Today was another quiet day, we had nothing planned and did nothing. It was warm and sunny this morning but the wind came up this afternoon and it turned very WINDY again, boy am I getting tired of this wind!!
I sat out for a bit this afternoon reading but it was really windy, then started to cool down, so I retreated inside. We were going to barbecue tonight but decided to do an inside dinner with the wind, probably a good move.
We didn’t reach any high, warm temperatures this afternoon and tonight we need the heater on – what a difference from the last week. Oh well, it is supposed to warm up again starting Monday.
And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
Friday - March 14, 2008
Today was another beautiful, hot, sunny day and it was a very quiet day for us. John went out for a while to pick up some more insulation for the windows and I took advantage of his absence to do some cleaning.
No sooner had I finished the cleaning than the wind came up quite strong and guess what – everything feels gritty again – YCK!! I read for a while and was just getting ready to head for the pool when John arrived back home, he wasn’t interested in a swim so I went by myself and got cooled off. When I was ready to head back I checked the laundry room and there was only one lady doing laundry – yahoo, rush home and get the laundry gathered up and over there while it is quiet! It turned out I had the place to myself, I sat outside reading while the laundry was doing and John turned up just as it was done to help with the folding.
I took salmon out of the freezer this morning as it wasn’t windy so John thought it would be easy to barbecue it, but then this afternoon it looked like we would have to cook it inside but fortunately the wind died down enough that he could barbecue if after all, the barbecue only blew out 3 times while he was cooking the salmon.
Now that we have had a good dinner it is time for a quiet evening of TV and reading; and so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
No sooner had I finished the cleaning than the wind came up quite strong and guess what – everything feels gritty again – YCK!! I read for a while and was just getting ready to head for the pool when John arrived back home, he wasn’t interested in a swim so I went by myself and got cooled off. When I was ready to head back I checked the laundry room and there was only one lady doing laundry – yahoo, rush home and get the laundry gathered up and over there while it is quiet! It turned out I had the place to myself, I sat outside reading while the laundry was doing and John turned up just as it was done to help with the folding.
I took salmon out of the freezer this morning as it wasn’t windy so John thought it would be easy to barbecue it, but then this afternoon it looked like we would have to cook it inside but fortunately the wind died down enough that he could barbecue if after all, the barbecue only blew out 3 times while he was cooking the salmon.
Now that we have had a good dinner it is time for a quiet evening of TV and reading; and so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
Thursday - March 13, 2008
Today started out cloudy but by about 10 it had cleared off and was another beautiful day. I sat out and read for a while this afternoon and it was nice under the awning as there was a lovely breeze.
We left about 2 this afternoon and went to the market, I picked up a few books so I have something to read on the way home and John got some foil to put in the trailer windows this summer when it is sitting in storage.
A couple we had met briefly our first winter here, and have gotten to know on the two trips to Mexico we have gone on, had invited us over for a drink this afternoon. Two years ago they bought a park model trailer in a park near where we were the first two years here, it is an older park and the lots are huge. They have a nice park model with a huge Arizona room and porch and this year Don put in a cement driveway with a roof over it and awnings on the side, and it was a perfect cool place to sit and visit. At the back they have two very large storage sheds and the whole back is done in interlocking brick and they have a really nice area with a large table with a propane heater in the middle and four very comfortable looking chairs, Gail said they spend a lot of evenings out there. While we were there their neighbours arrived, they are from Cold Lake Alberta the same as Gail and Don and just bought the place next door this year, they aren’t retired yet so have flown in for a three week holiday. We have invited the four of them to come over to our place for drinks and a visit on Monday afternoon as Gail flies home on Thursday. Don is retired military and comes down at the end of October till early April, Gail is still working (a nurse) so comes down for a couple of months each winter. She enjoys her job so isn’t ready to retire yet, she says maybe a couple more years.
When we left Gail & Don’s we went to a pizza place in the Foothills Plaza where we know the pizza is good, a yummy dinner.
Tonight is another quiet evening of reading and TV; and so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
We left about 2 this afternoon and went to the market, I picked up a few books so I have something to read on the way home and John got some foil to put in the trailer windows this summer when it is sitting in storage.
A couple we had met briefly our first winter here, and have gotten to know on the two trips to Mexico we have gone on, had invited us over for a drink this afternoon. Two years ago they bought a park model trailer in a park near where we were the first two years here, it is an older park and the lots are huge. They have a nice park model with a huge Arizona room and porch and this year Don put in a cement driveway with a roof over it and awnings on the side, and it was a perfect cool place to sit and visit. At the back they have two very large storage sheds and the whole back is done in interlocking brick and they have a really nice area with a large table with a propane heater in the middle and four very comfortable looking chairs, Gail said they spend a lot of evenings out there. While we were there their neighbours arrived, they are from Cold Lake Alberta the same as Gail and Don and just bought the place next door this year, they aren’t retired yet so have flown in for a three week holiday. We have invited the four of them to come over to our place for drinks and a visit on Monday afternoon as Gail flies home on Thursday. Don is retired military and comes down at the end of October till early April, Gail is still working (a nurse) so comes down for a couple of months each winter. She enjoys her job so isn’t ready to retire yet, she says maybe a couple more years.
