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rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 June 04 Tuesday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa 61° and cloudy overcast this morning that reached 84° under mostly sunny skies. It was a great day to sit on the patio. We had breakfast and supper there. The Grimes senior center had a good crowd today. After lunch we drove to Des Moines toContinue reading “2019 June 04 Tuesday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 June 03 Monday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa 61° and overcast this morning. . A meeting of the minds over coffee at Cutty’s cafe. Give us an hour and we can solve all the world’s problems … or create new ones. A trip to the Grimes senior center wouldn’t be complete without a gameContinue reading “2019 June 03 Monday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 June 02 Sunday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa Sunday morning worship at Cutty’s. A non denominational, or perhaps more correctly a multi denominational, worship time in the Cutty’s adult center. Tom Stone (Stoney) lead the service and brought the message. Rudolf the red nosed pickup was thirsty so we visited the new Casey’s GeneralContinue reading “2019 June 02 Sunday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 June 01 Saturday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa 53° and, because of wildfires in Canada*, smoky haze. I tried something different this morning. I microwaved two small potatoes and then diced them. I have a silicone muffin pan that I cut down to 9 instead of 12 holes. I did that because it wouldn’tContinue reading “2019 June 01 Saturday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 May 31 Friday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa 62° and hazy. The sun this morning looks the same as it did last night … hidden in a smokey haze. It was nice enough to have breakfast on the patio this morning. And, no, that’s not a Bloody Mary. It’s fruit juice. . I workedContinue reading “2019 May 31 Friday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 May 30 Thursday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Des Moines, Iowa 55° and mostly clear that turned into a beautiful 77° sun drenched day. Praise the Lord for some warm sunshine, it does my soul good! We had coffee with friends at Cutty’s cafe this morning. We always manage to get in a few laughsContinue reading “2019 May 30 Thursday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 May 29 Wednesday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa Foggy 56° and, as hard as it is to believe, we had more rain over night. And looked like more was on the way. But it never made it. I made some American fries to go with our bacon and eggs this morning. As we wereContinue reading “2019 May 29 Wednesday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 May 28 Tuesday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa 52° with thunder, lightening, wind, and rain to start the day. But, what’s new, huh? It reached 60° which feels really cold for this time of year. Another round of thunderstorms came through this morning. . Yep, it’s another work day. It is raining hard again,Continue reading “2019 May 28 Tuesday”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 May 27 Monday Memorial Day in Cutty’s, Grimes, Des Moines, and Urbandale, Iowa Another 1/2″ of rain overnight. I had the day off from the fee booth again today. From 8:30 to 10:00 their was a communal breakfast at the Cutty’s clubhouse. It’s a good time to visit with friends, some of whichContinue reading “2019 May 27 Monday Memorial Day”

rvingfulltimewithtomandella.com 2019 May 26 Sunday in Cutty’s, Grimes, Iowa Another 3/4″ of rain overnight. That makes around 5″ this week. I had the day off from the fee booth. However, I conducted the worship service at Cutty’s campground. https://youtu.be/ci-RP_lqltM Ella videoed it and I’ll post it when/if I can move it to my device. AfterContinue reading “2019 May 26 Sunday”