We came to Rainbow’s
End in Livingston, Texas last Saturday because we thought this would be a
good place to spend Thanksgiving. Turns out we were right.
A couple of months
ago, we joined an RV club called Escapees mainly because they offered a catalog
with good deals on campgrounds and a useful magazine. Turns out they offer much more than that. My
first impression is of a community that intentionally develops a culture of
mutual support and caring. This place offers a kind of home base for full time
RVers. It is a regular community, mostly gray hairs. Many residents are former
full time RVers but had to stop traveling for one reason or another. Some live
in houses and some still live in their RV. It is kind of a retirement to the
grave kind of place. There is a Care Center which provides a place and support
for people who need some assistance to continue to live independently in their
motor home. All the RVs in that area were accessible with a ramp. There are campgrounds similar to this in several other states.
One of the first things we had to do was sign up to be at
table # 12 for Thanksgiving. So I made Peas Epicurian and Oyster Dressing for
my table of 12 people. There were 11 other tables like ours with each group
providing all the side dishes for their table. For $2 apiece, the campground
provided turkey and gravy. We enjoyed dinner with 5 other couples who also live
in their motor home and enjoyed sharing stories about the places we’ve been.
Someone even asked for the Peas Epicurean recipe. The tradition continues. Amazingly,
there was a couple at our
table we met a month ago in Branson, MO. What are the
odds?
Livingston isn’t much of a town and there is not a lot to do
around here so we haven’t done too much touristing. This part of Texas is
referred to the “Piney Woods”. It’s in a pine forest and the other day we went
to a nearby state park with a lake and it could have been in Minnesota except
that when the sun is laying over in the south like it is now, you know you’re not
in Minnesota.
We stopped at the library on our way back and I donated some
of the books that I’ve read and picked up a couple more to take with me. I used
the bathroom and the sign on the bathroom wall had instructions on how to
dispose of Depends. What else can I say?
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