A gorgeous day in the Valley of the Sun, reaching something like 88F/31C today.
We both went to the coffee klatch this morning as it was the last one of this winter season. It was brief as there were no announcements other than Easter dinner on Sunday. The executive bought donuts this morning, so that was a big plus. It was pretty much an opportunity to say farewell to folks. The Bingers left this morning, not sure what time, but we said our farewells yesterday.
Right after coffee, Marg left to catch her ride to the Fort. This time there were only 2 of the Gamblin' Gals, even their numbers are down due to the reverse migration of the snowbirds. That does however make two trips to the Fort this week, but both with the same result, close but no cigar.
I did a few things around the house this morning. One of them was trying to fix a padlock that came apart. I think a couple of the little lock pins must be rolling around on the driveway, so it is now consigned to the scrap heap. I had a visitor who wanted information of the travel route and weather data available on the internet to help him with planning their trip back to Saskatchewan.
After lunch I went to James Tire for an oil change [$16.95 with coupon] and a tire repair. This is my second nail puncture with a slow leaking rear tire. It may or may not be the same tire as the last one, but just makes me wonder where I am getting these. I can scarcely remember my last flat, let alone two of them until these ones. The puncture repair rate at $15 is pretty darn good there as well. It's a busy shop, so I was lucky to get in on short notice.
After I stopped at the hardware store where I bought a padlock. I also got another concrete anchor bolt as I am going to make a second one in the back of the breezeway to use when I store the golf cart for the summer. This way I can still have the neighbour park in our place so his car will kind of block it off from the street. When I got back I sprayed weeds around the back patio. I don't know how so many try to get started about every other week, don't they realize this is the desert.
Happy hour today was at Mickey's place. He finally got possession of his park model at the start of Happy Hour Lane [that's our street], so wanted to host tonight. There was a good turnout and he had all kinds of finger food, made quite an occasion of it. He certainly has a nice place and is rightly proud of it, so wanted to show it off. Marg as usual got back a bit after 4, so came directly to happy taking the cart to get her stuff home and pick up a drink to have a Mickey's.
Cat Update - we have had a couple of false sightings on the still missing cat named Alice. It seems there are a few in the park that are quite similar. Lots of speculation about the number of predators here as there were: coyotes in the dog park last night, owls in the palm trees, turkey buzzards around most days. The search continues.
Thursday, 29 March 2018
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
Wednesday, March 28th
A nice day even if it started a bit windy and cool. When I say cool I mean for here, not for home so I still work shorts today.
It was our golf day for the park, so Gerry came and he drove to Apache Sun where we play. There was a good size group this morning and we were picked to go out in the first foursome. The game started off a bit rocky, but we got it together by the third hole, in fact I got a par there. Then it was on to #4 where we putt for cash. Well Gerry & I had long ones that we missed, mine was about 20ft and I left the ball within a foot of the hole. The other couple with us [Joe & Sandi] both missed their putts that were less than 3 feet, as did everyone else today, so this purse is a carry-over to the fall. On the closest to the pin on #7 none of us were on the green, although my tee shot was right in front because it plugged in the soft approach area. My score was OK, but I think I must have used up all my mojo for this week.
When I got back Marg was still out at water aerobics. They had 6 ladies today, the ones that are still hanging in here. The pool was great and the ones still here are fun people. When she got back we had french toast for lunch, always a favourite of mine. I always eat all of mine with cinnamon & syrup on, but Marg eats most of hers just as it comes from the frying pan, i.e.: without anything. When I say most, she always has the last little bit with syrup. She's odd, don't you think?
In the afternoon I went to play 8 ball. Got in a tough game at first and then when they left I got in another challenging game. That's the thing about this place, most everyone is welcoming and enjoy a bit of humour. For example in the first group there is one older guy who is a veritable shark, but loves to laugh. I think he dumbs his game down for us sometimes, but other times we give him a good run. The second is a black man who tends to be very serious about the game, but kids around with me a bit, even though his sense of humour is very dry. The third guy fancies himself the guy in charge of pool room, but I have done enough stuff for him that he lightens up. It all makes for a good experience even if the pool is challenging.
