Bits & Pieces Thursday 10-29-2020

 Bits & Pieces

Thursday 10-29-2020

While I appreciate the get well card  I do not have covid now or ever (so far).  Thanks to all the well-wishers but there has been a mistake  I don't have covid. 

Thanks,

 Mark Trimm

From the park meeting on Tuesday Lynn reported: There are 144 people in the park on 85 sites with 31 pets. The numbers are starting to grow. She mentioned the renovation in the chapel. The seats have been recovered, new paint and new carpeting have been put down. Check it out when you get to Trophy.

The hall has been set up for use with social distancing. Fewer tables and fewer chairs. Church will begin in the hall on November 8th. The chairs are also set up for social distancing.

They are asking for you to self-quarantine for 10 days when you get to the park.

The Activities Office has a new pet. Stephanie got a pet for the office as a birthday gift from Lynn and Jason, “A pretty fish”.

I got good news from my Dr. on Wednesday!! I will be able to head to Trophy in a couple of weeks. I'm so excited.  Time to pack.....

Stay Safe and Stay Healthy!!

Betsie Brown

Winters Blue Light

 

Winter's Blue Light

 by Barbara Brooker

Bare-naked trees and the blue light of Winter,

Settle into old bones with the pain of a splinter,

Take me away, where warm breezes flow,

We don't need reminding, it is time to go.

An Iowa Child

 Trophy Garden has a fair amount of Iowa Children. I thought they might like this poem.

Iowa Child

by Sarah Hall Maney

I am an Iowa child

Part and product of the land on which I grew

Flat and open and straight, like

the farm roads that bordered the corn

Friendly and receptive, like the rich,

black soil that grows the corn

Simple, and plain, but productive,

Like the fields of soybeans and hay

Yes, I am an Iowa child

There have been times when

I have kept it hidden

Pretending somewhere, something, someone else

But today I stand with it

Drawing upon the strength of it -

Acknowledging the unique gifts

I share with it

Of course, an Iowa child has not many

deep, intriguing forests within -

Not many clear, refreshing lakes to draw upon

No lofty, grand mountain peaks to soar from

No yawning canyons to descend -

And I know my Iowa child must live

And come to terms with the part of me

That is controlled, precise, yearning

to be perfect -

Like the squared-off, ruler-straight rows

of hybrid seed corn

Perhaps I will never be

as exciting, as spontaneous,

as a tumbling Colorado mountain stream

As magnificent as a

crashing California ocean wave

As serene and stately as a Minnesota pine tree

But no matter

I am who I am

An Iowa child

And that is enough

What the ???? (update)

 (Update) I once again must apologize. I am able to post on 3 different blogs, this one, the one connected to the park we were in for many years, and my personal blog highlighting our activities since 2002. And when I prepare a post and hit the publish button I should make note of which blog I am working on. This post was one of those occasions when I failed to do so. So it is out of context and may not make a lick of sense to you. It was meant for www.brooker3.blogspot.com

So they called yesterday to tell us the moho was ready for pick up. It was forecast to be a low of 20 degrees last night so we viewed the message with mixed feelings but decided to go get it so we were in control of what happens to it. After all who knows it better than we do having lived in it full time for 10 years and half time for 6 years. It looks great with its new topside. But...

The furnace wasn't working. We thought it started to work but we were wrong because it was not working this morning. Semi panic set in. Decisions had to be made. Butch worked on it for several hours before deciding we had no other choice than to winterize it. So the process began. Now those of you who do this annually have acquired a routine for it. We winterized our first RV once and vowed we would never do it again and haven't until now.

We toyed with the idea of just taking off for southern climes but the prospect of loading it up for our trek south was no more appealing in 20-degree weather than winterizing. So we winterized. The weather is supposed to improve next Friday with a high of 50 degrees. Now sounding absolutely balmy! So that will be our target date for getting moved into with all the things we need for the winter in Texas.

So bad news is we need to get the furnace working and/or repaired asap. The good news is every nook and cranny will be getting a thorough cleaning. In the winterization process, every cabinet and drawer must be scoured for items that might freeze and break. I have been looking at long-forgotten items in the far recesses of the motorhome. It is a perfect time to reassess each and every item to see if it is worthy of the space it takes to haul it around. Now doesn't that sound like fun?

More later...I am tired

Bits & Pieces Wednesday 10-21-2020

 Bits & Pieces

Wednesday 10-21-2020

Jan Shafer passed from this life on Wednesday, October 21 from Covid.   A celebration of life will be held in Kearney, NE next Spring 2021. Cards can be sent to Marv at 3024 Avenue L,  Kearney, NE.  68847

Let's turn the prayer wheel for the Shafer family and others of our Trophy family that have passed away. This has been a terrible year for so many things: Deaths, sickness, Derecho, very high winds, and bad weather. I'm sure there are others I didn't mention.

