Hold onto Your Hats - Again!

 Park Place RV Park

On Thursday, Mar. 5th we were up and ready for our day by 7:30. As usual, Bill had already been out with Gibbs. I had another great sleep, but I did have to close my small window at my head part way through the early morning hours. It was a tad chilly.

Good morning!
Gibbs is taking inventory
of his toys - maybe afraid
some might disappear when he is out of
the house for a couple of hours?
(*insert evil laugh)

People back home will scoff at that for sure, chilly at 12C? When it is 85F/27C in daytime hours, yes - chilly. The forecast for strong winds kept Bill at home this morning. No point in going to the field when it would be impossible to fly this morning. 

Took a drive through Tyson Wells
this morning, after dropping Gibbs off.

I had nothing going on this morning either so did some paper quilling and finished one of the greeting cards that I made. The Suite needs vacuuming so that was my first chore. Bill took on the job of cleaning the bathroom so two things off the list.

There are some interesting decorations
around town. Bill stopped so I could
get a picture.

We hung around all morning and at one point, Bill put the canopy down again. I stayed put until lunch time after which we took Gibbs to The Animal House for his last groom here in Quartzsite this season. He has been looking pretty scruffy so it is time.

Speaking of interesting.....
I want to call this place on W. Tyson St.
'The Plantation' but we're not sure what
it is.
Notice the guard dogs (dobermans)
sitting quietly indisde the fence?

The minute we walked in the door, it just didn't feel right. That 90 minutes was almost too quiet. Back to quilling and I finished a second card. You'll see them soon enough. 😃 When Jennifer called that Gibbs was ready, we brought back a different looking puppy. 💕🐕

Here is our 'new' Mr. Gibbs.
Or should I say, Leroy Jethro Gibbs?
I'm sure he is happy with his new do,
such a soft little fella.

We tease that he probably lost 2 pounds in that short time span but I'm sure he feels great. At 4:30, I began preparing supper. Tonight is game night for me so the roast needed to be done early. Since it was only a 2 lb. beef roast, it was done perfectly in 35 minutes in Madame IP.

A picture to show Old Glory
braving the winds today.

Gibbs and I also braved the winds.
Just ears and tail flapping now!

I'd added carrots and onions and made gravy. I fried leftover potatoes for Bill and heated leftover broccoli for myself. Yum! It was a Sunday night meal on a Thursday. Bill cleaned up the dishes while I went over to meet Stephanie, Anne Marie, Sue, Bette and Renae for Yahtzee.

Supper was really good!
Just enough beef left for one 
more night.

Another fun night and Sue and I wished them all a good day tomorrow on their trip to Oatman. There was just too much at stake for me to go without Bill. There were more things for me to consider, as a Canadian, than any of the others so I declined the invite.

Walking over just before sunset
for our game.

Back home, I watched The Voice with my sweetie and worked on my blog. It has been a great day, despite the winds, and we reached a pleasant 76F/22C temperature today. Windows will be closed tonight as we're dropping to 48F/8C. 

Someone is thankful that ordeal
is over for another couple of months.
Which reminds me, I need to make an
appointment back home!
Good night!

Thank you for the visit!

Coffee Hour.......and Nothing!

Park Place RV Park

On Wednesday, Mar. 4th I woke up the sound of Gibbs in a wee growl. With my window beside me open, his hearing detected a lady walking her wee dog by our site. It was 4:15 and no, it wasn't Nancy. 😅

Good morning!

"Go back to sleep", was our command to Gibbs and we all followed suit. Next thing, after a few fits and starts, it was 6 and my boys were going out for 'their' walkabout. That's when it hit me that I was still tired and dropped off until almost 7:30. Nice.

Bill left for the field. It was a calm morning for the pilots so they like to get their early. I wanted to make sure the snacks I bought for coffee hour were fresh enough to offer. They would be fine, although not as good as homemade, after a bit of a warm up before taking them over. And they were.

Renae did the white puppy,
and this is how I left the puzzle
at noon.

Unfortunately, there wasn't time to get out with Gibbs before I had to take them over at 8:50. Angie came in at 9 and made a pot of coffee, kind of surprised that I had not done so. Nope! I don't do coffee when I don't know what strength people like it. Mine would probably be too weak.

The little snacks were a hit.

There were 8 of us today and the snack seemed suitable enough, with only raspberry square left. I enjoyed talking to Mae this morning, she is also interested in learning to paper quill. We've planned that for when we meet here next winter, God willing.

Another pretty sky

I worked on the puzzle until noon and came home to have my leftover pizza. Warmed up in Rosy, my air fryer, it was just as tasty and still guilt-free as it was last night. I worked on the shamrock quilling design rather than go to the puzzle right away. 

All done, so cute!

When I was ready for St. Patrick's day, (haha) I moved on to a couple of greeting cards. I walked to the clubhouse at 3:30 to finish the puzzle and was pleased that Renae actually worked on it earlier. I know she enjoys them as much as I do. It only took 15 minutes and I was back home again.

The 3 of us sat under the canopy until it was time to start grilling supper. Bill cooked our sausages and I prepared coleslaw as our side. At 6, one of our favourite shows to watch, Survivor 50, came on so we finished eating in good time.

Just the right amount for me.

This was a good, hot day and we spent it as easily as we could without too much physical activity. We enjoyed the 83F/26C.

Let's go back in time to a 
great memory at Elephant Butte Lake State Park.
Clemson (pre-Gibbs), Bill and I.
Good night!

Thank you for popping in.