Marg went out to get a pedi-cure today. She had a very good experience as the lady took quite a bit of extra time with her and in the end Marg was well pleased with the outcome. The toenails look good, all trimmed and painted up. How positive was the experience, well the size of the tip left no doubt in my mind it was.
When I got back we got in touch with Janice who is still missing her cats. I googled cat pics and got a couple that look like hers, then between Marg & me we made up a LOST poster with some pics on it. We made a few copies and Marg posted one in the breezeway between the Rec Hall & Pool Room when we went there for Happy. We had Happy on the patio on the west side of the hall and there were about a dozen and a half of us. We gave Janice a couple of copies sent some away to post.
Supper tonight was Taco Bell. The food is pretty good and very reasonable. I think with our Seniors [Senor in Spanish?] it was around $12 and it was pretty much all we could eat.
After supper I went to poker, where we had 5 players tonight. I never won, but my losses were not large. It was a bit light hearted tonight so another fun event.
LATE NIGHT NEWS FLASH - Janice just stopped over to say one of her cats has returned home, it is the black & white male, so you is in much better spirits tonight.
It was our golf day for the park, so Gerry came and he drove to Apache Sun where we play. There was a good size group this morning and we were picked to go out in the first foursome. The game started off a bit rocky, but we got it together by the third hole, in fact I got a par there. Then it was on to #4 where we putt for cash. Well Gerry & I had long ones that we missed, mine was about 20ft and I left the ball within a foot of the hole. The other couple with us [Joe & Sandi] both missed their putts that were less than 3 feet, as did everyone else today, so this purse is a carry-over to the fall. On the closest to the pin on #7 none of us were on the green, although my tee shot was right in front because it plugged in the soft approach area. My score was OK, but I think I must have used up all my mojo for this week.
When I got back Marg was still out at water aerobics. They had 6 ladies today, the ones that are still hanging in here. The pool was great and the ones still here are fun people. When she got back we had french toast for lunch, always a favourite of mine. I always eat all of mine with cinnamon & syrup on, but Marg eats most of hers just as it comes from the frying pan, i.e.: without anything. When I say most, she always has the last little bit with syrup. She's odd, don't you think?
In the afternoon I went to play 8 ball. Got in a tough game at first and then when they left I got in another challenging game. That's the thing about this place, most everyone is welcoming and enjoy a bit of humour. For example in the first group there is one older guy who is a veritable shark, but loves to laugh. I think he dumbs his game down for us sometimes, but other times we give him a good run. The second is a black man who tends to be very serious about the game, but kids around with me a bit, even though his sense of humour is very dry. The third guy fancies himself the guy in charge of pool room, but I have done enough stuff for him that he lightens up. It all makes for a good experience even if the pool is challenging.
Marg went out to get a pedi-cure today. She had a very good experience as the lady took quite a bit of extra time with her and in the end Marg was well pleased with the outcome. The toenails look good, all trimmed and painted up. How positive was the experience, well the size of the tip left no doubt in my mind it was.
When I got back we got in touch with Janice who is still missing her cats. I googled cat pics and got a couple that look like hers, then between Marg & me we made up a LOST poster with some pics on it. We made a few copies and Marg posted one in the breezeway between the Rec Hall & Pool Room when we went there for Happy. We had Happy on the patio on the west side of the hall and there were about a dozen and a half of us. We gave Janice a couple of copies sent some away to post.
Supper tonight was Taco Bell. The food is pretty good and very reasonable. I think with our Seniors [Senor in Spanish?] it was around $12 and it was pretty much all we could eat.
After supper I went to poker, where we had 5 players tonight. I never won, but my losses were not large. It was a bit light hearted tonight so another fun event.
LATE NIGHT NEWS FLASH - Janice just stopped over to say one of her cats has returned home, it is the black & white male, so you is in much better spirits tonight.
