Saturday, April 24
Friday, April 23
Thursday, April 22
Still in Shock
We are still in a state of shock over the turn of events this week and spending the summer at Thunder Bay Golf and RV Resort. I had applied for this last September but the owner told me that all spots were filled . He said he would keep our resume and contact me if there were openings. We sort of had an inkling there might be but didn't count our chickens.
I have spent quite a bit of time looking over the website. http://www.thunderbaygolf.com/There is a lot of info there! We already have friends making plans to come see us. Our friends and family get a 10 % discount for all of it. It isn't just for golfers. There are quilting retreats as well as lots of other things. It has some similarities to Snow Mountain Ranch but lots of differences too. Our emphasis will not be on the campground so much because half of the 23 RV spots will be taken up with volunteer staff. So it looks like we will be doing a variety of things. For our spot we have to work a total of 36 hours for the two of us. That is less time than was required at SMR So it should be a snap to do that many hours. It is a freaking long way up there...nearly 800 miles from Jefferson Iowa. About the same distance as if we were going to SMR. Neither of us have been to Michigan before so it will be full of new sights and sounds.
Hi Ho Hi Ho it's off to work we go!!
I have spent quite a bit of time looking over the website. http://www.thunderbaygolf.com/There is a lot of info there! We already have friends making plans to come see us. Our friends and family get a 10 % discount for all of it. It isn't just for golfers. There are quilting retreats as well as lots of other things. It has some similarities to Snow Mountain Ranch but lots of differences too. Our emphasis will not be on the campground so much because half of the 23 RV spots will be taken up with volunteer staff. So it looks like we will be doing a variety of things. For our spot we have to work a total of 36 hours for the two of us. That is less time than was required at SMR So it should be a snap to do that many hours. It is a freaking long way up there...nearly 800 miles from Jefferson Iowa. About the same distance as if we were going to SMR. Neither of us have been to Michigan before so it will be full of new sights and sounds.
Hi Ho Hi Ho it's off to work we go!!
Wednesday, April 21
Thunder Bay Golf Resort
http://www.thunderbaygolf.com/
It seems our plans have changed this summer and June will find us at the Thunder Bay Golf Resort in Hillman Michigan as workampers.
The message below is from owner Jack to us:
"There are a variety of things that we have to do. We give you a list of things that we need help with and ask each of you to list the 3 to 5 things you would be most interested in doing and qualified for. Then we have you meet with our staff in the different work areas and we try to balance out your interests and our needs. We try to provide variety so you are not just doing the same thing all the time (unless you want to). We ask you to be flexible and we are as well – so you won’t get a schedule of your hours weeks in advance."
If Butch doesn't like it here he won't like it anywhere and we will give up workamping entirely if I hear too much grumbling.
So come see us!
Discount of 10% for friends and family that visit you at the Resort on packages that include lodging, RV site, Elk Viewing, Golf or meals.
Below is a list of things we may be doing and as you can see there are plenty of things to choose from:
Workamper Assignments
Gardening on flower beds around the golf course & Resort 2 people
Administrative Assistant – Jack, owner 1 person
Administrative Assistant – Melanie Libby, Gen. Mgr - with tour
Buses, groups and as needed 1 person
Restaurant promotion & assist/fill in on busy days/times –
Wait on tables, wash dishes, act as greeter, bar tend, assist
cook or cook (if we have anyone with those skills) 1 or 2 person
Tend herb and vegetable hydroponic garden for restaurant 1 person
Golf course maintenance – Mow greens and chores –weekend 2 people
mornings and as needed during the week
Entertainment – Clubhouse Grill, RV Park, 1 person
Campground Host, park maintenance, trash removal 2 people
Assist in Organizing and scheduling workampers 1 person
Housekeeping – assist on really busy days with high turnover 1 or 2 people
Golf course Rangers, pick range balls, assist on outings,
Tournaments, wash golf carts 1 or 2 people
Maintenance and repair – assist maintenance staff in projects
Painting, staining, tiling, light construction, do we have
anyone with refrigeration experience? 1 or 2 people
Internet Social Networking (marketing) about the Resort on the
Internet – Blogging, Facebook, etc. 1 person
Internet marketing of Elk Antler products, including Velvet Elk
Antler 1 person
Newsletter – put together monthly newsletter for Resort Staff 1 person
Other possibilities:
Elk Viewing guide
Carriage Driver, if anyone has experience driving and/or with horses
Assist during quilting retreats
This listing is preliminary and there may be additions and subtractions. One person may perform more than one of these functions.
