Still Here and Very Grateful, Groundhog Day

Park Place RV, Quartzsite, Az

On Wednesday, Feb. 2^nd I couldn’t find anything out about any of the groundhogs, in Pennsylvania, Ontario or Nova Scotia and as I write this, we haven’t watched the evening news. My guess is that we’ll have 6 more weeks of winter either way. 😊 We woke to a windy day and it was 42F/5.5C when Gibbs and I went out for our first walk here.

I'll apologize now for a few of my pictures
being blurry
I'll blame it on the strong winds!

We went out the main gate, down the asphalt road and back into the park. Because of the cold wind, we slipped back in through a different entrance. In the southwest corner, I found the dog park that Nancy had told me was here. It is a nice size and Gibbs and I walked in to check it out. I didn’t remove his leash; I wasn’t planning on hanging around. Brrr.

A small laundry room but quite suitable

A comfy place to sit in the library
just down the hall

Also, plenty of books
I dropped off about 10 that we'd finished
so I hope someone else likes James Patterson!

There were a couple of tennis balls and a couple of stuffed, well-loved toys. Gibbs was more interested in sniffing them than playing. It was only a 20-minute walk and we returned home to the warmth of the Suite. After morning drinks, Bill had some toast and just before he left at 9:30, I walked the few steps to the laundromat in the Clubhouse. All 3 machines were empty so since I’d already sorted the clothes, carted them over and loaded 2 washers.

Bill pointed out the sunrise so I ran out to capture it

Bill had volunteered to help other flying club members begin set up for their Funfly and Swap Meet this weekend. I made the required trip back to swap the clothes into the dryer and then came back to clean. I vacuumed the floors, and even some of the high cabinet fronts with the long hose and washed the mirror in the bathroom on our closet doors. He walked over to help me fold the clothes and carried them back.

The dog park will be nice for Gibbs

By now, the winds had increased quite a bit and I quickly decided that I would not be taking Gibbs back to the dog park as originally planned. We all stayed inside other than taking Gibbs out and to take pictures of the dust and evidence of the winds. I worked on my afghan and Bill started a new J.P. book. Gibbs slept a lot, close by if not on our laps. 😊 Bill had to adjust our satellite dish after the winds jiggled all connection.

Gibbs sat at the window again, looking out
at something

or a special someone ♥
(look closely and you'll see who)

For supper, I reheated the hamburger ghoulash and dumplings. It was an easy ‘no prep’ meal and as leftovers often do, it tasted just as good tonight. Just before I began preparing supper, I realized that my blanket wasn’t looking as uniform as it should so I stopped crocheting and contacted Deb. “Help!” She did, bless her ♥, and we went back and forth a bit about what I can do to check it before I go any further. I know they’re busy so I really appreciated her quick response. Fingers crossed that I don’t have to tear too much out.

I showed you a pix of the mountains yesterday
to the west
This is today's (blurred) view, no mountains
because of the dust

After Gibbs had his supper, I took him out around the park so I could capture the ‘almost’ sunset. 😊 Good enough! It was very cold so we rushed back home. After dishes, I focused on the blanket and we watched some tv together. 

Evidence of the winds, all around us

People leave their sites for more than one day
and don't put things away
I don't quite understand that.

This is the community firepit area

I’ve picked up a Sue Grafton story but haven’t been able to get ‘attached’ yet, I will, so chose to keep my hands busy instead. The strong winds we are experiencing are forecasted to drop down around 8 pm so fingers crossed on that too.

Gibbs is laying on the bag with my yarn ball
As the ball unravelled, he'd open his eyes 😂

Interesting, the things we see, in a park
or in the desert
This is a 3-sided see through netted shelter ???

Yummy leftovers

This was a sunny day although the sky was not blue, fighting the dust. The mountains to the west did a disappearing act but became visible late afternoon around 4:30. I hope you didn’t get any ‘yeuchy’ weather today where you are.

I managed to also catch the sunset before
it dropped below the mountains
Good night everyone!

