Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Headlight Replacement

 Remember when replacing a headlight was easy?  Remove the headlight ring with two screws . pull out the bulb. Detach the power cord.  Plug in the new one.  Put it back in and reattach the trim ring.  Bingo, you were done !

  Not any more.  Replacing the bulb on a newer vehicle requires watching two or three YouTube videos, twice.  Several hours of frustration and a couple of expletives and maybe you can get it done.  Yesterday I did all of the above, and accomplished the feat.  It took the alloted time and expletives but my Prius has a new driver's side headlight bulb.  It took three attempts before I got the all the steps done correctly and both the lights came on when I started the car.  😊

You can sese the bulb right?  But remember the assembly in still in the vehicle.  Long fingers and skinny hands help.

 

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Monday, September 5, 2022

Swan Island Dahlia Festival 2022

 The annual Swan Island Dahlia Festival is happening here in Canby.  On the north edge of town there are acres and acres of these beautiful flowers.  The festival runs August and September because that's when Dahlias are in full bloom.  I have been out there in previous years and am still amazed by the variety of blossoms that are in the Dahlia family.

We visited yesterday.  Live music, food booths, vendors selling various beads and trinkets,  
lots of folks enjoying themselves.  A good day.





  

Sunday, September 4, 2022

Home in Canby

 After two night at South Beach State Park we traveled Hwy 101 north, stopping at Mo's in Lincoln City for some fish and chips.  Arrived back home about 4:00.  Decided that we had three months to unload so we just emptied the frig, unloaded our Cpaps and just relaxed.  The boys seemed to be excited at being in a house again.  "So much room to run around !"  

  The next day was a blur of activity. Many loads of laundry.  It is so nice to have a separate laundry room so that the piles stay there.  I remember having the laundry out in the garage.  Better than in a hallway or the kitchen . We opened the big slide and to help with the unload and then shampooed the carpet.  After two months at the damp and foggy coast with two dogs, it was needed. 

   The next day I put the trailer into it's space next to the garage.  There is enough room to to open the slide in the bedroom and kitchen.  The big one (living room) can opened about 60% to get to several of the cabinets if needed.  More unloading, closets and the "basement".  Boring stuff for sure. 

  It's nice having a home base.  I like our house.  We will be here until just after Thanksgiving.  But when we do come home there is always work to be done to get the place looking good again.  The sprinkler system did it's job.  The flowers look pretty good.  They need some trimming and cutting but good.  The yard is green, but the weeds are trying to take over.  More work to come.

  Anyway, Randa and I are now residents of Canby.  Living in a three bedroom house like normal folks do.  Sitting in our recliners at night watching movies or HGTV with the boys sleeping nearby.  Pretty much the same as we do when we are in the RV.   Life is good.


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