When we left Gail & Don’s we went to a pizza place in the Foothills Plaza where we know the pizza is good, a yummy dinner.
Tonight is another quiet evening of reading and TV; and so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
Wednesday - March 12, 2008
Today was a quiet but nice day in Yuma, the sun was shining and the temperatures were warm, what more could we ask for.
This afternoon Lynn, a gal from Perth, came over to see how we had gone back through Texas last year. We ended up visiting for about 2 hours, although we did show her the route we took last year. They are hading to Alpine as a launching point for visiting Big Bend National Park then heading north from there so I don’t think the route we took will do them any good as we headed east but kept south as much as we could.
After Lynn left we went to Sew Masters to check out an awning for the end of the large front awning on the trailer, it will cost about $45 for what we want but it wouldn’t be ready until we are ready to leave so we decided to wait and look into this next year when we get back here.
From there we did a quick stop at Wal Mart where John bought a California duster for the trailer, it is supposed to be really good for getting the dust off so we will see.
By the time we got home it was too late for a swim so I sat out and read a bit and then it was time to think about dinner. And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
This afternoon Lynn, a gal from Perth, came over to see how we had gone back through Texas last year. We ended up visiting for about 2 hours, although we did show her the route we took last year. They are hading to Alpine as a launching point for visiting Big Bend National Park then heading north from there so I don’t think the route we took will do them any good as we headed east but kept south as much as we could.
After Lynn left we went to Sew Masters to check out an awning for the end of the large front awning on the trailer, it will cost about $45 for what we want but it wouldn’t be ready until we are ready to leave so we decided to wait and look into this next year when we get back here.
From there we did a quick stop at Wal Mart where John bought a California duster for the trailer, it is supposed to be really good for getting the dust off so we will see.
By the time we got home it was too late for a swim so I sat out and read a bit and then it was time to think about dinner. And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
Tuesday -March 11, 2008
Today was another beautiful day here in Yuma, sure wish we could send some of this wonderful weather home.
Last night was one of my sleepless nights, I was still awake at 3 a.m. so when it was time to get up this morning I wasn’t exactly springing out of bed. I decided to pass on golf and just loaf and try to wake up so John went golfing and I didn’t do a heck of a lot.
This afternoon I went for a walk and stopped and checked out the library here at the park, I picked up a couple of books but I’m not sure I will really like them. I was just ready to head off to the pool when John arrived home, he had stopped at Fry’s and picked up some groceries so I got them put away and then headed off for my swim. John said he was going to go for a bike ride but when I got home 2 hours later he said he had just woken up, he had had a nice nap! He then went for a bike ride and I sat out and read, all in all a very restful day.
I called my friend Julee this morning and had a good visit with her, it’s always nice to talk to friends at home. I tried to call Margie also but no answer, will have to try again, with this 3 hour time difference it is very difficult to make calls home at a good time for both us and the people we are calling.
Tonight is a quiet evening of reading and TV; and so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
Last night was one of my sleepless nights, I was still awake at 3 a.m. so when it was time to get up this morning I wasn’t exactly springing out of bed. I decided to pass on golf and just loaf and try to wake up so John went golfing and I didn’t do a heck of a lot.
This afternoon I went for a walk and stopped and checked out the library here at the park, I picked up a couple of books but I’m not sure I will really like them. I was just ready to head off to the pool when John arrived home, he had stopped at Fry’s and picked up some groceries so I got them put away and then headed off for my swim. John said he was going to go for a bike ride but when I got home 2 hours later he said he had just woken up, he had had a nice nap! He then went for a bike ride and I sat out and read, all in all a very restful day.
I called my friend Julee this morning and had a good visit with her, it’s always nice to talk to friends at home. I tried to call Margie also but no answer, will have to try again, with this 3 hour time difference it is very difficult to make calls home at a good time for both us and the people we are calling.
Tonight is a quiet evening of reading and TV; and so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
Monday -March 10, 2008
Today was another perfect day for weather here in Yuma; sure do love it!
Earlier today Mike next door was out playing a musical instrument so John went over to talk to him. We often hear him sitting out playing and weren’t sure what instrument it was but it turns out he makes flutes and that is what he has been playing. I went over and he showed us a couple he has made, they are absolutely beautiful and it is nice to listen to him play. He is a native Indian and apparently he played in a band for a number of years and still plays in bands a bit, he showed us a picture taken last year when he was playing in Phoenix and he was dressed in a beautiful native costume. He also plays harmonica among other musical instruments – a very talented man. He said he is losing the nerves in his hands from Agent Orange during Vietnam so making the flutes is not only something he likes to do but is therapy for his hands as he does a lot of hand sanding on them.
