Fireside Chat

Newsletter of the Rocky Mountain Revelers: Chapter 3922

September, 2014 Volume 3, Issue 9








August Campout

The Rocky Mountain
Revelers gathered at
Riverview RV Park in
August for a wonderful
campout.

The weekend started off with an excellent dinner at
the Pizza Ranch in Loveland. The Revelers had their
own private room where we could enjoy each others
company. The meal selections were outstanding,
with a salad bar, pizza bar, chicken bar and even a
desert bar. After dinner we gathered at the
clubhouse for a variety of games including Mexican
Train, Spot It, and Texas Hold em. The tables were
decorated with solar lamps that each member got to
take home.

Saturday dawned bright and beautiful, and the
group gathered for sweet breads, juice and coffee in
the clubhouse for our monthly meeting. We were all
excited to welcome guests Craig and Cherylene
Evans, whom were friends of Colin and Gay. Sally
won the raffle. We finished the morning festivities
with our monthly CAMP walk. The day was free and
many Revelers went off to the Lovelands Art in the
Park. It was a sculpture show and local artists fair.
We finished the evening with a delicious pot luck
dinner. After dinner, the Revelers gathered for
bingo and topped off the night at the campfire.

Sunday morning the group enjoyed a breakfast
together and then headed for home.

It was a fun filled campout!







Sep. 22
nd
25
th
Southern Colorado
Retiree Rally Co City
Sep. 26 28
th
Field Staff Workshop
Co. City KOA
Jan. 7
th
10
th
25
th
annual RV and
Adventure show at the
Denver Convention center

NEXT EVENT
October 10-12
th -
Dakota Ridge


ELECTED OFFICERS
PRESIDENT: Sue Wieland
VICE PRESIDENT: Larry Martin
SECRETARY: Linda Baker
TREASURER: Anita
VanDerEyken
BOARD MEMBER: Mike Ienna
Colin Peecher
SPC OFFICER: Kent and Sally
Schroeder
FIELD DIRECTOR: Bob and Anna
Peduzzi
NEWSLETTER EDITOR Michele Ienna






A Word from the President





Greetings! I think we all enjoyed our return to Riverview in August.
Although not all of the campground has been re-opened, it was great to
see the recovery from the devastating September flood. I was amazed at
the progress that has been made to clean it up enough to allow us to camp,
and delighted with the changes. Hopefully, that flood will not be repeated
in the near future!
This summer has been a very unusual summer. It is raining now as I
write this. The summer has been cooler and rainier than usual. Although
the rain has sometimes been heavy and has forced cancellations, the good
side of it is that I dont have to water my lawn as much! That makes a
huge difference since I dont have a sprinkler system. Also, the forest fires
that plagued Colorado in the last several years have not been a problem
this year. There was only 1 cancellation of my Friday hiking club due to a
muddy and washed out trail, so it has been lucky in that way. Colorado
can use the moisture, just in moderation please!
In September, Im looking forward to the Parrish Ranch campout. It has
been 2 years since our last campout there. The September floods and
road closures forced the cancellation of last years planned campout.
Luckily, Parrish Ranch escaped the extensive flood damage that
Riverview experienced.
After Parrish Ranch, we will be at our last campout of the year, at Dakota
Ridge in October. The summer seemed to fly by, but it was great to see
the group each month at the various camp locations. Soon we will be
looking at next years schedule and planning where to camp. Dont forget
to register for the National Campvention in July 2015 in Gillette,
Wyoming. I am hoping to be able to attend, since it is only 350 miles to
our north. Im hoping that others in our group are able to attend too.

Im looking forward to seeing all of you in September at Parrish Ranch!
Your president,
Sue Wieland




Part I
History is not as boring, as some think.
Here are some interesting stories about where certain expressions came from.

Where did "Piss Poor" come from?

