Oh Happy Days

Rosey and Billy on the Creek at Buckhorn

April 11/2019  Weather 79/53  Beautiful last day to pack up and smell the flowers before leaving Buckhorn Lake RV Resort. 

Oh happy days.  We had "way" too much fun this month in our last month of the snowbird season.  One last day to snap some pics of the spring flowers in Kerrville. 

Giving Back

March 15/2019  Weather 59/42  a bit chilly.
Downtown Kerrville has a special quilt shop in a beautiful old home called Creations.
Last fall the shop started selling a small bundle for the purpose of organizing a show and quilt challenge.

It was a challenge to received 2 yards of fabric and 9 inspirational sayings that had to go in the quilt.  After that you decide what to create.  This is opposite to what I am used to; usually I have a design then go looking for fabric.

my challenge quilt bundle

  Since last fall Billy was giving me ideas and sketches that he thought would look good on the final quilt.

Fish appliqued on the back with bubbles and the inspirational saying

The finished quilt had to be handed in by March 11.  The ladies were so appreciative they even put a special note on my quilt "Hand delivered from Canada".  Nice!!!

Rosey laughing at the caption "hand delivered from Canada"

This year all donated quilts will go to CASA of Kerrville.  When a child enters the foster care system because their home is no longer safe, a judge may appoint a “Court Appointed Special Advocate”, or CASA, volunteer to advocate for the child’s best interest.
CASA will take charge of the quilts and distribute them to the children under their supervision as well as enable smaller groups such as K’Star and Women’s Job Corp to have quilts for their clients’ children. 
Friday a group of ladies from Buckhorn Lake RV went off to the quilt show and we did enjoy ourselves looking at 134 quilts and of course finishing off with lots of shopping in the store!!!  Saturday Billy went up to see my quilt hanging in the show.  While we were there a social worker was telling the Creations staff how this touches a child.  Many come in with only the clothes on their backs and this might be the first thing that is truly theirs to keep for a long time.  Gosh, we felt touched by her words and glad that we could "pay it forward" in a small way.  

Behind that ladies shoulder is our donated quilt !!!

What do you call 20 women with scissors?

March 13/19  Weather 80/49 great day to ride but first.....

someone is getting a Firetruck pillowcase!

Julie is our "Plant Manager"

Julie has organized a sewing assembly line in the rec center this morning.  Everyone brought a couple yards of fun fabric and the production began.  There were ladies sewing, ladies cutting, ladies assembling, ladies pressing and smiles everywhere.  At the end of the morning we had over 40 pillowcases made for the Kids for Cancer.  What a great morning and what a good cause.  

One Happy worker bee

All for the kids

Things that make your day

March 10/2019  weather 74/51  - forecast has a storm building to hit Tuesday so we are popping out for groceries on the motorcycle.  Since it is our only transportation we are weather watchers.  We may not plan ahead and book campsites but we do plan our bike rides.
The local grocery store is H.E.B.  Since we are not from here we always call it heb.  The locals look at us like "what?  oh you mean H E B".  Even the little things give you away as being a visitor.  
Today I found a neat little package of all the things we need to make a pot of chili.  No more looking in the spice section, the tomato sauce section, the bean section, the diced tomato section.  How smart is that?

what a great idea - all in one box

And what super inventive appliance will I put this in?  Instant Pot.  That gadget is amazing, it will do everything but wash your dishes.  The kids got me one for christmas and it will empty your already crowded motorhome cupboards.  Out goes my rice cooker, my crockpot.  In goes my Instant Cooker.  I am currently obsessed with making homemade yogurt since I got this gift.  There are 10 different settings on it, including pressure cooker so you can make something like Beef Stew in about 20 minutes!   Make sure if you get one to measure the size - this ones fits perfect in my cupboard.

Instant Pot

Old Friends

Texas Sandstone cliffs on the Guadalope River

March 8/2019   Weather beautiful, 79/59.   Now that's better temps. 
Just a short drive back up north to Kerrville, Texas to Buckhorn Lake RV Resort.  
It's a beautiful park and obviously everyone else knows it is too - it is packed!!!  This place is becoming a "spring habit".  This will be our 4th year in a row to stop for the spring month.  It does feel heartwarming when you pull in to get lots of hugs from old friends.  Old is a figure of speech...  the people are young but 4 years running makes them long term friends to us.  It took us a few hours just to hook up our rig since everyone kept coming to say hello, welcome back.  Nice.

Buckhorn Lake Recreation Barn and Windmill where the bikes meet to ride

riding out towards Tarpley

March 9/2019  Weather beautiful, 82/51 sunnnnny.  Guess what?  7:25 am we got a text from Dan "Let's Ride Today".    You bet.   On the Harley's at 11 am we went for a big ride to Leakey and back.  Billy loves riding these roads. 

Dan in the lead

Happy Easter

April 1/2018  Weather 80, started out cloudy but got quite warm in the afternoon and night was 65. 

Hippity Hop

Early Easter day this year and we are still in Texas.  Sometimes we are already home for the celebration. 

Buckhorn Lake RV Resort - we are parked right on the creek

The morning was spent calling family and friends and the afternoon was a relaxing potluck luncheon outside along the creek in beautiful Buckhorn Lake RV Resort.  What a great day.

Eric and Pam - Eric won best Tshirt EVER!!!!

Ladies - good job on the food

Thunder, Thunder, Thunder

March 24/2018 Weather 86, night 60.   A hot day with hot bikes!

