Trip Log

November 23, 2016

Mike led us on an adventure today as we explored the paths in the woods. We planned to walk a loop but after a mile and a half it was very overgrown so we turned around and headed back. We are now watching movies, relaxing and preparing for Thanksgiving.

November 22, 2016

Last night we all played 'Beyond Balderdash' and this morning headed off to Ashville about 40 miles northeast of here. We went north to the Blue Ridge Parkway and drove on it about 30 miles to just outside of town.

November 21, 2016

After a leisurely morning the ladies packed a lunch and we headed to nearby Lake Toxaway for hiking and a picnic. Turns out there are no parks around the lake for public access.

November 20, 2016

Cold (24) at night but warmer (64) and sunny during the day. Getting used to our new surroundings. The ladies and I drove to Sam's Club in Hendersonville this morning to stock the pantry. Also stopped at Food Lion on the way back.

November 19, 2016

In addition to normal activities, most of this week was busy preparing for our trip to the mountains of North Carolina for Thanksgiving week. We rented a house about 40 miles SW of Ashville with Mike and his family and the Abbates.

November 12, 2016

Monday we had dinner at the Maloney's. They have been in Erie since May and just returned. They bought a condo just off the Peninsula and spent a lot of the summer fixing it up. Election day was interesting but we had voted last month by mail so we did our normal activities.

November 6, 2016

Had to take a new prescription to the VA clinic on Wednesday so we continued on to Ocala to buy same 'water' clothes. I wanted a racing suit for swimming laps, Alesa wanted a new suit and we both wanted water shirts since it is getting cooler and we want to keep swimming.

November 2, 2016

Some new additions to the 'food' plants we are growing are celery, lemongrass and spaghetti squash. You can see a new stalk growing in the middle of the base cut from store-bought celery and placed in water.

October 30, 2016

Yesterday morning I took a motorcycle ride around the area while Alesa subbed in her platform tennis league. The weather is turning cooler and it is comfortable to ride. Last night we went to Brownwood to see Johnny Dee and the Starlighters.

October 28, 2016

It is not Halloween yet but it was celebrated at Brownwood today. Craig and Janet were up for pickleball and after the games and lunch we headed to the Brownwood town center. We also wanted to buy tickets for an upcoming show at the box office but they closed 15 minutes before we got there.

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