Day 64...25 days left :-)

Brenda Gospel  Jam

Fred, Allen, Pepe, Hank, Naomi

Allen on Hammer Dulcimer

         

Pepe at the mic.  Hank who also plays fiddle, Tex on Bass and lead guitar,

Janice on keyboard, Pastor Ken on guitar

 

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Hello everyone.

I must be getting old...  I can't remember what we did this morning !  ;-/   Apparently nothing important.  

After lunch and after "Days of our Lives"  we went to the produce tent again to get tomatoes and peppers so I could make some more salsa.  Didn't turn out to bad this time but the chips we had wasn't that good.  I bought some new ones so will taste again tomorrow.

 

We met the Wilson's for supper at the Buckboard sandwich shop in Brenda.   They got a ticket for me to go to the Dinner Theater on the 20th.   I can't wait.    Mel didn't want to go.  

After a nice visit we went on to the Jam.  

 

The Jam was extra good tonight.   I will miss the jams when we go home again.

 

We might get up early and watch the model planes fly.   So I better get to bed.

 

Looking forward to tomorrow afternoon.    I will tell you about it tomorrow.   :-)

 



Good night and God Bless

Prayers needed for my sister n law, Nancy from Park Rapids.   She was taken to the hospital in Fargo by ambulance tonight after a heart attach.   She was stable when Jody called me at 11:00
Also:
Our friend Roger.   He is in ICU in Phoenix with flu A & B and infectious meningitis.  

Thank you

Day 63... Dare I say "Hot day"

                                    Maybe I posted this white Boogenvilia before but it sure is pretty.
                                                 Looks like a bridal bouquet.

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Hello there.   So you got more snow.    Gosh,  I really dread the melt down.   I hope it goes slow so no flooding.

After breadfast we went to watch the model planes fly but we got there to late.   They had already packed up.   Going to try again maybe tomorrow.

We got some stuff at the produce tent.   Huge strawberries and big raspberries.   Sooo good.
                                         
They served taco's at the clubhouse tonight.   MMMM    Seems like all we do is eat.

Then we got a phone call to come up to Verona & Cliff's to see their daughter and her family.   They are leaving already tomorrow.   We had root beer floats there.

It was 85 degrees today.   I see it is 5 at home.   Wow...     I wish I could send some heat there.
It is 9:30 now and it is still 71.

Keep those snow shovels sharp.   Good night and God Bless

Pine apple, orange, lemon orange, raspberries, strawberries.

The strawberry is almost as big as the orange!

Day 62... Weekend happenings

 

Marlene & Bob Hanson with Benge

                                                             Cool Mustang behind them.
    Bob and Marlene are from Adams MN.   We sure enjoyed their visit this weekend.

We visited a lot full of classic cars.   I should have taken more pictures.   So many neat cars !
                                          The black '49 Dodge in the background.

This is a Baptism font made from cactus.   This was in the Quartzsite museum.

A huge Rosemary (the herb) bush with pretty blooms

Not sure what this is but sure was pretty.

Marlene by a huge very old dry wood.

 

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The Hansons arrived on Friday afternoon.   We visited and got acquainted a bit as I had never

met them.   Bob and Mel were friends though.    

 

We drove around and showed them the area.  Had a fish supper at Dos Amigos.  Home for the night.

 

I made breakfast Sat.  morning and then we were off again.  Went to Quartzsite and looked around but so many of the vendors are gone already.   We went to the classic car lot and walked all around there.   Lunch was at Silly Al's Pizza,    Then to the Quartzsite museum.   There was a host there this time who told the history of the town.   So interesting.   If only I could remember some of what he said.

 

Sunday was church at Gods Little Church in the Desert.    Lunch at the sandwich shop in Brenda.

Music jam at our club house.   Not many there this time.   Some have already headed home.

 

None of us were very hungry for supper so we just had some soup.   It was a bit chilly so we just visited inside.

