The colors in the trees here are awesome. There is yellow to bright golds, oranges in every shade you can think of, reds from orange red to brick red to burgundy, and of course there is some greens. It is so different from what Iowa was when we left. Leaves are dropping like snowflakes. (I had to come up with something to compare it to. :) ) Every time we go somewhere we have to clean the windshield off and clean the leaves away from the wiper blades. It has rained so much the leaves stick to everything.
Monday there was a knock on the door and when Vern answered it, there was an Amish boy there. His Mother and 2 sisters were in the buckboard waiting for him. There were selling fresh produce, brown eggs and whoopee pies. They had pumpkin whoopee pies and chocolate whoopee pies. I liked the chocolate ones best and Vern liked the pumpkin ones. If she, or some other Amish come back I hope they have home made bread and jams.
Tomorrow we are going to Shady Maple Buffet for breakfast to celebrate our anniversary. Can you guess how many years? This buffet is like nothing we have ever seen before. It has between 300 and 400 feet of food, you can also make to order omelet's and pancakes. Last time we were here for breakfast they had chocolate chip pancakes. They were so big I couldn't eat it all. After we eat we're going to shop at Goods. It's like the old Ben Franklin stores. You can find any thing you want here.
More to come later.
(44 years)
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
WE MADE IT
On Wednesday we drove our last leg to Pennsylvania. Our route took us a on the Pennsylvania turnpike for a few hours. With towing the car we had 4 axles, so it cost us $36.25. We went over the mountains and 5 tunnels. One tunnel had road construction, so our side of the tunnel had 2-way traffic. Not fun meeting the semis in such close places. I'm glad there were only 5 tunnels.
When we arrived at the campground we were surprised by how many campers were here. We found out there was a RV Rally here this weekend and the next 3 weekends. That didn't give us much choice on camp sites. Ours is in the pine trees and makes it dark all the time. When the wind blows we here the pine needles falling. It sounds like it is raining. The campground is right beside Hwy 30, just like Iowa.
Saturday evening we went to Travis's for pizza. The kids had friends over for a Halloween party. They carved pumpkins, pinned a nose on a jack-o-lantern and then went outside to play flashlight tag. What had us laughing and the kids was a game they played with socks. They piled a bunch of socks on the floor and then tried to put as many socks on one foot using only one hand. They had two minutes to do this. They had so much fun. The most one of them got on was 6. If you need an idea for a game, try this. They used all types of socks -- tube, footie's, ankle, fuzzy, and anything else you can think of from adult to kids size.
Vern just fixed breakfast, that's his thing on Sunday morning, he is doing the dishes, so I had better close for now and help him. Whoops, I think I'm to late, I here him drying the dishes. Oh well, I'll help next time.
When we arrived at the campground we were surprised by how many campers were here. We found out there was a RV Rally here this weekend and the next 3 weekends. That didn't give us much choice on camp sites. Ours is in the pine trees and makes it dark all the time. When the wind blows we here the pine needles falling. It sounds like it is raining. The campground is right beside Hwy 30, just like Iowa.
Saturday evening we went to Travis's for pizza. The kids had friends over for a Halloween party. They carved pumpkins, pinned a nose on a jack-o-lantern and then went outside to play flashlight tag. What had us laughing and the kids was a game they played with socks. They piled a bunch of socks on the floor and then tried to put as many socks on one foot using only one hand. They had two minutes to do this. They had so much fun. The most one of them got on was 6. If you need an idea for a game, try this. They used all types of socks -- tube, footie's, ankle, fuzzy, and anything else you can think of from adult to kids size.
Vern just fixed breakfast, that's his thing on Sunday morning, he is doing the dishes, so I had better close for now and help him. Whoops, I think I'm to late, I here him drying the dishes. Oh well, I'll help next time.
Monday, October 19, 2009
NOMADS ON THE MOVE
We left the Ledges on Wednesday the 14th. We went to Forest city first to have a couple things fixed on the motor home. It took longer there than we hoped, but we finally left there on Saturday morning and drove to Mahomet, IL. The campground has a driving range, so Sunday morning Vern was out hitting some golf balls. It had been awhile since he had time to go golfing. We left Mahomet Monday and drove to Cambridge, OH. We will be here until Wednesday and then drive to Kinzer, PA The campground is about 7 or 8 miles from Travis's house.
Now for a funny story. Most of you know I don't like coffee, have never drank it, and don't like the smell. Friday morning I woke up with the song "Folgers in your cup" going through my head. I don't know why, but I blame Vern for making his coffee and smelling up the motor home.
Saturday morning when I got up Vern asked me if I woke up with a song in my head. I told him no and he thought maybe I would have had Willie Nelson's song "On the Road Again" running through my head. Vern doesn't care for county music, so I was impressed he remembered the song and who sang it.
We were really busy at the Ledges this summer. It was the busiest summer ever at the Ledges. We were always full on weekends, but this summer we had weeks we were 2/3s full during the week. We all ways looked forward to Sunday afternoon and Mondays, because there were few campers, but not this summer. It seemed like as soon as the campers were leaving on Sunday there were some coming in. It never ended. Our busiest week was our quietest week. Labor Day week was the Super National races at the Boone track. We were full the whole week. The racers were only there to sleep. There were gone until 2 or 3 in the morning and didn't get up until about 9 or 10 in the morning and gone by noon.
After the racers left, we had campers with Pufferbilles, and then 3 weekends with people in Boone for Thomas the Tank, and parents weekend at Iowa State. The good thing was it was getting dark earlier and the kids were inside. It was great on October 12th to help Andy (park manager) to close the bathhouse. The weekends are still busy, but during the week there are few campers.
Now for a funny story. Most of you know I don't like coffee, have never drank it, and don't like the smell. Friday morning I woke up with the song "Folgers in your cup" going through my head. I don't know why, but I blame Vern for making his coffee and smelling up the motor home.
Saturday morning when I got up Vern asked me if I woke up with a song in my head. I told him no and he thought maybe I would have had Willie Nelson's song "On the Road Again" running through my head. Vern doesn't care for county music, so I was impressed he remembered the song and who sang it.
We were really busy at the Ledges this summer. It was the busiest summer ever at the Ledges. We were always full on weekends, but this summer we had weeks we were 2/3s full during the week. We all ways looked forward to Sunday afternoon and Mondays, because there were few campers, but not this summer. It seemed like as soon as the campers were leaving on Sunday there were some coming in. It never ended. Our busiest week was our quietest week. Labor Day week was the Super National races at the Boone track. We were full the whole week. The racers were only there to sleep. There were gone until 2 or 3 in the morning and didn't get up until about 9 or 10 in the morning and gone by noon.
After the racers left, we had campers with Pufferbilles, and then 3 weekends with people in Boone for Thomas the Tank, and parents weekend at Iowa State. The good thing was it was getting dark earlier and the kids were inside. It was great on October 12th to help Andy (park manager) to close the bathhouse. The weekends are still busy, but during the week there are few campers.
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