Sunday, July 17, 2011
La Veta is a very unique and interesting little town. Among the unique features are the deer which wander around town. They are obviously accustomed to people and not at all afraid - will stand and watch as people and cars pass by. Bears are also common in the area - Sydney saw two yesterday while on the train ride to La Veta Pass.
Another long day of painting! Kerry & I went at 9:00 am to our painting class at the La Veta School of the Arts and with a short lunch break, painted all day until 4:00. Tracey took John & Sydney on a day trip up to Alamosa and the Sand Dunes, and did a little shopping for camper supplies. The painting class was really great - we both felt like we learned a lot - plus had a lot of fun! Tomorrow will probably head for Cripple Creek and maybe spend the night near there.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Kerry, Tracey, John & Sydney arrived Wednesday eve., about 5.
Thurs. we all drove to the "Lazy S" otherwise known as Dennis & Marilyn's Colorado place near Antonito, where Denise, Michael, and 3 of Michaels friends are spending a few days. Said Hi to Denise and borrowed a couple of painting books, then drove down to Taos, N.M. where we ate Dinner and looked around a little. Stopped on the way at the Rio Grande Gorge, near Taos, also stopped at a place where they are building things out of tires, cans and cement. Very strange.
Fri.. we drove to Cuchara, then on down to Trinidad and Raton, NM. Tried to find the depot in Trinidad, but never did locate it, so went on to Raton and found the one there. In case we need to send John & Sydney on the train, I'll know where to go to put them on. Tri
Saturday, Kerry & I went to our watercolor painting lesson/workshop. Tracey and kids went rode on the train out to Fir where there was a live concert, then back on the train.
Long day - tired - going to sleep now - maybe write some tomorrow night.
Thurs. we all drove to the "Lazy S" otherwise known as Dennis & Marilyn's Colorado place near Antonito, where Denise, Michael, and 3 of Michaels friends are spending a few days. Said Hi to Denise and borrowed a couple of painting books, then drove down to Taos, N.M. where we ate Dinner and looked around a little. Stopped on the way at the Rio Grande Gorge, near Taos, also stopped at a place where they are building things out of tires, cans and cement. Very strange.
Fri.. we drove to Cuchara, then on down to Trinidad and Raton, NM. Tried to find the depot in Trinidad, but never did locate it, so went on to Raton and found the one there. In case we need to send John & Sydney on the train, I'll know where to go to put them on. Tri
Saturday, Kerry & I went to our watercolor painting lesson/workshop. Tracey and kids went rode on the train out to Fir where there was a live concert, then back on the train.
Long day - tired - going to sleep now - maybe write some tomorrow night.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
.............the rest of the story about the awning. About 30 minutes after I got it up and took the picture (and sat under it - smiling) the wind came up and started blowing pretty hard. I was struggling to get it down and having trouble when a neighbor showed up to help me. I'm finding out that the wind blows in Colorado too - maybe not quite as hard as at home, but I'll probably just leave the darned awning down from now on! Later yesterday I drove to Walsenburg (15 mi.) to Dollar General and a hardware store. Also noticed a Safeway there, so a little more shopping there than in La Veta.
Today I decided I needed to start getting out more, so was walking Katy over by the river (really more like a creek) and talked to a lady whose trailer is parked nearby. She invited me to come to "Happy Hour" at 4:00. Everyone brings their lawn chair and whatever they want to drink and they put the chairs in a big circle there by the river under the trees and have a "gabfest". I went, met a bunch of women and enjoyed it. There are actually two circles of chairs - one for the women and another for the men - a great way to get acquainted!
Today I decided I needed to start getting out more, so was walking Katy over by the river (really more like a creek) and talked to a lady whose trailer is parked nearby. She invited me to come to "Happy Hour" at 4:00. Everyone brings their lawn chair and whatever they want to drink and they put the chairs in a big circle there by the river under the trees and have a "gabfest". I went, met a bunch of women and enjoyed it. There are actually two circles of chairs - one for the women and another for the men - a great way to get acquainted!
Monday, July 11, 2011
Now Livin' in La Veta!
It's Monday morning, July 11 - I'm sitting here in my camper in La Veta, Colorado - just realized I haven't written anything since before we left Hutch and I really intended to! Here's a rundown of the time since then:
Wed., July 6th - Steve & Kathy took off work about 4:00 and we left town at 5:15. Drove to Dodge City, parked the camper in an RV park, and went to the Casino for a couple of hours.
Thurs., 7/7 - Next morning we headed out about 8:30 and got to La Veta around 2:00 with several stops along the way. Got the camper all set up and ate at __????_________ An uneventful trip (Thank God!) but of course a little tiring and stressful. Later drove down to Trinidad to the Walmart store to get some groceries and other stuff.
