May 27, 2017. Shopping spree!

LOCATION:  At our new tiny house in Retama Village in Mission, Texas

 

WEATHER:  Blistering hot.  High 103, and it is not even full summer yet! 

 

I've been dying to get a hair cut.  As those of you who travel know, it is scary trying to find someone to give you a decent cut while traveling. It is a crap shot - sometimes it turns out ok and other times not so nice.  My last cut was in Florida in February, so I was really shaggy.  Retama Village has a community Facebook page.  People post all kinds of things there.  So, I posted the question about a good hairdresser.  Immediately, I got lots of responses, so I made an appointment with one of the recommended places.   It turned out pretty well.  I will continue with this hairdresser while we are here.  

 

Then on to shopping!  The sales staff at Retama Village had given me a $60 Target gift card to thank me for posting about Retama Village on Facebook.  It was certainly easy to spend it --- on sheets, blankets, towels, etc.  I took a picture of the headboard and wall so that I could match the grey and brown colors for the bed accessories., and carried that around Target while I shopped.  So difficult to decide on things.....There are about fifty shades of grey, you know...   :-).    I also lugged around  a spare floor tile for color matching. 

 

I really like the way the colors turned out...  

 

Retama Village has several different housing options.  We are the first owners of the tiny house concept.  They are busy building more.  We have learned that sales had slumped on their other options but the tiny house concept is quite popular.  There are two other completed ones, two under construction, and one with a concrete pad waiting to be built.  I watch the builders working really hot in the 100+ degree weather and feel bad for them.  

 

The development started with the concept of a concrete pad for RV parking and an unfinished coach house.  Some of the coach houses are 12 x 20 and some are 12 x 24.  Most people have finished theirs on their own, as workshops, laundry rooms, men caves, or with a simple bed and toilet for guests.  Most have huge motor homes where the people actually live.  Some people take their RVs with them during the winter back north, and others just leave them parked on their lots.  

 

 

Another home style option here is the casita.  It is a bit larger than the tiny house. It has the concrete RV pad, too.    We looked at a model one.  Very nice inside.

 

 

 

Another option is called a port home.  The homes are larger with huge RV garages.  We looked at one, and they are beautiful.

 

 

Finally, there are some "regular" houses.  They have a similar look as the port homes, but are for people without RVs.  Apparently there are quite a few people who have lived here for several years in one of the RV options.  They have decided they want to discontinue RVing, but like the community so much that they build a regular home here.  So, it is nice having a variety of housing here.  All share the clubhouse and all of the amenities, including lawn service, and the social activities of the community.

 

DINNER:  I used some of the leftover rotisserie chicken and made an Indian spicy dish with it over rice.  Side was some really good (and inexpensive) fresh asparagus, steamed slightly.