DUNEDIN, FL – The whole neighbourhood was out to see John and Fawn’s new trailer being delivered yesterday morning. The driver who towed it here from Lazydays in Tampa must have wished he’d sold tickets for all the audience he had. John gave him careful directions to position the trailer properly on their lot.
Once the great big Montana fifth wheel was installed, we could start to move the contents of the old trailer into it. Since the two were separated by a couple of streets, we set up a shuttle with John’s truck and our little car. Fawn had loaded dozens of bags with sheets and towels, pots and pans, and all the kitchen stuff. I unloaded the pantry and fridge while she toted out bags to the truck and car. Then we were off to the new trailer, where Val and John were fine-tuning the exterior set-up of stabilizers, power cords and hoses. We trotted in the bags and emptied them, and then headed back for more.
Algarve the dog was excited to see us whenever we came back to the old trailer, where he was housed while we made the move. After a couple of visits, though, his big brown eyes took on a perplexed expression as he tried to figure out what was going on! When it was finally time for him to go over, he trotted happily up the steps and into his new home. He was clearly thrilled as he galloped around inside and rolled on the carpet. John and Fawn gave him enough time to express himself before they reined him in and he settled down.
Val and I left the two of them to sort their way through the chaos we created for them, free of charge, and headed back to our postage-stamp-sized castle for an afternoon nap. Later on, we invited them to join us here for supper, and we watched as our two visitors began to sag visibly after their meal! They were pooped!
On the agenda this morning was the final step – moving the now empty RV into the storage lot. I headed off to get some groceries while Val helped them accomplish that chore.
The afternoon activity, for Fawn and me, was a Valentine-making craft class in the recreation hall. I can’t remember the last time I did something like this, but it felt like summer camp! We had four pre-designed cards to make, and we each got four little kits with all the bits to put together. Glue sticks, punch tools, rubber stamps, ribbon and scissors flew as we assembled our creations. It was fun to see the imaginative touches each person made to their own work.
In the same hall, Kelly was serving her weekly soup-n-sandwich meal, available from noon till five. Her invention for this week was pizza soup. We asked for take-out to eat at home later on. It was a good decision. When supper time rolled around, we joined John and Fawn in their spacious new home for pizza soup and sandwiches. It was delicious! Thick noodles, mixed with mushrooms, meatballs, pepperoni, peppers and a tasty tomato broth. With a generous shake of Parmesan cheese, the soup alone would have made a good meal, but we ate the sandwiches as well anyway. Yum!
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