had bought another one the other day, so no worries! Settled down for the evening, won't be long out of bed, having to run the AC again today to cool it down. Good night, my darlin'! Love you!

Hi Sweetie,
Had a good night sleep, stayed in bed late, then had my plans for the day, which was to have an old friend visit, completely changed, when he woke up with a fever. I decided that I was getting a bit low on horse feed, so I decided to take a trip into town to pick some up. I ordered it online from Tractor Supply and drove all the way down there, only to discover that all three bags of horse feed I had ordered were "unavailable." Turns out two were too moldy, and the third was a choice between a half bag that had been retaped and a full bag that had bugs crawling out of it! All I managed to pick up was a container of Glucosamine. Grrrr! Made a quick stop at Walmart for fuel and a few other items, none of which was critical except for eggs, but it was a long way to go for so little in the end. Oh, well! At least I got my first delivery today, a new special dog water bowl that is supposed to prevent Lola from dripping water all across the floor like she always does, but I haven't seen her drink from it yet, so I still don't know if it actually works. Settled down for the afternoon and evening, not feeling like a very productive, but since I needed a day off anyway, I'll chalk it up to one of those. Heading to bed soon. Good night, baby! Love you!

Hiya Sweetie,
Had a great night sleep after getting to bed early, slept almost straight through to my 7:25 alarm! Finished packing up and was on the road before 9:30, had an uneventful drive and arrived at Hardee Lakes just after 12:30. I was surprised that the office was closed for lunch until 1:00, but since I knew what site I was in, and I wanted to go to the RV dump before I parked anyway, I drove in, emptied my tanks, and managed to park with no problem. My decision to use Site 2 was a good one, as it had a couple of trees perfect for a highline and even space on the side for a fence if I had decided to do that. My only concern is that there is another site directly behind me, which, if occupied, would be a bit crowded, but there's no one in it at the moment. The only other possibility might have been Site 9, which is on it's own, and closer to the fence than the road, but someone was in it. Doesn't matter, this works, just want to remember that if I come back here. Not a lot of trails here, but I have water and 30 amp electric, so the first thing I did was to get caught up on the many loads of laundry that have been piling up! I also worked up a grounds map for the Taste of Goethe, and am thrilled that I have a good cell signal here, and will be able to get a lot done a lot more quickly with a good signal. Not to mention watching TV was so much easier! It's been awhile since I had such a fast signal, very glad about that. After getting settled and unhooking, I drove back to the gate and finished paying for my site, then got on with my day. Looking forward to checking out the trails tomorrow. Good night, babe! Love you!

Hi Babe,
A good night sleep, and a busy day doing some heavy cleaning, though mostly just putting stuff away, some of which has been lying around since I got back from Yellowstone, would you believe! Packed up as much as I could, and burned about a half dozen boxes filled with old tax papers which I took out of the Buick the other day. Don't need those anymore! Finally relaxed in the evening, but am having real problems maintaining a signal for live streaming, so finally gave up on it. Even through away one of our old Parnassus storage boxes, the ones we used to tour with. It was cracked in several places on the bottom, but it was sad to see it go. Another lifetime! Won't be long out of bed, it will be a busy day tomorrow! Good night, my darlin'! Love you!

Hiya Sweetie,
Had another good long night of sleep, feeling a bit more refreshed this morning after my day off yesterday, and got busy pretty quick. I had a book order I needed to fulfill, so I got that ready, then I did the voiceover for the Taste of Goethe PSA, then I looked through the boxes that I've been storing the Buick and discovered five or six were just very old taxes that I can get rid of, and that made enough room for several boxes that were in the passenger seats to go in the trunk, so now at least I can carry Lola and/or people. I drove it up to Helen's house, with Art meeting me there, and we were going to take Helen to lunch, but she had her wellness concierge coming to check on her, so we decided to wait until tomorrow. After Art dropped me back off at Tidewater, I grabbed my propane tanks and headed into Dunnellon, stopping first at the Post Office to drop off the book order, but there was a long line so that took about 20 minutes. Then I stopped to pick up my mail, then diesel and the Walmart station, then some shopping at Walmart, then to Tractor Supply for propane, but they STILL didn't have any. I had called at least four times, each time they said it would definitely be in, but still no joy by 4:00. I even called the gas company, and their response was the delivery was "tentatively" scheduled for today! So I was running out of time, so I went up to the Feed and Seed store and filled my tanks there. More expensive, but at least now they're full! Raced back home, put groceries and propane tanks away, fed the horses, and just managed to make it back to Willards to meet Art for dinner, then headed over to Chelle's for a Taste of Goethe meeting, finally getting home around 9:00. Whew! What a day! Seems like that's going to be the them for the next few days as well! Tea, shower and bed for me! Good night, babe! Love you!

Hey Babe,
Finally had a day where I could let the adrenaline subside and crash! It started with getting over eight hours of sleep (now that the furnace is working and it was nice and toasty inside), and then spending the rest of the day doing just about nothing, which is exactly what I needed to do (or NOT do!) today. While I was tempted to do housework, I resisted the urge and simply read most of the day, settled into a couple of hours of TV in the evening, and little else all day. Needless to say I'm feeling more rested, and yet I can feel the need to get to bed soon and get another good night sleep. Hopefully tomorrow I will be ready to get busy again, as I have a lot to accomplish this weekend. Good night, my darlin'! Love you!

Hiya Darlin',
Had an excellent night sleep, with my bedroom starting at 71 degrees, but by morning it was down to 45, so bit challenging to get out of my warm and toasty, flannel-sheeted bed! Fortunately, my RV repair guy was here by 10:00, and he worked on it for awhile, then had to go and come back again, twice, but finally got it working. I should have just bought all of the parts to replace everything when I was working on it before, and it would have save me some money, but I'm just happy it seems to be finally working correctly. Very chilly, sub-freezing temps this morning, and will be again tomorrow, but at least now I can set the thermostat and not be freezing in the morning. Art picked me up at 6:30 for a New Years Party at the Ripleys, and it was really fun. Everyone wore silly hats and crowns, and got a sticker on their back of some character or person that they had to ask questions (with yes or no answers) to try to figure out who it was. It was tougher than you might think, but it was fun. Then we counted down to midnight on the Sandwich Islands, occupied by penguins (9:00 our time), and celebrated. Before that, though, Melissa played a couple of things on the piano, and then I offered up my Man From Snowy River monolog for entertainment, which was greatly appreciated. It was a lovely party, and though I'm not usually all the sociable, it was a good time had by all. Got back to camp around 10:00, turne up the furnace to warm it up, and will soon be showering and once again snuggling into my flannel sheets! Good night, sweetie! Love you!