They used to use urine to tan animal skins, so families
used to all pee in a pot. And then once it was full it was
taken and sold to the tannery... If you had to do this to
survive you were "Piss Poor". But worse than that were
the really poor folk who couldn't even afford to buy a pot...
They "didn't have a pot to piss in" and were the lowest
of the low.

Here are some facts about the 1500's


Most people got married in June because they took their yearly
bath in May, and they still smelled pretty good by June. However,
since they were starting to smell, Brides carried a bouquet of
flowers to hide the body odor. Hence the custom today of
carrying a bouquet when getting married.

Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the
house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other
sons and men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all
were the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually
lose someone in it. Hence the saying, "Don't throw the baby
out with the bath water!"

Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood
underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all
the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof.
When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals
would slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying, "It's raining cats
and dogs."


There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house.
This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and
other droppings could mess up your nice clean bed. Hence,
a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded
some protection.
That's how canopy beds came into existence.





The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. Hence the saying,
Dirt poor." The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet,
so they spread thresh (straw) on the floor to help keep their footing.. As the winter wore
on, they added more thresh until, when you opened the door, it would all start slipping
outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entrance-way. Hence: a threshhold.

In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always
hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot.
They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat
the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and
then start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in it that had
been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme:

Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old."

Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel
quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang
up their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a
man could, "bring home the bacon." They would cut off a
little to share with guests and would all sit around and
chew the fat.

Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content caused
some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning death. This happened
most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered
poisonous.


Bread was divided according to status
Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family
got the middle, and guests got the top, or the upper crust.



Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination
would sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days.
Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and
prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table
for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat
and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the
custom: holding a wake."

Submitted by Sue Wieland


BACK TO SCHOOL HUMOR
Compound Nouns:
A teacher was introducing compound
nouns with her class. They are made up
of two or more words, she explained.
For example, townhouse or boxcar. Can
anyone think of another one? One boy
raised his hand and offered. Asphalt





School Learning
Nathan comes home from his first day at
school. Mother asks, 'What did you learn
today?'
He replies, 'Not enough. I have to go back
tomorrow.'
New Teacher
Mia: I think we need a new teacher.
Mom: Why is that?
Mia: Our teacher doesn't know anything,
she keeps asking us for the answers.









Palisade Peach Muffins
Ingredients
2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup whole milk
2 cups fresh peaches, diced (about 2 large peaches)
Streusel Topping
4 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
Directions-Streusel Topping
In a small bowl, whisk together
sugar and flour. Add oil and mix
together until full incorporated
and you have a sandy texture.

Muffins
Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease a muffin tin with
cooking spray or vegetable oil, or line with paper muffin
liners.
In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt
and set aside.
In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Beat in eggs, vanilla and milk. Add flour mixture and stir
until just combined. Gently stir in peaches.
Fill muffin cups 2/3 full with muffin batter. (Don't over fill.)
Sprinkle muffins with topping.
Bake at 350 for 20 to 25 min, until a tester inserted into the
center comes out clean.

COLORADO CLIPS





From the Past to the Present




















Union Station
1910 and 2013
Denver on 16
th
Street
1890 and 2014
Golden COLORADO
1880 and 2012
Denver Tramway Company 1915
And
REI Building 2013

"Did someone say Treat?"
SUZANNA
November 2004 to September 2014
Dear Family and Friends,

This is just a note to let you know our sweet Basset Hound Suzanna has gone to play in the
big dog park in the sky. She had a very fast growing cancer and there wasn't anything that
could be done. So to prevent her from any further suffering, we had her put to sleep. We
were with her and it was very peaceful and quick. We will miss her singing and her funny
dance when she was hungry and her gentle sweetness. I know she enjoyed meeting you at
all the campouts during the many walks she made around each campground. I also know she
would have liked me to say, "Farewell, and let's have another treat before we go!" So go
treat yourself to something nice.
Love Pat and Charlie


























Friday dinner at
the Pizza Ranch


Enjoying a
beautiful day
at Riverview
Guests
Craig and Cherylene


Fun and Games in
the Clubhouse