Tuesday, 27 March 2018
Tuesday, March 27th
A bit cooler today, but still a very nice day with temperatures reaching the high 70's.
Marg went to water aerobics and they had 5 ladies there today. I guess the tape quit about half way through so they improvised on the routines. From the sounds of it this was a very successful approach. They had lots of laughs and Marg said it was one of the most fun sessions this winter.
We had a great lunch using the left over roast beef on bread with gravy. We both enjoy leftover roast this way. As luck would have it there were a couple of pieces of cheesecake that we had after.
I went out with Pat, Gene & Gary after lunch to play golf at Dobson Ranch. It's a municipal course in Mesa and they offer a heck of a deal at $36 after one o'clock and that includes power cart. Although I have played with these guys many times, it was my first time at this course. It is much like the other muni course we play at Encanto in many ways. My partner and I did manage to leave a ball at a water hole today. It was a good sized hazard right in front of the tee box, which is always my nemesis.
Marg went with Linda, Harley & Dar to the Fort. It was not a lucky day for her either but she had a good time with them. I guess they contributed as much as they wanted, much the way I did with golf balls.
When she got home our neighbour, Janice, came to see here. She was quite upset as her two cats made a break and have not been seen today. She is the one who is recovering from cancer and it seems she fell asleep with the door partly open and the cats took to the wide open world. The reason for much of the concern is that until now they have been house cats and not wise in the way of the world out there and there are lots of predators. Marg spent much of what was left of the afternoon looking around the park and asking people to keep an eye out for the cats to help Janice out, but no trace of them yet.
Then Marg went to bingo which started before I returned from the golf course. She bought cards fro me and because I was not back, she had to play both sets. Well it kept her busy and also concerned about the playing the more difficult patterns to watch for. She seemed relieved to see me when I walked in the hall. The set of cards she gave me were better than the ones she kept, but not by much as neither of us won tonight. This was the last bingo of this winter season and the money ball was won tonight so no carry-over to the fall on bingo.
Marg went to water aerobics and they had 5 ladies there today. I guess the tape quit about half way through so they improvised on the routines. From the sounds of it this was a very successful approach. They had lots of laughs and Marg said it was one of the most fun sessions this winter.
We had a great lunch using the left over roast beef on bread with gravy. We both enjoy leftover roast this way. As luck would have it there were a couple of pieces of cheesecake that we had after.
I went out with Pat, Gene & Gary after lunch to play golf at Dobson Ranch. It's a municipal course in Mesa and they offer a heck of a deal at $36 after one o'clock and that includes power cart. Although I have played with these guys many times, it was my first time at this course. It is much like the other muni course we play at Encanto in many ways. My partner and I did manage to leave a ball at a water hole today. It was a good sized hazard right in front of the tee box, which is always my nemesis.
Marg went with Linda, Harley & Dar to the Fort. It was not a lucky day for her either but she had a good time with them. I guess they contributed as much as they wanted, much the way I did with golf balls.
When she got home our neighbour, Janice, came to see here. She was quite upset as her two cats made a break and have not been seen today. She is the one who is recovering from cancer and it seems she fell asleep with the door partly open and the cats took to the wide open world. The reason for much of the concern is that until now they have been house cats and not wise in the way of the world out there and there are lots of predators. Marg spent much of what was left of the afternoon looking around the park and asking people to keep an eye out for the cats to help Janice out, but no trace of them yet.
Then Marg went to bingo which started before I returned from the golf course. She bought cards fro me and because I was not back, she had to play both sets. Well it kept her busy and also concerned about the playing the more difficult patterns to watch for. She seemed relieved to see me when I walked in the hall. The set of cards she gave me were better than the ones she kept, but not by much as neither of us won tonight. This was the last bingo of this winter season and the money ball was won tonight so no carry-over to the fall on bingo.
Monday, 26 March 2018
Monday, March 26th
A very nice day in the Valley except for the wind that blew most of the day.
