Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Back Home in Indiana 2012

Hi!  yes, we are back home in Indiana.  Left Florida last Tuesday morning.  Drove I-75 to Chattanooga,TN., stopping in Perry, Ga for the night.  We stopped at Lake Park, Georgia, at the Flying J for Diesel.  and Propane.  We had not gotten diesel since going to Florida in November.  And we had gotten it at Lake Park.  that included a trip to Brooksville, Fl from Thonotosassa and back.  Stayed at a nice RV park, pull thu, and so we did not have to unhook the car.  Wednesday, we traveled on up 75 to Chattanooga, and took I-24 into Tennessee.  got into an hour delay before we got to Nashville.  Traffic was very slow, stopped at times.  A very serious accident involving at least 3 trucks.  2 were definitely semi's.  The other was so demolished that we do not know what it was.  One of them had been hauling onions.  by the time we got to the point of the accident, the onions were mostly along the side of the road.  Looked like nice big onions, too!   Ambulances were gone, just tying to get vehicles onto wreckers, etc.  But is sure slowed traffic.  We were in a long line of semis!

But we kept on going and stopped at Franklin, Ky.  At at Flying J.  More diesel.  And when we stopped at the prettiest rest area along the Tennessee River, we discovered that our connection for the lights on the car had come loose and the plug was quite worn from being drug on the pavement.  So, after getting more diesel and getting parked, we unhooked the car and started looking for a 6 wire plug.  Found one at the second stop, a Tractor Supply store.  Then on to a favorite stop, an Antique store.  Found a rare pattern serving fork that we decided to buy and then Ernie pointed out some Fiesta ware that was marked half price.  Could not resist those 3 pieces.  One is a stove side pepper shaker.  It is a large piece, not too many out there, at least I have not seen them before and so it is now on my counter at home.

Ernie fixed the plug, splicing it onto the wire and we were all set to go for the next day.  We were both tired and realized the next morning that we had not been bothered by the semi noise you usually hear at Flying J truck stops. 

Our next stop was in Seymour, IN. To visit with good friends Phyllis and Gene.  They were members of Hoosier Cruiser and we enjoy visiting with them.  They both were in good spirits and good health and I think we could visit most of a day.  But they had commitments and we were ready to get on the road to home.  

A stop at Meijer for some groceries and we were in our drive by 3:00.  

We came into the house, turned up the heat, turned on the water pump, turned on the faucets, to fill the water heater, then turned the water heater on.  That did not work immediately, but Ernie got it going soon.  And then     we parked the RV in its parking place, went in, ate supper, took showers and were in bed in the RV early.   We had not taken much in the house from the RV and so decided to sleep out there and unload the next day.

Have you ever thought how much stuff  you have in an RV?   Emptying the refrig is no small task.  Why did I have all that stuff anyway,  Not to mention the 8 strawberry milkshakes in the freezer.  We thought our children should have a  Taste of what we eat a lot of.  STRAWBERRIES!   Plus I had picked 5 quart on Monday.  50 cents a quart.  We ate the last of them today.  so good, ripe and sweet.
We will miss the weekly trips to Parksdale and strawberry sundaes, but more than that we will miss the inexpensive fruits and vegetables that we buy while we are in Florida.  I also brought grapefruit home.  The market had some more Duncan grapefruits.  6 for $1.  It is a sweet white grapefruit.  The only thing is, it has a lot of seeds.  We got out the good old wheel borrow that I didn't want Ernie to buy at a garage sale in Pendleton a few years ago, and put bags and stuff in it to make a few less trips to the house.   Ernie could not believe how many trips he made.  And we have not gotten into the bins yet.   Friday afternoon we mowed down the dry asparagus beds and found enough that was not frozen or grown to tall, to have some for supper.  Called the newspaper to have it restarted, and the Post Office too.

Saturday was a rainy day, so we did some shopping and put things away in the house. 
Sunday, I was lazy and did not go to church.  We mowed, and mowed and picked up a lot of grass. with a grass catcher.  So glad I did not have to rake it up as in the past.  We are tired again tonight.
No rest for the wicked, is that the saying? 

We both think being gone in the winter is a pleasure.  No worries, no grass to mow, or snow to shovel,
just do what ever comes to mind.  Like flea markets, Busch Gardens, eating out and enjoying the good weather we had this year 
Oh, and yesterday we did some sorting of the silver and silver ware boxes we had bought. 
I do not know what time it is, Ernie had gone to bed.  And so will I soon.   Have a good night.  jkc












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