On Sunday, Dec. 16th I was
out of bed at a few minutes before 7. The sky was clear but still on the dark
side so I waited for 30 minutes before I went for my walk. By that time, Bill
was up and enjoying his coffee. I didn’t meet my other walk-mate, perhaps
Sunday is her day of rest. 😊
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| The sky was pretty again this morning |
I went out of the park today just
down Frontage Rd. to take a picture of this old wreck. Anyone interested?
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| It's a fixer upper, I think |
Back at the Suite, Bill and I
finished reading our friend’s blog posts to see what everyone was up to. Our
fingers are crossed for our Escanaba pals, that they are able to get a repair
on their Jeep done enabling them to be on the road very soon. We opted for a
bowl of cereal today as opposed to cooking breakfast and then we each had a
shower. The plan was to head into Yuma, all 4 of us, for a few groceries.
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| The sitting garden outside the laundry room |
At 10 o’clock we were piled in Black
Beauty. First stop was Sam’s for a few things, second stop was Fry’s and third
and last stop was the .99¢ Store. I was looking for something in particular but
I always love poking around in there. I found what I was looking for and then a
few food stuffs. Things that I couldn’t believe they were selling for .99¢.
Like a bag of Coconut Flour, where in the grocery store it was easily $5.99.
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Chocolate please, yes to the homemade strawberry sauce
yes to whipped cream
yes to crushed nuts
yes to the cherry on top
$1 |
Once more, we were happy campers and
I think Pat and Rob were too. We returned by 12:30 and I made myself a coffee
and we decided on our bacon and eggs for lunch. To spruce them up, I made us a
nice poufy cheese, bacon, onion and celery omelette. No bread this time, it
wasn’t necessary. Rob tapped on the door to remind us of the ice cream social
at 2 pm so that would be our dessert for a $1 each.
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| Yay, I finished it and found a 2nd piece missing |
This afternoon when we got back, I
pulled the frozen chicken bones and leftover chicken out of the freezer. They
simmered for the hour before we went out and I added celery, onions and my baby
garden carrots from the freezer. I almost forgot that I have frozen them. So, a
wee taste of The Ridge in my soup. Bill probably won’t want any, not a huge
soup person but it will be a nice treat once in a while.
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| So, I started a new one |
We walked up, got our choice of
vanilla, strawberry or chocolate with toppings, whipped cream, nuts and a
cherry if you chose. We chose. The temperature of this day has risen to 69F and
with no wind at all, it is hot. Lovely! Just the way we like it and the exact
reason we come here. Instead of the pool today, I decided to walk up and see if
the puzzle is still unfinished. It was waiting for me so I finished it and
started a new one which was an Arizona picture. Once I completed the border, I
walked back. It was 4:30.
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| It will be challenging but a pretty scene |
I separated the chicken bones from
the soup and once cooled, pulled any excess meat off to add to the soup. This
will be the most chicken I’ve had in one of my soups yet. Today, I also took
the time to paint my toenails especially after picking up green nail polish!
What do you all think? No one can say I’m not in the Christmas spirit now! Anyway,
a little ‘kookie’ but I’m having fun.
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| Merry Christmas! |
I warmed up a cup of strawberry/blueberry
tea from the pot that I’d made last night and sat writing about the day’s
events here. It wasn’t time to start supper yet, we’d had a filling lunch, so
we sat and read our books for a while. It is taking me awhile to finish this
one but only because there are other things to do and I’m not reading as much
as I was. At 6 I got the air fryer out and 12 breaded butterfly shrimp.
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| What a great healthy supper |
When it was preheated, they took
about 10 minutes to cook. I put some Caesar salad on our plates and cut up a
lemon that I picked in Lake Havasu. It was quite good but not very juicy.
Supper was delicious and we had finished by 6:30.
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I keep missing the sunset but at least we had full sun and blue sky
all afternoon
High of 70F today |
With dishes done and my post
about ready to publish, the rest of the evening was quiet. We were watching
some tv and doing more reading until it was time to go to bed. We’ve enjoyed
this mixed-bag day. I hope you’ve had a great one too.
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Bill swapped out his Dad's flag for the Canadian flag
At least we can see where our Suite is from a distance
Have a good night! |
Thank you for stopping by!
