Time With Friends

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

When we got back home from dinner at Silly Al's with the group below the sky still had some lovely dark shades of pink showing threw. There must have been a lovely afterglow while we were inside enjoying good conversation and food.

You probably already have seen this picture of the group we went to
Silly Al's with for dinner Tuesday night on Patsy's Blog.
The thing it was so much better than the one I took I just had to "borrow" it..😊.
Right to left: Bill, Ken, John, Tom, myself, Gayle, Kim and Patsy.

Earlier in the day I joined three other ladies for a few games of Pokeno. Patsy has talked about how much fun it is, so when she said why don't you join us I decided to go and see what it was all about. I counted out my precious pennies and walked over to the club house just before 1 o'clock to join in the fun and I have to say, and fun it was. Of course, it would have been more fun if I would have not lost most of my pennies but sometimes you just have to take the good with the bad...lol

After I got back from Pokeno Tom and I joined Kim and Ken at Patsy and Bill's for Happy Hour before heading over to Silly Al's for dinner.  Where Gayle, Patsy's sister, and her husband, John joined us. Tom and I had not seen Gayle and John in several years so it was wonderful getting to chat with both of them.

It was another good day in Quartzsite, Arizona.

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

It was another chilly morning in the Sonoran Desert, 43 degrees as our day started. But with blue skies and sunshine it always feel a little warmer except if there is a breeze and this morning there was breeze. At a few minutes after 9 I walked over to the Clubhouse for Coffee and Snacks. Tom followed a few minutes later he had a few calls to make this morning. It was a very pleasant hour chatting with people and there were muffins baked by Sue that Tom said were very good.

A little later we headed out to Plomosa Road to pick up friends Melissa and Lyle at their spot out there and drove into Bouse for a late lunch. Two meals with friends in two days, plus coffee and snacks, we are starting to feel like social butterflies...lol

Driving down Plomosa Road we can see
the Plomosa Mountains in the distance.

Then we are driving through the mountains......

As we come out the east side of the mountains
this is one of my favorite views.

I wonder what mountains those are in the distance.

Lunch at El Mariachi Mexican Restaurant in Bouse, AZ
With Melissa and Lyle. The food was pretty good 
but the company was excellent.

The moon was rising as we pulled out of their
spot to head home.

Every once and awhile when you are driving through or near
mountains you get to watch the sun set more than once.
Plomosa Mountains.

After driving through the Plomosa Mountains the sun still
had a ways to go before slipping down for the day.

Looking east towards the Plomosa Mountains
as the sun was setting behind us.

Couldn't let a blog go by without an Ocotillo

Our last sunset for today as we approach AZ-95 
going west on Plomosa Road.

Turning on to Tyson Street as we made our way
home I liked the pink color in the sky.
That little white dot in the upper left is the moon.

I do like the warning on this sign located
on Plymouth Road in Quartzsite.

Our days are flowing by and we are enjoying them all. 

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Sunrise, Pizza, and A Campfire with Friends

Friday, December 1, 2023

Like several others I am wondering how December came so fast? How did the time go by so quickly between the battle to remember to write 2023 instead of 2022 and December? I finally had that battle won, and now the time to write 2024 is quickly approaching. The years are flying by and picking up speed. Knowing our children and grandchildren are healthy and happy makes these quickly passing years good ones. Getting to spend days like today with friends makes this time in our life even better. All days to savour on this journey of life we are all on.

The desert was lighting up around us and even though my fingers and toes were freezing I waited outside until the sun peeked over the Kofa Mountains before retreating back into the warmth of the Stinger "B". Tom only stood in the doorway and mentioned there is a chill in the air before retreating back inside. Since, he did have hot coffee ready when I came back in I am giving him a pass on wimping out about the "chill" and not coming out...LOL 🥰

Looking north in the early morning light.

Our Neighborhood

Looking southeast
before the sun peeked over the Kofa Mountains,

Just hanging out with this guy
 as we both wait, somewhat patiently,
for the sun to pop up over the mountains.

There it slowly starts to make its way into our view.

Looking west at the Dome Rock Mountains as they
start to catch the first of the sunlight.

He was just flying by.

Almost,

almost

then it is over the mountains

One last picture of the shadows to the west and I am inside
drinking hot coffee and warming up my fingers.

