Sad demise but possible revival of

Scooter #2

Ben was doing his annual check up on scooter #2,our one and only survivor
In the midst of priss up we went for a walk and when back we noticed that the scooter had a mind of it's own. The scooter was elevated on a block with the back wheel revving wildly. Unknowingly it was on a race against time, once caught not only did we realize it was like the energized bunny refusing to heel, it had worn a hole in our rv carpet(don't worry I ordered another one last year- stored safely away). Upon further inspection the control was available for $7 on ebay, a price we were not sad to see. As we have no idea if the motor is the next to go, we decided to splurge and now wait for the necessary part to be retrofitted. I may be on the road once again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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Flower Stand

My nice lawn care man dropped off this flower stand. It hold 4 pots ( also supplied) all I needed to do
was to add some marigolds and impatients plants . The planter now has a new home!

We went grocery shopping

And Ben's sweet tooth got the better of him, He bought Rees' chocolate.
Now it is 85 degrees and we have a black car. This grocery store was our first stop and the chocolates he hid from his wife but not the sun, several had to be devoured immediately the rest made it to the fridge

Whew is it hot!

I have to resort to AC and sewing to amuse me imagine that!
I am making quilt top #2 with three colors, yellow, gold/yellow and sage green
I need to go back to the fabric shop to pick up some border fabric. I am sure hubby thinks " it is is a ploy just to go and spend more time imaging what I will make next! This is a sample of the block that I am making it is 4 X 5"
5 minute block it is easy only one seam- the problem? I have 240 to piece together once I get the border fabric, I should have done each segment larger, but I am up for punishment

Ten minute block

 

This is actually a queen sized quilt made from the 10 minute block so easy
Top finished in about 5 hours

What next?

By Thursday the RV was washed inside and out and the garden clipped and prissed
Ben has had to rewire the fridge as it gave up the ghost!Then the park's electricity was not grounded so we got lots of shocks. It took us a day to prove to them we had trouble and then finally came down, Ben made them take the box apart and yes we were not grounded. Of course they tried to tell him we were crazy and that they had no problem with the power.While here I got a big shock so they finally believed me!I had unplugged the RV while washing the outside with a metal extension pole, metal ladder on a metal rv. Good news I had runners one. Well Dear Hubby plugged in the rig to show the men the problem. I think I flew a few feet, definitely got some new curls..We are all set now. Power Problem fixed.

Well so we thought, moving on the washing machine would not spin and there I was with the tub full of water, Ben wrung it out and I went up to the laundry center. In the meantime the washer was pulled apart, a safety switch in the top that control the spinner so that when you open the top of the washer went kerplunk, we are now back in action

Did I mention the car that would turn on but not move forward or backward, got that sorted out too. Not sure what is going to go on the fritz next

I went to Joanns and got some fabric I have to make several quilts and thought I would start off with the 10 minute block depicted on you tube. I had the whole top cut. and the blocks all done in the afternoon after a few hours. It won't take me much more than an hour to strip and border that top. It is sure spiffy and soon I will post it on my blog.

The park is just starting to fill in , it is 98 and humid so the ac is greatly appreciated and we are soo glad it works! I have to get on track with my walking and exercise but it has been so hot we are staying quiet. We had a great trip, little construction, new pavement on the roads , and little traffic, The hotels we selected were from the saver books and we had nice places and great breakfasts.Plus wifi so we can keep in contact with everyone.

Hoping to start my golfing next week but I will have to do it at the crack of dawn if it stays hot!We are very comfy and pretty settled, we are used to our routine so takes us not too long to get organized Just like home.

SO let's see what trouble I can get into tomorrow

For those of you who are curious

There are many free bloggers to choose from, one being wordpress and another blogger.com. Both are equally easy to use and can be updated in minutes. Here is a quick tip.

To use blogger get yourself a gmail/goggle email address and they plug away.First you will want to look at the templates and find something that you will like. Then you are on your way, first though there are some things that I would check on.

1) Settings - do you want to have your own domain if so you can pay for a name that is unique to you and very inexpenive, if not you can choose a name and see if blogger already has your desire in use.. Next you want to set any privacy settings, do you want your blog open to the world? These are two things that you will want to do as you set up your account.

2) Blogging is much like writing a letter, from the post you can enter text, pictures and links. You can also preview and save your post until you are ready to publish it.

3) Once you start you will see how easy it is to use and how addictive it is. I got bored with the templates (backgrounds) and changed them easily. After using the blogger templates and organizing myself I decided to venture away and the background you see today is from PYZAM . Pyzam has a number of templates that are specific to blogger and easy to install..

Go ahead give it a try, it is free, there is lot of help info and it is a great way to journal your adventures.

Greenery everywhere

I can't believe that my flowers and planting are all intact after the hot summer
The Mini put and pool are empty. Time to run and get my gear to enjoy the quiet time. The plants will have to wait for the big trim day.......... When it is much much cooler!! 98 here the past few days but cooling off to 84 today 

 

 

 

 

The Low's have landed

Here we are after two nights on the road, first in Harrisburg, PA and then in Manning, SC. The interstates 81/95 all seemed to be freshly painted and the driving was great, only a few minor stops as trafffic bottled necked. Construction in a few places which seemed to be more trucks blocking a lane rather than ACTUALLY WORKING!~

We arrived at the RV on Wed after lunch and cleaned it thoroughly inside, now for the outside, UGH. There has been new electrical installed in some sites, including ours. Ben got a rude awakening as he discovered that he got a shock and none of the wiring is grounded. YIKES> The electrical contractor is to come today!

This is such a pretty place

Located just south of the NY/PA border it must be the windiest place on earth!  This is one of many rest , stops on our way south, that is still opened.  Surrounded by rolling hills and trees that have turned various  hurse of red, yellow and orange - but not for long those leaves are falling especially with the strong winds. Only another 3 hours and we will be in our nights lodgings in Harrisburg, PA.

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One minute

The leaves were plentiful and red, the next the wind came and huffed and puffed. The next you know what happened- RAKING!

 

 

stroller blanket from leftovers