May 28, 2017. Keeping out of the heat

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

 

WEATHER:  Another scorcher.  High 103!  Hazy and humid

 

We spent most of the morning in the cool clubhouse, using their wifi to complete an online AARP Safe Drivers Class.  By taking this course, we can save on our car insurance.  It is dreadfully boring and takes 4 hours.  :-(. But, a good thing to do on a hot day.

 

Our outing in the afternoon was to the library to get library cards.  It is a very nice library with e-book options that I will use while traveling.  These butterfly statues like this one in front of the library are all over town, as Mission is the butterfly capital of the world.  The butterflies' migratory path takes them right through here.  They say that it in the fall, it is magnificent.

 

We think/hope that we are now officially Texas residents.  We have all the documents we need to prove it....deed to the house, drivers' licenses, voter registration, vehicle registration, water/sewer bills, electricity bills, and now a library card.  

 

 

The automatic sprinklers come on about 5:00.  George took these pictures to show the builder - how they are watering the pavement, and not the grass.  In the photo, he caught  the electric/sewer/water hook-up for the Airstream.  These utility units are on each property.

 

You can see some of the plants that the builder planted.  They use a landscape company that focuses on plants that attract butterflies.   Nice!

 

We don't know if we will buy a TV for the house or not.  (I'd prefer not.). For now, we watch TV in the Airstream on the rare occasion we watch it.  Today, Sunday, we did watch our favorite shows --- CBS Sunday Morning and 60 Minutes.  George also got in a little TV golf in the PM.  

 

DINNER:  Leftover pork from the potluck the other night, sliced and sautéed with onions.  Broccoli with cheese sauce.  Potato salad.  All good.