It seems our plans have changed this summer and June will find us at the Thunder Bay Golf Resort in Hillman Michigan as workampers.
The message below is from owner Jack to us:
"There are a variety of things that we have to do. We give you a list of things that we need help with and ask each of you to list the 3 to 5 things you would be most interested in doing and qualified for. Then we have you meet with our staff in the different work areas and we try to balance out your interests and our needs. We try to provide variety so you are not just doing the same thing all the time (unless you want to). We ask you to be flexible and we are as well – so you won’t get a schedule of your hours weeks in advance."
If Butch doesn't like it here he won't like it anywhere and we will give up workamping entirely if I hear too much grumbling.
So come see us!
Discount of 10% for friends and family that visit you at the Resort on packages that include lodging, RV site, Elk Viewing, Golf or meals.
Below is a list of things we may be doing and as you can see there are plenty of things to choose from:
Workamper Assignments
Gardening on flower beds around the golf course & Resort 2 people
Administrative Assistant – Jack, owner 1 person
Administrative Assistant – Melanie Libby, Gen. Mgr - with tour
Buses, groups and as needed 1 person
Restaurant promotion & assist/fill in on busy days/times –
Wait on tables, wash dishes, act as greeter, bar tend, assist
cook or cook (if we have anyone with those skills) 1 or 2 person
Tend herb and vegetable hydroponic garden for restaurant 1 person
Golf course maintenance – Mow greens and chores –weekend 2 people
mornings and as needed during the week
Entertainment – Clubhouse Grill, RV Park, 1 person
Campground Host, park maintenance, trash removal 2 people
Assist in Organizing and scheduling workampers 1 person
Housekeeping – assist on really busy days with high turnover 1 or 2 people
Golf course Rangers, pick range balls, assist on outings,
Tournaments, wash golf carts 1 or 2 people
Maintenance and repair – assist maintenance staff in projects
Painting, staining, tiling, light construction, do we have
anyone with refrigeration experience? 1 or 2 people
Internet Social Networking (marketing) about the Resort on the
Internet – Blogging, Facebook, etc. 1 person
Internet marketing of Elk Antler products, including Velvet Elk
Antler 1 person
Newsletter – put together monthly newsletter for Resort Staff 1 person
Other possibilities:
Elk Viewing guide
Carriage Driver, if anyone has experience driving and/or with horses
Assist during quilting retreats
This listing is preliminary and there may be additions and subtractions. One person may perform more than one of these functions.
Tuesday, April 20
Saturday, April 17
Pass Christian MS on Saturday
We went on a shoppingexcursion to Hudson's- the big brother of Dirt Cheap. Here we have Lum & Butch
This morning Butch and I walked along the Mississippi gulf coast for a couple of miles. We stayed on the boardwalk so we didn't have to wash the sand off our feet. 
This crane landed on the pier and didn't seem the least bit concerned of the people. I was able to get some good shots of him...or her.
And then we went to the I-10 Flea Market. It takes place right along the interstate highway.
Friday, April 16
Laundry Soap Recipe
I have had two requests for this recipe in the past week so here it is again. The last time it was on here I had just put a link to the recipe from another source. This time I am putting the complete recipe on. As it so happens I am doing laundry today and I am using this soap. Still love it...one of the main things I like is that no fabric softener is necessary. Everything comes out clean and soft.
Laundry Soap
3 Pints(6 Cups) Water
1/3 bar Fels Naptha Soap, grated
1/2 cup Arm and Hammer Washing Soda (Arm and Hammer, NOT baking soda though!!)
1/3 bar Fels Naptha Soap, grated
1/2 cup Arm and Hammer Washing Soda (Arm and Hammer, NOT baking soda though!!)
