Tuesday December 19th 2017

It is getting cooler overnight so it is downright cold in the morning. I was greeted by the low forties inside this morning. Outside the sun was starting the process of warming the day. With a little help from a heater or two the inside was warm and toasty in a few minutes. I have to turn the heat off by eleven or so to prevent it from getting to hot inside. The solar gain from the sun keeps the inside in the low eighties until it starts to set. Tonight and each night going forward toward Christmas Eve is forecast to get cooler. Christmas Eve is forecast below freezing.

Two blossoms on my Christmas Cactus. There are a few more buds yet to open.

I have a minor horticultural miracle going on in my RV. The Christmas Cactus that I’ve been dragging around the country with me for the last three winters is in bloom. It hasn’t bloomed since the winter of 2013-2014 and that wasn’t around Christmas. I transplanted it into a new bigger pot in the summer of 2016, but I haven’t given it any plant food other than the nutrients that might be in the tap water. Getting some indoor plant fertilizer was one of the things on my to do list. The plant sits on the passenger side dash when I’m parked and on the floor in front of the passenger’s seat while I’m traveling.

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In addition to admiring my Christmas Cactus I got some chores done. The laundry was over due. The hamper was full and I was on the third towel rack searching for a clean bath towel. It went a little quicker today only taking an hour and a half. There wasn’t as much of a rush on the laundry facility as there has been. I have a feeling many of the residents have left for the holidays. Walking around the RV park, many rigs don’t have a car at the site. This is one indicator that there may be no one home.