Later before heading into Quartzsite to join Patsy and Bill for dinner at Silly Al's we had an early Happy Hour.

I took this from the doorway.
Left to right: Deb and Kim deep in conversation
along with Ken and Tom deep in guy talk.

Funtime with friends at Silly Al's!
Left to right: Me, Tom, Kim, Ken, Patsy, Bill, Deb, and Riley

Arriving home the sun had set but I was able to catch a 
 little of what was left of a golden glow over the mountains.

As we were finishing up at dinner we decided a campfire 
just might be fun. So Patsy and Bill joined us out at Roadrunner.
Left to right, Tom, Patsy Bill, Deb, Riley, Kim, and Ken looking
up, I am guessing, something we were all curious about.

Campfire with friends even in the "chill" of the desert night is a wonderful way to end a day in this quiet and peaceful place we have been calling home.

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New Neighbors

Sunday, November 12, 2023

Our day started early. We were up and moving before the sun which was just starting to show itself over the Kofa Mountains as we made our way out of the Roadrunner BLM to US-95. Turning north we were headed to Parker and Sacred Heart Catholic Church for 8:00 AM Mass.

We could see the first of the sun's light as we started out

then it popped over the mountains before we reached the exit.

Turning left on the highway this is our view. 

The church was honoring Our Veterans this weekend.
Our closing song today was America the Beautiful.

Today for the first time I noticed this small
chapel near the entrance to the church.
Observant, obviously we are not.

After Mass we made a quick stop for a few groceries at the Walmart before heading home. After getting things put away Deb and Riley joined us outside for a late Coffee/Bloody Mary/Margarita Hour. We had been chatting for awhile when we noticed a Yellow Jeep coming our way with Sue, Lorne, and Archie inside, what a great surprise. They sat down to join us and after we had been chatting for a while mentioned they were going to look for a spot over this way. They both said it was a lot quieter here then where they are at Scaddan Wash. We all suggested there was certainly enough room right here no need to look any further. When they got up to leave they said they would see us in the morning or later today.

Not long after they left Deb noticed a black truck coming our way. Her and Tom both said, that looks like Black Beauty. Another great surprise it was Patsy, Bill, and Gibbs stopping by for a visit. They sat down to chat for a bit and before they got up to leave we could see Lorne in their motorhome and Sue in the Yellow Jeep coming back our way.  When I say life is fun and full of surprises out here, today was one of those wonderful days. Basically one long Happy Hour!!! Pictures of all this would have been nice but I did not take one. Luckily Patsy, Chillin' with Patsy, did. Check out her Sunday, November 12th blog, plus, she shares what may have been the best laugh of the day. 

It was definitely a good day from start to finish!

Monday, November 13, 2023

Today started in the quiet that exists out here just before the sun comes up. It is a time between the inky blackness and brightness of the sun when everything in the desert looks soft and muted. Soon the sun will come up over the mountains and the shadows will reach across the desert floor. It is a time when everything starts to slowly light up and the white rocks found out here twinkle in the sunlight. The desert has a beauty all its own and this is my favorite time of the day when we are parked out here.

Dome Rock Mountains under a pink sky.

Our Neighborhood in the early morning light.

The sun is slowly making its way up.

Looking towards the 

Dome Rock Mountains.

A hummingbird sipping in the early morning light.

The sun is up and sitting outside we can feel its warmth.

A little later we joined this crew for dinner at Silly Al's.
The pizza was good and the company better.
Bottom Picture Left to Right: Tom, Lorne Bill, Patsy,
Riley, Deb, and Sue. 

There never seems to be a shortage of talk and laughter when we are out with friends and this evening was no exception.

This Living Our Retirement Dream is really working out. We continue to know just how lucky we are to be doing so!

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A Ride in the Desert and Pizza With Friends!

Tuesday, February 21. 2023

We have settled in to a calm enjoyable life here in the desert. Our neighbors are quiet and fun to be around. Our daily routine throughout this adventure has brought a peacefulness to our lives. No list of what we "need" to see, no rushing to do this and that, we are just letting the days flow as they will. Not that we never make any plans, we do, yet the ones we do make are filled with enjoyment and relaxing. 

