A Quiet Day for Our Family

Park Place RV Park

On Tuesday, Nov. 5^th we were all up before 7. When I came downstairs, I immediately slipped into my runners and went for my walk around the big block. It was a cool 46F/8C ° morning. The only thing cold was my hands so I’ll be looking for my mini gloves before tomorrow morning. 😊

Good morning!
The sky was just warming up for its performance.
These are the western mountains.

In the east, I was not disappointed.

I wanted to share what our little boy does
some nights after supper.
He walks behind our recliners, scratches a bed in the carpet,
and lays down. We're not sure why but this time I 
managed to get a picture. 💟

The sky was clear though and as I walked, I paid attention to the rising sun. When I returned, Bill was just about ready to leave for the field since the winds were almost non-existent this morning. Yay! I hopped in the shower and then took Gibbs for his walk around the small block. That’s our morning exercise. ♥ I played my on-line Wordle games and then took my next book outside to the gazebo with Gibbs.

Pictures from my walk around the big block

Walking back, pretty white clouds against
a gorgeous blue sky.

The last book I’d started, did not get finished. It got stupid after a few chapters and I don’t believe in wasting time waiting for it to grab my attention again. So, I’ve started The Games by James Patterson and zipped through 30 pages before I put it down ‘with force’. 😊 Yes, I’m involved already. Bill returned from the field, after 3 good flights, just as Gibbs and I had come inside to make my coffee. It was 10:30 and time to work on the puzzle for a bit.

I left the puzzle today looking like this.
I am loving this one!

My kalanchoe is flowering.
I guess it is happy.
The one on the left is from a cutting off
Robin's large plant.
Someone's cat broke it off at the bnb.

After lunch, I went back and left the boys on their own. Two hours is enough and when I found myself yawning at the puzzle table, I walked back home. Bill suggested sausages on buns for supper, so I had those thawing in the sink. It’s a quiet day, which is really nice. We are retired, after all! When I came back home around 2:30, we all sat outside in the gazebo together. I had my tea, my book and fought to keep my eyes open enough to read it!

Family time before supper.

Gibbs still keeps us apprised of impending threats as cars, people and other dogs walk by but that’s who he is. Some days he is so much better than others, go figure, no rhyme or reason. ♥ It was around 4 when I took him for his/our afternoon walk around the park and we met up with Jess and Jesse, young friends we met here last winter. Such a lovely couple! I got my hugs there and we carried on.

Supper, I almost forgot the
picture!

For supper, it was grilled sausage on a bun. They are such good sausages this time, I’ll have to remember that for next time we need them. 

I knew early on that it was going to
be quite the performance tonight too!

It was one of those nights where I was out and in
a few times as the sky changed.

We cleaned up and Bill went upstairs to give an eye to the election results and I stayed down here writing my blog. I’ll find something on tv to watch or I can get lost in my book until bedtime. This has been a warm day reaching 77F/25C dropping to 51F/11C overnight. More wind tomorrow, darn.

The Suite, pretty in pink.
Gorgeous!
Good night!

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Park Place RV Park

On another windy day, I slept in on Monday, Nov. 4^th until 7:15. I was awake when my boys went out at 6 but dropped off quickly. Last night, I watched a Nicholas Sparks movie, hoping it wasn’t too ‘mushy’, and it wasn’t. Kind of a thriller but not really either. I enjoyed it even though the endings are predictable. 😊 It was over at 10 and I wasted no time going to bed after it was over.

Good morning!

This morning, I washed, dressed and went for my walk at 7:30. I was afraid if I had my tea first (as I have been) that I would get lazy. So, I wore a hoody and headed off to go around the big block. I call them ‘small’ (the one Gibbs and I take), ‘medium’ (around Arizona Sun Resort), and ‘big’ (the one that takes me up to the park and Plymouth Rd). I thought it would be a mile but was surprised to find it is only .81 of a mile.

My shoes took me around the big block
Remember this Saguaro hiding in the tree?

It was far enough though, for me just starting out again. The biggest block will be when I go up to the Main St. corner to the Family Dollar. That’s for later on. Bill knew it would be too windy for flying so drove to Roadrunner Market for a loaf of our favourite French bread. It would be freshly made and the best bread in town if you can get it. They sell out early. He returned with a loaf in a foil bag – hot off the ‘press’! He was so excited and almost opened it for a piece right away. 😊

Pretty purple in the desert

I chose to start this one first

After 2 sessions, I'm liking it very much.

He had more plane stuff to do but was working inside because of the wind, so I took one of my new puzzles to the clubhouse and began. I took the easier one (I think) so I can warm up to the multi-coloured more challenging one.  By noon, a couple of hours later, I returned home for lunch. We had some of that wonderful fresh-baked bread and I finished the white bean chili.

One of Gibbs' favourite spots
when Mom and Daddy are in different rooms.
He gets a cool breeze through the sliding door
and fits perfectly on the step.
PS - he can see through the glass door too.

Because Pokeno was on the calendar for 1 pm on Mondays, I took my pennies over even though I didn’t think there were any players here in the park. Well, none that I’ve seen. ☹ True enough, Sue and I were the only ones present so I worked on the puzzle, quite contentedly. I do hope that changes for next week, I enjoyed it once I started in the spring. At 3, I returned home again after making some pretty good progress.

Walking out here on the road has Gibbs
looking both ways. 

Bill and Gibbs were watching tv, it’s too windy to be doing anything like reading or puttering outside, so I wasn’t surprised. I made my tea and when it was done, Gibbs and I went for another walk around the small block. We both probably need the exercise. ♥ When I got back, Bill told me that Sheila and Randy just drove by, they were out of town since Friday. I walked down to say hello and give hugs for the loss of their sweet Benji. ☹

He isn't walking alone either.

For supper, I had Rosy air fry 2 meaty chicken thighs and I cooked rice on the side with a vegetable. We wanted to eat early because of the time zones, our NCIS and NCIS:Origins were on at 6 pm here. Supper was good and cleaned up on time to watch both. We’re still a bit confused with what times we can catch certain of our favourite shows. We’ll get there!

Supper tasted good.
It even looks good!

This has been a quiet day. Gibbs and I each got a couple of walks in (at least) and I feel good about that. The winds began dying down a bit and we managed to reach a high temp of 72F/23C. It will get a bit cooler overnight but that won’t hurt too badly. 😊

Came across this the other day, made me chuckle
since I have enough free time.
Good night!

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