Author Archives: Tom

2018 July 24 Tuesday in Grimes Iowa I woke at 4:30 a.m. and grabbed for my phone so that I could begin working on my daily MUSINGS. The phone refused to boot up. I thought that possibly the battery had been drained so I plugged it into a charger. Nope nothing. After breakfast, I tookContinue reading “2018 July 24 Tuesday”

2018 July 23 Monday in Grimes Iowa 66° and hazy to get the day rolling. It was a day off for me. And I took it Visit my daily devotions blog. https://musingsdevotions.wordpress.com/ And my sermons blog http://thomasewilliams.blogspot.com/?m=1 All content (except quotations) © 2018 Thomas E. Williams _________

I needed a handy place for my spices where I didn’t have to open a cupboard and dig for them. The “wasted” space behind the stove top looked like a perfect spot. One board cut to fit and some corner braces from the hardware store and “presto” a shelf. The only problem that I’ve incounteredContinue reading “Quick and easy spice rack”

2018 July 21 Saturday- Christmas in July- in Grimes Iowa 66° Today was Cutty’s Christmas in July and I got to be Santa. I also worked at the fee booth 11-7. From 10-11 it was pictures with Santa at the Clubhouse. From 11-11:30 I was at a private party at the Adult Center. From 11:30-6:00Continue reading “2018 July 21 Saturday”

2018 July 20 Friday in Grimes Iowa 66° and breezy this morning made it almost cool enough for a jacket. There wasn’t a sunrise photo this morning because it never got through the clouds until later. It only reached a high of 79°. I worked from 8-3:30 today. When I got off work, we wentContinue reading “2018 July 20 Friday”

Having recently resurrected a post from 2011 on preparing to spend a northern winter in an RV, I thought perhaps I should write an article about how to prepare for spending the summer in the heat in an RV. First of all once the temps have passed the mid-80s, the sun is not your friend.Continue reading “RV HOT WEATHER TIPS”

2018 July 17 Tuesday in Grimes 67° start that reached 90° but with only 41% humidity it felt much cooler than it has been lately. While we were having coffee at the Fireside Cafe this morning, I received an email informing us that the worship bulletins were ready for pickup. We went ahead to theContinue reading “2018 July 17 Tuesday”

  This is a reposting from one of my earlier blogs from 2011 Living Fulltime in an RV – During an Iowa Winter I’m not an expert – just experienced When I’m talking about living in an RV in winter this is what I’m preparing for. Things that NON snowbirds have to do to surviveContinue reading “Living Fulltime in an RV – During an Iowa Winter”

2018 July 16 Monday in Grimes Iowa 72° start and reached 86° We did our normal morning coffee with friends at the Campfire Cafe and  lunch at the Grimes Senior Center. We stopped at the post office and picked up my Amazon order. I purchased a set of Camco stabilizing jacks and two packages ofContinue reading “2018 July 16 Monday”

2018 July 13 Friday in Grimes Iowa 80° and this crazy weather cycle is ready to restart. Incredibly hot and humid days followed by downpours and flooding. Which are once again followed by high heat and humidity. Saylorville Lake is a man made lake up stream from us. They have been releasing as much waterContinue reading “2018 July 13 Friday”