1/2 cup 20 Mule Team Borax
2 Gallon bucket to mix it in
1 Quart hot water
Hot Water
Mix Fels Naptha Soap in a saucepan with 3 pints hot water and heat on
Low until dissolved. Stir in Washing Soda and Borax. Stir until thickened,
And remove from heat. Add 1 Quart Hot Water to 2 gallon Bucket. Add
Soap mixture, and mix well. Fill bucket completely with additional hot
Water, and mix well. Set aside for 24 hours, or until mixture thickens.
You may add additional HOT water if the mixture becomes too thick.
Mix Well before each use. Use 1/2 cup of mixture per load.
Makes 64 loads. Cost per load .03.
2 Gallon bucket to mix it in
1 Quart hot water
Hot Water
Mix Fels Naptha Soap in a saucepan with 3 pints hot water and heat on
Low until dissolved. Stir in Washing Soda and Borax. Stir until thickened,
And remove from heat. Add 1 Quart Hot Water to 2 gallon Bucket. Add
Soap mixture, and mix well. Fill bucket completely with additional hot
Water, and mix well. Set aside for 24 hours, or until mixture thickens.
You may add additional HOT water if the mixture becomes too thick.
Mix Well before each use. Use 1/2 cup of mixture per load.
Makes 64 loads. Cost per load .03.
Thursday, April 15
Crawfish Tale
First twist the tail, then discard the head unless you are a crawfish purist and then you would suck the juice out of the head. Then you squeeze the tail a bit to have it pop out of the shell. If that isn't successful you peel off the top two sections of tail shell to retrieve the meaty tail portion. If you like you can strip out the intestine then eat and enjoy. do not choose a crawfish with a straight tail because that means it was dead before it was cooked and you cannot be sure how long ago it had died. They were delicious and I now know I do indeed like crawfish. Mr Pickypants did eat enough to say that he ate crawfish. But of course he did not like them.
Pass Christian MS continued...
The social area complete with stove for those cooler days
Lum is 'splainin' to Butch...
The bridge we were on in this shot was completely wiped out by Katrina. We were on our way to the Silver Slipper Casino. Great place to eat. Didn't do so well gambling.
Dutch & Pat
Lum & Donna
Sculpture created from trees left standing limbless after KatrinaPass Christian MS Photos
Lum and Donna's cabin in Bayou River Estates RV Park.Back door and social area.
South door of the cabin
Wednesday, April 14
Cactus blooms!
Almost there...Wah La! Doesn't it look like it is made of porcelain? Once the sun was off of it, it closed up again.
I think we will have two blooms open today!
Tuesday, April 13
Pass Christian MS
We are safely settled in Pass Christian MS for a couple of weeks. So far our friendly hosts Lum and Donna have kept us on the move. But I have my camera handy and will get stuff posted ASAP.
Monday, April 12
On the road again...
The Butch is in bed yet...but soon we will be headed to Pass Christian MS for a visit with friends Lum and Donna Ellis. So today is a travel day although a short one. Butch was happy that he was able to watch the Masters yesterday. We paid a bit more than we usually do for an RV site but wanted to be sure he could see the action. He was also pleased with the outcome as he has been a fan of Phil Mikkleson for many years.
So in a bit we will be "On the road again..."
So in a bit we will be "On the road again..."
Friday, April 9
Thursday, April 8
Shipyard walk
Seaside Cats at work
Got Bait??
Ready for its new name..Last night's supper
Here are the fried oysters I enjoyed for supper last night and Butch did hold to his word and took ONE bite. He said he gagged and could hardly get it down. They were delicious as oysters go. I do prefer either shrimp or catfish myself but I also enjoyed the oysters.
Butch enjoyed his old standby.
Wednesday, April 7
Cactus
The boys gave me a cactus for mothers day several years ago. It was small and in one of those little square throw-away pots. It has grown tremendously and has changed pots at least 3 times. Not long ago I noticed these odd looking knobs on the top of it and I assumed it was part of the cactus. I still assume so and I have hopes it is about to bloom. So here are the latest photos of it and I will give you more as we progress.
Searchin'?
I added a new search feature to this blog. So now if you remember a post you want to find again it should be very helpful. As much for me as you.
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