Wednesday is the day for any interested quilters to bring along their projects, sewing machines and lunch and spend the day together in the North Hall. Kim was ready a day early with about 4 projects on the go, and since the hall is only about 20 yards away, it was easy to lug everything over. Fun day.
Later: go here to see camera crazy Paulette's pictures of our projects on the go: Sweet P . I must have gotten up earlier than Paulette to post - Paulette you need to practice getting up even earlier for Black Friday!!! Ha!
Donald, however, had on his list to go to W*mart for some items, and was totally blown away by the crowds there, shopping for Thanksgiving dinners. The truck, though, looks shiny and pretty as he visited a detailing shop in Palm Desert that he found when he dropped Kim off at Monica's Quilt Shop.
In the evening, we had a 'date' with our kids in Victoria on Skype. The RV park has internet, but it doesn't work very well with Skype, so we use our Verizon Mifi. We have a plan with 5G a month, so we will have to keep track of the usuage, as Skype apparently can scarf that up pretty quick. The kids managed to find a wee little sitting chair that our little new grandson can sit in, while he 'talks' to his grandparents! It was pretty wonderful, and we are very grateful for the technology to see him as he grows this winter. ( and his parents and the dogs! )
Speaking of dogs, we really miss going to the dog park here. No, we don't want another dog at the present time. Ok, todays agenda: see if Safeway is open to get some more salad ingredients, go to the Thanksgiving Dinner at 2:30 ( why, why at 2:30?? ) then maybe the Dance this evening. We might also start cutting the 11 foot Oleander hedge, as we have been waiting 5 days now for the park crew to show up, and we have our 'lopper' with us.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
A lovely welcome back BBQ
What a feast! Rick and Paulette were so gracious and kind to invite us over for a BBQ this evening, for our first real night back at the Sands RV and Golf Resort. It is so much fun to meet new people that you have " RV blogged" with over the past couple of years, and so this evening we met a wonderful couple, Russ and Donna from Oregon who write " Travels in Therapy ". As everyone always says it is a small world, we also met Ken and Karen. They live only 7 km away from us in Scotch Creek, BC in the Shuswap area. Even though we were not meant to meet Ken and Karen till the BBQ in the evening, we actually met first thing in the morning at the laundry room! So, by supper it was like meeting old friends - ha! They had been going to Mexico for the past 7 winters, so we had lots of questions about their trips there. If you take a look at Rick's blog, you can catch some pictures of the BBQ. I had my camera with me, but forgot it was in my bag with all the conversations. Speaking of conversations, the topics varied from RV/truck stuff and quilting stuff. Guess which one of us was interested in what!
Paulette and Karen have talked Kim into going to Black Friday shopping. Since she is not a shopper, she'll be encouraging those 2 ladies what to buy. Well, except when they get to Joanne's for fabrics. O my.
We haven't fully set up our little site here, as the work crew is supposed to come and cut some of the Oleander again - in the back it is 11 feet high, and very messy. We are not very happy with that, however, in all fairness, we came earlier than expected. The rig will get hooked back up today and moved over a couple of feet, as we cannot get the truck in easily to the lot.
You would think we would come here to relax. Yeah, right. The schedule has started, with the BBQ last night, running around today, quilting tomorrow, Thanksgiving dinner at the clubhouse Thursday, BF shopping on Friday...... whew.
Thanks again, Rick and Paulette. Fantastic evening. Fantastic meal. Fantastic company. Ok: Rick didn't say anything in his blog about Ryley. She thought she would have some steak as well. As Rick came into their 5th wheel, up the stairs with a plate full of steaks, Ryley helped herself to one off the plate. So, entertainment was added to the evening as well.
Paulette and Karen have talked Kim into going to Black Friday shopping. Since she is not a shopper, she'll be encouraging those 2 ladies what to buy. Well, except when they get to Joanne's for fabrics. O my.
We haven't fully set up our little site here, as the work crew is supposed to come and cut some of the Oleander again - in the back it is 11 feet high, and very messy. We are not very happy with that, however, in all fairness, we came earlier than expected. The rig will get hooked back up today and moved over a couple of feet, as we cannot get the truck in easily to the lot.
You would think we would come here to relax. Yeah, right. The schedule has started, with the BBQ last night, running around today, quilting tomorrow, Thanksgiving dinner at the clubhouse Thursday, BF shopping on Friday...... whew.
Thanks again, Rick and Paulette. Fantastic evening. Fantastic meal. Fantastic company. Ok: Rick didn't say anything in his blog about Ryley. She thought she would have some steak as well. As Rick came into their 5th wheel, up the stairs with a plate full of steaks, Ryley helped herself to one off the plate. So, entertainment was added to the evening as well.
Monday, November 21, 2011
looking for Sun at the Sands
So sorry! We brought the rain with us as we arrived here yesterday in Desert Hot Springs and the Sands RV and Golf Resort. We are still busy setting up our site, as we will be here almost 3 months, but maybe later today we will meet up with fellow park guests and old friends.
There were some high winds to drive through yesterday on 395, but since it was Sunday, the I -10 and travelling through San Bernardino and Redlands was probably a lot quieter than midweek. It did get to 3C on the Tehachapi Pass summit!
