Something to think about.

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those that matter don't mind and those that mind don't matter.


Someone sent this to me, and I thought it was a good way to look at things.

Turkey in a trash can

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Today we went to a dish to pass Thanksgiving dinner at the campground we are staying at. I have never heard of cooking a turkey in a trash can but it was good. I think it could have cooked longer but it was nice. I just wonder where all the juices go that you need for the yummy gravy. I think this method is for campers who don't want to heat up their motorhomes with a turkey cooking all day.

Last year a fried turkey, this year a turkey in a trash can. Who knows what they will think of next!! I must say I think I like the old fashioned turkey in an oven method best.

New Mexico Land of Enchantment

We decided to drive a hundred miles south to Carlsbad Caverns National Park. We hiked down 800 feet and were still 1650 feet above sea level. Needless to say we took an elevator back up to the surface. This cavern isnt the prettiest we've ever seen but they are the deepest. They have since found deeper caverns at the same park.

These are the only aliens we saw in Roswell New Mexico

Palo Duro Canyon State Park

Palo Duro Canyon is the second largest canyon in the USA. It's located south of Amarillo TX. The canyon is 120 miles long, as wide as 20 miles and more then 800ft deep. The rim is 3500 ft above sea level. There are more then 30 miles of cycling, hiking and bridle paths. During the three days(11/18-20) we spent in the park, Bruce and I hiked all of them or just about. We also did some Geo-caching and found ten caches. Hopefully, our pictures will show how lovely this park is.

After three nice days in the park, we headed out. We needed to stop at the dump station. While Bruce took care of that I decided to sweep the car out and accidentally locked the keys in the car. We only have one set of keys, so had to call AAA to help us out. That took a good three hours because first time we called they thought we were at a different park and they didn't get our number right to call us back. To make matters worse we couldn't find Bruce's wallet. After searching high and low and asking if it was turned in, I remembered I had stuck it under the car seat so while we were hiking it was out of sight. Thank goodness I found it!!!

We are now in Roswell, NM. There are green martians all over the place!! Tomorrow should be interesting.

Still trying to catch up on this blog!!

As Bruce and I are meandering west we stopped in the town of Helen Georgia. Thirty years ago they decide the town needed to be revitalized to bring in tourists. The whole town was done to look like an alpine village. They have the longest Octoberfest in the country. It lasts two months. Bruce and I spent two days Oct. 30 and 31st eating brats, drinking beer and singing German beer songs. Yes we actually sang, because Bruce knew the important words from his army days in Germany. Defending our country by making sure no one else got any beer.

As we were wandering around the town we went into a lapidary shop. They make jewelry out of rocks. She told us about William Hollands School Of Lapidary Arts about six miles from our campground. Bruce decided we should check it out. They were on their last week of classes for the season. We decided to take some classes and were lucky they had some openings. Bruce took a class in silver casting and made a couple of rings and necklaces and I took a class in seed beading. I learned some stitches and made some necklaces, bracelets and a pair of earrings. They even had some campsites on the property, so we moved there to be closer.

After leaving Georgia we stopped in Alabama at the Unclaimed Luggage store. Bruce bought himself a camera and I bought two books.

Next stop was Memphis where we went to our favorite BBQ, The BBQ Shop. We had our usual and bought some to freeze. You never know when the craving for The BBQ Shop will strike.

We decided since the weather was still reasonable we would head a little north and go to Branson MO. There we saw three shows. The Oak Ridge Boys-excellent, a group called SIX also very excellent. This group of six brothers, who by the way all own a brand new camaro with SIX across the side, sing a cappella. They are amazing!!!

The Oak Ridge Boys sound as awesome as they did years ago!! I loved the long white beard.

Iceland

Me and a Troll

The above photo is a glacier. Very cool site!!

Our tour guide Neil Mac Mann. He went to Iceland thirty years ago from Ireland and stayed. He speaks Icelandic very well.

Iceland is green and Greenland is ice

After a busy and eventful summer we are underway. Our busy summer included one funeral, very sad, three weddings, a new roof and many visits with friends and family. I especially enjoyed my time with our granddaughters, daughter,son and Jack (a dog).

Our first trip was a cruise to Iceland. We flew to London, rented a car and drove to Southhampton England. On the way we stopped at Winchester. We couldn't get into the cathedral because the BBC Antiques Road Show was there.

We arrived in Southhampton and spent one night at White Star Inn. It had been owned by the same company that owned the Titanic and other ships.

Our cruise was nice but we had the crankiest bunch Ive ever seen on a cruise ship. There were three altercations between all the senior passengers. Two of them were phyical fights where a guy ended up on the floor. The other a women hit a guy with her purse and he punched her in the face. Yikes!!! Have to watch out for those old people.

I am so far behind on my blog that I am just going to post the pictures I've taken. I especially enjoyed Iceland. It is so amazing because of it's geographical features. THe temperature there was 55 degrees and sunny. It only felt cold when the wind blew.

Bruce and I are in Memphis TN and heading up to Branson MO for three days. We descovered they have a week long Veteran's Day celebration. Hopefully we can get to see a show and the parade on Thursday.