Last night we realized Dave had left his hat here so we returned it to him as we were going to run out and do a few things today anyways. After we dropped his hat off, and said goodbye again, we went to get fuel – wow, it was $3.609 a gallon at the cheapest place in Yuma but I guess this is still cheaper than Canada and one saving grace is that it has been about a month since we last had to get fuel. After filling up we went to the mall and I wandered around Target for a bit (didn’t spend any money though) then we stopped at Wal Mart and picked up a few items.
When we got back I went for a swim and John went for his bike ride. By then it was time to think about dinner, left overs, and now we are looking forward to a quiet evening; and so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
Earlier today Mike next door was out playing a musical instrument so John went over to talk to him. We often hear him sitting out playing and weren’t sure what instrument it was but it turns out he makes flutes and that is what he has been playing. I went over and he showed us a couple he has made, they are absolutely beautiful and it is nice to listen to him play. He is a native Indian and apparently he played in a band for a number of years and still plays in bands a bit, he showed us a picture taken last year when he was playing in Phoenix and he was dressed in a beautiful native costume. He also plays harmonica among other musical instruments – a very talented man. He said he is losing the nerves in his hands from Agent Orange during Vietnam so making the flutes is not only something he likes to do but is therapy for his hands as he does a lot of hand sanding on them.
Last night we realized Dave had left his hat here so we returned it to him as we were going to run out and do a few things today anyways. After we dropped his hat off, and said goodbye again, we went to get fuel – wow, it was $3.609 a gallon at the cheapest place in Yuma but I guess this is still cheaper than Canada and one saving grace is that it has been about a month since we last had to get fuel. After filling up we went to the mall and I wandered around Target for a bit (didn’t spend any money though) then we stopped at Wal Mart and picked up a few items.
When we got back I went for a swim and John went for his bike ride. By then it was time to think about dinner, left overs, and now we are looking forward to a quiet evening; and so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
Sunday -March 9, 2008
I hate to be repetitive but today was another gorgeous, sunny day with temperatures in the low 80’s (F) – sure can’t beat that for a nice day. This morning I did some cleaning etc. then got as much ready for dinner as I could, Janet & Dave were coming for dinner and it is so much easier if everything is ready before company arrives, then I can enjoy visiting.
Once I was ready I picked up my book and headed for my lawn chair and enjoyed a couple of hours of reading, I had to keep moving around as it was too hot to sit in the sun so kept searching out the shade.
We had a great visit with Janet & Dave and it was sad to say goodbye as they are heading for home (Qualicum Beach, B.C.) on Wednesday. They aren’t sure if they will be heading east this summer with the price of diesel fuel so they have booked two months back here in Yuma for next winter so hopefully we will see them one place or the other.
Janet said she was talking to her sister this morning and the flowers are coming up at home – sure can’t say that for Ontario!!! My brother and our daughter Nancy sent me pictures of the snow at home and I can’t believe how much there is, hopefully there won’t be a quick melt or the flooding will be tremendous. Our daughter Kelly and her family had problems with their well running dry last summer so on the positive side of this winter they should have lots of water this summer.
It is almost bedtime, we will watch the news then head for bed; and so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
Once I was ready I picked up my book and headed for my lawn chair and enjoyed a couple of hours of reading, I had to keep moving around as it was too hot to sit in the sun so kept searching out the shade.
We had a great visit with Janet & Dave and it was sad to say goodbye as they are heading for home (Qualicum Beach, B.C.) on Wednesday. They aren’t sure if they will be heading east this summer with the price of diesel fuel so they have booked two months back here in Yuma for next winter so hopefully we will see them one place or the other.
Janet said she was talking to her sister this morning and the flowers are coming up at home – sure can’t say that for Ontario!!! My brother and our daughter Nancy sent me pictures of the snow at home and I can’t believe how much there is, hopefully there won’t be a quick melt or the flooding will be tremendous. Our daughter Kelly and her family had problems with their well running dry last summer so on the positive side of this winter they should have lots of water this summer.
It is almost bedtime, we will watch the news then head for bed; and so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
Saturday - March 8, 2008
Today was another beautiful sunny, warm day – sure can’t say the same for Ontario where they again got hammered with snow and wind. I guess some day it will stop snowing there and spring will arrive and I am sure everyone there can hardly wait for that to happen. Tonight daylight saving time starts but Arizona doesn’t do daylight saving time so we will be three hours behind Ontario, what a pain when it comes to calling home.
There is a swap meet here every Thursday to Sunday so we decided to check it out today – what a waste of time that was, it was pretty well all junk and the vendors were pretty well all Hispanic as well as a lot of the people there. They sure don’t present any sort of competition to the market! I bought some asparagus and that was the extent of my spending.
When we got back I picked up my book and sat out enjoying the warmth for the rest of the afternoon. I was going to go for a swim but got so into my book that I never did make it over for a swim!
