Digging our Heels in Even Deeper! Bad Hair Days

Park Place RV Park

On Wednesday, Feb. 18th it seemed that the crank was turned a few more notches and the winds were increased again. Bill said it wasn't bad when he and Gibbs went out at 6, 'feels mild', he said. So, I knew we were going to Walmart in Parker first thing, and put my long comfy dress on.

Good morning!

Hmmm, it doesn't feel too mild to me but with my sweater wrapped nicely around me, it was okay. Bill was kind enough to drop me off at the door to the store which I appreciated very much. Today was a drive for Black Beauty, to clean the exhaust filter, plus we needed a few groceries.

Here we go with even more
tempestuous (my word of the week) skies.

We left before 8 and were back before 10. It was a good quick trip. I debated joining Coffee Hour but decided to stay put and do some quilling until lunch. I suggested toasted bacon sandwiches and Bill jumped at the idea. Rosy, air fried the bacon for us. 

The picture above this one,
was taken seconds before it
and looking to the north.
Seems like another world.

That was delicious! Bill had a Quartzsite Desert Flyers meeting in the clubhouse this afternoon so for at least an hour after eating, I stayed home. When the meeting was over, I walked over to work on the puzzle. It almost felt like withdrawal! ha ha, not really.

Whenever we come down this highway,
depending on Bill's speed,
I want to go 'wheeeee!'

I worked away until a few minutes after 4 and walked back home. I finished my project with the exception of using Mod Podge on it for protection. Then I'll share it. For supper, Rosy was hard at it again and air fried our sausage.

Looking out our back window
towards the southeast,
this dust blew in from the parking lot
across from Arco.
One more day of this.

Bill had his in a bun and I had mine on my plate with cauliflower rice as a side. I need to at least pretend I'm doing better with my diet! It all tasted good and we cleaned up the few pots and settled in for the evening. 

The question to Gibbs was:
" have you got Poppy and Goat with you?"

What I didn't see was that he
had 'Boomerang' too!
💖

Last night I watched a movie, The Trials of Cate McCall and it was enjoyable. Tonight, I found an episode of Survivor 45 on live tv that I haven't seen. I know next week we start with Survivor 50 so this is a warm up. 

This is a real challenge but it
is fun at the same time.

The winds never let up at all today, but we had some sunny periods reaching 65F/16C. We have a few cooler days in store before the heat returns and stays. We're loving it here, amidst the dust. 😄 It has been a great day.

Supper was good.
Love that sauerkraut!
Good night!

Thank you for stopping in.

 

You Win Some, You Lose Some

Park Place RV Park

On Tuesday, Feb. 17th we woke up once again to what is bound to be another wild, windy day. I know it isn't as bad here as it is elsewhere but it is still pretty gusty! Bill didn't even attempt to go to the field, knowing full well that no one else would be there either. 

Good morning!

Windy but still shorts and tees weather.

It was a quiet morning here, so I decided to strip the bed for the wash. Also, our 2 chair quilts needed to be done. I usually like to hang them on the line behind the clubhouse but with the winds and the dust, they could end up worse. 

Walking back through our neighbours site.
They had to take their toy hauler back to
Phoenix for the 3rd (?) time for repairs.
It's brand new!
Hope the winds didn't cause any issues for them.

Our grounding sheet cannot go in the dryer or in the direct sun, so I brought it home with the other things tumbled dry. I stretched the grounding sheet over the shower bar, after I finished showering (🤭), and let it dry all day.

You might remember this flower design.
I'm still wrestling with it. With a free frame,
I covered the inappropriate message and
asked Bill to trim the bottom to fit.
I still think that I'm going to add more green
to fill in the leaves. Then, maybe I'll be happy with it.

                                      😉😆

I started a new quilling project for the clubhouse, that's all I will say now and Bill did his own thing, as did Gibbs. After my shower, I had no plans to go for a walk with Gibbs, sorry little guy, so we had lunch together. While they dozed, I walked over for Pokeno.

After lunch, it was Pokeno time!
I didn't come home too sad, I hope to win
it back next week!

Linda from Gold Star RV Park joined me as did 6 others. We always have such a good time, laughing a lot, no liquid embellishments required. 😂 Last week, I came home a winner, with a full bucket of pennies. Today, not so much, but it was still fun and not a huge loss. Bill was not much help in the lucky department today.

Renee made progress on the puzzle
today.

I worked on the puzzle with Renee after our game ended at 2:45 and returned home around 4:15. I debated taking Gibbs for this walk too, the winds were really gusting. However, we did go and with the sun shining down on us, it was a pleasant enough walk.

After working on the underwater
'fish' puzzle, I was seeing fish in the sky!
Or is it a helicopter?

For supper, breaded shrimp and fries for Bill and I had the shrimp with butternut squash. The squash was from the freezer but it was pretty good all the same. Keeping fresh vegetables in the fridge, when I'm the only one eating them, can sometimes be a waste of money. 

Dave and Joan's 5th wheel in storage here.
I do really like the picture on the front
from Bayfield, Ontario, Canada

The meal was good, interrupted just once with a distress call to help someone get OUT of their rv. They can tell their own story about that! We cleaned up the dishes and I finished my blog. 

Yum, supper was good!

I will have to find something else to watch tonight, I finished the final episode of Gilmore Girls last night. I'm smiling, really happy smiles. 💕💖 We reached a windy high today of 70F/19C under mostly sunny skies. A pretty good day, all in all.

PS - Black Beauty got a shower today! 😍

Tonight's sky, to the west and east.
Good night!

Thank you for visiting!