fall....

Good afternoon.
Fall has suddenly descended on us. Our temps this week will feel more like January than late October. We might even get a freeze on Thursday night! But it's sunny, so we're happy.  :-)
And it's still better than Michigan!
Here's a couple of pics from the yard......

You can see the long fall shadows even here!
And my latest puzzle.....

Made a batch of breakfast muffins yesterday. Been sitting out front in the driveway during happy hour. More sun there than the back yard. Seems to be attracting neighbors, so I had to bring some of the chairs from the backyard out front. Going to Taco Tuesday tomorrow. Got a group of about 11 going.
Still walking in the morning. Usually a long walk by myself, and then a short walk with Gloria. Sometimes a third walk in the afternoon with Craig. You'd think I'd be a lot thinner, but I'm not!   :-)
 It must be true you're metabolism slows down as you get older, cause I don't eat near as much as I used to, but am fighting this weight all the time!
I've got apples for a pie, and hopefully will make that tomorrow.
And with that, this post is done!

flu shot time

Good Afternoon.
Beautiful weather this time of year! Highs around 80, lows around 50's.
Here's a pic of my cape Honeysuckle.....

Not sure if i posted a pic of it before. It sure has done good this year!
And I'm getting real good at making omelets, and Craig sure likes them!

My neighbor Obbie that is gone for the summer has an Aloe plant on her patio I've been watering, and now it's going to bloom!

I don't think I watered it enough in the summer, and started watering it more the last several weeks. I 'm thinking it thinks it's spring, cause that's when it usually flowers.
And here's my latest puzzle.....

It was a challenge! And it's not food!   :-)
Had lunch today at Outback. Used up the remaining balance on that gift card. Today was walkabout Wednesday. We each got a 5oz steak, fries, and a small draft for $10.99 each. Then we added the coconut shrimp. Yummy!
Tomorrow, our neighbor Eva, is taking us to lunch. Not sure why, she's been bugging us for a few weeks now. Haven't done much for her. Changed her air filter and hauled a piece of furniture out for bulk pickup. But we'll go and make her happy. I never turn down free food!   :-)
Tomorrow we also get our flu shots, and my second pneumonia shot. We wanted them closer to the cruise so they'll be more effective.
And that's all I have for now!

annual medicare enrollment time.

 Good evening.
Weather has been great! Sunny and low 80's.
Been walking every morning, and with the cooler temps, Craig's been joining me on an afternoon walk.
Had a community garage sale last weekend, and managed not to find anything.   :-)
Been cleaning the house and dusting.....a lot! It's kind of dusty out here in the desert.   :-)
Was very busy today. Today started the open enrollment period for Medicare plans.
Been online all day looking at next years prescription drug plans.
Both Craig's and mine were going up a little bit,
and I wanted to see if I could find something cheaper.
Well, I did!
I'll be switching mine to Clear Springs Health Rx and will save about $70 a year.
I'll switch Craig's to Wellcare Wellness, and he'll save $34 a year.
Hey, every little bit helps! And the reason we're doing different plans is because we each take different meds. I take a different  blood pressure med and a different cholesterol med. And the pricing of plans are affected by the drugs you take.
And we can both get them at Smith's.
Tomorrow, I'll look at supplemental plans, although we expect to stay with Humana as the price went up just a few dollars. But I'll check and make sure it's the cheapest "F" plan, and if it isn't, make sure our doctors are in their network before we change.
I will say, the Medicare website is so very user friendly and helpful.
Anyway, no pics with today's post.

road trip

Good afternoon.
We've just returned from a road trip!
This one took us 5 days, and 1170 miles. We left Vegas last Monday, and drove to Page Arizona. Just before Page, we stopped at Lake Powell and the Powell Dam.

We even stumbled on a wedding in process at the overlook!

We spent the night in Page with our room overlooking the dam.
Then it was on to Moab Utah the next morning, with a stop at Monument Valley on the way....

 Then on the way to Moab, we of course stopped and took a pic on this famous highway......

We spent 3 nights in Moab at a BW right in the center of town.  A little pricey, but so very convenient to walk to stores and restaurants. Then the next day it was off to Arches National Park, just outside of Moab.

It was very busy. Found out October is one of the busiest months because of the milder weather. We thought since school was in, it wouldn't be as busy.  Wrong! But it was fun to refresh our memory from our first visit nearly 20 years ago.
The next day, we went to Canyonlands National Park. About a 45 minute drive from Moab.

Not quite as busy as Arches. But very cold as a front moved through during the night. A good 30 degrees cooler than the previous day.
But we saw what we wanted and enjoyed our stay. Got up Friday morning, and made the 7hr drive back to Vegas. Like I always say, if you get there safe and get home safe, it's a good trip. And yes it was!.   :-)

puzzle time

Good morning.
A neighbor I collected mail for while they were gone for the summer, gave me a gift card to Outback, and found me a puzzle to do.
It's a 3D puzzle.......

It even has a working clock! It was fun to put together, although it took only a couple of hours. But it was a very thoughtful gift.   :-)
And here's a regular puzzle I recently finished...

And my Honeysuckle is coming into bloom.....

And I made an omelet for Craig for lunch.

I've gotten pretty good at making these!   :-)
The weather has been really nice, but then, that's why we moved out here.   :-)
Still walking every morning, and doing the fitness center on Saturdays. Just not always every Saturday....if you know what I mean....    ;-)
But that's about it for now....