Around the park we see new people every day, something unusual in this park. We all know it is an RV park, but we only experience that rv park constant change of campers coming and going every day until this time of year.
In the morning, I never accomplished too much, but hey that is part of the retirement paradigm. Some days you don't have to accomplish a lot to be a success. I did chat with two of my neighbours, both named Bob. Oh yes, I cleaned the bbq on the back patio and that's how the chat came about, as they are both extremely chatty, so in actual fact I more listened to them. Marg was using the bbq for a number of things later on and it was long due for a good cleaning.
Marg went to water aerobics and had a good day in the pool. There were only four of them this morning even though the pool was at a perfect temperature. They will continue with this for a bit yet as the four that were there will be here for a couple of weeks yet.
For lunch something different, well not entirely, they were pancakes, but not just any ones. If you recall our trip to Whole Foods, we had buckwheat pancakes this morning. Buckwheat pancakes were Marg's mother's favourite and we have not had them for so long we couldn't remember the last time. We made them according to the recipe on the bag, hoping for the best result. The only thing we modified was adding more milk as we prefer lighter pancakes. The other difference would have been that she made them from scratch while we used a pancake mix. They were good and we had a pretty good stack of them by the time we finished.
Shortly after I had to go to the hall to help with setting up the DVD player so they could play a video on the TV screens in the hall. Jerry had committed to do this for the Pastor, but now is leaving on Wednesday. So someone has to be able to get the presentation running on Easter Sunday. I guess that means I will be going to the church service.
On my way back I stopped to jack up Lynett;s golf cart as she is done with it for the season. She flies home tomorrow morning. She had it all tarped in and the battery cables off as well as a cable and lock on it. Well not all of them just a couple so as to isolate the batteries to keep them from discharging. She has her own floor jack so I lifted it and we put the jack stands under it.
Then I went to play pool. There were two tables going so I picked the one with the guys I knew would be fun to play. I started out with a win, but they brought their A game today, so it was tough going. Not sure but I may have been on the losing side more than the winning one. The good news was it was indeed fun.
Marg had the roast on the bbq for quite a while by the time I got back. I helped out with the other stuff she put on it. We missed happy today as she was busy preparing supper for company. With it being Lynett's last day we had her and the Blanke's for supper. It was very nice, a few good friends and dinner. Doris had made a pie that her mother used to prepare. It was an orange cream pie, with meringue on top. I had never had this before so it was a bit of a surprise; quite good.
After supper we stopped over to say farewell to Stan & Judy who are leaving tomorrow morning. Stan was my cart partner yesterday for golf and in fact we played numerous times this winter. Safe travels my friend.
Around the park we see new people every day, something unusual in this park. We all know it is an RV park, but we only experience that rv park constant change of campers coming and going every day until this time of year.
In the morning, I never accomplished too much, but hey that is part of the retirement paradigm. Some days you don't have to accomplish a lot to be a success. I did chat with two of my neighbours, both named Bob. Oh yes, I cleaned the bbq on the back patio and that's how the chat came about, as they are both extremely chatty, so in actual fact I more listened to them. Marg was using the bbq for a number of things later on and it was long due for a good cleaning.
Marg went to water aerobics and had a good day in the pool. There were only four of them this morning even though the pool was at a perfect temperature. They will continue with this for a bit yet as the four that were there will be here for a couple of weeks yet.
Shortly after I had to go to the hall to help with setting up the DVD player so they could play a video on the TV screens in the hall. Jerry had committed to do this for the Pastor, but now is leaving on Wednesday. So someone has to be able to get the presentation running on Easter Sunday. I guess that means I will be going to the church service.
On my way back I stopped to jack up Lynett;s golf cart as she is done with it for the season. She flies home tomorrow morning. She had it all tarped in and the battery cables off as well as a cable and lock on it. Well not all of them just a couple so as to isolate the batteries to keep them from discharging. She has her own floor jack so I lifted it and we put the jack stands under it.
