Wednesday, February 11, 2026

I Did it Again!

Park Place RV Park

It was after a great sleep, (8 hours!) when I woke up at 6:30 on Wednesday, Feb. 11th. The windows were open wide all night up in the bedroom and the duvet was folded at the bottom of the bed. It was a p-u-r-r-fect night!

Good morning!
What a difference from 8 am
to 9 am.

Don't get me wrong, I didn't get UP at 6:30, that would be silly. I got up around 7:45. It isn't often we/I sleep in so this was nice. I debated a shower but thought I'd wait another day. It is my hair that shows the 'need' mostly since I do wash every day. Honest! πŸ˜‚

You might have to zoom in but
that Q mountain is calling to me!

Bill left for his QDF meeting shortly after 8 and would be gone for the morning, setting up for their weekend event. Gibbs and I went for our walk around the small block and I walked over to have coffee with whoever showed up. Just a handful today, 7 of us.

I found the last border piece this
morning, so Anne Marie is happy.
πŸ˜„

I worked a bit on the puzzle and returned home to get ready for my next morning plan. Some of us ladies were climbing the Q mountain. That would make 3 times for me, once with Bill, once with Bette and Anne Marie and today with 5 others. Bette and I were the 'repeat offenders'. 😊

Eager beavers here!
Look at those smiling faces.

It was 11 when Bette, Linda, Stephanie and myself met up with Linda and Karen from their park down the road. The climb was great again, we all did it in 20 minutes, give or take a few minutes. 

Push ladies, push! We can do it!

The climb down was between 10 and 20 minutes and I felt good that we all made it safely.

This is a great picture of
pride. Linda, after a spring hip
replacement, is a real trooper.

More smiling faces.
we made it!
Sadly, my Park Place Ladies rock
is gone. Why do people do that?
Probably the same ones that took the bell
to ring. πŸ˜–

I love these views.

We'd decided to go to Beer Bellys, the Adult Daycare tent for lunch. Or so I thought. I'd never been but easily and quickly figured out to order food and drinks at their outside, but sheltered bar and food booth. I ordered a $14 Patty Melt, hold the fries (because they were another $8!).

Leaving my mark and the
trail down.






Look who was waiting for us
at the top!

Sometimes I imagine things in
the rocks and clouds.
This looked like a large
tortoise to me. πŸ˜†

Back at the table, the ladies had their drinks but nobody else was eating there. πŸ€”They were going to Taco Bell, which threw me for a loop. I must have missed something but still enjoyed the delicious sandwich. 

The sandwich was delicious.

Now I can say I've been there, done that. I rode home with Stephanie and felt very pleased with myself and of my friends for conquering that Q mountain yet again! Bill was home when I got back at 1:30 and was doing 'plane' stuff with Gibbs watching every move. πŸ’•

My afternoon progress on this fun
puzzle. So many doggies!

When they settled in for a snooze, I went over to work on the puzzle and catch up with Sue. We are helping out tomorrow so I wanted to know what/who/when etc. She helped with the puzzle for a bit and just after 3:30, I walked home.  

Almost a repeat of the morning
sky. It was still warm though.

Bill and Gibbs were under the canopy so I made a tea and joined them until supper time. I wasn't overly hungry but had some cabbage stew and cheese on a bun while he grilled himself a bacon cheeseburger. We finished the banana cream pudding for dessert. 

Bill and Gibbs went for a 
short walk before a bit more 
sitting under the canopy.

The night will be quiet, with some tv and conversation. Talk about our 'return home' trip is brought up more often now that we are down to a couple of months left. Sssh, that sounds too soon! Today was a mostly cloudy day of 76F/22C and windy. A perfect day to climb a mountain!

A quick, easy, satisfying supper.
Good night!

Thank you for dropping by.

A Lucky Charm? Upside Down Pie

Park Place RV Park

On Tuesday, Feb. 10th it was almost 8 o'clock when I dragged out of bed. I had a bit of a disoriented sleep but can only blame it on feeling too warm. We had windows open all night but after something woke me at 2, our little love bug decided to cuddle between my window and I. πŸ’–

Good morning!

I'll never openly complain about his closeness, one day he will not be there, but it sure meant that I didn't want to get up at my usual 7 o'clock. πŸ˜‚ We were helping out today so after breakfast, Bill and Gibbs did their park tour on the golf cart. I think Gibbs has the hang of it now.

From my window, I can keep an
eye on what Bill is UP to.
Cleaning the solar panels today,
they needed it badly.

I walked over at 9 and opened up the doors in the clubhouse and logged on to the office laptop. No arrivals, one departure - oh, there they go! Once I checked them out, I saw the note from Sue to 'please roll some quarters'. The Folgers coffee container was full so I got to work.

Skimming clouds and some decent
winds.

Around 11:30, over 3/4 were rolled so I worked on the puzzle until noon hour. I took Gibbs for a short walk at 12:30, after lunch, and proceeded to bring the banana cream pie out of the fridge to cut it up for tonight's dessert. Tom and Deb had invited us and 6 others for Taco Tuesday. What a lovely idea! 

The pie looked really good!
And then.........

As I was putting the pie back in the fridge, the pan tipped in my hands and 1/4 of the pie filling dropped out onto the floor, fridge and - well, you get the picture. The air was blue for a second and I decided that I didn't ruin dessert completely, we'll just have banana cream pudding instead. 😟

A bit more puzzle work after Pokeno

I cleaned things up and hurried over for Pokeno. There were 7 of us today and although I started out by buying $1.50 worth of pennies from Sue and Angie because my penny pot was very low, I ended up coming home with a full to the brim container. 

Bill was outside the clubhouse trimming
the dead skin off palm tree on the left of the
picture. They look so nice neatened up.

The big joke continues that every time Bill is near me, even outside the clubhouse walls, I win. It was true today as well. My first 10 or so games were all 'no wins'.........but after he was close, I couldn't lose! No complaints here, I chose a winner, my good luck charm. πŸ€

Tom and Deb put on a nice spread
of tacos and fixings for supper.
There were 10 of us so I took 2 pictures.
L to R
Melissa, Lyle, Bill, Dave, Joan, Ken, Kim
Tom, Deb and me

We closed up at 4 and joined Tom, Deb, Ken, Kim, Lyle, Melissa, Dave and Joan on site #26. Beer margaritas and snacks got us off to a good start and then all you can eat hard or soft tacos. It was a great meal. For dessert, the 'pudding', a fruit tray, chocolates and champagne. Wow! Just wonderful!

Tacos, rice, refried beans & munchies.
Melissa made up a pretty fruit plate
and my re-created banana cream pudding.
It included the crushed almond crust and tasted
pretty good after all!

At 7:30, it had cooled down enough that we went our separate ways for the evening. We have a free day tomorrow, at least not on duty, so look forward to that. Exciting things on the horizon. Stay tuned!

We reached 81F/24C this afternoon under partly cloudy skies and another warm night of 61F/16C so windows open again. 

Lyle and Melissa brought
champagne for a toast.
It was a lovely gathering.
Good night!

Thank you for stopping by on this great day!