John did the truck today so we are now all nice and sparkly again, hopefully we won’t get a huge wind to get everything dusty again! And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
There is a swap meet here every Thursday to Sunday so we decided to check it out today – what a waste of time that was, it was pretty well all junk and the vendors were pretty well all Hispanic as well as a lot of the people there. They sure don’t present any sort of competition to the market! I bought some asparagus and that was the extent of my spending.
When we got back I picked up my book and sat out enjoying the warmth for the rest of the afternoon. I was going to go for a swim but got so into my book that I never did make it over for a swim!
John did the truck today so we are now all nice and sparkly again, hopefully we won’t get a huge wind to get everything dusty again! And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
Friday - March 7, 2008
Today was another gorgeous day here in the sunny south, certainly different from what Ontario experienced today – guess where we would rather be!!
John was out early this morning to start polishing the trailer and he did the whole trailer today, bet he has a sore arm tonight, but it sure does look nice again.
I wasn’t nearly as ambitious, I did a bit of this and a bit of that this morning then headed out to Wal Mart to get a much needed pedicure. I felt like I was walking on air when I came out of there – what a wonderful feeling. I picked up a few groceries while I was there before heading home so it wasn’t a totally selfish trip.
About 3:30 I headed off to the pool for a cool down and it felt really good. I chatted with a lady from Saskatchewan for quite a while and then some people came in the pool and said about how this was so much nicer than home, turns out they are from Simcoe, ON. We all had a good chat and we all agreed we would far rather be here in the sun and warmth than at home suffering through ANOTHER snow storm.
After the pool I came back and rounded up the laundry and headed over to the Laundromat, there was no one there when I got there but by the time I finished all the machines were in use so I picked a good time to do it. It is one of the jobs I dread doing but once I get started it isn’t so bad.
By the time I got home and got the laundry put away it was time for a late dinner, oh well what else is new!! I picked up a good book at the card room while I was doing laundry so guess that is what I will do tonight – read. And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
John was out early this morning to start polishing the trailer and he did the whole trailer today, bet he has a sore arm tonight, but it sure does look nice again.
I wasn’t nearly as ambitious, I did a bit of this and a bit of that this morning then headed out to Wal Mart to get a much needed pedicure. I felt like I was walking on air when I came out of there – what a wonderful feeling. I picked up a few groceries while I was there before heading home so it wasn’t a totally selfish trip.
About 3:30 I headed off to the pool for a cool down and it felt really good. I chatted with a lady from Saskatchewan for quite a while and then some people came in the pool and said about how this was so much nicer than home, turns out they are from Simcoe, ON. We all had a good chat and we all agreed we would far rather be here in the sun and warmth than at home suffering through ANOTHER snow storm.
After the pool I came back and rounded up the laundry and headed over to the Laundromat, there was no one there when I got there but by the time I finished all the machines were in use so I picked a good time to do it. It is one of the jobs I dread doing but once I get started it isn’t so bad.
By the time I got home and got the laundry put away it was time for a late dinner, oh well what else is new!! I picked up a good book at the card room while I was doing laundry so guess that is what I will do tonight – read. And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
Thursday - March 6, 2008
Well, another nice sunny day with a high of about 75F, perfect weather! John headed out first thing this morning to wash the trailer so that kept him out of trouble for the whole morning, meanwhile I just did a bit of this and a bit of that but nothing special.
This afternoon we golfed at Ironwood with Janet & Dave and I had a reasonably good game, had a couple of bad holes but on the whole it wasn’t too bad but poor John couldn’t do anything right. I told him I think he probably wore himself out this morning washing the trailer and was tired for golfing – sounds like a good excuse! We went to Applebee’s for dinner and have just got home.
Boy, watching the weather and all the storms all over the place (Ontario is expecting another dump this weekend) makes us so thankful we are here where the weather is so nice, we just hope all these storms clear up for when we are ready to start heading north.
A quiet evening is in the offing, a bit of TV and my book if there is nothing interesting on the boob tube. And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
This afternoon we golfed at Ironwood with Janet & Dave and I had a reasonably good game, had a couple of bad holes but on the whole it wasn’t too bad but poor John couldn’t do anything right. I told him I think he probably wore himself out this morning washing the trailer and was tired for golfing – sounds like a good excuse! We went to Applebee’s for dinner and have just got home.
Boy, watching the weather and all the storms all over the place (Ontario is expecting another dump this weekend) makes us so thankful we are here where the weather is so nice, we just hope all these storms clear up for when we are ready to start heading north.
A quiet evening is in the offing, a bit of TV and my book if there is nothing interesting on the boob tube. And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
Wednesday - March 5, 2008
Today was a nice day with a high of about 70F and a bit of cloud, not as hot and sunny as we’ve had but still nice. They were forecasting high winds for this afternoon but thankfully that didn’t happen as with winds come blowing dust.
John was off first thing for his appointment with Mr. Dodge and 6 hours later got home, turns out the front brakes and rotors had to be done so it was a fairly expensive day but I guess we have to have brakes!!
