Springtime in Texas
or
The Ides of March
While we have had a super time with all of our new friends in the Overture place we have adopted, we must migrate north again with the geese to lend assistance to family in Canada and this year will be about month earlier than normal with the additional problems of weather.
The Preferred Storage place on Justen Road has worked out well and we will park the RV there next winter. Here's the blogger making sure all six of the feet have at least 115psi for smooth running.
On the 19th we took the Flying Scotsman over to the Twin Coves RV park in Flower Mound for the final run-up and before flight checks. Because of the hard freeze this winter one filter under the sink and had broken (water in the pic below) and the washer drain stopped up. Not major problems but time consuming plumbing ... my favorite line of work. With imagination you can see us on the patio enjoying a peaceful evening at the lake ... hah!
With a pause here we have had a busy February and March: Bruce cataract surgery and colonoscopy, garage sale at the kids' place, Jo-Anne back pain shots, cleaning out our garage at Overture, and moving what we need for the summer into the bus. Busy.
With all that done, on the 25th, after our now regular Sunday afternoon Mexican Train domino session, our wonderful new friends gave us a dinner farewell that we won't forget. This bunch of original residents I think will always have a special connection and it is great.
Jo-Anne has been enjoying art class on Tuesday morning so we arranged for me to get the RV and pick her up at the Overture after class and have some final goodbyes with our new friends.
The first destination after leaving was to head down I-35W to the Burleson area and the Camping World for much needed supplies and stop for lunch. Then off again to Waco, turn left and head down Highway 6 toward Bryan. Below is the air horn salute to the Jimmy Dean sausage truck slamming by us at 85.
Then a couple of days at the Aggieland RV park in Bryan to visit with Mom. During the visit she fell and broke her hip, went to emergency and then back home to her room at the St Joseph facility in Bryan.
Brother Richard is still working with the doctors and nurses to decide whether surgery is the best course at this stage of life so more will follow. Below is the outside of the assisted living place she has been in for several years now.
And with the warm weather come the flowers and the wild ones are what Texas roadways are famous for. Here's a shot today of the bluebonnets along Highway 6 and the paintbrush are just as plentiful. About 80 and very windy today.
Filled up with 70 gallons of fuel at $2.48 a gallon at Kroger, filled the propane tank with 20 gallons at $3.50 a gallon, and restocked the fridge. Repaired the black water outlet, filled all six batteries with water ... and, jeez I almost forgot. Last night the automatic window shade ceased to be automatic and refused to go up ... this is the one over the windshield ... hard to see out ... Velcro in place.
Because of the window failure we have altered plans from going to New Orleans to heading up to Elkhart to fix the shade with our friends at Bradd and Hall. Next planned stop tomorrow is at Barksdale AFB near Shreveport for the night and then on north. We are still planning on being in Milton Ontario by April first.