An alarm on the Jeep has gone off a couple of times with no indication as to why. So Tom brought it over to one of the Auto Shops here in Quartzsite. They could not find anything wrong with it and said it probably is electrical and beyond their realm of work. So he will have to look into bringing it into a place that does work in that area. Just because we are out in the desert all the fun of vehicle or house ownership for that matter, it is just on wheels now, does not go away. 

Getting back to the idea of letting our days flow by when Tom got back from the Auto Shop I said, lets go for a ride so off we went. The pictures below are of that ride. We took the Pipeline road, which is just behind where we are parked out here at Roadrunner BLM, till we were behind the Dome Rock BLM. At that point we turned on to another road that took us into a part of that BLM area. It was a nice ride. I did get out a couple of times to take a short walk so I could take some pictures of Saguaros I could see that looked interesting. Otherwise, I took them out the front window, just a few steps from the Jeep, or the rolled down passenger window. Mostly a lazy picture taking day...😊

We have just turned on to the Pipeline Road heading west.

Looking North at the Tyson Wash.

One of the Saguaros I walked to.

Looking back towards Roadrunner BLM.

Dome Rock Mountains are ahead of us.

I just thought it was an interesting looking cloud.

Then these guys were ahead of us.

You cannot tell in the pictures 

 but they had reddish beaks.

I am pretty sure these were

Turkey Vultures.

Some of the desert wildflowers. 
My favorites the ones would be the Desertstar Daisy. 
The purple I believe are Scorpion Weed.
The yellow flowering bush is a Creosote Bush.

The other Saguaro I walked to.

Looking North towards Dome Rock BLM

Looking East toward the LTVA's we could see
lots of little white dots in the distance.

I just liked looking out

at these views

as we road through the Dome Rock BLM.

Arriving back home in time for Happy Hour the wind had picked up. Thank you, Deb for folding up our chairs and tables. So the search was on for a place out of the wind to sit for Happy Hour. We started behind the Stinger "B" but the wind soon found us there. Next stop was east of the Igloo where we stayed until it was time to go in. Doug had been off to visit another blogger and found us there, he did suggest inside the White Lion but by then we were ready to call it an evening. Not sure why I did not suggest inside out of the wind earlier, we certainly have enough room...I guess I thought it was more fun and challenging to find a place out of the wind outside...lol We did persevere and we had a fun Happy Hour pretty much the norm for this group.

We went in before sunset and then I noticed the color out the
window. A lovely afterglow which I took leaning out
our large bedroom window and another window up front.

We were under a wind advisory. The prediction was for sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph. We are thinking the prediction was right. We ended up pulling in both our slides before we went to bed as our toppers were flapping. We went to sleep with the wind howling all around us while it occasionally rocked the Stinger "B".  

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

We went to sleep with the wind howling and we awoke to the same howling. It is Ash Wednesday and for us as Catholics a Holy Day of Obligation so we were off in the wind to attend 10 o'clock Mass here in Quartzsite at Our Lady Queen of Peace, Mission. Then back home and inside sadly no Coffee Hour today.

I have been watching the clouds float by and the lovely shadows they make on the  mountains across the way from us. Below are some of the pictures I took, again through the bedroom window, throughout the afternoon. 

The clouds move quickly in the wind

and the shadows

dance across the mountains.

A little more to the north and I could really see the dust in
the air. Yet the clouds above were beautiful.

Today there was a plan...😊 and it included friends and pizza at Silly Al's in Quartzsite. Deb suggested we take one vehicle versus three so we, Riley, Doug, Tom and I, joined Deb in the Dogsled and she drove us in to join Cheryl, Dave, Patsy, and Bill for dinner. The pizza was good but the company was the best part. It was a fun couple of hours and hopefully we will get together again before we all leave this area. Just in case there were hugs exchanged. I personally do not thing there can be to many hugs and it would be nice to do it again.

From the left front of the table: Riley, Tom, Cheryl,
Dave, Patsy, Bill, Deb, and Doug.

Despite the wind, as I write this it is still with us, and cooler temperatures the days continue to be good.

The mantra right now is: at least the temperature is above 0 degrees and there is no snow blowing....at least the temperature is above 0 degrees and there is no snow blowing....at least the temperature is above 0 degrees and there is no snow blowing....lol 

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