Category Archives: Florida

Now I Can’t See

After the rains of yesterday, the temperatures have risen leading to fog this morning. Lyn went off to the craft group and I did some more of the Lancaster kit. Also tried to persuade the all singing all dancing remote … Continue reading

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At least it wasn’t white

Today was wet! The rain (which I gather is desperately needed) started during the night and went on and off through to lunch-time. During our walks around the area we had noticed that areas had been dug out at the … Continue reading

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Fleas

No, not another bed-bug epidemic, this one is of the market variety. Lyn picked up some directions for a few of the local flea markets earlier in the week. We chose a couple to visit and off we set. Earlier … Continue reading

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Ahhhhh … A well deserved long week-end

Monday is Martin Luther King day so it’s a long weekend down here. Not sure how they celebrate this one, I’ll let you know if I find out. Now that all the new electronics are wired in, I have been … Continue reading

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New Toys

This morning the new TV and stereo arrived, so I was kept busy trying to sort out the mess of wires left by the repair guy 🙁 . Got some of the work done, then it was time to head … Continue reading

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That’s better

Finally, a day with no issues. The floor is dry, the water is running (in a controlled fashion) and the gas is heating. The new TV and radio should be here tomorrow, all we need is the weather to warm … Continue reading

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It’s back on the market!

Just when I thought everything was sorted, the gas went out on us again. Very similar symptoms to earlier in the week. I didn’t think a second changeover unit could have failed in the same way, so it was time … Continue reading

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Apologies to the Trailer Trash Gods

My comments yesterday must have upset the trailer trash gods . Our old enemy water returned last night. Around 5:30 AM Lyn heard water dripping and went to investigate. There was water on the kitchen floor that initially looked as … Continue reading

Posted in 2011, Beverly Hills, Florida, Trips, Week 1 | 1 Comment

Officially Trailer Trash??

I’ve been trying to avoid this moment, but it seems I failed! We now have a multi-colured rotating windmill thingie planted out front of the trailer 🙁 Today was meant to be wet and thundery, (but it seems that Florida … Continue reading

Posted in 2011, Beverly Hills, Florida, Trips, Week 1 | 1 Comment

First Trip Out

Having got most of the annoyances of the last couple of days out of the way, it was time to go exploring. We decided to head to the beaches and see what they were like. The nearest beach was about … Continue reading

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