Sunday, December 24
Greetings from Frosty the Snowman’s distant cousin in Blythe, California!
The crew and I are snug inside the Best Little Trailer.
This is the third morning in a row of overnight lows dropping into the high 30s. The heater keeps us warm as long as I turn it on for a few hours before we go to bed. Then the next morning it doesn’t take long to make our home cozy.
The photos in this post are a mishmash.
When Reggie, Roger and I go over to visit Del and his canine crew, something we have to do every day according to Canine Decree, the dogs run out to greet us. Usually Skeeter meets up with us first and he and the boys run to Del’s place. They run so fast they seem airborne.
I’m left way behind.
I’m nowhere near this scene (below) when I took the photo.
Left to right: Roger, Skeeter, BeeBee, Buddy and Reggie . . . .
Yesterday warmed up nicely.
By two o’clock it had warmed up enough that Del and I could sit outside in camp chairs, talking and watching the dogs have their daily dose of fun. When the dogs wander off too far, we call them back by name.
This is great training for Roger and Reggie.
It’s also fun for me to try to catch the action!
Sheep crazy!
If we’re anywhere near sheep, I have to photograph them.
We pass this field on our way into town. One thing you can say about sheep, they do stand still for a photo!
Do you see the Great Pyrenees in the next pic?
And here we have a sheep fashionista! (Oh, dear. . . Photo bomb at the butt!)
In the next photo, the berm of dirt behind the sheep and palm conceals the canal that runs along the field.
The sheep are moved across the field every few days, section by section. The fertilized field will be cultivated later.
Del told me an interesting tidbit of information.
He said you can put an electric fence around sheep or pigs and once they touch that fence, they will not cross that place again. In other words, put up an electric fence long enough for the pigs or sheep to touch it and then the fence is no longer needed.
Not so with horses and cattle. Take the fence down and away they go!
Christmas presents!
Those sheep photos were taken on our way into town to pick up our packages. Online tracking had informed me that some of the packages would not arrive as soon as originally stated. I’ll get the rest of the stuff I ordered on December 26th.
Happily I loaded up the PTV with three boxes.
Inside the boxes I found . . .
Blackstone Portable Table Top Camp Griddle
Blackstone 5 Piece Griddle Tool Kit w/Recipe Booklet
Blackstone Basting Cover – Cheese Melting Dome and Steaming Cover
Yay!
The 12-foot hose for connecting the BLT’s propane tank to the griddle won’t arrive until after Christmas. That’s okay because I bought a one-pound canister of propane at Ace Hardware. I’ll use that to season the griddle, a process which I’ve read can use up to a pound of ‘pane if done thoroughly.
I hope to do the seasoning today.
Then I can try the griddle for the first time on Christmas Day! I promise to show photos of that big event.
I need to come up with another idea for a Christmas card to you. I had planned for Reggie and Roger to pose in their new, red harnesses but that package hasn’t arrived.
They’re gonna’ look so cute in red!
Before closing here’s another photo I want to share:
I step into our doorway, look out at our front yard, and find Roger soaking up some rays. My boys live well (See Reggie in the covers at top of post.)
Thank you!
I appreciate all the Christmas wishes for me and the crew and for your words of thanks for this blog. I’m not sure I would put as much effort into my blog if it weren’t for the response it receives under each post. You brighten my days and . . .
You add a lot to the spirit of Christmas!
Have a full-of-wonder Christmas Eve, everyone!
rvsue
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