The Ranch - BoD

Wednesday, November 10, 2010


The Ranch Lakewood New Mexico West of the Pacos River 37 degrees partly cloudy, to mostly sunny to 72 degrees.

We had an early BoD (board of directors) meeting for the co-op's 2011 budget that went an hour and three quarters for q page and a half. With the same amount to cover next Wednesday. Then a members only town hall meeting at ten discussing dogs barking and other park issues.

The Paddock Café

At one there was chili chapter #23 luncheon at the Paddock Café east of Artesia. Chili is an Escapees club sub group, consisting of the state of New Mexico. Twenty three is Escapees numbering and chili is our group name the club chose as we are in chili pepper region.

Chili Chapter #23 Lunch

There were twenty eight people in attendance at the luncheon . There were four visitors with the group. The chapter is having a casual camp out at Brantley Lake State park and some are camping there some are coming for the day only. We are only driving Sally down on Thursday for the chapter meeting and pot luck supper after the meeting.

Chili Chapter #23 Lunch

Brantley Lake State park (part of the Pacos River) is south of the SKP park about 5 miles along US 285.


The boys lost again (15 - 6 girls). We the boys (George, Don & Art) started poorly and caught up to the girls, (Bonnie, Doris & Sherry) by lost the last round.

The Ranch

Tuesday, November 9, 2010


The Ranch Lakewood New Mexico West of the Pacos River 55 degrees partly cloudy, to mostly sunny to 74 degrees. Awoke to a windy day today with gusts to 22 MPH. Breezy all day to sundown, and that is coming early.

Chris G, Visitor & Martha N.

Sitting at the computer the awning edge is flapping around with the wind gusts. Mens coffee and a meeting with the water committee took up the morning. I am the BoD liaison to the committee. Bonnie and I went to Artesia, NM Walmart milk and other things.

Yvonne M (back) Marilyn R. And the Jones's back row

This afternoo we went with others to Mary Ann's that is today's pictures.

Mary Ann O., Bonnie, Bob S.

The boys won tonight (14 - 6 girls). We the boys (George, Don & Art) started losing the first round to the girls, (Bonnie, Doris & Sherry). We were ahead with on round to go and held on even losing the last round but won.

Grace, Hilda, John T. Larry & Joan W.

The Ranch

Monday, November 8, 2010

The Ranch Lakewood New Mexico West of the Pacos River 38 degrees mostly sunny, to 81 degrees. Nice day today with some afternoon breezes.

Slow lazy day for me but Bonnie was out cuting hair of a couple of woman.

The Ranch looking North

The boys lost again (15 - 5 girls). We the boys (George, Don & Art) started poorly and never caught up to the girls, (Bonnie, Doris & Sherry)

The Ranch

Sunday, November 7, 2010


The Ranch Lakewood New Mexico West of the Pacos River 36 degrees mostly sunny, to 81 degrees. Nice day today.

NASCAR Sunday for me, Bonnie went to church, I did the dishes and worked on the computer. Bonnie decorated the rock in the picture today.

The boys lost again (14 - 5 girls). We the boys (George, Don & Art) jumped out there winning the second and third rounds and had put them (the girls, Bonnie, Doris & Sherry) behind but we had a big losing round of 260. We brought it close at the end but not tonight.

The Ranch - BBQ

Saturday, November 6, 2010


The Ranch Lakewood New Mexico West of the Pacos River 39 degrees mostly sunny, to 70 degrees.

BBQ Lunch

Another busy day at The Ranch today, this morning nine to noon there was a craft sale in the Ranch House, we did not go to that. At twelve thirty a Bar B Que lunch was served to a full room about eighty attended.

At two thirty there was a poker walk, you are given a page with thirteen questions. These are clues and you find the answers in the park on different sites. When your paper is turned in the correct answers are card numbers. The best numbers is the winner.



The boys won tonight I have adjusted the score as the boys lost one more that I remembered (13 - 5 girls). We the boys (George, Don & Art) jumped out there winning the first round and had put them (the girls, Bonnie, Doris & Sherry) behind by 300 point at the double one.




The Ranch - Race Night

Friday, November 5, 2010
The Ranch Lakewood New Mexico West of the Pacos River 37 degrees mostly sunny, to 67 degrees. Happy Birthday Carole
Today from 9:00 to noon there were yard sales and my camera was safely put away inside Buster (I forgot to get pictures). Well any there were some things sold. Most cloths given (donated) to the swop table. Of course we did purchase some also.
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Horses off the starting line

Tonight at 7:00 there were Horse Races at The Ranch House, right inside the meeting room. In the picture there are boxes on the floor with the six Horses at the red starting line. Four dice are rolled together and horses move one space per die. With a roll of 1, 3, 4 & 6 the one, three, four and 6 horses move one space with a double or a triple that horse moves two or three spaces. The horses go up turn around and come back to the starting line. The race requires two for turning in the last box, one to enter one to turn to start back to the finish line and another to advance.

Red Finish Line

Here are the horses coming to the finish line but to finish the winner needs a "double" that is why they are bunching up at the finish line. Man O War (3) did win the first race and The Old Nag (5) won the second race.  The other race winners tonight were two, four and six (I only remember the horse numbers and not the horse names).

Winners

The money, bets are $0.25 and the winning bettors are indicating how many winning bets they have with their fingers for the tally person. There was a little wine flowing to loosen up the bettors and the horses also. It was a fun evening for all.
The train people were at the horse races tonight.

The Ranch

Thursday, November 4, 2010


The Ranch Lakewood New Mexico West of the Pacos River 41 degrees mostly sunny, to 67 degrees.

MEWS men eating without supervision, we meet at the Ranch House and at 8:30 we car pool to The Paddock restaurant east of Artesia. This is a normal Thursday morning activity here for many years today six of us went to eat breakfast.



Bonnie and I went to Carlsbad to shop, meat (beef) at the butcher a trip to Walmart and gas for Sally.

Cow on the roof

We lost the score is 12 - 4 girls. The boys were close for the last (double blank) but not tight lost again.