 

Monday morning the Hansons treaded us to Breakfast at the Kofa restaurant and then they went on their way.  They have the cutest little Yorkie 7 months old.   Little live wire.  He wore Molly out.

 

My cold or allergy's  got to me by Monday afternoon so Mel sent me to bed.  :-)      Mel made supper and even did the dishes.   Nice  eh?   I feel so much better today.

 

Today was another quiet day.    I caught up with some emails and such.   Still have some problems with the computer but I make it work without swearing to much.   (ha)  Went out for taco's tonight and on to the Gospel Jam in Desert Gold.   We were with AG and Audrey this evening.

The jam was awesome.

 

Good night and God Bless...

 

PS.......  A friend of ours is in ICU at the Phoenix Hospital.   Roger has the Flu type A & B and viral infectious meningitis.     He needs our prayers.   His wife, Betty too.  Her daughter came to be with her so she isn't alone.  Thanks.   hugs

 

 

 



Day 61.. Day of rest

Just to let you all know that I am still here...   We had company all weekend.   Bob and Marlene Hanson from Adams MN.    We sure kept busy going here and there.   Lots of good visit time too.
They left this morning and we have just rested today.

I either have a cold or allergy problems.   Just not feeling the best.   Lots of sneezing and blowing.
So Mel kept me quiet today.   He even made supper and washed dishes.  

I didn't have any air time for the computer so I couldn't even say "hi" to you.

I will tell you about the weekend and get some pictures on here tomorrow.

Good night and God Bless

Day 58...Windy day

Greetings my friends and family,

I have lots of pictures to post but my email isn't working for some reason.  I sent the pictures I too to my self.   Now can't see them.  I guess they will have to wait until tomorrow.  Second thought .... we are having company over the weekend so I might not be blogging until Sunday or Monday.   Maybe!!

I so wanted to stay home today but it didn't happen.    I can't remember what we did this morning..  (I'm old~)  Couldn't have been much.    After lunch we went to Quartzsite to get some can goods.
We were thinking that vender would be closing this week but he won't be closing until the end of March.   We get mostly cans of soup there.  Most are only 50 cents and some are a dollar.
Mel likes soup.   Should have enough now to last until we leave.

I had to exchange a bead container as it didn't have dividers in the middle container.   Before I went in the shop Mel said..."just go in and out.   No more beads"   I wonder why he would think I would do that.  ;-/

We got our soup and went home.  

Later we went to the Brenda Gospel jam.   It sure was good tonight.   One of their best, we thought.

I hope the temps warm up some for all of you.    We keep having around 80* days but today was a bit windy.   Gusty winds.   Possible rain this weekend.   Good for us but not good for the Nascar race in Phoenix.

Take care and God Bless

Hey...  I can get to pictures.

These 3 jammed after the jam.    Singing Walking On The Water

What is left of my French Dip sandwich.   Must have been

a half lb beef in it.  Soooo good

  Molly meets a Wild Boar

                                         We have snowmen in Brenda too. 

Day 57...beautiful day

This is in one of the Quartzsite stores

Our truck... Mel can't go to work yet !  

This was on Face Book too so many of you probably seen it already.

 

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 Hello my friends,

 

Hope you made it threw another night of bad weather.   It sure has to stop one of these days.

 

I mostly cleaned house this morning...laundry, scrubbed floor, watered plants, etc.

Made a cabbage dish for lunch.   Sorted some beads this afternoon.

 

We met our nephew, Shannon and his lady for supper at Silly Al's pizza in Quartzsite.   Sure was good to see them.   We had a good visit.   Of course I forgot to take a picture.

 I wish we could see family more often.

 

We are getting more company on Friday so we got some groceries after we left.   I hope I got

enough for the meals I have planned.

 

It is so nice out tonight.    Just sat on the deck for a while.   Starting to cool off now.

 

Rain is in the forecast for the weekend.   I hope the race don't get rained out again.  But we sure do need rain.   There hasn't been any since we got here.

 

Stay safe and stay warm everyone.

 

COME ON OVER........



