A No-Nonsense Type of Day, American Thanksgiving

La Posa South LTVA

On Thursday, Nov. 24^th Gibbs and I went for our walk before 8 o’clock. It was 50F/10C, which sounds quite pleasant but with gusty winds, it didn’t feel so nice. I just don’t like winds in my face but I was dressed in my capris with no socks so you know it wasn’t too bad at all. 😊

It is a lovely looking morning
and we were able to get out for a walk
without shoveling 😁

Facing the sun, I wanted to capture those
2 saguaros right in the rays path

I finally just zoomed in and ended
up with the sun's addition to my photo
You will also notice the sand/dust blowing off in the distance

Happy Thanksgiving again to all of our American friends. You are all like family to us, we are grateful to have you in our lives and to see you whenever possible. I called it a no-nonsense kind of day because we had one main priority. Water. We needed water with only 5 gallons left in our fresh water tank, it was important. Bill drove up to the water station 3 times only to return with the same shake of his head. ☹

this picture should be titled
"Mama's home" or" Daddy's home"
It looks like babies and maybe pooches
grabbing on to greet their loved one ♥♥

This one is sprouting from a way up there
at the top
Interesting

After lunch, we put the books away, actually he had finished his, and all 3 of us drove into Quartzsite to the Pit Stop. We also needed to fill our small propane tank for the Weber before it ran out completely. Woops! It’s Thanksgiving so we couldn’t get propane, we couldn’t get our bladder filled………….so we drove around to the park we’d be going in to Dec. 1^st but even their office was closed. Why not? It’s a holiday and we all deserve a day off.

Gibbs and I sat outside for a while
before lunch
He liked the shade and didn't even
mind the winds

After a couple of ‘dry’ attempts at the water machines ( we had no quarters), Bill went in to the laundromat and exchanged $1 bills for change and we bought 40 gallons of good water. If we wanted to, we could drink it since it was from the purified water machines. 😊 Anyway, that will get us through for a while and hopefully the taps will be turned on here if we need more. That put our minds at ease.

Actually, he liked it blowing in his face

The 29 mph winds today were the story, apparently. Holy cow! Was it ever gusting! We reached gusts of 35 mph and after being rigid in sitting outside as long as I could, I finally moved inside when I could taste sand between my teeth. We are at least lucky to be facing south and the winds came from the north today so that is something to be grateful for – and I was.

I love the Quartzsite sign
and try to get a picture each year

It amazes me what people stay in out
here in the desert
I hope they are prepared for the cool temperatures
we will be experiencing over the coming week
Brrr!

I finished my book after we returned home and then set to work on addressing Christmas cards. We like to send them out each year and it is a tradition I take pleasure in. Choosing the best card for the right family, at least I try to do that. I thought we’d have enough stamps but we will need to get at least another book of 10 to finish the job.

It's a start
and none too soon!
Christmas is coming!

Our Thanksgiving supper, since we had no turkey and no potatoes in the house, consisted of chicken thighs and a vegetable. 😊 We did finish the ice cream for dessert and I had more of the banana cake before finally tossing it into a baggie for the garbage. That was enough, I ate half of it at least! We cleaned up dishes and spent a quiet evening together.

Our Thanksgiving meal
Us Canadians celebrated our Thanksgiving in October
but we are happy to give thanks over and over again

Bill wrote an email to our friends who are on their boat this winter and I worked on my blog. It was a pretty laid-back day but a good one. The winds are abating overnight so tomorrow will be calmer. ♥

Good night y'all!

Thank you for your visit!