I did some cleaning, went for a walk, stopped and paid the electric bill and then sat outside and read for a long time, not an exciting day but a nice one. Being down here for the winter is like being retired and living at home, every day doesn’t have to be busy and go go like on a holiday, it is just a much more pleasant place to spend the winter. When we leave here we will again be busy touring different places on the way home.
And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
John was off first thing for his appointment with Mr. Dodge and 6 hours later got home, turns out the front brakes and rotors had to be done so it was a fairly expensive day but I guess we have to have brakes!!
I did some cleaning, went for a walk, stopped and paid the electric bill and then sat outside and read for a long time, not an exciting day but a nice one. Being down here for the winter is like being retired and living at home, every day doesn’t have to be busy and go go like on a holiday, it is just a much more pleasant place to spend the winter. When we leave here we will again be busy touring different places on the way home.
And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
Tuesday -March 4, 2008
Today was a nice warm sunny day, a good day for golfing. My game was a bit better than two weeks ago but there still is room for lots of improvement, oh well there are only two weeks left in the scramble for this season, hopefully next year I will do better.
On the way home we made a quick stop at Fry’s so I could get my yogurt, I really like the Kroger’s brand and had finished the last one I had on hand this morning so it was time for a refill. When we got home I sat out and read for a while then it was time for dinner – sure don’t know where the days go but they do seem to fly by! We had picked up a cooked chicken at Fry’s so had that with salads for dinner – easy to make and good.
John has an appointment for the truck with Mr. Dodge tomorrow at 8 a.m. – time for an oil change, tire rotation etc. I am hoping to get some cleaning done while he is gone, get the rest of the dust that came in on Sunday cleaned up.
We are just watching the Rick Mercer Report, then this Hour Has 22 Minutes is on next, not a real exciting night for TV. And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
On the way home we made a quick stop at Fry’s so I could get my yogurt, I really like the Kroger’s brand and had finished the last one I had on hand this morning so it was time for a refill. When we got home I sat out and read for a while then it was time for dinner – sure don’t know where the days go but they do seem to fly by! We had picked up a cooked chicken at Fry’s so had that with salads for dinner – easy to make and good.
John has an appointment for the truck with Mr. Dodge tomorrow at 8 a.m. – time for an oil change, tire rotation etc. I am hoping to get some cleaning done while he is gone, get the rest of the dust that came in on Sunday cleaned up.
We are just watching the Rick Mercer Report, then this Hour Has 22 Minutes is on next, not a real exciting night for TV. And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
Monday -March 3, 2008
Thankfully the wind died down overnight and today was a bright, sunny day although it was a bit cooler than it has been – only a high of 71F but we are NOT complaining. It wasn’t hot enough for me to get excited about a swim so I passed for today.
On Saturday John stopped on his way home from the gun show to take some pictures of the flowers growing in the dessert but when he went to download them he had the wrong setting on the camera and they didn’t turn out so today he wanted to go and take some more. I wanted to go to Wal Mart and pick up a few groceries and we needed to fill the barbecue propane tank so off we went this afternoon to do all these chores; when we got to where John wanted to take the pictures of the flowers and he pulled out his camera there was a fair bit of muttering – turns out the battery was at home charging!! Someone was NOT a happy camper but fortunately my camera was in the truck so he used it to take some pictures.
When we got home I put the groceries away then sat out and read for a while, then went for a walk and stopped to check the mail as I figured the hydro bill would be there – sure enough it was and it was a real biggy - $15.85 for the month of February.
Dinner is now over, the dishes are done and it is time for a relaxing evening; and so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
On Saturday John stopped on his way home from the gun show to take some pictures of the flowers growing in the dessert but when he went to download them he had the wrong setting on the camera and they didn’t turn out so today he wanted to go and take some more. I wanted to go to Wal Mart and pick up a few groceries and we needed to fill the barbecue propane tank so off we went this afternoon to do all these chores; when we got to where John wanted to take the pictures of the flowers and he pulled out his camera there was a fair bit of muttering – turns out the battery was at home charging!! Someone was NOT a happy camper but fortunately my camera was in the truck so he used it to take some pictures.
When we got home I put the groceries away then sat out and read for a while, then went for a walk and stopped to check the mail as I figured the hydro bill would be there – sure enough it was and it was a real biggy - $15.85 for the month of February.
Dinner is now over, the dishes are done and it is time for a relaxing evening; and so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
Sunday -March 2, 2008
Okay, today was NOT a nice day, the wind howled and blew all day long – sure could do without that. I opened a couple of windows a bit in the living room and all of a sudden my mouse wouldn’t move – the table was covered in dust!! Needless to say I wasn’t impressed after all the time I spent cleaning yesterday, I could feel grit and dust everywhere so started cleaning it up again but there is no point in getting too carried away as it is supposed to be windy until tomorrow night – how lovely!! It was not a day for being outdoors as all you do is breathe in dust so we had a quiet day indoors, I laid down on the bed this afternoon to read and was rocked by the wind.
We have never seen the wind this bad here in Yuma and hope that we don’t get too many more days like this but Mike, our neighbour, said last night that March is usually windy here – how nice.
