Quiet and Cool, Winter in Quartzsite, 2026

Park Place RV Park

On Wednesday, Dec. 31st I was able to sleep in until 7:20. At least, that is when I threw the covers back to do my stretches. I did hear Bill and Gibbs go out at 6 but dropped off again easily.

Good morning!
The clouds move in as Bette, Annie,
Della and I had our walk.

It's a quiet, cloudy day here in Quartzsite for me. I slipped out and walked at 8 with Bette and her pooches before coming home to get cleaned up for the day. It was a mild enough 51F/10C when we walked and seemed to get cooler as the day went on! 

Sue's sponge cake with cherries
was still warm and delicious.

At a few minutes before 9, I walked over for Coffee and Snacks. Only the hosts showed up this morning, plus one guest but we enjoyed the cherry loaf Sue made from a sponge cake recipe. It was delicious! I had my tea with me so didn't need their coffee.

The puzzle is coming
along nicely.

I worked on the puzzle after that until noon and made good progress. It was chilly inside the Suite and we'd had a few spatters of rain through the morning, so tomato bisque soup was on the menu for lunch. 

Tomato Bisque and a roll

I had 2 dinner rolls left that needed to be eaten so we took care of those too. It was good and sufficiently warmed me. Bill and Gibbs dozed and I started my post. It must be the day because I also felt sleepy. 

You can believe your eyes here.
This is 6 days after Christmas,
Gibbs has played with Poppy the Penguin
every day and he's still in one piece!
A tiny nibble on his butt, I'm so proud.

There is nothing planned for this evening at the clubhouse so Bill and I will do our usual, treating it like any other day until 10 o'clock (MST) when we'll toast in 2026. 

If you think Bill is reading his book on
Piper Cubs to Gibbs, you would be right.
💕

Supper will be air-fried shrimp and fries and no doubt we will enjoy that.

He is such a goof. When I laid Rocky
the Racoon up over his head, he just sat
there until I got the camera.
He was posing, no doubt about it.

I'm closing this post early so I can work away at some quilling this afternoon with a movie on in the background. 😉 Btw, we only reached 60F/13C today. 

Supper was good.
A lot of shrimp, just a few fries.

Have a great day, evening and Happy New Year from Bill, Gibbs and I!

This is us - minus the kitty.
Good night!

Thank you for spending the last 365 days with us!