Today is laundry day, and well overdue because we have been busy lately organizing and attending quite a few functions in and around the rv park. On Tuesday afternoon, we hosted a Wash Party with neighbours Doris and Rob. In the back of our rv sites, there is a large gully or wash, where rain water can run if it ever rains enough. We have seen water come down once, three years ago. For pictures, as I was too busy and too hot to take any, check out Rick and Paulette's blog for today. We started planning last week, when it was cold and chose a time of 3 pm, in order to be warmer, during the daylight hours. Well, even though the weather forecast was only for about 75F, it turned into a hot 90F and no one moved very fast!!! Oh well, once the sun was on it's way down it was simply lovely around Rob's propane campfire. It was a good opportunity to meet many of our neighbours and we had a great turnout, with many asking if we could do it again next year.... without perhaps the heat!
Yesterday was Quilting Clubhouse for me, in a nice air conditioned building and Donald made a quick shopping trip to pick up some liquid Calgon to add to our tanks with Dawn dish detergent when we leave here. He said the inside air temp of the truck was 42 C (107.6 F ) when he came out of the store. It was too hot to cook, so we joined Mel, Deb, Rick and Paulette for Rick and Paulette's Anniversary dinner at California Pizza in downtown Palm Springs. We could sit outside, and it was nice and cool in the shade. Why not inside? We were accompanied by Mel and Deb's wonderful goldendoodle, Miss EllieMae. I guess Molly and Rylie had to stay home.
So, off to the pool, then laundry, then a little cleaning in the rig and then perhaps the street fair tonight in PS.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Saturday, March 2, 2013
No Arguing with the Quizmaster
This week we have been golfing, attended a wonderful potluck get together on the main hall picnic area for Jim and Linda ( of Vernon ) who were leaving, quilting day and Happy Hour on Wednesday. Thursday was the Valley Shop Hop of Quilt stores, but I drove 4 other quilters to only the 2 shops in the Coachella Valley here. There were about 20 other quilters who travelled to all eight shops and had a wonderful time. We received some free fabrics from each shop, in the same fabric line ( Monet ) and a pattern. Each of the two shops that we visited offered coffee, punch, and little treats. The second shop even had free hotdogs outside on their patio so that's where we ate lunch!
Last evening we attended the second Trivia Night at the main clubhouse. I was on a team of four with 3 other ladies I swim with every morning and Donald was brought in as a ringer ( he is AWESOME on crossword puzzles ) on the Dog Park Guys team. Our friend Paulette also had to step in on that team, too. Does that mean it is no longer the Guys Dog Park team????? Pretty impressive though - they came in third. Trivia Rule # 1: the Quiz Master is ALWAYS RIGHT. Question: who said ( character or real name allowed ) " May the Force be with you?". CORRECT answer: Obi Wan Kenobi/Sir Alec Guiness. Quiz Master answer: Harrison Ford character. NOT!!!!!!!!! For anyone that knows me, I know, I KNOW Star Wars. That and Star Trek. Captain Jean -Luc Picard, be still my heart. I digress.....oh Jean Luc. However, no quibbling with the Quizmaster. HMMMPH. We lost a point there. So did the Guys Dog Park Team, because Donald KNEW as well. He is, after all, married to me. Ask him how many times he suffered through all those movies and episodes!
This morning, it was up early and off to the bi-weekly Pancake breakfast, then a hike in Morongo Canyon Preserve with Ken and Karen. Willy Boys Saloon is right across the highway, so we went there for lunch. No mechanical bull riding at lunch time. Whew! Donald headed out to the links again with the Dog Park boys, after we got back.
