To Market, To Market to See What we Find

Yuma Lakes RV Resort

On Thursday, Mar. 20th we woke up to another clear day. It was already a pleasant 50F/10C when I got up. I was quite uncomfortable this morning, for some reason, but did my best to stretch  my body parts so I could get on with my day. The funniest thing about my morning was when I did one of the exercises, involving a stretch on my stomach, up, down, up, down, arching my back. Gibbs was beside me and as I said each word, he would sit up, lay down, sit up and lay down each time I prompted. 😅😅 Cutest thing ever!

Good morning!
A trip to Arizona market.
top: Kim, Ken (walking away), Bill
bottom: Kim and I were in a jewelry store

Bill, Ken and I have opted out of Bocce Ball this morning as we are all going to Arizona Market for the last time this season. Bill and I have only been once, early December, so this was a treat. We left in the Equinox (Ken's car) at 9:30 and it was a short drive. There were still a lot of vendors and a few had huge signs over the entrance "Closing Sale" so prices were quite good in those. We found a few things and left the market at 11:40, getting us home just in time for lunch.

This picture is for our friend, Jim.
You have to admit, this is lovely!

Kim had told me of a way she learned how to make poached eggs. An EASY way. I had 2 eggs to spare so that was lunch. Oh my goodness! She sold me. No real prep, no boiling over, perfect eggs on toast! Break an egg into a single serve ramekin (or similar) dish. Top it up with water to cover the egg. I microwaved it for a total of 65 seconds and it was done perfectly. Mine was on keto toast and it was delicious! The dishes go in the dishwasher. No muss no fuss. Love it!

Poached eggs on toast
It was so easy this way!

Just after 2, I walked to the clubhouse but not to swim. The puzzle was almost done so I planned to finish it today. It took me about 40 minutes and I wandered back home for Happy Hour. 

None of you will be surprised
that this little puzzle is finished.

Ken wasn't home yet, he was playing poker with his friends, but by 3:30, we were gathering in the shade of the Journey for more conversation and laughter. Have we solved any of the world's problems, no, but we shared memories of our first meetings over the years. It was a fun couple of hours.

Happy Hour

For supper, Bill grilled a sausage for himself and I reheated some spaghetti for me. I fried leftover potatoes and added kale salad to our plates. It was one of those typical "Richards" meals, where we throw things together to eat up leftovers. I prefer spaghetti over the potatoes and it worked well for both of us. We had a piece of the Caramel Apple Cheesecake that I made this afternoon. With a pecan crust and topping, it was.......well, yummy!

Supper was good, topped off with
a sweet dessert.

We cleaned up dishes and filled in time watching Edmonton news until 9-1-1 came on. Both Matlock and Elspeth are taking a 2-week break so no new episodes yet. This day got to a bleaching high of 84F/29C under clear blue skies. Just gorgeous!

Good night!

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Shuffleboard, Pool, Lakeside, Happy Hour

 Yuma Lakes RV Resort

On Wednesday, Mar. 19th I woke after another great night's sleep. Once again, I knew that I hadn't turned from my right side since I hit the pillow. After getting the hugs and kisses from Gibbs, I did my stretches in bed and got up. I joined Bill downstairs for breakfast and we readied ourselves for our 9:15 sign up for shuffleboard. Wow! There's a memory from our 2018/19 winter. The last time we played was at Pilot Knob RV Resort with our dear friends, Rob and Pat. 💖

Good morning!

We've had a visitor every day since we arrived.
Bill hung my feeder out on Monday.
This little hummer sits and drinks
for a long time.

So, there were 10 players again, which was a better turn out than George and Judy expected. It's like I had never played before as I didn't do very well. We did have fun though and I think my job was easier than George's by keeping score for everyone! 😊 We parted ways when Bill and Ken walked back home, Ken being the top winner of the day. I stayed and worked on the puzzle until noon.

Shuffleboard
Ken gives it his best shot
and came out the winner.

The scoreboard for my first game
is on the right. I was yellow.

After lunch, Bill and Gibbs snoozed so at 1:30, I walked to the pool. Another good time to go as I was alone again. I didn't use the hot tub, just spent some quiet time in the water and on the sidelines. 

I guess it could be done tomorrow.

The clubhouse is nice with books, puzzles and games
in one room.
3 or 4 poker tables
and 2 pool tables
in the next room

Before walking back at 3, I meandered down by the lake here. There were some chairs along the shore so I sat and watched a few ducks swim by and walk up around where I was sitting. I'm not up on my duck varieties so only recognized the Mallard and maybe a Bufflehead.

These guys came right up past my chair
The Bufflehead couldn't figure me out.

These pictures turned out better 
than I'd hoped.
It's very pretty down there by the water.

Back at camp, I took Gibbs for a walk up towards the dog park. There were 3 big dogs and 3 small dogs inside playing but Gibbs didn't seem too interested in joining so we carried on. Ken was on his way back from getting a fix on his car so we had Happy Hour at our site, moving from shade to sun before packing it in for the night. For supper I baked chicken thighs, boiled some potatoes and mixed up a salad (by opening a bag). 

Walking back to our site.
Our road is to the right of the
blue water station

It was late by the time we were done cleaning up but on time to watch an NCIS rerun before The Floor came on at 7. Survivor was on next and we watched it while I worked on the blog. Today, was a great day. We had some winds, I believe the last day for a while of that, but we had clear skies and hot sun from 9 to 7. I'm enjoying being able to sit out and soak up some of it here. We reached 77F/25C today and that will be the coolest day in the next 14 days at least. 😁

A Sunday meal on a Wednesday. 😀
Good night!

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