Today is our 46th wedding anniversary so tonight we went to Red Lobster for dinner – we decided to splurge and both had lobster tail and shrimp – very yummy!
My sister and niece are leaving on Thursday for a cruise so I called her when we got home to wish them a happy holiday – I am sure they are looking forward to some sun and warmth after the winter they have had. It is now time for a bit of TV or reading; and so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
We have never seen the wind this bad here in Yuma and hope that we don’t get too many more days like this but Mike, our neighbour, said last night that March is usually windy here – how nice.
Today is our 46th wedding anniversary so tonight we went to Red Lobster for dinner – we decided to splurge and both had lobster tail and shrimp – very yummy!
My sister and niece are leaving on Thursday for a cruise so I called her when we got home to wish them a happy holiday – I am sure they are looking forward to some sun and warmth after the winter they have had. It is now time for a bit of TV or reading; and so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
Saturday - March 1, 2008
Wow, the 1st of March already, where does the time go! Today was another beautiful, warm, sunny day – perfect weather.
This morning was quiet and relaxing then John left about 12:30 to pick up Jim to go to the Gun Show. I had figured while he was gone would be a good time to do a major cleaning – real exciting but it has to be done, so that is how I spent about 2-1/2 hours; now our little house on wheels looks real clean and nice again.
After I finished the cleaning I read for a bit then about four o’clock I headed over to the pool and enjoyed a nice swim. I timed it just right as I had the pool pretty well to myself and just as I got out about 6 people headed in, this is the smaller pool in the park so it can look busy real fast. It is a kidney shaped pool and is a good swim back and forth down the middle if no one is there so I always try to get there when I can spend the time swimming back and forth. A gentleman from Alberta came in and we chatted for a bit, we have talked a few other times when we are both there at the same time. I came back about five and was surprised to see John wasn’t home yet but he arrived back just as I was going out to hang up my bathing suit and towel. He enjoyed the show and said Jim enjoyed it and stopped and talked to a lot of the dealers, hence they were there for a long time.
Tonight is a quiet evening of reading and TV; and so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
This morning was quiet and relaxing then John left about 12:30 to pick up Jim to go to the Gun Show. I had figured while he was gone would be a good time to do a major cleaning – real exciting but it has to be done, so that is how I spent about 2-1/2 hours; now our little house on wheels looks real clean and nice again.
After I finished the cleaning I read for a bit then about four o’clock I headed over to the pool and enjoyed a nice swim. I timed it just right as I had the pool pretty well to myself and just as I got out about 6 people headed in, this is the smaller pool in the park so it can look busy real fast. It is a kidney shaped pool and is a good swim back and forth down the middle if no one is there so I always try to get there when I can spend the time swimming back and forth. A gentleman from Alberta came in and we chatted for a bit, we have talked a few other times when we are both there at the same time. I came back about five and was surprised to see John wasn’t home yet but he arrived back just as I was going out to hang up my bathing suit and towel. He enjoyed the show and said Jim enjoyed it and stopped and talked to a lot of the dealers, hence they were there for a long time.
Tonight is a quiet evening of reading and TV; and so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
Friday - February 29, 2008
Today was another beautiful day with sunny, warm temperatures. We had a very quiet day, nothing much happening this morning and this afternoon John went for his bike ride and I went for a nice swim.
After my swim I did the laundry then came home and it was time to make dinner. There was a real pretty sunset tonight – seems to be a lot of those in this part of the world and we really enjoy seeing them!
Tonight is TV and reading, as I say not a very exciting day but an enjoyable one; and so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
After my swim I did the laundry then came home and it was time to make dinner. There was a real pretty sunset tonight – seems to be a lot of those in this part of the world and we really enjoy seeing them!
Tonight is TV and reading, as I say not a very exciting day but an enjoyable one; and so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
Thursday - February 28, 2008
Wow, another nice day here in Yuma, I think the weather has finally changed for the better – certainly not what you can say for the weather in Ontario where they are experiencing record breaking cold temperatures. Sure hope it warms up for our return on the 1st of May!!
Today was a fairly quiet day, this afternoon we went to the market and picked up a couple of things, what a busy place it was, then went and got a few groceries.
When we got back I had a little nap then sat outside and read for a while – real exciting.
Tonight we talked to John’s brother, who had sent us an interesting DVD with lots of old family pictures on it, so a thank you was in order. We also talked to our son who is a hard person to get a hold of but we lucked out tonight and had a good chat with him also, then it was time to get dinner going. Tonight will be a quiet evening of TV or reading; and so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
Today was a fairly quiet day, this afternoon we went to the market and picked up a couple of things, what a busy place it was, then went and got a few groceries.
When we got back I had a little nap then sat outside and read for a while – real exciting.