Keep Safe and Stay Healthy

Betsie Brown

Bits & Pieces Tuesday 10-20-2020

 Bits & Pieces

Tuesday 10-20-2020

I just want you to know that several people are getting strange emails from Pat Summer. If you get one, delete it and do not open it. I got a strange one in messenger today. Be aware of what you open up. If your not sure of anything don't open it up.

Park Model for Rent. Better Than New! Available November thru April.

Call Betsy 309-344-1583 or Merv 956-246-2876

People are heading to Trophy Gardens for the winter. I talked to Belinda today and she said there were 135 people in the park now.

Stay Safe and Stay Healthy!!

Betsie Brown

Bits & Piece Thursday 10-15-2020

 Bits & Piece

Thursday 10-15-2020

Another former resident passes away Sunday. Connie(Loren) Law.  Cards for her family can be sent to Linda Law at 518 Tiger Blvd.  Bentonville, Ark. 72712 Connie was Randy Williamson's aunt.

When someone passes away, I mark it in my directories. Finding Connie was a walk back through several directories of the past. I looked at the pictures in 1995-1996 to find her. There were so many faces and names to see. What fun!!

I have Coke and Charles Fellinstein's address to pass along to you. Be sure to mark it in your directories. 15325 S. Lone Elm Rd., Apt 212, Olathe, KS 66061

It's been 2 months since Howard suffered his brain bleed.  He put up a good fight but couldn't overcome pneumonia.  We want to Thank the Trophy family for the support you showed us with prayers, cards, and kind words.  Howard enjoyed 17 winters at Trophy making many wonderful friends. The Koehoorns Sue, Pam, Kaye, Jeff and Lisa

Bev McEnaney's nephew, Tim Cummings - age 54 had a bad stroke and had brain surgery to remove one of the clots.  He is not able to speak clearly and walking is not an option and has another clot????  Please help with more prayers. Spin the Prayer Wheel for Tim!!

Safe travels to those heading South.

Stay Safe and Stay Healthy.

Betsie Brown

Bits & Pieces 10-10-2020

 Bits & Pieces

10-10-2020

Mobile Home for rent Trophy Gardens Resort. Minimum of 3 months. Includes all utilities and Direct TV. Call Jane Feggestad at 262-436-9469

Add to your October Calendar: the anniversary of Derrell (Digger) & Cleo Donelan on the 24th.

If anyone knows these people, could you email them and have them let me know their corrected email address. I keep getting their Bits & Pieces back. mkmans@gpcom.net Roger & Kay Mans This is the address that I have right now, but it is incorrect.

Carol MacDonald, a past member of the Trophy family, wrote to me about her quilting. Soon I will have to get rid of all the quilting fabric that I just didn't get to finish. Anyone heading to Texas and will be driving anywhere near Hwy 44 in W. St Louis county give me a call and I will send pictures of the two patterns (and all needed fabric) to Trophy with you. I should not have said I didn't finish as I didn't even start them! If you are able to get these things from Carol: Call Carol 314-221-0660    We are about 2 minutes from the intersection of 44 and 141. Thanks for your help.

Stay Safe and Stay Healthy!!

Betsie Brown

Bits & Pieces Friday 10-8-2020

 Bits & Pieces

Friday 10-8-2020

Lynette Jackson sent this to me today. My husband Jim Jackson has been diagnosed with Stage 4 peritoneal carcinomatosis. He is very ill in the hospital here. Pray for our family as we will be making decisions to make him comfortable. He loved the Trophy Family and our 16 years there. Such precious memories. Time to get the prayer wheel spinning for Jim. Cards can be sent to 2708 Venture View, Palestine, TX 75803.

Mobile Home for Sale!! Charles Fellenstein has their mobile home for sale on lot 689. It sits on a corner lot on Blue Ribbon. It is a 1999, 16' X 60' Fleetwood Coronado with a 40' East porch with 20' covered. It has two bedrooms and an office. It will be mostly furnished. The windows are tinted. Things included are a trash compactor, dishwasher, garbage disposal, ceiling fans in every room, washer/dryer, hi-rise toilets, and it is plumbed for soft water. There is also a storage shed on the property. Charles is asking $29,000. If interested call Charles at 913-515-6403

Spin the prayer wheel for Jim Jackson....

Stay Safe and Stay Healthy!!

Betsie Brown

Bits & Pieces Saturday 10-3-2020

 

Bits & Pieces

Saturday 10-3-2020

Asking for prayers for Dianna and Ernie Teppo. She tested positive for the virus and Earnie will be tested later. 

He is showing symptoms of it. Need the prayer wheel to spin for them.

I have some names to be added to your October calendar:

Anniversary: add Larry & Joy Pearson October 28th.

Birthdays: October 7th Gail Tilton

October 12th Paul Kelleher

October 18th Sharron Adelmund

October 20th Pat Snyder

Remove Homer & Shirley Cofer from the anniversary list.  Homer passed away a couple of years ago.

Stay Safe and Stay Healthy!!

Betsie Brown