Carl’s Park, Indiana’s smallest Park

I was up at 6am this morning  to put the coffee on for the Chapter's “Coffee and Conversation”. It starts at 8am every morning of the rally and I've been elected to make the Java........

.  After breakfast and showers, Gayle, Tucker, and I headed to Hagerstown to the Abbot Candy Co.  to sample some homemade treats that they’ve been making since 1890.  After picking up a few goodies,  $90.00 worth, we headed to Richmond for some fish at that great fish restaurant,  The Cracker Barrel.  Came back to the campground and took a nap. 

Took Tucker for a walk around the lake here at the park and found Carl’s Park.  Indiana’s smallest park.  One flag pole, one bench, and one trash can.............What a hoot.  Here are some pictures of it. 


At 4pm, we went up to the club house and had a great time making paper airplanes and trying to fly them thru a target for prizes.  We each got 4 tries and I tied Maurice for a Fly off, which I lost. 

Had a great meal made by Betty and Stan.  Meat ball sandwiches.  Had a lot of fun  with some super friends


Here’s looking at you kid……………………

Escapees Indiana Chapter 51 Fall Rally up next!

Well we arrived at the Lisbon Family Campground tonight and was directed to our pull thru site. Very easy to get to and close to I-70, ten miles east of New Castle, Indiana.  Betty and Stan Bober invited us to the club house for  some awesome spaghetti and meat balls.

Maurice and Shirley Rust and Dave and Marilyn Wheelock, rally hosts, also joined us for dinner and we had some great conversation.
It has started to rain tonight and I hope it will clear off before our golf outing in the morning.  I’ll put some pics in tomorrow,  gotta get some sleep so I can be ready for David and boys for a robust round in the morning……………….
Here’s looking at you kid

Garage Sale success, fall coming, my favorite season!

The Friday, Saturday garage sale is now over. The neighborhood did not participate like  usual.  The weather was a little wet and cool.  But I think that 2 neighborhood sales a year might be bit much.  You only have so much stuff to get rid of…………….

Looks like today is the last day of summer, 90 and hot today but the temps drop off dramatically starting tomorrow.  I like the cooler weather  so I;m excited to see the leaves start to change.

Getting the rig ready for our fall rally.  Pulled the Suites out into the driveway and Gayle is putting all our stuff in so we can head out on Wednesday afternoon.  More on that soon……………..

Here’s looking at you kid………………………

Mountain Driving……………Not sure about this one!!!

I’m an avid RV Blog reader, I read the blogs like the morning paper.  It keeps me living vicariously  thru my fellow RV bloggers while we are getting ready for our launch day.  This morning I was reading, THE BAYFIED BUNCH, and a comment Al made about his annual route to the southwest…….   He’s thinking about traversing the famous “wolf creek pass”.  So being the kinda guy I am I started researching it.   7% and 8% grades.  OMG…….Not sure I’m ready for that……

Wolf Creek Pass

Sooner or later I’ll have to face my fears and take the Suites over the mountains if I want to see some great views and enjoy the west like so many folks do, but for now I’ll just sit here and watch, Earl and Al do it…………………….

Are you ready for some football??????

Ok, I have to say I’m a Michigan fan.  I live and die with the Wolverines.  I’m really excited to see that they did get a new coach, Brady Hoke,  someone who played under Bo.  Game on kiddies………………….3 yards and a cloud of dust, in your face, kick the door in, hide the married men, kind of football is back!  Tomorrow night,  its Notre Dame in the big house with the lights on.  First night game in history.  Well we are 3 point underdogs and That just ain’t right.  But I’ll be in front of the tube ranting and raving………………. Go Blue……………
Here’s looking at you kid!

Reading Blogs and dreaming’

   Been reading blogs today, and dreaming what will it be like to leave the home we’ve raised our girls in and where we’ve lived for over 20 years.  Tree’s that are now 25 feet tall that we planted when they were 5 feet  high.  Beloved pets lay buried in the backyard. Graduations, wedding rehearsal dinners, holidays & grandchildren visiting. Lot’s & lots of memories. Yes the girls have all left the nest and now have lives of their own.  Their bedrooms are empty but the memories remain.   I’ll miss this home, that’s for sure.

 Getting the house ready to sell  is a slow process but one that all  full-timers  take to go from sticks and bricks to a life on wheels.   The girls have all claimed what they want, and we will sell everything else.  Next Spring we will put the house on the market and we'll have the “Everything must go Sale”, after that, what’s left will be given to Goodwill or tossed!


The neighborhood garage sale starts this Saturday and we will be active participants in it.  The trick now is what to sell that we won’t need in the coming year. 

Making progress one trinket at a time.
Here’s looking’ at you kid……………………………..

Old Blue is on the Block

Our family van is on the block.  Its taken care us for the last 5 years but it can't go where we're going.  It surely will make a new family happy.  She's a good truck and its on our sell list.  Lets see how long it takes to sell her.

Next is the neighbor hood garage sale.  I'll be busy this week end bring out tables for the better half to get ready.  We'll probably have one in the spring too, before we have the "Everything Must Go Sale" after the house gets sold.  Lots to do.  Time is getting short.

Here's lookin' at you kid..............................................