Then I went to play pool. There were two tables going so I picked the one with the guys I knew would be fun to play. I started out with a win, but they brought their A game today, so it was tough going. Not sure but I may have been on the losing side more than the winning one. The good news was it was indeed fun.
Marg had the roast on the bbq for quite a while by the time I got back. I helped out with the other stuff she put on it. We missed happy today as she was busy preparing supper for company. With it being Lynett's last day we had her and the Blanke's for supper. It was very nice, a few good friends and dinner. Doris had made a pie that her mother used to prepare. It was an orange cream pie, with meringue on top. I had never had this before so it was a bit of a surprise; quite good.
After supper we stopped over to say farewell to Stan & Judy who are leaving tomorrow morning. Stan was my cart partner yesterday for golf and in fact we played numerous times this winter. Safe travels my friend.
Sunday, 25 March 2018
Sunday, March 25th
My day started early. Had to be up and on the road by 7:00 AM to play in the golf tournament at Painted Mountain in Mesa. The course was not all that far, but some of the activities started early. One of the guys in the park got a team together to play in a charity event in support of disabled veterans. It was a Texas Scramble, a format that I usually enjoy as it suits my game. By that I mean you can mis-hit shots and if your team mates come through, still have a good round. Two of the guys I played with have very good short games and strike the ball well. As it turns out my driver was about as good as ever from the tees. We did much better than I expected, finishing 9th out of 36 teams. It was a shotgun start with two foursomes at each hole. It was a warm day and that took it's toll on us as well, we pretty much never won anything, but a fun event. How did we pull it off, well you could buy mulligans [useable anyplace on the course] - 6 for $20 and we had 18. At the end of the round we only had 3 left. At the end of the golf we had a roast beef lunch. It was a full meal like you would expect for supper with a garden salad to start, very nice.
Marg started out her day with laundry. It was a good day for it with the sun and wind. After that she went out to Bashas for groceries where she took advantage of some great specials. In addition to the usual things she was looking for a nice roast to make a dinner tomorrow. Apparently she got everything she was looking for and the specials were an unexpected bonus.
There were visitors throughout the day coming to see her deals from Saturday. The metal wall hangings on the breezeway wall were popular, but the real prize was the bistro table and two rocking chairs with like new cushions. Many of her friends were envious or jealous after seeing them. I believe she is no longer looking for chairs, so they were definitely a home run on that score.
We went to happy hour and it was a small group. Some the husbands had gone out into the desert today and weren't back by 4. They showed up when things were just winding up and one of the guys had some nice rocks, I guess. The talk around the group was on many things, but departure dates came up. After the end of next week it's going to be pretty quiet around here.
Supper for us tonight was salads. Marg always puts together a nice salad with a bit of everything in it. As it was only about 3 hours since my roast dinner, that was all I could handle and she likes salad anytime. I've come a long way since my days of saying that's what food eats, having two salads today.
After supper it was the last ice cream social. Everyone got whatever they had last week. Marg the bowl of ice cream and a piece of cake, me the banana split. On of the guys was not there, so they made up his banana split and Marg took it home so we could drop it off for him.
Marg started out her day with laundry. It was a good day for it with the sun and wind. After that she went out to Bashas for groceries where she took advantage of some great specials. In addition to the usual things she was looking for a nice roast to make a dinner tomorrow. Apparently she got everything she was looking for and the specials were an unexpected bonus.
There were visitors throughout the day coming to see her deals from Saturday. The metal wall hangings on the breezeway wall were popular, but the real prize was the bistro table and two rocking chairs with like new cushions. Many of her friends were envious or jealous after seeing them. I believe she is no longer looking for chairs, so they were definitely a home run on that score.
We went to happy hour and it was a small group. Some the husbands had gone out into the desert today and weren't back by 4. They showed up when things were just winding up and one of the guys had some nice rocks, I guess. The talk around the group was on many things, but departure dates came up. After the end of next week it's going to be pretty quiet around here.