 

Hugs & God Bless

 

 

 

 

 



Day 56...Power loss

                                                   We visited by candle light
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Right now the lights went out again but the TV still works.   How can that be?
The power went out about 4:30 and didn't come back until about 8;30.  We never did here the cause.
The Wilson's , Preges, and us planned to go to have Taco's but because of the power gone they didn't have any so we headed for Quartzsite.    On the way we seen that Black Rock had lights via a generator so we stopped and ate there.  
We hoped power was working again by the time the Jam started but it was canceled.  So we all came back out our place and visited on the deck by candle light.   Kind of neat!!

Now the TV went out too.   Shoot...I was watching a good show too.

The women of Wagon West had lunch at Black Rock at noon.   It was a fun time.

I spend a while this afternoon paying bills.    Didn't do much else.

I am going to say good night and God Bless.     I hope the power comes on soon

Day 55... Did I just buy more beads?

                                        Another beautiful sunset.  Taken from our deck.
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Hello...

I slept in this morning.   Got up at 9.   Before I was even dressed a friend stopped by to see
if I wanted to go to Quartzsite with her.  Sure I will.    I got dressed in about 15 min and carted my
way to her house.  She had several places to stop but the best was at Gem World.  
Judy is the one that taught me how to make a necklace and earrings so it was fun to be there with her
and getting more "how too's"  as we walked around.   I got beads needed to make watches.  Now I just have to find watch faces.

This after noon we went to a memorial service.   A guy from our park passed away a while ago
and the wife wanted to do this.    She served cheeseburgers and chips and cupcakes.   It was nice.

It was quit warm again today.   About 80 or 82.    Nice eh?

I finished my necklace tonight only to find a big mistake.   Now will have to go to the
teacher to see what I have to do.  Shucks...

Dixie and Loranz should be home by now.   Their car was stuck in the area they left it and she said the roads were really bad.   I wish they could have stayed here a while longer.   We sure enjoyed
their company.

Bed time again...   Good night and God Bless

Day 54...Race day

The winner of Daytona race...  Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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Good evening,

It has been a long day.   The Daytona pre race started at 10 this morning.   The race at 11.
So we didn't go to church or the music jam at our park.
But the race just got a good start and it rained.   And rained,   and rained.   They kept saying clear skies were coming so we hung in there.   We had lunch and a bunch of other snacks but no race.

I worked on my beading.   I thought I was out of the colored beads but I did find some.     Still no race...
Mel read one of his magazines,  watched a TV show about building the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington.    Still no race.    We had supper,   Still no race.    Finally near 7:00 it started.

It was a good race.   I sure missed Mark Martin.  He was my favorite for so many years and he retired last year.   I still don't have any one favorite.   It is hard to want 5 of them to win.

I been happily thinking of our friends,  Dixie and Lorenz visiting.   We had such a good time.   They are flying back home to the snow tomorrow.   Now we heard from other friends who will come to spend the weekend with us.  I don't know them well so I hope I can keep them entertained. (Mel knows them)

There is lots of things planned this week.   Just hope I can remember to get pictures.

Good night and God Bless.    Hugs too.

Day 53...Ribs

Down town Phoenix

                                                          Dixie enjoying the buffet salad bar

                                                          Desert flowers along the road

                                            Salad anyone??
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Hi there,
I just finished watching Free Willie.  I never get sick of that show !

It was kind of a quiet day today.   I missed my friends.   I hope the weather is better at home when You return Dixie and Loranz.   They will go home on Monday.

We did some house cleaning and laundry.    I made some salsa.   I wasn't sure what I was doing but it turned out ok. 

Mel made BBQ ribs on the grill for supper.  Turned out so good.   We ate on the deck.   Weather was perfect today.   I think it was about 76 and no wind.   Nice eating outside without mosquitoes.

The club house was busy tonight with a show called "Minute to win It".   Fun to watch the contestants do the tricks within a minute.    Then we enjoyed apple pie and ice cream.
 
