Quartzsite, Az
On Thursday, Nov. 5th I didn't get out of bed until 7:15. I watched the pretty sky last night when I went to bed before 9:30. It was dark, that kind of pretty, with a multitude of stars and planes. I was tempted to go outside but nah, I was already under the covers.
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| Good morning! |
This morning, the sky was pretty but in a different way. Dark mountains, bright pink along the horizon and blue above that with sparse cacti and bushes in front. I didn't have my phone so I just enjoyed it while laying there. My first plan of the day was to wait until the sun had risen a bit before I walked.
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| Different views from Pipeline Rd. |
In that plan, I decided to walk to the north to start, coming back to the south upon my return. I enjoyed the walk, and soon cut across to Pipeline Rd and thought I'd follow it up to the highway to check it out. Oh, no way would I suggest Bill take Black Beauty on that road. Some parts were okay but.....
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| It isn't a road we want Black Beauty traversing on. |
Stick to what we know is my advice. It was a longer walk, 1.81 miles by the time I got back to the Suite, aka 2.9 km. That's a better jaunt and it was easy walking. I met Bill on the main road, as he was leaving for the field, I was coming in. This morning we had made a decision about the generator.
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Last night, we watched Survivor, 1.5 hrs, and then watched the last episode of Sheriff Country. Before they started (at 6 pm our time), Bill started the genny and turned it off when they ended. It was 8:30 and our batteries were fully charged. We read for an hour and that's when I went to bed.
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| Trying to pinpoint where our Suite is from here. Keeping an eye on my route too. |
Selfies with our home
in the background.
I made my tea and instead of going out into that beautiful day, my next plan came into play. This is a 'now to Christmas'-type of plan. I would stay in to make 1 or 2 Christmas cards so I have enough to send at the end of the month. Only certain family/friends get them, appreciate homemade. 🤭
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| I met Bill on my way back. Picture on the right shows the number of roads going this way and that. Perhaps you'll see why it is so confusing. |
Gibbs found shade and there
was a nice breeze late morning.
I decided that was also a good time for a shower, and then I took my next book out. I finished The Heist last night. This one is a Sue Grafton, V is for Vengeance. I don't need books to be in order so missing some of her early ones and jumping out of alphabetical order doesn't bother me. I enjoy her stories too.
I know I'll get tired of these but for
now, they're pretty good.
For lunch, it was another salad for me and Bill had his regular pb and c(cheese) sandwich. I only have enough lettuce left for one or two more days so I'm being skimpy with it as I try, try, try to eat well enough to drop some belly fat. We'll see how that goes. 🤷♀️
Supper was delicious.
We spent the afternoon either outside on the patio or indoors. I did get our regular Christmas cards addressed, ahead of the game but we'll need stamps so they can be mailed in a week(ish). I can't say enough about these beautiful days! It is absolutely perfect with no humidity. The flies can go anytime, and we know they will but they are just a nuisance.
This memory is from Nov. 5
2023.
For supper, I wrapped the leftover meatloaf in tin foil for Bill to heat up on the bbq and cooked him a potato, veggies and my broccoli on the stove. We were eating before 6 and watched a movie together at 6 pm. The generator ran for a couple of hours tonight. Another great day for the books, 78F/25.55C by early-afternoon.
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| Last year on this day, Bill and Gibbs just going to 'work' in the park. Good night! |
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