Bev and Dave on 337

Friday, Saturday, Sunday is Thunder in the Hills weekend; a motorcycle rally in Hill Country.   We hooked up with Dave and Bev from the park and took a ride on old Medina highway and then turned onto one of the "twisted sisters/337" to the tiny town of Leakey.   There is not much in Leakey but even on a quiet Saturday afternoon there are usually at least 20 to 30 bikes at the Bent Rim Bar and Grill.  So wonder how many are there today???

back parking lot at Bent Rim

eye candy

What a pretty ride it was; through the low hills and rocky cream coloured  outcroppings.  Bike, after bike after bike purring by.  During the day the motorcycles were making good use of the warm day and curvy roads.
Well it appears we will not be getting a burger and beer at the Bent Rim today,,, but lots of eye candy for the guys.  No - not the girls, CHROME !  Well maybe a couple of girls.  Haha.  

more bikes, cool Indian

It's funny how we always get to this bar/grill in Leakey and have never stopped anywhere else.  Today being so busy forced us to find some food somewhere.  There are just a few places and we stopped at Mama Chole's restaurant which was super delicious home cooked Mexican.  My guacamole jalapeno cheeseburger was yummy.  So good things happen when you change up your routine. 

crossing the river

Guadalupe River and creamy limestone cliffs

We made a loop back to Kerrville, heading north and then east along the Guadalupe river.   The water crisscrosses the road every few miles and it is like blue turquoise.    As you get closer to the village of Hunt (yup everyone here hunts, like animals)  there is a ranch with wooden fence posts and each has an old cowboy boot.   Dave was so pissed off with his cowboy boots the other day; as in they were killing his feet he drove out here and put his boots on the posts.  He thought they could finish out their miserable life out here upside down!!!  Hilarious.  As we drove by Bev pointed out the boots.  Oh my gosh, what a laugh.  You know some look pretty good, hey maybe we should stop and get Billy a used pair?

There is one of the boots, may he stay upside down forever!

Fun Abounds at Buckhorn Lake RV Resort

March 16, 2018  Weather ~  we had a few cloudy days and the the sun would pop out.  Temps were 68ish to 70 and then today it was 84.   We road 3 days this week, just wandering the back roads with the biker friends at Buckhorn Lake RV.

get on the bus

There is lots to keep busy here with the park too, we have been on the resorts bus to Bandera 11th street cowboy bar and also on the mystery dinner trip.   It's so great not to drive around at night, we worry on the highways  there are so many animals (deer especially).

you bring your meat and cook it up on the BBQ

the 11th street cowboy bar;  hmmm looks like some fun now!

outdoor country 2 stepping

The 11st street bar is a busy fun place on Wednesday night; get your cowboy hat on and boots for some country 2 step boot scootin, cook your own meat, and enjoy the country music.    The mystery dinner took us to Bandera again to TJ's at the Old Forge.  Fun night and food was great.

The Forge put 37 of us upstairs for dinner

And the ladies in the park got together and made a Quilt of Valor one day; which will be given to a veteran in Texas.  We had it stitched up in a day and now it can go out for the final quilting.  What a proud event to be a part of.

Red, White, and Blue

 

Last Long Stop

Mar 4 to April 10/2018   Weather~  nights are definitely warmer in Hill Country now, the days are up and down.  70's, 60's, 80's.  We heard that is was not a good winter here so we were very fortunate to have stayed a long time in Arizona. We have pulled in for our last long stop at  Buckhorn Lake RV Resort.  This is a "habit"!!! This is our 3rd spring here!   We love coming here in the spring.  Good campground, good people, good motorcycle riding, good location to do lots of exploring within 50 miles, good food, good quilt shops, haha,,,, yes we do like it here!

the sign leads you off the interstate 10

Everyday the motorcycles in the RV park gather and head out to ride the ranch and farm roads.  Have a full tank of gas and sit back and enjoy the ride. 

ranch roads are not too wide sometimes

quite the entrance

stone gated ranch entrance

Even off the beaten path in Texas the ranchers love their gates and entrances.  You can be in the middle of nowhere but the land is fenced and
gated.  This week we were out meandering on the Harley, sometimes when it is just the two of us we end up where roads turn into dirt lanes and we have to make the turn around. 

we wind our way up and over and down into the valley

In the historic downtown section of Kerrville there are some cool vintage shops and art stores, cafes, bookstores and a quilt shop.  The day doesn't get any better.

Creations Quilt Shop, so pretty

Rosey???  New pet????? 

Prayer Garden

March 6/17     With Easter coming we wanted to go up to The Coming King Sculpture Prayer Garden in Kerrville as our last stop.  Simply a special place.   The Empty Cross is 77feet 7 tall and 40' cross arm.    The gardens are shaped in the cross.    The walk in the Cross is full of scriptures and sculptures.  Then you will find the prayer garden where thousands of rocks have been written on to pray for someone or be thankful to God.  Really beautiful and moving.   You feel your Guardian Angels here.  Peace everyone.

The empty cross

scriptures

sculpture by evangelist/artist Max Greiner Jr.

God's Rock Garden

Poppy Fields

The Windmill Gang at Fredericksburg Airport diner

April 6/17  Weather 80 sunny.   Last ride today.   Time to tie it down and pack up and head out tomorrow.  We have been so lucky with the weather - since  arriving in Kerrville a month ago we have put 2200 miles on the motorcycle!!!  Maybe we had 6 days we did not ride?  That gives us an average of 92 miles a day for 24 days.  It has been much warmer here this spring than 2016.

Billy & Rosey leading

Billy is leading the Windmill Gang through the backroads today.   Lunch (of course) was at the Fredericksburg Airport Diner.  So cool.

Poppy Fields at Wildseed Farms

Cool Dude!

After lunch we popped down to Wildseed Farms.  The poppy fields are amazing.