Thursday, October 27, 2011
The Escapees Ranch - Lakewood, NM 37 degrees' windy cloudy overcast to 57 degrees' and cloudy. Well there was measurable rain 0.25 inch.

Four of us played Mexican Train dominos' Art and Sherry and George & Bonnie. Girls against Boys, tonight boys win.

Friday, October 28, 2011
The Escapees Ranch - Lakewood, NM 36 degrees' and cloudy to 57 degrees' and partly cloudy.

"Road Carrots" out on US 285 twenty-three of us "Ranch hands" doing litter patrol. We are responsible for mile fifty-six from just south of Lakewood Road (CR 31). We picked up eighty-seven bags and three tires.

The six of us played Mexican Train dominos' Art and Sherry, Don & Doris and George & Bonnie. Girls against Boys, tonight boys win.

The Ranch Lakewood, NM

Tuesday, October 25, 2011
The Escapees Ranch - Lakewood, NM 57 degrees’ and sunny to 89 degrees’ and mostly sunny and the wind was blowing a good clip for a while.

 Buster had his carpeting shampooed or professionally cleaned today. Merry spent part of the day awake outside on the leash crying to go inside and sleep under the peoples bed. Randy Jones came and cleaned ten or twelve rigs each at a reasonable price. With our climate the carpeting drys quickly here in the desert. We take our shoes off at the front and walk in stocking feet through the coach so the carpet does not get real dirty but annually cleaning is good.

Four of us played Mexican Train dominos' Art and Sherry and George & Bonnie. Girls against Boys, tonight boys win.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011
The Escapees Ranch - Lakewood, NM 48 degrees’ and sunny to 78 degrees’ and sunny.

That "weather" that has been trying to come thru here has made it’s presents known today (Tonight). We finally had some rain, enough that there were puddles in the Ranch House parking lot when we returned from the lodge meeting tonight.

MEWS - (Men Eating Without Supervision) we go to a restaurant east of Artesia, NM about five miles The Paddock restaurant. This is a Thursday thing but this week there is a special scheduled for Thursday at nine o;clock. There were about five of us mews men, not a big group because we went early and needed to be back to The Ranch early, a busy day today.

There was a "Town Hall" meeting at ten this morning for members of our Ranch Co-op to go over the agenda for the semi-annual business meeting that is scheduled for next week.

I went to Carlsbad Elks Lodge with Soren who was my sponsor to the Elks last night. Bonnie went to bible study so the "train" did not run tonight (Mexican Train dominos’).

The Ranch Lakewood, NM

Sunday, October 23, 2011
The Escapees Ranch - Lakewood, NM 46 degrees’ and sunny to 80 degrees’ and sunny.

Football and NASCAR Sunday

Community lunch at The Ranch House part of Round-Up today and at four o’clock happy hour with a silent auction after that. Door prizes again tonight we each won $ 25.00 gift certificates to different restaurants.

The six of us played Mexican Train dominos' Art and Sherry, Don & Doris and George & Bonnie. Girls against Boys, tonight girls win.

Monday, October 24, 2011
The Escapees Ranch - Lakewood, NM 46 degrees’ and sunny to 86 degrees’ and sunny to partly cloudy.

Round-up Hitch-up breakfast at eight o’clock today.

Don and Doris are taking a car trip to Sedona, AZ and left before eight this morning. There was a governing documents meeting for me to attend discussing by-laws and standing rules of our co-op corporation. This afternoon it is clouding up "weather" moving in.

Four of us played Mexican Train dominos' Art and Sherry and George & Bonnie. Girls against Boys, tonight boys win.

The Ranch Lakewood, NM

Saturday, October 22, 2011
The Escapees Ranch - Lakewood, NM 46 degrees’ and sunny to 87 degrees’ and sunny.

Coffee and donuts and bagels (not New York style) at The Ranch House again today. After that there were crafts for sale in the main room. At four o’clock there was happy hour (social hour) (The Ranch has happy hour every day). I won a door prize tonight at happy hour. Interesting that yesterday Bonnie was the first winner and today I (George) was the last winner, hmmmm.  To enlarge pictures; Click on picture to enlarge, click return button (<) on your browser to return to post.

On the right is "Judge" Norman and on the left is "deputy" John "stating charges"
Also on the left is "commissioner" Yvonne (Red Hat) and "sheriff" Linda
"criminal" Greg in white shirt. there are some "fines" on the table

At seven o’clock tonight there was "Ranch Court" people were given "tickets" for "infractions of laws" Friday and Saturday. Fines collected in court are donations to Escapees CARE (Continuing Assistance to Retired Escapees) located in Livingston, Texas.