Supper for us tonight was salads. Marg always puts together a nice salad with a bit of everything in it. As it was only about 3 hours since my roast dinner, that was all I could handle and she likes salad anytime. I've come a long way since my days of saying that's what food eats, having two salads today.
After supper it was the last ice cream social. Everyone got whatever they had last week. Marg the bowl of ice cream and a piece of cake, me the banana split. On of the guys was not there, so they made up his banana split and Marg took it home so we could drop it off for him.
Saturday, 24 March 2018
Saturday, March 24th
A nice day, but a serious wind blew most of the day.
We got off to an early start as Marg had identified a couple of park sales she wanted to check out. They were both large parks, one an upscale park, the other an older one. When I say upscale, I mean one with better quality junk. LOL At the first sale she managed to get a couple of metal wall ornamental flower pots and put me on to a squeegee. She wanted to dress up the far wall in the breezeway an has already posted a pic of them on her FB page. For my part I plan to scrub the driveway and then put a coating on it, so after washing it I will need to get the water off to help with drying it and for $1 how could I go wrong. The older park was a bust, as is usually the case, their junk was not up to our standards. LOL
We made it back for lunch and on the way passed a guy who had a bistro table and two rocking chairs for sale. She went back and was impressed with what he had, so told him it was a good price but asked if he would take less. Well she ended up with them for $20, a heck of a deal as they are in excellent condition. Then we went out to Walmart for a few things. Lunch was just a hotdog, but Marg had found some with pork, the first we have found here and they were good. We just have not got accustomed to the beef wieners. We needed some groceries so having a bit of time thought we would be OK. Well we sort of were, but looking at our watch it was close to the time she had committed to be at the hall to help her fellow rec committee members decorate, so we had to hustle.
When we got back, her group were already at the hall, so I dropped her off to help while I put the groceries away. This was the wind-up dance and in the past we have never had a farewell function, rather everyone just kind of drifts away. This was a nice idea. Everyone was given a cardboard arrow to write their names and destination on as part of the decoration. They had hand cutouts on the tables that people could wave at the end. A photo booth that had a hand drawn map of the park, strips of fake road at the back and a bunch of other stuff that made for a celebration. You know celebrate beginnings and endings, well this was a first for this celebration.
Attendance was very good, so many residents here must have agreed that it was a good idea. There are quite a few daily or week long campers in the park now and a few of them attended tonight. It was well done, even to the selection of music by Malcolm. The last song was the Na na Hey hey kiss him Goodbye song by Steam that they use in many sporting events.
We got off to an early start as Marg had identified a couple of park sales she wanted to check out. They were both large parks, one an upscale park, the other an older one. When I say upscale, I mean one with better quality junk. LOL At the first sale she managed to get a couple of metal wall ornamental flower pots and put me on to a squeegee. She wanted to dress up the far wall in the breezeway an has already posted a pic of them on her FB page. For my part I plan to scrub the driveway and then put a coating on it, so after washing it I will need to get the water off to help with drying it and for $1 how could I go wrong. The older park was a bust, as is usually the case, their junk was not up to our standards. LOL
We made it back for lunch and on the way passed a guy who had a bistro table and two rocking chairs for sale. She went back and was impressed with what he had, so told him it was a good price but asked if he would take less. Well she ended up with them for $20, a heck of a deal as they are in excellent condition. Then we went out to Walmart for a few things. Lunch was just a hotdog, but Marg had found some with pork, the first we have found here and they were good. We just have not got accustomed to the beef wieners. We needed some groceries so having a bit of time thought we would be OK. Well we sort of were, but looking at our watch it was close to the time she had committed to be at the hall to help her fellow rec committee members decorate, so we had to hustle.
Attendance was very good, so many residents here must have agreed that it was a good idea. There are quite a few daily or week long campers in the park now and a few of them attended tonight. It was well done, even to the selection of music by Malcolm. The last song was the Na na Hey hey kiss him Goodbye song by Steam that they use in many sporting events.