The big Nascar Daytona race tomorrow so you know where I will be...........  yaaaaaaa
Just not sure who to root for.

Good night and God Bless

Day 52...Great company

My computer isn't working well tonight so will just have to say ...  "Hi all"   and make this short.   I just don't know when it will shut down again.  It won't let me get to the pictures I took today so I hope I can put them on tomorrow.

Molly got her hair cut today.   She is so pretty again.  We can see her eyes and she is so soft and white.    Pictures tomorrow...if I can get her to sit still.

Yesterday we went to Tempe (near Phoenix) and spent the day with Dixie and Lorenx at their daughters condo.   She had a nice lunch ready for us when we arrived.   We just talked and laughed and laughed and talked some more.    Sat our by the pool for a while.   Oh I knew I should have brought my swim suit along!!!   Mel found a Golden Corel restaurant.   We ate, we talked, we ate... and we even talked.   :-)  We took them back to the beautiful condo and we headed home.

Today the Jecks came here.   They got here about noon.   We went to Brenda and had a sandwich then on to Quartzsite.   Looked around a bit and then headed for Blythe.    You just have to see what
Dixie got.   Ooooh.   it is so pretty!!

We mostly drove around showing them the country side.   Where we stayed one year by the Colorado
river was one place we seen.   We went to a fresh produce place out in the country and filled a couple bags with goodies...   Oranges,  dates, salsa makings,  Jam,  snack chips.

In town we went to the flower shop.   Such pretty plants.  I could have bought some but held back.  I was a good girl and only bought a 50 cent one.   There was a sign for "Winter Garden Center Hours"
I don't think Minnesota could use that sign..haha

Supper time again so we went to the Sizzler buffet in Blythe.   We again ate and ate and ate and talked too.  Headed back home from there and they headed for Tempe.

I hope your all ok with all the snow and cold temps.   I don't hear much so been kind of worried about you all.   Stay safe.

Good night and God Bless

Day 50...Speghetti supper

 

 

.I didn't get a picture today but this is the part of the desert that

Mel takes Molly for a walk.

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Didn't so much today.  Finishing 4 loads of laundry is the biggest job I had.  

 

We went to Zippies to get gas and planned on stopping for a burrito.   When we got there it was closed because the cook was sick. 

 

I finished up some paperwork for our tax accountant.    I keep thinking I am forgetting something.

I sure hope not.

 

Tonight was the big spaghetti supper at the club house.   Can't say I liked the recipe.  They also had fresh sour dough bread.   I don't care for that kind of bread either.  I know...I am just too fussy.

 The salad was good.

 

Tomorrow we are going to Phoenix to see Dixie and Lorenz.     Depends on how late we get home so I just might not write tomorrow night.

 

I forgot to say happy Birthday to Jennifer.   It was yesterday.    I hope you had a wonderful day Jen.

 

Wow...   another snow storm at home.   I just can't believe all the bad weather we are missing.

Just stay safe everyone.

 

Good night and God Bless

 

 

 

Day 49... Big surprise

I spent the morning at the craft room learning how to make a beaded watch band.
I plan to make more when I get home.
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I still can't believe what happened today.   A big big wonderful surprise.

After I got home from the bead shop we had some lunch.   Mel had washed dishes so I put
them away.  Watered my flowers and just putzed around.    Dixie and I had been texting back and forth most of the morning.   This was nice as we hadn't done much other than & occasional email. I finally got to my computer to read my emails.  I just turned the computer on when Mel called to me that we have company.   I looked out the window but didn't recognize the car and then a familiar
face came around the car.....OH MY GOODNESS !!
             It was my hometown friends   Dixie and Lorenz.

 

 

We had a wonderful greeting.    Showed them our house.   Mel to Loranz around the park and tool shop.   Dixie and I just talked and talked.....

We then went for a ride to Quartzsite.    Showed them a lot of the interesting places there including the book store.  ;-)     (Remember Sue?)