"Criminal" Shirley is defended by "Lawyer" Wayne

There was also a presentation at happy hour for volunteers will that provide a month of their time to CARE as helpers. Court provides a fun evening and raised three hundred and twenty dollars for CARE.

Former President Spike stating his defense alongside "Bell star"

on the left is "Bell Star's" illegitimate child
notice the "judge" and "child's" hair color

The Ranch Lakewood, NM

Friday, October 21, 2011
The Escapees Ranch - Lakewood, NM 48 degrees’ and sunny to 84 degrees’ and sunny.

Round-up Fiesta starts today with coffee and donuts and bagels (not New York style). Then there were yard sales and at four this afternoon an expanded happy hour. We won a door prize.

The "Horse track"

Tonight there is Horse Races at seven. We arrange the floor with six lanes and twelve two-foot boxes. Two pair of dice are rolled together and each number is a "Horse" and can move one box per die. If two threes are rolled the three horse can move two boxes.

"Horses" are called to the post

Horses were picked last Wednesday at happy hour. For a winner the horse in the final box needs a double (two of the four die with their number other horses continue to move) to win.

Ron is placing a wager with the Two Horse

Quarters are bet on the win only and part is raised for the Ranch and part is paid out.

Phil is calling the race

Five post calls are made and the fifth post is one hundred percent (bet) is paid out.

"Horses" are moving down the track

Lots of wine  (loosen up the horses and the spectators pockets) with lots of fun.

Roxy is delivering wine

A great fun evening

The Ranch Lakewood, NM

Saturday to Thursday. Not much to write about.

Saturday, October 15, 2011
The Escapees Ranch - Lakewood, NM 52 degrees’ and sunny to 80 degrees’ and sunny.

Bonnie went to Artesia craft fair with Doris, and that evening the four of us eat out Pecos Diamond. Then we (George & Bonnie) played Mexican Train dominos' with Don & Doris tonight, Boys win.

Sunday, October 16, 2011
The Escapees Ranch - Lakewood, NM 46 degrees’ and sunny to 92 degrees’ and sunny.

Are you ready for some Football. Ten A.M. the pre-game show comes on in mountain time zone.

Monday, October 17, 2011
The Escapees Ranch - Lakewood, NM 46 degrees’ and sunny to 91 degrees’ and sunny and the wind coming up this evening. A dry front is moving thru the area. Silver Sally took us to Roswell today we needed some things from the larger shopping selections available there.

Community church for a post office closure community meeting. A little over and hour and a half meeting with a great showing from The Ranch and a light showing from the remaining community.

We (George & Bonnie) played Mexican Train dominos' with Don & Doris tonight, girls win.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011
The Escapees Ranch - Lakewood, NM 46 degrees’ and sunny to 69 degrees’ and sunny, a cooler day with some wind. We (George & Bonnie) played Mexican Train dominos' with Don & Doris tonight, girls win.



Wednesday, October 19, 2011
The Escapees Ranch - Lakewood, NM 42 degrees’ and sunny to 75 degrees’ and sunny.

Tonight Bonnie went to bible study so I played Hand and foot with five others, boys and girls, girls win.

Thursday, October 20, 2011
The Escapees Ranch - Lakewood, NM 41 degrees’ and sunny to 86 degrees’ and sunny.

MEWS - (Men Eating Without Supervision) we to a restaurant east of Artesia, NM about five miles The Paddock restaurant. There were about eighteen of us mews men.

Art and Sherry arrived today so tonight the six of us played Mexican Train dominos' with, Art and Sherry. Don & Doris and George & Bonnie. Girls against Boys, tonight girls win.

Friday, October 14, 2011
The Escapees Ranch - Lakewood, NM 48 degrees’ and sunny to 85 degrees’ and sunny.

Ranch House Birthday Party

Cass and Thayer 175 years of Life

MEWS - (Men Eating Without Supervision) we (eight men) went to a restaurant east of Artesia, NM about five miles The Paddock restaurant. this was postponed because of the post office town hall meeting yesterday.

Cass, Cards and Flowers

 Today there was a special birthday celebration for a former "Ranch Hand" Cass turns eighty on Sunday. She comes to the Ranch every Friday and visits with friends and goes to the post office for mail. This week she was escorted by Lucy and the rest of the "ranch hands" gathered in the main room of the ranch house. Then Lucy brought Cass in they were talking and Cass did not realize there was a full room of friends present as she entered to celebrate her birthday. This went off an hour before our normal daily happy hour at The Ranch. Netty was able to bring the special surprise Birthday Party together.

Cass, Cake and Netty (The Ring leader)

  Mr Cannon and Mrs Kodak were safe at home with Buster so we have no pictures, there were pictures taken and I will get them and add them the post later.