After a very enjoyable day with friends and family here for Thanksgiving Day, yesterday was difficult in that we had to put Cooper down. His legs simply gave out on him. We feel very bereft, and it will take some time to get used to not having near us with his demands and devotion. Most of you probably already know because I have it on Facebook, but just in case you don't follow FB.......
We saw to it that he had a good 15 1/2 years. Rest in peace, Cooper.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Monday, November 22, 2010
Oh the weather outside is frightful...........
It looks like we have already waited too long to leave town. It has been cold cold cold for the past week with the nighttime lows hovering around freezing, and this morning I am watching the snow come down and accumulate. I have an appointment this afternoon which I just might cancel, and today was the day that Ken and I were going to finish grocery shopping for Thanksgiving. That too might get put on hold. Right now, the ground and the trees and shrubs are all white.
Ken has been shopping for a different motor home and thought he had found the one he wanted, but it has several issues that make us uneasy, so it is a no-go. We are looking at used, and our other two were new, so it feels much more risky when you don't know the history of the rig.
The Spragues have been in contact with us for making some travel plans after the first of the year, so we are going to meet up with them in the desert for the annual rally that they attend. Then back to Casa Grande for a while before heading off to Organ Pipe National Monument south of Tucson. They have found a nice park in Yuma, so we will follow them to Yuma and give that burg one more chance. So far I have not been enamored with that area. That should take us to March and there is nothing planned beyond that.
Happy Thanksgiving to all. Ciao
Ken has been shopping for a different motor home and thought he had found the one he wanted, but it has several issues that make us uneasy, so it is a no-go. We are looking at used, and our other two were new, so it feels much more risky when you don't know the history of the rig.
The Spragues have been in contact with us for making some travel plans after the first of the year, so we are going to meet up with them in the desert for the annual rally that they attend. Then back to Casa Grande for a while before heading off to Organ Pipe National Monument south of Tucson. They have found a nice park in Yuma, so we will follow them to Yuma and give that burg one more chance. So far I have not been enamored with that area. That should take us to March and there is nothing planned beyond that.
Happy Thanksgiving to all. Ciao
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
It's November, Thanksgiving can't be far away
It was difficult to know that this is the month of November since we had sunshine and the thermometer was rising into the 70s today! However, the weather folks have assured us this is short-lived, and we can anticipate rain in the near term.
We enjoyed a brief visit from our friends, the Ouseys. Since they live in Victoria, they just drove on to the ferry, disembarked at Port Angeles, and drove about 100 miles to arrive here. Ken and Gary talked computers and military air stuff, and Carolyn and I did a bit of shopping.
She and I enjoy a glass of wine so I decided to open a bottle of a tempranillo blend that been rolling around in the pantry since receiving it in a wine club shipment a few weeks ago. Our eyes lit up as we sipped and tasted because it was very yummy. A few days later I decided to go on line to see about ordering some more from the winery when I discovered that it is $40/bottle. NO WONDER WE WERE SMACKING OUR LIPS. That wine will definitely have to be a "special occasion" wine, but I am determined to acquire more.
I have not been particularly motivated to do much quilting, but finally this week I finished a small quilt I have been making for a friend of Craig's who has been recovering at Walter Reed Hospital for the past six months. The top is finished and it is ready to be shipped off to the long-arm quilter in eastern Washington. Now what to do? Drag out a UFO (unfinished object) or charge right ahead and start something anew?
We will host Thanksgiving this year to include Craig and Cassie, Colleen, Jim and his girls, niece Jordan, husband Cliff and son Thomas and perhaps Cassie's parents who live in Stayton, Oregon. Colleen has been charged with table decor, and I will work on all the usual traditional dishes. I sometimes stray a bit and make a different version of the cranberry sauce or the stuffing or the sweet potatoes, but the meal always contains the usual traditional components. Jim is a pie maker extraordinaire so guess what I will ask of him? However, he says he is not fond of pumpkin, so I'll make that. And I'll make the mincemeat pie because most of the kids don't even like it, but it is one of Ken's favorites.
As soon as the dishes are done, the turkey carcass disposed of and the motor home packed, we plan to be on our way out of town for an early departure for our winter down south. We have no reservations or commitments until the latter part of January so we will just see where the trail leads!
Enjoy the rest of this lovely fall with all of its sensory inputs. Ciao
We enjoyed a brief visit from our friends, the Ouseys. Since they live in Victoria, they just drove on to the ferry, disembarked at Port Angeles, and drove about 100 miles to arrive here. Ken and Gary talked computers and military air stuff, and Carolyn and I did a bit of shopping.
She and I enjoy a glass of wine so I decided to open a bottle of a tempranillo blend that been rolling around in the pantry since receiving it in a wine club shipment a few weeks ago. Our eyes lit up as we sipped and tasted because it was very yummy. A few days later I decided to go on line to see about ordering some more from the winery when I discovered that it is $40/bottle. NO WONDER WE WERE SMACKING OUR LIPS. That wine will definitely have to be a "special occasion" wine, but I am determined to acquire more.
I have not been particularly motivated to do much quilting, but finally this week I finished a small quilt I have been making for a friend of Craig's who has been recovering at Walter Reed Hospital for the past six months. The top is finished and it is ready to be shipped off to the long-arm quilter in eastern Washington. Now what to do? Drag out a UFO (unfinished object) or charge right ahead and start something anew?
We will host Thanksgiving this year to include Craig and Cassie, Colleen, Jim and his girls, niece Jordan, husband Cliff and son Thomas and perhaps Cassie's parents who live in Stayton, Oregon. Colleen has been charged with table decor, and I will work on all the usual traditional dishes. I sometimes stray a bit and make a different version of the cranberry sauce or the stuffing or the sweet potatoes, but the meal always contains the usual traditional components. Jim is a pie maker extraordinaire so guess what I will ask of him? However, he says he is not fond of pumpkin, so I'll make that. And I'll make the mincemeat pie because most of the kids don't even like it, but it is one of Ken's favorites.
As soon as the dishes are done, the turkey carcass disposed of and the motor home packed, we plan to be on our way out of town for an early departure for our winter down south. We have no reservations or commitments until the latter part of January so we will just see where the trail leads!
Enjoy the rest of this lovely fall with all of its sensory inputs. Ciao
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