A Night At The Opera - (well kind of)

 Wednesday evening,  February 18, 2026, we attended the musical comedy "Mrs Doubtfire"  at the McAllen Performing Arts Center with the Smokers.

The play was a Musical Comedy based on the movie version that started the late Robin Williams.

We had excellent balcony seats.  It was a one-night performance with a live orchestra pit and professional actors.  Here are Nancy and Phil before the full audience arrived and the lights dimmed.

We enjoyed the show in a beautiful auditorium.  

We all made it home safe.

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Who Said Inflation?

 These days when so many items have gone up in price, it is refreshing to occasionally come across items that are cheap but still do what they were designed for.

Like these two items:

This electric toothbrush and small flashlight were both purchased recently for approximately $2 each.  And they both actually work!

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Memorial Cemetery Nearby

 Just a couple of miles from our campground is a large veterans cemetery.  It is beautifully maintained and holds not only deceased military personnel, but their spouses as well.   We have shown it in our previous blogs.  In Michigan we have such a burial place near Battle Creek. 

Insignias from left to right:  Army, Marines, Navy, POW-MIA, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marine.

We thank them all for their service to our country.

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The Cacti are Almost Blooming

 A large RV park up the road from us has a very good library that is open to all winter Texans.  It is run by the honor system and usually no one is working there.  Consequently, it is a good stop on bike rides, not to mention that it is across the street from a Dollar General.

This Prickly Pear Cactus in one residence is about ready to bloom.

The purple buds will soon burst into yellow and pink flowers.

When that happens the bees down here will be happy!

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A Tire Cover to Remember

 This is a Jeep in our Texas park with a clever spare tire cover..

The owners brought it along in an enclosed trailer pulled behind a huge motor home.

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A Back Road Memorial

 A few miles from our RV park, on a narrow gravel road that runs up to the border wall, Bill came across this roadside memorial while on one of his bike rides.

We will never find out what happened here but the loss of two souls was felt by loved ones.

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Lucky - Lucky - Lucky

 On Friday evening Nancy and Phil Smoker brought two visiting girlfriends from Michigan over to our RV park for another evening  of Card Bingo at the clubhouse.  There were 128 people in attendance as it is a very popular weekly event.

and..........

Wouldn't you know it?  Lightening strikes again as Nancy won one of the four $ quarter games for $32.!  That is the third time she has won money since December. We would like to say it is due to good clean wholesome living but we know better.  She sure impressed her Michigan friends.

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