Stagecoach Stops

HERE'S A POEM GRAMP'S FOUND AND WANTED TO SHARE WITH ALL YOU NICE FOLKS SO YOU CAN TELL THE WEATHER NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE.

Poem by Marie Marshall

When restless winds begin to blow and darkened clouds are hanging low,

When smoke comes down and puppies sleep and frogs from under lilies peep.

When the sun is pale as it goes down and the moon wears halos for a crown,

When chairs and tables start to groan and Grandma's joints cause her to moan,

When hens cluck loud and the kittens mew and walls are damp as morning dew,

When humid air causes hogs to snort and flies annoy the cows for sport,

When the cricket's chirp is high and clear and the fawn crowds close to mother deer,

When fish in the pond begin to rise and squalid toads blink sleepy eyes,

When a fox eats grass on yonder hill and the blackbird's call is sharp and shrill.

When swallows perch on a weather vane, you can be sure it's gonna rain.

Here are some weather tips that help you forecast the weather and be pretty durn accurate. (JUST LOOK TO THE SKIES)

A red sunset, slightly purple, with bright blue sky overhead foretells fine weather.

A gray, cloudy sunset indicates rain. If the sun looks indistinct and white before sunset, it foretells storms.

A whitish yellow sunset sky means rain during the night or early the next day.

Brilliant and queer colors in the sunset, with hard outlines around the clouds, foretell rain and probably wind.

Usually clear air and very bright stars are an indication of rain.

A red sky in the morning means much wind and rain. A gray sky in the morning with breaking clouds indicates fine weather.

Fog fortell settled weather.

If distant sounds carry very distinctly, rain will come soon.

Heavy dew in hot weather means continued fine weather. No dew foretells rain.

Changeable winds are an indication of changeable weather.

If the clouds move in a different direction from the air on the ground, the wind is changing.

Soft, delicate-looking clouds are an omen of fine weather.

Hard-edged, oily looking clouds mean wind.

Small, inky clouds foretell rain.

Small clouds driven across heavy, massive clouds mean wind and rain.

Clouds like streamers, moving rapidly and high in the air, foretell an approaching storm.

* A morning rainbow means rain: an eveningrainbow, fair weather.


HAVE A GREAT SUN SHINY DAY AND CHECK OUT THE SANDALS SO YOU CAN TREAT YOUR FEET. Visit www.alwaysunder foot.com

Well Gramps and Granny are headed back for the hills but before we do we wanted to share some of the places we discovered in the Daytona Beach area that have terrific vittles and prices.

If you like fish sandwiches The Rivergrille is the place to be. HWY 1 on the Tomoka River, on the right when heading east from I-95.

Pizza your favorite go to Guseppes at Nova and Herbert.

Buffet American The Whistle Stop. South on Ridgewood just past Beville on your right.

Buffet Chinese China Dragon in Deland.

Chinese walk up The Wok N Roll at Clyde Morris and Madeline.

These places will not dissappoint you and neither will the www.alwaysunderfoot.com website

Wow! its December at Daytona Beach, Florida and the weather is just beautiful......


We have been enjoying temperatures in the low to mid 80's everyday...... Our tan is really coming along...


It seems a little strange to Granny & Gramps seeing Flamingos decorated in Holiday lights but what the heck. The Floridians are very inventive when it comes to making things look Christmasey and festive. Making christmas trees out of fifth wheel hitches is one of the most unique we have seen so far. Of course palm trees filled with lights, tinsel and bulbs are the norm.


One disappointment for us is that we can't get our Broncos on any of the channels here. So we have to go to an Ale House if we want to watch them but not hear them. Gramps is not too unhappy with the Ale house idea but it isn't like being able to see them at the stadium. He misses it.......


The gas prices have toppeled into the $3.25 a gallon range here. That's for regular........ Where do you suppose it will end........?? Everyone is crying uncle.

Christmas shopping has been different this year.......Every thing online and delivered. Our family will be getting their surprises out of cardboard boxes this year. It's family that counts the most though so no one is going to mind I'm sure.

Gramps and Granny wish the very best to you and yours......

Happy Holidays and have a terrific New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Granny is headed for Daytona!!!

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The weather is just getting a little too frigid for these 'ole bones so it's time to , "How does that song go?"  ....... Oh yeah, Get along little doggie.

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As me and my travelin' companion Gramps hit the trail we will be checking in from time to time.  When we do and you check up on our adventures you will read about: 

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1. Road and Weather conditions.
2. Cool places or not so cool places to rest a spell.
3. Real meal deals.
4. Shopping Bargains
5. Gas Prices High/Low
6. Secret Hideaways
7. Other Delectible Discoveries

Keep checking in and follow us as we make our journey towards the east coast. Gramps and Granny are glad you're keeping track and should you discover we are headed for a place near you. Let us know and we'll stop by for a spell.

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Got a place you'd like to tell Granny about? Please do........