Tonight we talked to John’s brother, who had sent us an interesting DVD with lots of old family pictures on it, so a thank you was in order. We also talked to our son who is a hard person to get a hold of but we lucked out tonight and had a good chat with him also, then it was time to get dinner going. Tonight will be a quiet evening of TV or reading; and so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
Wednesday - February 27, 2008
Today was another beautiful day, sunny and hot. Today was the park’s luncheon and fashion show so I had asked Janet to join me for it, the lunch was good – salad with lots of chunks of chicken, croissants and cookies. The fashion show was okay but most of the clothes were “old ladies clothes” – there was only one outfit that we liked that didn’t look like an old lady outfit, but it was a nice time all the same. After the lunch and show Janet and I went for a walk around the park, came back and visited for a while then she left and I got busy catching up on my blog.
I went for a nice swim about 4 and had the pool to myself which I really enjoy. I came back and John and I sat outside for a while and made a couple of phone calls, we talked to my mom and also to our friends Mike & Marg. By the time we got off the phone it was time to think about dinner – where does the day go!
And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
I went for a nice swim about 4 and had the pool to myself which I really enjoy. I came back and John and I sat outside for a while and made a couple of phone calls, we talked to my mom and also to our friends Mike & Marg. By the time we got off the phone it was time to think about dinner – where does the day go!
And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
Tuesday -February 26, 2008
Wow, are we lucky as today is another beautiful, warm, sunny day. This morning we had breakfast at the hotel, I had a Belgian Waffle and John had French Toast, which is something neither of us have had in ages and they were very good. Our luggage was to be ready for pick up from our rooms at 10, so everyone was ready to go by 10:15, and that is after some shopping had occurred. I bought a pretty white front zip hoody, haven’t had a hoody for years so decided something different was in order.
View of Pool and Pier from Our Hotel Room
Beach Cabanas
Joe took us a couple of miles down the road to a fishing village so we could buy shrimp to take home. Fox Studios have a location right beside the fishing village and the drive in from the highway is about 1 mile all along side a cement fence with broken bottles on the top – pretty! After we got our shrimp Joe had to back out the entire way as there was no place to turn the bus around – now there is one good bus driver!
Walking Up From the Beach at the Fishing Village
We took the same route home, through Tijuana and San Diego, fortunately there is a bus lane to go through customs so we didn’t have to wait in the huge car lineup. We had to take our luggage and anything we bought through customs but we all breezed through and were quickly on our way again. We stopped at the same plaza in Alpine for lunch (they must get some sort of deal there!), stopped at a rest area just before El Centro and arrived back at Desert Paradise about 5 p.m. We had left our truck at Jim & Sonia’s and were just ready to leave when Ida, who is across the road from them, came over and asked us all over to her place for a drink. We had a drink and visit and headed out arriving home about 6:30.
After unpacking we decided to cook a few shrimp for dinner so had shrimp and cheese and crackers. Tonight is catching up time and again I think it will be an early evening as we are both tired – how can you get so weary from doing nothing but sitting on a bus all day! And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
View of Pool and Pier from Our Hotel Room
Beach Cabanas
Joe took us a couple of miles down the road to a fishing village so we could buy shrimp to take home. Fox Studios have a location right beside the fishing village and the drive in from the highway is about 1 mile all along side a cement fence with broken bottles on the top – pretty! After we got our shrimp Joe had to back out the entire way as there was no place to turn the bus around – now there is one good bus driver!
Walking Up From the Beach at the Fishing Village
We took the same route home, through Tijuana and San Diego, fortunately there is a bus lane to go through customs so we didn’t have to wait in the huge car lineup. We had to take our luggage and anything we bought through customs but we all breezed through and were quickly on our way again. We stopped at the same plaza in Alpine for lunch (they must get some sort of deal there!), stopped at a rest area just before El Centro and arrived back at Desert Paradise about 5 p.m. We had left our truck at Jim & Sonia’s and were just ready to leave when Ida, who is across the road from them, came over and asked us all over to her place for a drink. We had a drink and visit and headed out arriving home about 6:30.
After unpacking we decided to cook a few shrimp for dinner so had shrimp and cheese and crackers. Tonight is catching up time and again I think it will be an early evening as we are both tired – how can you get so weary from doing nothing but sitting on a bus all day! And so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
Monday -February 25, 2008
Today is a bright, warm, sunny day – we are all happy to see the nice weather. We went to a little restaurant near the hotel for breakfast, the food was okay but the service was very slow.
Looking Out At the Surf From Our Room
We boarded the bus at 10:30 for our trip to La Bufadora, which is a natural oceanic formation in which water is forced into a tiny blowhole and spouts up into the air, sometimes as high as 100 feet; there are only 3 of these formations in the world. The height of the spout depends on the surf and today the surf is huge and there are small craft warnings out so La Bufadora should be good.
There are two roads in the Baja, there is a toll road from Tijuana to Ensenada and there is an alternate route through the mountains, we took the alternate route and what beautiful scenery, unfortunately I couldn’t get any pictures. At Ensenada we picked up the road to La Bufadora, altogether it was about 85 miles from our hotel and an interesting, pretty drive. At La Bufadora Joe parked the bus and then we had to walk about 1km to the overlook for the blowhole. Of course, being typical Mexico all the street vendors were out trying to sell their wares. It had been a long morning and everyone was looking for a restroom but guess what – the one at the outlook cost $0.50 to use and what a rip it was – one cubicle had the door lying on the floor and another one had no toilet seat – and we had to pay for this!!!!