 

We had supper at Silly Al's Pizza shop  and then headed for the Desert Gold Gospel Jam.

It was a great Jam and we had lots of friends with us.   The Wilsons, Prigges, & the Jecks all with us.

Home again and had to say Bye for now to Dixie and Lorenz.   They are staying near Phoenix.

I still can't believe they were here.   They hadn't told anyone they were coming here so nobody would tell us.  I guess 2 people knew - our Pastor and our son.........and they didn't tell us. 

Good night everyone...   I wish more of you would surprise us.    God Bless.

Day 48... Visit friends

Neat stage at the Clubhouse in Hope.

Other band members packing up but

Tex keeps on playing.

I wish Russ would make me one on these but

much smaller.

                                               Some of the crowd that came to the Jam.
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Hello everyone,     Another "hot" day.

 I did some work with our up coming Brad Boice (Elvis ETA) concert at our church in Dexter.  This will be April 27th.    I wish I had Office Word so I could  do more.   Office was gone when my computer had to be fixed.   I have the disc at home so will have to do without until we  get home in April.

After lunch we went to visit our Idaho friends,  Betty and Roger.   They move out of our park this year and now lives about 10 miles away.  They own their lot and have a park model home.

Tonight we decided to go to a different music jam.   Hope is about 20 miles from here.   They sell grilled burgers before the jam started.    it was fun.

Tomorrow I am going to learn how to make beaded watch band. 

Good night and God Bless...

Day 47...Typical Sunday

Woops...   I forgot to take a picture today.    I have been using my cell phone to take pictures as then I can send them right to my computer.   I have been taking pictures with my camera too but I haven't figured out a good place on the computer to put them.   Can anyone advise a good site to put pictures on so I can crop them etc.?

We had breakfast at the club house.   Pancakes,  scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, orange juice and peach sauce.  Good eaten but Gee,  just to early.  Have to be there by 8:30.  Home again shortly after 9  then got ready for church.

There was a full house at church today.   Chairs lined up almost to the back of the room.  It was a good service about Love.

Home for lunch.   Mel had a big bowl of his chili and I had a crab & lettuce salad.    I did dishes and
watched NASCAR qualifying.    #3 is back and got pole.   Austin Dillon is looking like he will be a great driver.

 The music jam at our park was good.     Lots of new faces performed today.   It was a fun jam.

We got company after the jam.   Fred and his wife live in Brenda park.   They are from Princeton MN
Nice folks and a nice visit.  They are full timers in their motor home.  6 months here and 6 months in MN.

Supper time again and I just didn't feel like cooken.   We went to a little sandwich shop.   I didn't have to do dishes either.  Molly wanted to go for a ride anyway.

Back home and turned on the Olympics.   

I hope the snow storm isn't to bad.    I hate to tell you but it was 85 here again. 

Good night and God Bless...

Day 46...Daytona week.

Mels new hat.   I think it is funny!!  Made out of

bamboo.

                                         Mel and others taste testing the chili.

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Hello,  There were a lot of people at the chili cookoff.   They emptied most of the pots of soup.
Mel didn't win though.   The winner was the wife of the winner the last 3 years.   They do have good
chili but also lots of friends to vote for them.   hmmmm.........  Oh well,  Mel had fun doing it.

Nascar races all week in Daytona.   I am going to miss Mark Martin.   He retired now.   I will have to pick someone new.   I do like Stewart and Harvick but just not the same.  They are traveling 200 mph tonight.

It was really hot today.   87 degrees.     We did turn the AC on for a while but still liked being outside.   I hear the roads are bad at home again.    Stay safe everyone.

Good night and God Bless

Day 45...Valentines Day

Red White & Blue planter

                                                  My Valentine flower

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I hope everyone had a wonderful day.

It was really hot here today.  at least 85.    But we refrained from using the AC.   Just enjoyed it.

Mel made his chili today.   The contest is tomorrow.   It tastes pretty good.

We went out for supper for fish.   Always so good.   Home again and got ready for the dance.