Ah! A beautiful morning with sun! This is what we came for! The to - do list is long, but now we can relax and enjoy.
There were some high winds to drive through yesterday on 395, but since it was Sunday, the I -10 and travelling through San Bernardino and Redlands was probably a lot quieter than midweek. It did get to 3C on the Tehachapi Pass summit!
Ah! A beautiful morning with sun! This is what we came for! The to - do list is long, but now we can relax and enjoy.
Friday, November 18, 2011
too long a travel day for us....
We always seemed to be chased by wind and the weather and this trip down south is no different. In Corning, where we spent the night last night, it was calling for 1.5 inches of snow by Saturday. The morning skies were black-ish, and we left Rolling Feathers at 7:09 am, in very strong winds. Luckily, we managed to stay just ahead of this storm cell so that the winds were calmer for the rest of the day. A looooonnng day.
The smell of the orange trees are now wafting about us, and we'll rest it out here in Orange Grove RV, Bakersfield, for a couple of days. Perhaps even three. Accuweather was reporting snow for the Tehachapi Pass tomorrow.
An interesting thing today: our GPS re-routed us from the Bakersfield exit on I 5, to the Stockton Highway exit, also to Bakersfield. She did it at the last minute. It was not that much farther, only about 4 miles down the I 5, and took us to the south end of the city. Apparently, she knows when rush hour traffic is, or how busy, and re- routes us. Now, anyone else may think, of course the GPS does that. In Northern B.C., we don't have rush hour, or even that much traffic, so hence this was new to us. Well, we do have rush MINUTE. That means there is a line up of 6 vehicles at the stop light. ( near Tim Horton's ). Now you know why we dread driving into Los Angeles.
The smell of the orange trees are now wafting about us, and we'll rest it out here in Orange Grove RV, Bakersfield, for a couple of days. Perhaps even three. Accuweather was reporting snow for the Tehachapi Pass tomorrow.
An interesting thing today: our GPS re-routed us from the Bakersfield exit on I 5, to the Stockton Highway exit, also to Bakersfield. She did it at the last minute. It was not that much farther, only about 4 miles down the I 5, and took us to the south end of the city. Apparently, she knows when rush hour traffic is, or how busy, and re- routes us. Now, anyone else may think, of course the GPS does that. In Northern B.C., we don't have rush hour, or even that much traffic, so hence this was new to us. Well, we do have rush MINUTE. That means there is a line up of 6 vehicles at the stop light. ( near Tim Horton's ). Now you know why we dread driving into Los Angeles.
Did the Siskiyou just in time
Our early start from 7 Feathers in Oregon paid off with an easy drive, with sunny spots along the way. That was a wonderful surprise! The last two mornings we have left at 7:09 am and 7:32 am, which are records for us! There was a little bit of wind in Weed, and also when we arrived at Rolling Hills. We tried the buffet dinner, and it was fabulous. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, it is the Senior's half price deal, so we both had an amazing meal for the total of $15.95, everything included. I was even able to get in on the senior's deal, as the age cut off was 50! Whoo hoo!
The other stop we made along the way was to the Olive Pit in Corning, just before we parked the rig. There was plenty of RV Parking in their back parking lot, and we choose 2 bottles of olives: some Kalamata and Feta stuffed olives. Both of these should go very well with greek salad. A little agricultural education never hurts, so we learned that the small, bush like olive trees are for mechanical harvesting. Along the I 5, you could see these massive fields of bush olives. The mechanical harvesters pick olives that are used for oil only. The larger trees are still picked by hand, and these are the olives that are sold as whole olives. Today, we look forward to seeing almonds and fruit perhaps.
Looking at the maps last night, we could not decide which way to go. The weather of course, has turned very cool, rainy and in some spots very windy. It looks like this right through till next weekend. So glad we made it over the Siskiyou before this big storm rolls in. Last year we travelled down the I 5 and overnighted at Santa Nella RV Park ( not recommended ) then continued to Bakersfield, with a big round trip through the Mohave Desert. We thought we may try Highway 99, which might be slower to Bakersfield, but we have the time.
The other stop we made along the way was to the Olive Pit in Corning, just before we parked the rig. There was plenty of RV Parking in their back parking lot, and we choose 2 bottles of olives: some Kalamata and Feta stuffed olives. Both of these should go very well with greek salad. A little agricultural education never hurts, so we learned that the small, bush like olive trees are for mechanical harvesting. Along the I 5, you could see these massive fields of bush olives. The mechanical harvesters pick olives that are used for oil only. The larger trees are still picked by hand, and these are the olives that are sold as whole olives. Today, we look forward to seeing almonds and fruit perhaps.
Looking at the maps last night, we could not decide which way to go. The weather of course, has turned very cool, rainy and in some spots very windy. It looks like this right through till next weekend. So glad we made it over the Siskiyou before this big storm rolls in. Last year we travelled down the I 5 and overnighted at Santa Nella RV Park ( not recommended ) then continued to Bakersfield, with a big round trip through the Mohave Desert. We thought we may try Highway 99, which might be slower to Bakersfield, but we have the time.
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