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Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Wednesday Coffee, Roadrunner Happy Hour

Park Place RV Park

On Wednesday, Nov. 27th I was up just before 7 and out the door by 7:15. What a lovely morning! It was the warmest yet, I think, 58F/13C, under cloudy skies. All I needed was a windbreaker, no gloves, no toque. 😊 Perfect! When I returned, Bill was doing our banking and that means our government pensions went in at midnight.

Good morning!

On my walk. two bunnies and a
green Ocotillo

It isn’t nice that our Canadian dollar is a ridiculous price today. That really hurts but long ago, we decided we just have to tighten our belts where possible and go with it. $1.00 US is $1.4367 Cdn today. When he was done, he left for the field with Duncan and I made my tea and had my cereal. Lo and behold, I forgot coffee hour at 9. I really didn’t need to eat anything here at home, Sue always makes a treat.

A fried tortilla with cheese,
bacon, ham lettuce and mayo.
Yum! Quesadilla!

I took Gibbs for his walk and then walked over to the clubhouse. Patty followed about 5 minutes later. It was a decent turnout, 11 of us altogether. The conversation flowed until about 10 when it broke apart. I cleaned up the puzzle off the table and walked back to the Suite. The ladies were setting things up for the potluck tomorrow and it is looking very nice in there.

I hope it tastes as good as it looks

I had time before noon to make the pumpkin cheesecake so set about doing that. When I finished, I had a bit of time to just sit out in the gazebo and play my online Word games. At noon, they switch to another set for the afternoon. 😊 I made it on time and came in to start lunch. It was 12:15 and yet I know Bill doesn’t need me to wait for him if he is late. So, I made a quesadilla. It was very good.

Still waiting, I walked over to start a new puzzle. I didn’t get far when Bill texted that he was home making his lunch. 

This is the next puzzle.
Should be a good one.

All 4 of us headed to Roadrunner BLM at 2:30 for Happy Hour with our friends. Ken and Kim were expecting us and it was another fun visit. Patty and Duncan had no idea what boondocking really looked like until they saw how people park out there. I remember that first experience well.

Cheers, it's the happy hour gang!

The drive home from the blm

At 5, we returned home for Bill to grill our bacon cheeseburgers for supper. While Bill started, I took Gibbs for his afternoon walk. The burgers were, as usual, delicious and extra sloppy.  

The burger making process
and the
final result. Yum!

I’d made banana bread with cranberries yesterday so we each had a piece of that and it was pretty good. I’m not a big fan of banana bread but needed to use them up. We did the few dishes up and I worked on my blog with the tv on in the background.

One of today's favourite pictures

This was a pretty great day although a tad on the cool side, especially sitting out in the desert wind. The clouds make a huge difference too but once that sun comes out from hiding, the temperatures increase considerably.  We’ll be dropping below 50F/10C for the next week’s overnight but daytime highs will still be pleasant.

A peek into the lit up gazebo.

Gibbs likes to be outside when Daddy is 
barbecuing, like at home.
But he does like me to be outside too.
This is another of today's favourit pictures. 💖
Good night!

Thank you for your visit today.

14 comments:

  1. Nice picture of the Saguaro with the sun behind it. Gibbs is cute, also. Always great seeing a green Ocotillo.

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  2. I'm glad I've been buying USD throughout the year, because I thought $1.40 was ridiculous. I have a USD account, so withdrawing cash for this weekend's trip was easy.
    Have a wonderful Thanksgiving potluck. Pumpkin cheesecake sounds great!

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    1. I wish we had more cash flow through the year and we'd do the same. Good for you!
      We have a USD account also.
      Thank you!

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  3. A nice happy hour. I like the sin behind the saguaro as well. Happy Thanksgiving.

    Deb

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  4. Wow ... that's a big difference in money. I had no idea it was so high! As always the burgers look delicious!!! Hope you have a nice dinner today with the crew!!

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  5. The exchange rate is crazy. I don't think we will be traveling south for awhile. Love the look of your lunch, and that cheesecake sounds great.

    God bless.

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    1. It is crazy, still not as bad as our first year down here. Unbelievable!

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  6. Enjoy the Thanksgiving dinner and comradely. Yes, the exchange rate is most awful and I heard it might get worse but hope it will not.

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    1. We hope it doesn't get worse, but we have to just accept and cut back where possible.

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