Thank you for stopping in for a visit. I appreciate all of your comments. 😊

Moving into February, Moving into Park Place

Park Place RV Resort, Quartzsite, Az

On Tuesday, Feb. 1^st, it was move day. However, check-in isn’t until 1 pm so since we aren’t travelling any distance, we’ll stay put until we know we can zip right in. We were all awake, after a bit of a restless night, around 6:30 (we think) and it was truly dark. Because we were solely on battery power overnight after low watts at bedtime, Bill heard the inverter beeping at 5:00. He got up and turned it off and returned to bed.

Isn't this beautiful for our last sunrise?

The mountains to the west are just touched
briefly with pink

We all got up at 7:30 an Gibbs and I went for our walk while Bill went out to try the generator. By the time we returned, Gibbs wasn’t into a long walk today for some reason, things were running and Bill was making tea and coffee on the Keurig. That helped, now we just had to get through the morning waiting for some sunshine. 😊 The generator shut off on its own around 9:30 and there still wasn’t any sun to rejoice over, but we were powered up enough.

The sky was wild, keen for photos

Timing is perfect, I think Nancy said, as we won’t need our genny until April. We definitely have someone watching over us this week. ♥ Bill went about his remaining outdoor things, finding room for everything (which has its own place) in the basement/garage. We all have a name for that wonderful storage space. It wasn’t going to be a sit out morning so he put our chairs away and the mat. All too soon, we had 3 hours to wait.

If you look closely at this Saguaro, 
you should be able to see wee baby arms growing out of the
tops ♥

Oh well, we had some breakfast and sat with our hobbies indoors. The sun made a few appearances but didn’t stick around so I debated having a second hot drink. I could boil the kettle for another tea but drank water instead. So, finally, at 12:30 we were all packed up and pulling out of the spot we’d called home for a month. It felt good, leaving the dust behind.

Don't get in the way when Bill moves around outside
nor inside where Gibbs runs frantically from window
to window trying to see him.

Supervisor Gibbs is on duty

It was 12:40 when we pulled out of La Posa South and 1:15 when we pulled into Park Place RV Resort. We followed our guide to Site 29 which was close to the clubhouse for puzzles, library and laundry (yay!), close to, but not in, the desert for walking, close to the Wifi (not that we ever count on that) but not on the entrance row, which to me is important. Gibbs already gets excited enough when traffic goes by, being on the front row would not be good.

Yes, we are definitely closer to people here
than we are in the desert but it is expected
and these sites are very wide. 

The sites are VERY wide and that makes me happy. The winds are coming from the NE direction so our wind break and sun screen probably will not do anything but hey! We have electric, water and dump hookups and we no longer need to be concerned with how much of any of it we use. Until March 31^st. 😊 Bill has the most to set up, outside, but inside, I dusted and washed down every space before bringing out our daily things and ornamentals.

Just across the road to the northeast is a good walking place for Gibbs and I 
We're out on the edge of town so the traffic out here should
be minimal

This view is to the northwest
and you can see how wide even the roads in the park are

We’re home. Next, when Bill finished at 2:30, was to have our showers and get ready for supper. Silly Al’s with Tom and Deb. Yay! We’re looking forward to seeing them again and having a good time this evening. 😊 We gave Gibbs half of his food and left at 4:10 for town. We are so much closer now than when we were at Las Posa South so when we arrived, we were shown to a larger table for 4 than what we had last time.

I felt a great relief this afternoon
after set up and poured myself the last of
my Desarono. ♥

Deb and Tom arrived a few minutes after us and we placed our orders. Bill and I decided to have a rum and Coke and we all ordered a Calzone of our choice. They were good but not quite as good as his pizza. I’ve wanted to try one for a while. No regrets. We had a nice visit with our friends and parted ways with a hug around 6:15 or so. It was great to see them again – until the next time. ♥

Their Calzones were good

Back home, Bill gave Gibbs a bit more food and we settled in for the night. I feel so relaxed, so relieved, nothing to worry about. We’ve both agreed that as much as we will return to the desert each year for our 2 weeks around the show, we will not stay for a month again. At least that is how we feel now. This was a nice day. The weather was unusual with heavy cloud cover for most of the day. We’ll be well prepared for the cool, windy couple of days coming our way.

Seems my arm isn't long enough to get a selfie
but the most important people are present
Check out Deb's blog at Celebrating the Dance for a better picture.
Good night!

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