A Win for Our Country, Heating up More, Some Food Stock up

Park Place RV Park

On Friday, Feb. 21^st I didn’t hear a thing until 6:30. It must have been Gibbs jumping up on the bed after going out that woke me. Now, I know I slept well because I was still facing the same way as I was when I went to sleep at 10. 😊 I know there were dreams but it was a restful night. Last night, we streamed 2 episodes of Reacher and the excitement is right back. I love his character.

Good morning!

Bill was downstairs and informed me that the winds were low enough for flying this morning. March brings winds, even more frequent than we’ve had, so each day is a question about how many flights they can get in.  I made my tea and sat with Gibbs after he left around 8. We went for our walk but first I slipped into my new shoes. I can’t get over how comfortable they are and how the soles mould to my feet.

Our walk around the park perimeter
Calm morning.

We walked the whole gamut of his short block, good job, Gibbs! It was warming up to be another scorcher of a day. Hot but not humid. The overnight low was 47F/8C which was decent. I did a bit of surfing online and some sister chatting. 😊 Bill and I planned a trip to Parker for just a few groceries and a stop at the parcel depot with inquiries about Fedex shipments. He has an engine to be shipped out next week.

Not so many clouds on the
way to Parker but one big stretch
in the east.

Gibbs and I sat outside until Bill returned from the field around 10. I was ready so we put him indoors and headed out. It was a small grocery run for only a handful of things that we would need over the next week. Our plan is to go Yuma next week and can pick up more after our gov’t pensions go in on Wednesday. There is no where else we can get milk for $2.92/gal so along with cheese, creamer and eggs, we came out smiling.

The puzzle is coming along

We had lunch, just sandwiches today (I grabbed 2 more loaves of my Sola seeded bread ♥) and then I nipped over to work on the puzzle for an hour and a half. It is an interesting one and fun to search for the pieces. It shouldn’t take long to finish it. We all sat outside together when I returned and then Gibbs and I went for our walk around 4. Sheila and Callie were heading out too, so we all walked together. They got along perfectly, after the introductory butt sniffs, and we went around the park together. 😊 

The winds picked up after lunch

From feeling chilled in the shaded gazebo to a sunny walk, I came in feeling quite hot. Skip the tea and I poured myself another rye and ginger. I guess I will need to pick up more Zero Canada Dry. I make it a weak drink but tastes good that way for me and goes down easily.

We sat in the gazebo 
When I asked Gibbs if he was ready to ginside,
this is the look.

Oh! The title of my blog is for a reason. I’m not big into hockey, never watch the regular seasons games BUT…………when I heard that Canada won the 4 Nations Championship last night, I had to check out the overtime that brought us the win. If you didn’t see it and are Canadian, here it is. ♥ It gave me goosebumps. Mike Marner from our home city of London made the assist to the winning goal and that is just sweet. Not sure which link shows it best but here is a second one. Yes, we're proud.

Just before supper, the sun said goodnight.

Supper was fish and chips but instead of going to Mountain Quail Café, we made our own tonight. Maybe next Friday, we’ll meet up with some friends there. Our meal was great and filling. Not sure what we'll watch tonight, but there is another Reacher episode, NCIS: Sydney and Fire Country. Lots of entertainment tonight. We reached a wonderful high of 75F/23C. It was a fine day.

The after glow is pretty.
Good night!

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