ON THE ROAD WITH ROD and LINDA

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Not from me!!

Someone has invaded my blog and posted some crap. it looks like this:

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

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Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Sorry folks --- I'll get around to updates sooner or later

I'm busy right now, (applying for work in Arizona!)

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Robert and Olivia both enjoy appearing in various cities and areas to participate in "Old West" re-enactments. This is his usual appearance garb.

The picture was taken in their yard where I usually park our Motor home when we are hosted by these terrific friends. We also enjoyed the opportunity to be with Dale and Vera, Bob and Jerri, and of course Robert and Olivia.

I especially want to thank Vera and Dale for the photography 'cause They did all the picture taking!!

Robert's Hobby is Archery

Robert Lawson is making some arrows for a customer of his. He has his own shop in the back of their home (in another complete shop). In this pictuer he is installing the feathers for the ordered arrows.

We eat once more!

How about some corned beef and cabbage with all of the traditional trimmings?

Olivia said she would do it and we could all enjoy her food in their front yard, once more. I bought the food, Vera Avila fixed the Garlic Bread. Jerri Large did the desert, while Olivia prepared the delicious meal. Robert Lawson is caught here n this snapshot as he was filling his plate from Jerri's fruit plate of strawberrys, blackberries, and succulent watermelon.

UMMM UMMMM GOOD!!

Olivia Lawson

Olivia, (the ever busy bee), is back with her hobbies. This lady has a full time job, working 4 10's at a place in Tracy, CA. Then comes home to tackle the needs of her "campground guests". A great cook and very congenial hostess. We enjoyed her hospitality while we awaited our turn at the UC Davis Med center in Sacramento for Linda's Baclofen pump refill.

Thanks Olivia, it was great of you and Robert to indulge us once more!

Happy Hour at the Lawsons'

Okay, here's who is in the picture, from the left; Dale Southern, Olivia Lawson, Myself (Rod Payne), Linda Payne, and with their backs to you... Bob Brewer, and Jeri Large. We enjoyed happy hour in the Lawson's front yard each day. In this photo I'm assisting Olivia's needle work by holding her next material needs for the gift she is sewing for a friend.

Look close.. It's not raining!!!!

We have returned to our previous spot from a prior year, (#4), at Lud Drexler CG and are hoping for some great fishing. It's cold now and we have rain off and on, then some strong winds, then some hail, then some more rain. ... We can't win for loosing!

Saturday, March 20, 2010

And then there was Bouse, AZ.

Any body up for a nice ride on the tail of Dale???
It'll be an EASY one today... We're going to ride over to Quartzsite to get Craig's Harley.

A few of us lived to tell about it! This was the next morning at our usual coffee,

We all were looking forward to a nice ride... Dale knows the way. Richard Doel helped me through one of the hellish rock strewn washes/hill climb, and Richrd Marek helped me through the final wash by riding the bike for me. Too bad that Bill Olson wasn't there, 'cause Dale said that he had made it by himself!!
Wow, now I was impressed to find out that bit of news!!
Just wished that he hadn't announced for the benefit of everyone within shouting distance though!!!!

And here's the famous Bouse, AZ post office. A very nice one for the small town of Bouse.

Ken and Nicholas come to visit Granny Linda

I think that Linda must be getting her Judge JUDY fix at the moment!

This picture was taken at the Alameda County Park in Northern CA when we were there for Christmas.
But I thought it would be a nice addition to the hospital picture ....

We got Plenty of water this year!

You guessed it! A second flooding of the Ten Mile Wash.

This occurred about two weeks after we got there.

This flooding was a bit more than the first one it seems to me.

Craig Kite is trying to get 'New York George Warren' to go across, since it seems to be a bit lower now.
(Craig needs to get some Coors Lights') .... George thinks that it probably isn't safe just yet.

The county comes to the rescue.

After the flood waters had passed,
Dale got a hold of the county and asked that they restore a roadway across the wash.

This why they needed to 'fix it'! for the incoming RV'ers.

It took several of these to fix 'er 'up!

The rains came, filling the Ten Mile Wash

This is the road that we cross to get into our camping area. It is called the Ten Mile Wash.

As you can see, the water level reached well above the wash's boundry on either side. See the car on the opposite side?

Dale Southern goes out to the edge to see jsut how fst the river was passing .

Dale & Vera were the first to arrive to the site this year. Dale took these pictures of the first flooding.

Yep! We got some riding in while we were there!

The beers after the ride are really why we do it, don't you know? I'm the only one that is still 'suited-up' since we are all at Dales and I was parked a ways down from him this year.

Some of the rigs at our Ajo Rendezvous, 2010

We had the largest turnout this year that we have ever had,

there were over 76 rigs signed int the 'Vous this year.

Garry Porterfield took this shot.

.... and I liked it and made it a part of my Blog.

(Probably best to 'click' on it to get the full perspective.)

A ThankYou Ba-B-Que at the Purple House.

The crowd is beginning to thin out quite a bit and this was the only picture that I took of the party.

I had decided that it was time to say "Thanks" to all of our friends that had been so much help to Linda and to me over the years.

Linda wasn't there, but I asked anyone that had helped me to join me for a large T-Bone steak barbecue. The steaks were superb, I was told. The head butcher, Lonnie, at Olesons' Market eventually got on a first name basis. (I bought every T-Bone that the man had there at the store!)