Tuesday, August 26, 2008

A Week of Projects

So we have been here for a week and have only left the campground for one day. Each morning we would get up, have our cup of coffee and decide to start a small project and then drive into Solvang or Santa Ynez or Solvang. Wrong !!

First of all, we have discovered a new coffee brand. We have been Starbucks coffee drinkers for several years and have purchased it at Costco or SamsClub. As like everything else, the prices have been going up !!! The 3 lb bag became a 39 oz bag and the price has gone from &14.99 to $21.99. So for the past year we have started trying different brands. We tried Seattle Coffee and went back to Starbucks. Then we tried Kirkland's (Costco's brand) which was supposedly made by Starbucks and could not even finish the package. And so back to Starbucks again. Two weeks ago, when we saw Starbucks was at $21.99, we decided to try San Francisco Coffee. And we like it. It has a different aroma and flavor than Starbucks but it is really quite good. Now our only problem is whether or not we need to be in the San Francisco or even California to buy it. Time will tell.

Now back to our week. We had two blinds that had broken cords that need restringing. I have put off doing that for about 6 months. A couple of days ago, I decided it was time. So Barb worked outside cleaning the MH with Bailey, and I spread the blind out on the floor. I must mention that the most difficult part of this was getting the blind down. It is bolted into the cornice and the screws and nails that hold the cornice up are difficult to find. Plus the cornice is wedged into the bottom of the cabinets............well, we finally got it down and I started restringing. That requires 4 strings in criss cross pattern following a diagram from the blinds people. Well, this anticipated one hour project took the entire day. And Barb wiped down the entire motorhome. NO OUTING ON THIS DAY !

Each day has been like that with a different project that was to be just in the morning but took the entire day. Our only outing was to Santa Ynez to get our mail.

Since Solvang is only 3 miles from Santa Ynez, we decided to drive there to have their famous
Danish pancakes. And to purchase the Danish sausages. Each order has two pancakes that are larger than the size of the plate. More than we can eat for lunch so we take half home and have the pancakes and sausage for dinner. What a feast.

After lunch we stopped at the casino, registered for one of their member cards and got $50 in free play. After about an hour we walked away with $40. So with money in our pockets we went to the Gainey winery and had a wine tasting. By then it was after 5:00 pm so we headed home.

So this week we had a great outing for one day and accomplished all of the items on our list the other 6 days.

Today we go grocery shopping !!!

Love and hugs,
Barb and Linda

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