The dance was fun.  We had live music.   I think the band was from Canada.  Good one.
The snacks filled up the whole counter.   I forgot my camera so didn't get a picture.   I made a cherry bar.   I think I over baked it but it was good.  The pan was empty so others must have liked it too.

I am falling asleep in my chair so I better get to bed.

Good night & God Bless

Day 44...Baken, Beaden, & Jammin

                        Mel and Molly looking for "critters" at a rest area.   (Didn't see any)

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Hello...
I see it warmed up a bit there.   But roads aren't good.     Looking at the US weather map I think we are the only area with nice weather.   82 here today.  Sure glad Mel isn't trucking.

I made a cherry bar for the dance tomorrow night.   I haven't used my oven much so not sure if it works like it should.    Bars seemed to take longer than it should but the bottom got plenty dark.  Not burnt though,  thank goodness.

Mel will make his chili tomorrow.   Chili cook off is on Sat afternoon.  Everyone wish him luck...
It always tastes better the second day.    I would have rather make my bars tomorrow but he claimed the kitchen.

I am so happy to get my Frontier email working again.   After I got my computer back a couple of weeks ago I didn't have the email.   I found the site but it wouldn't except my password.  Today I gave in and called the teck again.   He said he had ---?--- for a password.    Just what I have been trying to use.   So I tried again while talking to him and it worked.  Go figure!

I worked on my necklace for a  while.   I can't seem to stick to it very long.

We went to the B R café for a BBQ rib supper but I think it will be the last time we go there.
Just never happy with their food.   watery potatoes,  grizzly ribs, no flavor soup...  Oh well,   there are plenty of other places to go.  They sure were busy though.

Nice Jam at Brenda.   So many are sick lately.   One band member came back but about 6 were missing.   A few people in our park have been sick too.   I so hope we don't catch it.

HAPPY VELENTINES DAY to everyone.
Dance tomorrow night so I might not blog.   Depends on what time we get home.

Hugs & God Bless

Day 43...bonfire

Our bonfire and round Robin sing along.

Started at sunset

 

                                           Our new friends from Wisconsin

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Hi my friends,

We kind of putzed around home most of the day.   Mel cleaned out the trunk.  I planted a cactus.
We went to a park meeting after lunch.  Can't say much was accomplished in that hour but anyway.
We canceled our corn beef and cabbage supper and agreed on a band for New Years.

I worked a while on the necklace I am making.   I worked on the deck table.   I will be working out there more often.   Really good light for the tiny beads I am using.

Tonight was soup night.   They had split pea soup at the clubhouse.  It was pretty good.  -   kinda... !

Later we met at the fire pit for a Round Robin sing along.   Robin Arnold lead  and we had many
bring their guitars and sang.  Many was a sing along but then I usually sing along anyway.  Quietly ~

Sure nice to have the golf cart to get around with.

It was only 78 degrees today.  

Jam night tomorrow at Brenda...   See ya there.

Hugs & Gods Blessings

Day 42...groceries AGAIN

Going to CA they check to be sure you aren't bring in any fruits, veggies

plants.  They don't want any "bugs" brought in.

close up

                                      Coming back from Yuma you have to drive threw this
                    check point.   They are the border patrol.

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I got a haircut today and I really like it.   Not much perm left so I hope I can make it work.

We shopped a couple places in Quartzsite then  On to Blythe to get groceries. First we had lunch at Poppie's chicken place.   I hope we can go a couple weeks with this batch of groceries.  

I got everything put away,  fed Molly and got ready to go out for Taco's.   Golly...  we buy a trunk full of food then got out to eat.  Kind of funny!   I will cook tomorrow..

It was Gospel Jam night at Desert Gold.   Good music tonight.     We spent the evening with Wilsons.

I didn't pay attention to the temp today.   Just know it was nice and warm.     Yes,  I know,  it was 20 below at home.  It has to get better there soon.

No plans for tomorrow..  not yet anyway.

Good night and God Bless.