Sunday, February 22, 2026

These are the Days! Laundry Done for Another Week

Park Place RV Park

On Sunday, Feb. 22nd I woke up hearing Bill in the shower. I probably should as well, but not today. We had the laundry sorted and the 2 loads in the machines by 7:15. I was done and back home at 9. 

Good morning!
This was last night's sunset
'after' I posted.

I did catch the last 10 minutes of the Canada/US hockey game in the clubhouse. Team Canada did well but lost out within 4 minutes of overtime. Darn! I'm sure it was a heart pumping game though for those of you who watched it all. 

This was this morning's sky,
Use your imagination. It looks to me
like a hot air balloon and basket.

And this.
Beautiful.

Gibbs and I went for his walk, around the block again, and it is already warming up. I'm glad I changed into a tee and shorts before we headed out. Bill had gone to the field first thing, happy to do that after 6 days of non-flying!

So, Gibbs and Poppy sat with me.
I'm still mightly impress with how good she looks.
Goat and Rocky are on the floor at my feet.
3's Company, 5's a crowd.

He was home by 10:15 and since I'd planned to walk to Family Dollar, he offered to drop me off on his way to pick Ken and Peter up. They'd made plans to go to Yuma's Arizona Market to check out ball caps for their club. 

At the north end of the park,
someone has put out a seed block for
the birds. Far enough away as not to
attract unwanted critters to the park.
Here, the doves are enjoying breakfast.

Decision time, which way?
He looks fluffy, Mom gave him a nice
coat brushing before we walked.

I found a couple of things at FD and had a leisurely walk back home. It was a lovely day. I sat at my table and planned a couple of projects to quill. I took Nancy's suggestion into consideration and decided that a butterfly made more sense with the flower.

Finally, I'm happy with it!

For lunch, I made myself a breakfast wrap with bacon, egg and salsa. It was messy but yummy and within my 'diet' boundaries. I was feeling good about my choices over the last 3 days. Gibbs and I sat outside for a while and after he wanted indoors, I stretched back in my patio chair.

Half a walk is better than none.
Thanks Sweetie for the lift!

Bill was home around 3 and we drove out to Roadrunner blm for an impromptu happy hour. I have been bound and determined to enjoy this warm weather and sunshine and sitting out there with the group fit that bill! 

Gibbs walking back and forth with
his water dish. He wouldn't relinquish it
to anyone, just back and forth 5 or 6 times.

Gibbs, once again, was a good little boy, giving us all a chuckle as he carried his foldable water dish around amongst us. What a goof! 

Then he found Joan's water bottle.
He hasn't had a diet Coke for a while
so we left him alone after taking
the cap and ring off.

We tried but didn't succeed in solving all the world's problems, but we did all agree on our dietary changes over the years. 😉

Sitting on the south side of the
Journey, it was a nice Happy Hour.
Notice, Gibbs posing with his bottle.

It was just before 5:30 when we packed up our chairs, cooler and puppy and headed home. A simple supper was grilled cheese and I was surprised to feel so hungry for them. I think there will be some 'cheating' later with some chips with cheddar cheese. 

Grilled cheese with onion.
Yummy.

This has been a really nice day. We reached a high of 76F/22C with mostly clear skies all day. I hope you have enjoyed your day too.

Sometimes pictures just turn out perfect.
The top one here made me smile.
Good night!

Thank you for stopping in. Your comments are always welcome.

Saturday, February 21, 2026

Here Comes the.........Heat

Park Place RV Park

On Saturday, Feb. 21st I dragged out of bed at 'almost 7:30'. I had another night full of dreams but complicated ones that left me shaking my head to clear them out. Gibbs, at one point, early after we went to bed, found himself in right under my curled legs.

Good morning!
Our security system works great!
(almost free!)

When I woke and realized it, I moved closer to Bill but couldn't drop off until Gibbs moved. Funny, how you just need to stretch your legs.......when you can't! We had our breakfast, well, a cup of tea for me and some yogourt, and set about our last volunteer day. Bill and Gibbs on the cart and me in the office.

A new puzzle and today's progress.

I finished the sign I made for the park and then put the puzzle away and opened the new box. Oooh, this one will be another treat! We received another new booking and he will be arriving later today for a month. Nice to fill those spots during the season. It makes the managers happy! 😀

I think Sue likes the sign
I put in the park office.
It is free standing.

After lunch, I opened things up again and worked on making a  birdy (thanks Nancy for the suggestion) for my framed flower picture. The puzzle is always available but Deb was popping over for a wee lesson on how to use the quilling comb. 

After my shift, I took a walk
around the block.

At 3, almost on the dot, our arrival pulled in and Bill got him situated on his site. I did some more puzzling, which is nice but seeing the sun shining outside made me long for it.  When we finished today's shift, since Bill had already taken Gibbs for his walk, I struck out on my own. 🚶‍♂️

This guy was just cruising along slowly,
enjoying the day,

I walked around what I used to call the 'middle' block. It felt good and now that we should have some steady warm days, I hope to keep it up - daily. I prepared birthday cards for our upcoming birthdays next month and finished my tea.

The Arizona Lupine are everywhere.
Not quite as pretty as our back home,
but these are wild and lovely to see!

I'm not sure, but outside of
Arizona Sun Resort is what I think
is a new Bougainvilla.

I couldn't resist being a bit playful
with the camera.

Unfortunately, the winds over the last
4 days was playful too and this gazebo
didn't survive. 

For supper,  Bill grilled his bacon cheeseburgers. To stay on track, I had mine in a tortilla and it was delicious! It has been a great day. Easy peasy. We reached a pleasant high of 71F/19C with very little wind.

I miss the bun but this was very good!

Bill popped our gazebo back up and our 'host' neighbours behind us returned. We'll enjoy our next 6 days off!

The last word (behind the post) of this
quote is: 
Nap.
Good night!

Thank you for your visit.