pie and shots.

Good afternoon,

The weather is getting very nice and cool. High today in the upper 80's and no humidity! Perfect!

We had our first driveway happy hour yesterday with 3 neighbors. 

Neighbors are slowly coming back for the winter. Char and Ken arrived yesterday, so no more picking up their mail. At least for a while.

Craig and I went to Smith's earlier this week and got our Pfizer booster shots. 

It's also time to start my pie baking again. And my first pie was a Pineapple Pie with a Pecan Crumb topping.

It's light and yummy!

I'm still walking every morning, but I've gotten lazy about going to the fitness center. It's just too easy to find an excuse not to go.  :-)

That's about it for now....
 

playing catch-up

Good afternoon.

We are going into the 2nd best weather of the year. The first being spring.   :-)   our highs are in the 90's and lows in the low 70's. We do have an occasional smoky day from the California fires, but not too often.

I'm still walking every morning. Some days with Dave, some with Dan and Daniel, and sometimes with Dave and Gloria. So I've been averaging around 3-5 miles each morning. It doesn't seem to be helping with my weight much, but that's because we've been eating out 1-2 times every week. 

And despite the heat, out flowers are looking pretty good....

I also got me a pair of Bluetooth earbuds......
 

 I got the kind that fit over the ear, because I have problems with regular earbuds staying in my ear. I think they're made for younger people and not older people with big floppy ears.  😉

They're so nice to use and I like not having a cord running to my phone.  And, while I'm walking, if a song comes on I'm not crazy about, I don't have to pull out my phone, open the app, and change the song. I just tap the right earbud twice, and it goes to the next song. Pretty nifty! Technology is great as long as you know how to use it!  And, they store in a nice little rechargeable case, so they are always ready to use. And, they were just $18. 

I'm currently watching 3 houses and getting mail for 2 of them. One couple should be home the end of the month, and the other 2 by the end of October. 

My stint on the Property and Grounds committee is going well. I have not been to a meeting yet. They keep getting cancelled for lack of items on the agenda. I'm told we should be busier in the fall. 

And October is looking to be a busy month. The 3rd, we're taking a bus tour down to Boulder City for a very large art fair. On the 8th is another Food Truck Friday at the community center parking lot, along with a paper shredding truck that Craig is getting ready to use. Then the 9th and 10th is the community garage sale. Craig thinks that is a good time to find me a birthday present.  Then the 21st is the next Property and Grounds meeting. So it looks to be a busy October.

That's it for now....

trip to Flag

Good evening.

Back at the end of August, we took a week long trip to Flagstaff, AZ. We go there every year to escape the heat. Flagstaff sits at 7000 ft., so the temps are usually around 20 to 30 degrees cooler than Vegas.
 

And of course, the main thing we do there besides enjoying the cool temps, is eating and drinking!

The  University of Northern Arizona is here, so the downtown has a lot of restaurants and bars.

And here's the suite we get at the Marriot Residence Inn that is right downtown.....

It's a very large nicely appointed room with a full kitchen and huge windows.   And this is a view out our room....

The mountains in the background are the tallest in Arizona. And yes, they have skiing in the winter.

So, we had a great time! Good food, and a nice break from the Vegas heat.