Tuesday, June 19, 2012
More pictures of the Amish quilts...close-ups, checkout their stitching!
I was in Clare, MI talking to my sister...ATT doesn't work @ the camp...o surprise, when I noticed an Amish buggy pull in to the gas station! Wow! Gas for the horses??? Nope, shade for the horses! Two men and two women "parked" their horses in the shade, walked across the street to The Ponderosa Steak House carrying a bag of sliced white bread. Date night?
Did you notice the blue and white plastic water jug just behind the first seat, on the far side? Refreshment for the road!
Monday, June 18, 2012
I woke to the sound of rain, love that sound but it makes the getting out of bed so tough! After crawling out of bed, then dressing, I trudged off to work. I am always happy to get to work after the commute across the dirt road. I've added a picture of the Store/Laundry/Restrooms located across the camp road from our location.
Rain this morning but now the temp is climbing to a high of 88...oh my! People are out on the beach and in the water frolicking. Sunshine has a way of drawing people out of a dwelling, especially when there is a beach on the lake! Running through the sand is more comfortable than running across jagged rocks to reach the water, would you agree?
I delight in going to the Amish Bakery, “Country Cookstove Bakery”. Their bakery goods are wonderful, especially the fresh baked bread, fried pies, pineapple cake, and much more. I am hooked on their Apple Dapple Cake! The ingredient lists apples as the first ingredient! Since there are more apples than flour or sugars listed, I am positive it should be on the “healthy dessert list”! So moist and delectably delicious, this cake is my fav!
I delight in going to the Amish Bakery, “Country Cookstove Bakery”. Their bakery goods are wonderful, especially the fresh baked bread, fried pies, pineapple cake, and much more. I am hooked on their Apple Dapple Cake! The ingredient lists apples as the first ingredient! Since there are more apples than flour or sugars listed, I am positive it should be on the “healthy dessert list”! So moist and delectably delicious, this cake is my fav!
Other items are sold at the bakery…the hand stitched Amish quilts hanging on a clothesline are remarkable. These quilts were hanging out one day when I made my visit. I always ask permission before clicking the camera shutter. I was told I had permission to “capture any image as long as an Amish individual was NOT included in the picture”. Therefore, you will not see any Amish Folks in my pics.
Enjoy the pictures!
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Working Days
Today is my work day @ the Camp Store; 9:30-10:30, 2-3, and 7-8 makes a really tough work day! LOL I cashier, stock shelves, and apply the price to items, two days a week: Monday and Thursday. The Commodore works Thursday through Monday @ the boat docks overseeing the rental boats and bikes. Pictures of the camp will be included later.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Yesterday we took a trip to see the Mackinac Bridge, took a picnic lunch, and saw the Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse. During lunch, we bombarded by the pesky seagulls, diving and sneaking up from behind us for any food! I don't recall San Francisco seagulls as confrontational but "da northeast seagulls" are another breed!
We ventured off I 75 for several miles at Gaylord to visit the Bottle Cap Museum on Sparr Road. We arrived at the Sparr Mall, the storekeeper state, “The collection was sold and is on display in Grayling, MI”. Well, go figure; we had just driven from Grayling without knowing the current location of the Bottle Cap Museum. Here’s the info about the Bottle Cap Museum, it’s on our list of places to go while we’re in Michigan.
“The Bottle-Cap Museum is the largest private collection of Coca-Cola related items in Northern Michigan. Over 10,000 pieces of memorabilia make up the museum, housed in an authentic classic 50's diner, Dawson and Stevens Classic 50's Diner located in downtown Grayling. Open Monday through Thursday from 7am to 7pm, Friday & Saturday 7am to 8pm, Sunday 7am to 6pm, with a full breakfast menu and soups, deli sandwiches and world renowned hamburgers, fries and shakes along will a working 1950's soda fountain.” http://www.michigan.org/property/detail.aspx?p=B12130
We ventured off I 75 for several miles at Gaylord to visit the Bottle Cap Museum on Sparr Road. We arrived at the Sparr Mall, the storekeeper state, “The collection was sold and is on display in Grayling, MI”. Well, go figure; we had just driven from Grayling without knowing the current location of the Bottle Cap Museum. Here’s the info about the Bottle Cap Museum, it’s on our list of places to go while we’re in Michigan.