Last evening we attended the second Trivia Night at the main clubhouse. I was on a team of four with 3 other ladies I swim with every morning and Donald was brought in as a ringer ( he is AWESOME on crossword puzzles ) on the Dog Park Guys team. Our friend Paulette also had to step in on that team, too. Does that mean it is no longer the Guys Dog Park team????? Pretty impressive though - they came in third. Trivia Rule # 1: the Quiz Master is ALWAYS RIGHT. Question: who said ( character or real name allowed ) " May the Force be with you?". CORRECT answer: Obi Wan Kenobi/Sir Alec Guiness. Quiz Master answer: Harrison Ford character. NOT!!!!!!!!! For anyone that knows me, I know, I KNOW Star Wars. That and Star Trek. Captain Jean -Luc Picard, be still my heart. I digress.....oh Jean Luc. However, no quibbling with the Quizmaster. HMMMPH. We lost a point there. So did the Guys Dog Park Team, because Donald KNEW as well. He is, after all, married to me. Ask him how many times he suffered through all those movies and episodes!
This morning, it was up early and off to the bi-weekly Pancake breakfast, then a hike in Morongo Canyon Preserve with Ken and Karen. Willy Boys Saloon is right across the highway, so we went there for lunch. No mechanical bull riding at lunch time. Whew! Donald headed out to the links again with the Dog Park boys, after we got back.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Four Seasons and Frankie Valli
Our neighbours, Mel and Debbie, had tickets for Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons on Sunday evening. They asked if we would like them, as they had decided not to go. SURE! So, what turned out to be a planned quiet Sunday evening watching our usual British shows, was great fun attending the concert at the Fantasy Springs Resort and Casino. It is a lovely facility within a 30 minute drive of us. The concert hall was still designed as a " fight hall", as is 29 Palms Casino. The best concert hall is truly a concert hall, and that is at Agua Caliente Resort.
The concert was very well done, with a terrific back up band and sound system. The performance started almost 30 minutes late, very unprofessional, especially since there was no announcement as to why the show was starting late. We picked up a CD on the way out after the concert, to give to Deb and Mel.
Yesterday was swimming laps, then water aerobics and back to finish up a quilt job for a friend's first baby grandson. Then, we were invited to golf here with Mel, Deb, Rick, Roger and Margo. The guys golfed together and the gals were right behind them. Since it was a beautiful day, play was slow, but none of us thought it was a bad thing, as we visited and rested on the benchs between each hole. Deb managed to birdie #8, so it was a good ending.
Today is another beautiful day, with a late afternoon potluck planned by friends.
The concert was very well done, with a terrific back up band and sound system. The performance started almost 30 minutes late, very unprofessional, especially since there was no announcement as to why the show was starting late. We picked up a CD on the way out after the concert, to give to Deb and Mel.
Yesterday was swimming laps, then water aerobics and back to finish up a quilt job for a friend's first baby grandson. Then, we were invited to golf here with Mel, Deb, Rick, Roger and Margo. The guys golfed together and the gals were right behind them. Since it was a beautiful day, play was slow, but none of us thought it was a bad thing, as we visited and rested on the benchs between each hole. Deb managed to birdie #8, so it was a good ending.
Today is another beautiful day, with a late afternoon potluck planned by friends.
Sunday, February 24, 2013
A howler in the night
We spoke too soon about the wind, it's back. We pulled one of the slides in for the first time this year. Seemed like the wind was coming from all directions last night, and it was like a tunnel through one of the slide toppers, so in came the slide so we could sleep. This morning seems not as howling, so we pushed the button and sent the slide back out.
Yesterday we enjoyed a very quick visit from Allen and Lolita, catching up on theirs and our travel plans for the coming summer. They left a great gift of a few oranges! Delicious! I think they headed off to Rick and Paulette's after visiting here. I told Lolita, as she was driving, to swing by the end of our 'loop' in the rv park, to see the biggest fifth wheel we have yet encountered! Yes, it is a 50 foot fifth wheel, looking brand spanking new. I guess when it arrived, they tried to fit it into a couple of sites before one was of enough size. It is from B.C., our home province.
