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rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 July 24 Wednesday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa 68° and clear. . We gathered for The planting of this tree.it is in memory of or friend Sharon Seeman, who died recently. The planting was done at Cutty’s Des Moines Campground just before we drove to her Catholic church in Madrid, Iowa. The funeral cerimonyContinue reading “2019 July 24 Wednesday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 July 23 Tuesday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa 58° and clear. What a relief to wake up to cool air. Hello, Sunshine! This is the photo I took last evening. Below is the stylized photo that Google made from that pic. Which picture do you like most? House finches on our feeders. A shortContinue reading “2019 July 23 Tuesday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 July 22 Monday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa 65° and clear . The Grimes senior center received day old bread from the local Subway. The center wraps them and we are allowed to take them home. I skillet toasted some for breakfast this mourning. Reality good. I worked the fee booth from 8 toContinue reading “2019 July 22 Monday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 July 21 Sunday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa We had lots of wind and rain overnight. Several people reported downed trees and damage. There was a limb about 2″ in diameter and 8′ long wedged between the mirror and my truck’s driverside door. But no apparent damage. The day started with a humid 70°andContinue reading “2019 July 21 Sunday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 July 20 Saturday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa No relief from the heat overnight. At 82° and 80% humidity, Weatherbug says, “Warm and humid.” I find that to be quite an understatement. Again the difference between the weather in Texas and in Iowa seem to be skewed in the wrong direction — again! ThisContinue reading “2019 July 20 Saturday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 July 19 Friday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa White hot sunrise. There were still long shadows as we made our way to the fee booth. I picked up yesterday’s receipts and monies at the fee booth and took them to the office. Only to discover that the office was still locked. So I hadContinue reading “2019 July 19 Friday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 July 18 Thursday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa 81° and high humidity makes it feel like 85° at the break of day. Which is why there is still an excessive heat warning inn effect. One of the blogs that I follow which is entitled “My Joyous Feature” had an interesting thought about pen andContinue reading “2019 July 18 Thursday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 July 17 Wednesday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa 73° and 93% humidity with an EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING! still in affect. It had reached the upper 70s before the storm blew through. Then It quickly dropped to 65°. But managed to race up to 84° by afternoon. Can you feel the heat coming from thatContinue reading “2019 July 17 Wednesday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com2019 July 16 Tuesday in Altoona, Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa 68° and 93% humidity at daybreak is why there is still an EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING! Teach us to number each of our days so that we may grow in wisdom. Return, LORD! How long…? Change your plans about us, your servants. Satisfy us every morning withContinue reading “2019 July 16 Tuesday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 July 15 Monday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa 70° and sticky this morning. Weatherbug claims the humidity is at 80% but it feels higher than that! We slept with the doors open during the night but it never really cooled off inside. We will be gone until afternoon so I’m leaving the air conditionerContinue reading “2019 July 15 Monday”