“The Bottle-Cap Museum is the largest private collection of Coca-Cola related items in Northern Michigan. Over 10,000 pieces of memorabilia make up the museum, housed in an authentic classic 50's diner, Dawson and Stevens Classic 50's Diner located in downtown Grayling. Open Monday through Thursday from 7am to 7pm, Friday & Saturday 7am to 8pm, Sunday 7am to 6pm, with a full breakfast menu and soups, deli sandwiches and world renowned hamburgers, fries and shakes along will a working 1950's soda fountain.” http://www.michigan.org/property/detail.aspx?p=B12130
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
We are in place for this summer...Michigan! Nice trip to get here, only took five days on the road. I admit, I got distracted by my new technology each morning. My Kindle Fire is a fab way to get the news, email, updates, play a lil Solitaire, and surf the web. I posted text messages to the family each day so they know our locations. I always specified to them NOT to pay any ransoms for us...we are always prepared with a back-up plan.
The Commodore, Bella (our rescue French Bulldog), and I FINALLY left the Dallas area on Sunday afternoon. We had planned to stay with my Sissie in AR from Friday until Monday morning. Best laid plans have a way of getting changed when I realized packing for six months on the road was more time consuming than I had allowed! When we get home, I think I better start that LIST for the next adventure within a week of arrival! It took me several days after coming off the road to go through the plastic bags I had tossed in items and the Commodore had loaded in the RV.
The Commodore had planned the trip and made all reservations for the camp facilities along the way. We didn't have any snags in our reservations. The Commodore is great at planning our adventures!
So here we are at River Valley RV Park, several miles out of Gladwin, Michigan. A beautiful area, super fine park with great people. We are very blessed to be staying and working at this campground. The Commodore has his own fleet of boats and bikes owned by the park. Folks go to the store (directly across from our location) to pay for rentals then call them out to him on the radio. He spends Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9:30 AM to 9:00 PM near the docks to assist the renters in "shoving off or landing". Memorial Weekend included Monday with the same hours for him. During the week he is busy with cleaning and maintenance for the "fleet". He says he survived Memorial Weekend!
I work in the camp store on Monday and Thursday from 9:30-10:30 AM, 2:00-3:00 PM, and 7:00-8:00PM. We think we have a great gig until after Labor Day Weekend! During our days off, Tuesday and Wednesdays, I am excited about exploring Michigan. Next week we hope to travel to the Mackinaw Bridge area. Pictures will be posted!
Journeys are about making new memories. These "Honkers" or geese flew in and landed at the pond at the Park on a military base in Indiana we camped for two nights.
The Commodore, Bella (our rescue French Bulldog), and I FINALLY left the Dallas area on Sunday afternoon. We had planned to stay with my Sissie in AR from Friday until Monday morning. Best laid plans have a way of getting changed when I realized packing for six months on the road was more time consuming than I had allowed! When we get home, I think I better start that LIST for the next adventure within a week of arrival! It took me several days after coming off the road to go through the plastic bags I had tossed in items and the Commodore had loaded in the RV.
The Commodore had planned the trip and made all reservations for the camp facilities along the way. We didn't have any snags in our reservations. The Commodore is great at planning our adventures!
So here we are at River Valley RV Park, several miles out of Gladwin, Michigan. A beautiful area, super fine park with great people. We are very blessed to be staying and working at this campground. The Commodore has his own fleet of boats and bikes owned by the park. Folks go to the store (directly across from our location) to pay for rentals then call them out to him on the radio. He spends Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9:30 AM to 9:00 PM near the docks to assist the renters in "shoving off or landing". Memorial Weekend included Monday with the same hours for him. During the week he is busy with cleaning and maintenance for the "fleet". He says he survived Memorial Weekend!
I work in the camp store on Monday and Thursday from 9:30-10:30 AM, 2:00-3:00 PM, and 7:00-8:00PM. We think we have a great gig until after Labor Day Weekend! During our days off, Tuesday and Wednesdays, I am excited about exploring Michigan. Next week we hope to travel to the Mackinaw Bridge area. Pictures will be posted!
Journeys are about making new memories. These "Honkers" or geese flew in and landed at the pond at the Park on a military base in Indiana we camped for two nights.
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