Yesterday we enjoyed a very quick visit from Allen and Lolita, catching up on theirs and our travel plans for the coming summer. They left a great gift of a few oranges! Delicious! I think they headed off to Rick and Paulette's after visiting here. I told Lolita, as she was driving, to swing by the end of our 'loop' in the rv park, to see the biggest fifth wheel we have yet encountered! Yes, it is a 50 foot fifth wheel, looking brand spanking new. I guess when it arrived, they tried to fit it into a couple of sites before one was of enough size. It is from B.C., our home province.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Shhhhh the wind has died down......
Yes, the posts are lacking and we were even 'upbraided' for not posting by a couple of readers who we met at last Saturday's Pancake Breakfast. Gently, of course, but point taken.
We seem to be busy, and my intention is to keep a longhand journal every start of a new year, with data such as the weather and what we did for that day. Yes, the blog fits some of that function so it seems like it would be done twice so no, the journal has yet to be started for another year! The quilting clubhouse times have been busy with a quilt show on Monday of our own quilts. We also made a trip to San Jacinto for the Valley Quilt Guilds annual show, which is a favorite as the quilts are 'do-able' to us, unlike the master art quilts at Road to California. Two different shows, for sure. Ken and Karen joined us and the fellows did not come to the quilt show - they went to Harbor Freight Tools, then we went out for lunch at the Morongo Casino before returning back to the Park.
We had a lovely visit from our friends, Bob and Karen, from Chase and our RV club Chapter. With them, we are hosting a rally at the end of May, so we made a few more plans and just had a good visit. They stayed at Lake Cahuilla County Park, which is not very close to us, but a lovely park on a reservoir lake. Too bad it was so windy and cool for their visit, but I think it has been unusually cold for the southwest this winter for everyone.
On Tuesday, Donald and I decided to get out of the wind and make a trek into downtown Palm Springs to have a lovely lunch just behind the green umbrella in the photo, and do a little people watching. It is Modernism Week in Palm Springs, and it seems quite busy with even a double decker open top bus giving tours of architecture and homes.
What else? Oh a T shirt making workshop for me, golf for Donald with friends Mel and Rick, coffee afternoons at the neighbours, a Mardi Gras Party at Ken and Anne's, another dance last Friday night and yesterday we went to see the movie, Argo. Very good.
The pool is closed this morning for cleaning, so today I am off with a couple of gals to Palm Springs and then who knows what will be the afternoon.... the wind has subsided.... shhhhhh. Don't let it be know, lest it come back!!!!
We seem to be busy, and my intention is to keep a longhand journal every start of a new year, with data such as the weather and what we did for that day. Yes, the blog fits some of that function so it seems like it would be done twice so no, the journal has yet to be started for another year! The quilting clubhouse times have been busy with a quilt show on Monday of our own quilts. We also made a trip to San Jacinto for the Valley Quilt Guilds annual show, which is a favorite as the quilts are 'do-able' to us, unlike the master art quilts at Road to California. Two different shows, for sure. Ken and Karen joined us and the fellows did not come to the quilt show - they went to Harbor Freight Tools, then we went out for lunch at the Morongo Casino before returning back to the Park.
We had a lovely visit from our friends, Bob and Karen, from Chase and our RV club Chapter. With them, we are hosting a rally at the end of May, so we made a few more plans and just had a good visit. They stayed at Lake Cahuilla County Park, which is not very close to us, but a lovely park on a reservoir lake. Too bad it was so windy and cool for their visit, but I think it has been unusually cold for the southwest this winter for everyone.
What else? Oh a T shirt making workshop for me, golf for Donald with friends Mel and Rick, coffee afternoons at the neighbours, a Mardi Gras Party at Ken and Anne's, another dance last Friday night and yesterday we went to see the movie, Argo. Very good.
The pool is closed this morning for cleaning, so today I am off with a couple of gals to Palm Springs and then who knows what will be the afternoon.... the wind has subsided.... shhhhhh. Don't let it be know, lest it come back!!!!
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