Friday, 23 March 2018
Friday, Mar 23rd
A bit later start today, but it was another nice one.
Marg went to water aerobics and the pool was nice, but they only had 8 ladies in the pool. They had a good workout and Marg was able to handle the routines in her own way. While she was away I scanned and posted a couple of events on the tenants association FB page. There is a farewell dance on Saturday and the following weekend the Easter dinner. These will be in the last organized events by the association for this winter season. I believe breakfast tomorrow morning is the last one and ice cream on Sunday will be the same. It is all coming to a close for this winter season.
On the coughing situation, at times it seems we are having a competition to see who can do it the most and it's getting a little frustrating. The only good news is the antibiotic I am taking is changing things mostly for the better. I hate to keep lamenting this aspect of our winter stay here, but it has become frustrating.
After lunch I went to play pool. Had some good games and played with some good fellows today. Not sure about the win/loss ratio, but may have been on the losing side more than winning. It was all good with pretty diverse skill levels among the four players, which made for interesting games. All I can say is I was neither the best nor the worst. LOL
Marg picked up Doris and they went to the Superstition market where she gets all the good deals on fruits and vegetables. They had a good day and judging from our fruit basket a successful one. The produce is always so fresh there, especially when compared to home.
She had a few visitors and our dinner reservation was 5 o'clock. Gary & Linda drove, so that was nice. I don't think any of the others had ever been to the Bavarian Point, the German restaurant. There ended up being 12 of us, so they sat us in a separate room, which was nice. The place was busy and that was complicated by them having a waitress no show up for work. The gals working it pretty much had their feet run off them. As a result the service was kind of slow tonight, but the food was good. The waitress was the one we have had previously and she did the best she could, even gave everyone a second drink on the house. I think most people were satisfied, but none the less a bit disappointing.
After returning to the park we went to Linda & Gary's for a bit of patio time. They are trying to clean out their fridge [well Gary's beer]. A few other people stopped by and sat in with us, so there were probably 16 or 18 sitting around. It went fairly late, but a fun evening.
Marg went to water aerobics and the pool was nice, but they only had 8 ladies in the pool. They had a good workout and Marg was able to handle the routines in her own way. While she was away I scanned and posted a couple of events on the tenants association FB page. There is a farewell dance on Saturday and the following weekend the Easter dinner. These will be in the last organized events by the association for this winter season. I believe breakfast tomorrow morning is the last one and ice cream on Sunday will be the same. It is all coming to a close for this winter season.
On the coughing situation, at times it seems we are having a competition to see who can do it the most and it's getting a little frustrating. The only good news is the antibiotic I am taking is changing things mostly for the better. I hate to keep lamenting this aspect of our winter stay here, but it has become frustrating.
After lunch I went to play pool. Had some good games and played with some good fellows today. Not sure about the win/loss ratio, but may have been on the losing side more than winning. It was all good with pretty diverse skill levels among the four players, which made for interesting games. All I can say is I was neither the best nor the worst. LOL
Marg picked up Doris and they went to the Superstition market where she gets all the good deals on fruits and vegetables. They had a good day and judging from our fruit basket a successful one. The produce is always so fresh there, especially when compared to home.
She had a few visitors and our dinner reservation was 5 o'clock. Gary & Linda drove, so that was nice. I don't think any of the others had ever been to the Bavarian Point, the German restaurant. There ended up being 12 of us, so they sat us in a separate room, which was nice. The place was busy and that was complicated by them having a waitress no show up for work. The gals working it pretty much had their feet run off them. As a result the service was kind of slow tonight, but the food was good. The waitress was the one we have had previously and she did the best she could, even gave everyone a second drink on the house. I think most people were satisfied, but none the less a bit disappointing.
After returning to the park we went to Linda & Gary's for a bit of patio time. They are trying to clean out their fridge [well Gary's beer]. A few other people stopped by and sat in with us, so there were probably 16 or 18 sitting around. It went fairly late, but a fun evening.
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