Fri., 7/8 - Spent part of the day getting stuff into the camper and unloading. Steve worked on getting the awning down. It was stuck with the "pull cord" in the wrong place - hadn't rolled up with the awning. He got it down and "fixed". Drove down to Cuchara - spent a couple of hours there, checked out the local grocery store.
Sat., 7/9 - Ate lunch at the little diner (Italian sausage sandwich - huge!), Drove out to the Lake and looked around, Later had ice cream at Charlies. I went to Mass at 6:00
Sun., 7/10 - Kathy & Steve left about 9 am - I worked on my curtains and getting the rest of the stuff in out of the car and washed some clothes. First night by myself in Colorado!
All of these days, Kathy cooked at least 2 meals a day, sometimes 3! After the first couple of days when we were traveling, then getting settled, we ate out very little. She's a wonderful cook, & I probably gained some pounds! Steve worked at getting the camper level, fixing the awning and getting it easier to put up & down, taking the hitch off his truck, and other stuff. Also did his best to educate me about "camper maintenance". Don't know how I would have managed without them.
Wed., July 6th - Steve & Kathy took off work about 4:00 and we left town at 5:15. Drove to Dodge City, parked the camper in an RV park, and went to the Casino for a couple of hours.
Thurs., 7/7 - Next morning we headed out about 8:30 and got to La Veta around 2:00 with several stops along the way. Got the camper all set up and ate at __????_________ An uneventful trip (Thank God!) but of course a little tiring and stressful. Later drove down to Trinidad to the Walmart store to get some groceries and other stuff.
Fri., 7/8 - Spent part of the day getting stuff into the camper and unloading. Steve worked on getting the awning down. It was stuck with the "pull cord" in the wrong place - hadn't rolled up with the awning. He got it down and "fixed". Drove down to Cuchara - spent a couple of hours there, checked out the local grocery store.
Sat., 7/9 - Ate lunch at the little diner (Italian sausage sandwich - huge!), Drove out to the Lake and looked around, Later had ice cream at Charlies. I went to Mass at 6:00
Sun., 7/10 - Kathy & Steve left about 9 am - I worked on my curtains and getting the rest of the stuff in out of the car and washed some clothes. First night by myself in Colorado!
All of these days, Kathy cooked at least 2 meals a day, sometimes 3! After the first couple of days when we were traveling, then getting settled, we ate out very little. She's a wonderful cook, & I probably gained some pounds! Steve worked at getting the camper level, fixing the awning and getting it easier to put up & down, taking the hitch off his truck, and other stuff. Also did his best to educate me about "camper maintenance". Don't know how I would have managed without them.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Almost travelin' time!
Sarah's headin' back to Texas - as I "speak", Ally has returned to Kansas City, the Sheahans gathered at The Farm one more time, and July 4th, 2011 is history! The fireworks seemed more numerous and louder than ever this year. I wonder if it's a sign of improvement in the economy - people spending more money on fireworks? Today Katie gets a haircut, I tie down as many loose ends as I can get hold of, and try to remember everything I may need in the next 2 months - and - tomorrow we head for Colorado!
Friday, July 1, 2011
July 1st, only 5 more days!
Gettin' stuff together to leave - freakin' out a little bit at the thoughts of being gone from my home and my family (and my hometown, and my friends, and my church, etc., etc., etc.) for 2 months! I'm going ahead with my plan though........no turning back now!!!
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
It's a start!
Whoee!! My camper is on it's way! Well, kinda. We (Steve, Kathy, Tracey & I) went out to Spring Lake yesterday and got it ready to go - put everything away, disconnected water, electric, etc., and put the slide in. Steve went out today, got it and pulled it to a friend's property where he will pick it up tomorrow and take it to the Camper supply place in South Hutch where the "load leveler hitch" will be put on. It will stay there until we're ready to leave next Wed. after 5:00. The plan is: drive to Dodge City and spend the night, then go on the next day and arrive in La Veta by early afternoon. Oh my gosh! I'm actually doing this!! One week from today - July 6 - we'll be on out way to Colorado!
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Countdown Time!
Three weeks from yesterday - Wed., July 6th - we will head for Colorado. I met Steve (Zahn) - the guy half of the couple that is going to pull my camper to La Veta - at "Discount RV" in South Hutch and we talked to the guy there about a hitch and made plans to have it put on the car. Have been working on the camper - replaced all the curtains - with a lot of help from Kerry & Tracey. Whoee!! Am I excited?!!!!
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