La Bufadora was wonderful, it would shoot up about once a minute with one or two little spouts then a huge one. At one point there was a Mexican family on one of the lower lookouts and they got soaked by one of the spouts, a few from the bus got damp but fortunately no one from our bus got soaked. After seeing the spout we worked our way back through all the vendors and stopped at a restaurant for lunch then I stopped and bought a couple of postcards and John got a new hat for $5.
John & La Bufadora
La Bufadora
From there we took the scenic route to L.A. Cetto Winery where we had a tour of the winery then did some wine tasting, we tasted four wines, 2 white, 1 Champagne and a red – all quite good. John and I bought a bottle of red Zinfandel and a bottle of white Zinfandel, we didn’t taste the white but I really like it so we decided to try it as those who tasted it said it was very good. Joe then took us around the winery to an area where the owner entertains guests, there is a huge covered patio and a bull ring, all with a beautiful view of the vine yards and mountains in the background.
Lots of Wine!
Bull Ring with Vine Yards and Mountains in Background
We arrived back at the hotel about 6:30 after a very enjoyable day. Again Don & Gail asked the same group down for a drink then we walked uptown a couple of blocks to La Nesta for dinner. Joe had recommended this restaurant as being very good, and it was and also had beautiful décor. After having had both a large breakfast and lunch (at least by John and I’s standards) we weren’t starving so ended up ordering two seafood platters and sharing them with Jim & Sonia. Both platters had shrimp, calamari and a piece of fish but one was broiled and one fried so we just divided everything in four, the platters each came with soup and salad and the soup was bean so John had that and I had the salad, worked out perfectly. John & Jim also shared an appetizer of venison liver and onions – yuk!!
We arrived back at our room about 10:30, very ready for a good night’s sleep; and so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
Looking Out At the Surf From Our Room
We boarded the bus at 10:30 for our trip to La Bufadora, which is a natural oceanic formation in which water is forced into a tiny blowhole and spouts up into the air, sometimes as high as 100 feet; there are only 3 of these formations in the world. The height of the spout depends on the surf and today the surf is huge and there are small craft warnings out so La Bufadora should be good.
There are two roads in the Baja, there is a toll road from Tijuana to Ensenada and there is an alternate route through the mountains, we took the alternate route and what beautiful scenery, unfortunately I couldn’t get any pictures. At Ensenada we picked up the road to La Bufadora, altogether it was about 85 miles from our hotel and an interesting, pretty drive. At La Bufadora Joe parked the bus and then we had to walk about 1km to the overlook for the blowhole. Of course, being typical Mexico all the street vendors were out trying to sell their wares. It had been a long morning and everyone was looking for a restroom but guess what – the one at the outlook cost $0.50 to use and what a rip it was – one cubicle had the door lying on the floor and another one had no toilet seat – and we had to pay for this!!!!
La Bufadora was wonderful, it would shoot up about once a minute with one or two little spouts then a huge one. At one point there was a Mexican family on one of the lower lookouts and they got soaked by one of the spouts, a few from the bus got damp but fortunately no one from our bus got soaked. After seeing the spout we worked our way back through all the vendors and stopped at a restaurant for lunch then I stopped and bought a couple of postcards and John got a new hat for $5.
John & La Bufadora
La Bufadora
From there we took the scenic route to L.A. Cetto Winery where we had a tour of the winery then did some wine tasting, we tasted four wines, 2 white, 1 Champagne and a red – all quite good. John and I bought a bottle of red Zinfandel and a bottle of white Zinfandel, we didn’t taste the white but I really like it so we decided to try it as those who tasted it said it was very good. Joe then took us around the winery to an area where the owner entertains guests, there is a huge covered patio and a bull ring, all with a beautiful view of the vine yards and mountains in the background.
Lots of Wine!
Bull Ring with Vine Yards and Mountains in Background
We arrived back at the hotel about 6:30 after a very enjoyable day. Again Don & Gail asked the same group down for a drink then we walked uptown a couple of blocks to La Nesta for dinner. Joe had recommended this restaurant as being very good, and it was and also had beautiful décor. After having had both a large breakfast and lunch (at least by John and I’s standards) we weren’t starving so ended up ordering two seafood platters and sharing them with Jim & Sonia. Both platters had shrimp, calamari and a piece of fish but one was broiled and one fried so we just divided everything in four, the platters each came with soup and salad and the soup was bean so John had that and I had the salad, worked out perfectly. John & Jim also shared an appetizer of venison liver and onions – yuk!!
We arrived back at our room about 10:30, very ready for a good night’s sleep; and so ends another great gift of a day and we look forward to the mystery of tomorrow.
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