Our rendezvous this year was at the Monday Flea Market at Webster, a tiny town not far from Bushnell and Wildwood. The weather is real warm (mid-70's). It was a great reunion and we spent several hours strolling among other flea marketers, eating junk and catching up on news we hadn't already shared on Facebook. It was great.
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| Pam and Joe on the left. Wayne with Lexie and Ozzie on the right. |
Another day while we were at Alliance, Joe and Pam brought Izzy and Ally over for a visit and and to try out my new dog clippers on Izzy, who desperately needed a haircut. I'd been anxious for Joe to try them as he and I commiserate over dog grooming. Here are some of the scenes of Izzy's haircut.
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| Joe is serious when he trims his girls. |
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| That's Pam and Ally -- Wayne holding Ozzie, who's glad he's not getting another haircut! |
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| Izzy is really relaxed. |
When we finally left Alliance on Saturday, December 8th, we drove the few short miles south to Bushnell where we joined Pam and Joe at Paradise Oaks Golf and RV Resort. Other friends and familiar faces were there too. It's a nice thing to run into friends in travel.
First order of business for our group was preparation of our "Poor Man's Dinner" on Monday afternoon. Joe and I like mixed greens, Wayne and Pam do not. Another trip to the flea market at Webster and I had more turnip, mustard and collard greens than we'd ever eat. I also fried potatoes while Pam made cornbread and 15 bean soup We invited our pal Billie to join us. All four guest dogs joined Lexie and Ozzie in the outside pen while we ate.
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| Only Joe would be brazen enough for this picture. A bottle of Beano in which everyone would partake before supper. |
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| Izzy looking for a cool spot. |
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| Ally looking for a lap on which to perch. |
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| Joe is in charge of stirring the fried potatoes. Ozzie, the only boy dog in the area, takes respite in Pop's lap. |
Another day we'd return to Catfish Johnny's, a local fish house we discovered last year. We all ordered catfish and we began lunch with alligator bites and onion rings. While Pam and I enjoyed our meal, both Joe and Wayne complained that their lunch wasn't as good as last year.
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| The resident Paradise Oaks turtle. |
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| Joe telling some kind of Marine Corps lie -- Wayne isn't buying any of it. |
Lexie and Ozzie got holiday baths on a warm, sunny day. Both are good dogs on bath day, Ozzie gets a little nervous so Wayne puts him on the counter to watch as Lexie gets the first scrub.
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| Lexie always enjoys an "after bath" nap. She's still damp and asleep under a dry towel. Ozzie is getting the rub down from Pop. |
As our week winds down at Paradise Oaks, we enjoyed a final evening together with Joe and Pam and Billie. Once more all the dogs visited as we had a house full of excitement, running and play.
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| The view out our coach window just before the rain and wind blew through. |
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| Joe and Pam came by with Izzy and Ally. Billie is on her way with her pug name Zoey and Tadora, her 3 pound Yorkie. |
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| Pop treated all the pups to his nighttime treat of baked sweet potato. Every single dog loved 'em. |
Later that evening, high winds and rain moved in followed by a terribly cold snap -- in the very low 30's. By Friday afternoon, Billie had departed to visit family in North Florida. On Saturday morning, Joe and Pam pulled out for a week-long visit with family in Hollywood. We moved on down to Bradenton.
We will remain in this general vicinity until mid-January when we'll take in the 2013 Tampa RV Supershow.
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