A little while ago I returned home from delivering meals and this is what I saw.

A part of Felix’s door handle had broken, making our one and only door unable to be opened from the outside. The only way Dave could open the door was to climb up the ladder and go through the window. I wish I’d been home to see that!

When he took off the access panel for the handle, he was able to see the part that broke and then was able to get on the Internet and track down a replacement handle assembly that contains the tiny aluminum part necessary that will make the handle functional again.

Inner door; lock hole taped over.

It wasn’t easy; two places he checked that had the part couldn’t get it here until January. He finally located a company in California that could get it here by Monday, for a price, of course. Fortunately the nighttime temperatures won’t be too cold for the foreseeable future, but he taped over the hole in the door anyway.

As long as one of us is inside the RV to open the the door, leaving isn’t an issue. But if we both leave, then the only way back in is through the window. It was for this reason that we had to postpone plans we’d made for tomorrow evening with my cousins in San Antonio. This is Texas and I don’t want to be climbing in anybody’s window at night, even if it is my own. That sort of thing can get you shot here!

Other than winning a game of bingo the other night at the activity hall, this was the most exciting thing to happen this week. Things have been so quiet, that only yesterday Dave commented that his ‘to do’ list was nearly all done. Well, I guess the Universe must’ve heard him, because once that part arrives, he’ll have his work cut out for him. He’ll love the challenge.

Today’s Meals on Wheels delivery went without a hitch. I saw something that made me glad to be a part of the program. This is how many meals were delivered in Bandera County last year:

Have a safe and enjoyable weekend! Until next time…Maria

Morning in Bandera