Sunrise to sunset with wind and rain in between, never know what the desert will do for us.

Where are we today ? 

Quartzsite Arizona

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         A great sleep last night, not too cold at all up at 4:30 and was 56f inside, Turned on our Blue Flame set it on 2 out of 5 and less than 20 minutes later was 74F, and the thermostat kept that temperature, wow that is wonderful.
         Got a nice walkabout around 7 am not too much of a sunrise but the weather was shorts weather for me, loving it. Puttered around for a while and started a pot of chicken noodle soup from the bone we had in the freezer.

first walkabout just before 7 am and caught a nice sunrise

reflecting on the mountains to the west

      While they were boiling away I whipped into town to Herbs Hardware to get a handle to install on our new heater. This makes it easier to lift and  move around and back into the bathroom when it's shower time. I also added some small pieces of carpet to the heater's feet so as not o scratch our new floor.

this be Herb's

this handle makes it easier to move

carpet on the feet to slide on our new floor

     Finished making the soup and we both enjoyed a bowl for lunch. Not a very nice day for playing outside with a south wind at  around 25 mph  and a storm warning so we secured out chairs, nailed down the mat and set our Weber Q on the ground under the coach. Don;t want this stuff to blow away!

smells so yummy

a nice tasty light lunch

        We had some wind and dust blowing around us but we were not right in it. At about 2:30 pm we saw the storm coming towards us and then a light rain for about 90 minutes. Just enough to dampen the ground a bit (keep the dust down) , few puddles here and there beginning with a bit of water in the small wash beside us.

nice that the dust is over there

here comes the storm

yup we got rain

           Did manage to get some reading time inside, I read better outside but not too good with the rain and the wind.
          Before the rain began it was 77F and less 1 hour later it dropped to 55 F., it is amazing how the weather here in the desert can change so quickly.

another new page turner today

a few puddles over here

a bit of water in the wash  beside us

         For supper tonight I am making  Chicken Parmesan Alfredo to use up some Alfredo sauce from  the other night for the recipe you can click  HERE or my recipe blog top right sidebar

smells yummy. no 
Weber Q tonight with the wind and rain
love our propane oven

added to our salad was excellent

         Now with all the clouds, wind and rain today we actually got to experience another desert sunset.

just starting to set when the clouds lifted

and some nice colour again

       Really not a bad day after all, not too cold and we got some things done.
      No matter the weather sure beats all the cold and snow back home, plus if it gets too cold all we have to do is turn on our new Blue Flame and we toasty warm in no time.
      Thanks again for stopping to see how we doing here in the desert at home dirt.

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Blue Flame heater bought and installed this morning Yeah ! And company back home.

Where are we today ?

Quartzite Arizona

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         Up early and caught nice red sky before we headed into Rv Lifestyles in Quartzite. To have our new Blue Flame heater installed. Ya hoo! We have had our Mr Heater for 10 years and loved it but always said when the time comes we will get this Blue Flame heater. We love these no noise, no electricity and just sips the propane. 99.9% efficient, whats not to love?
         Well last week the time came our Mr heater was having issues I took it apart a couple of times and got it to work again but not perfect. So it was time to put him to sleep. It served us well for over 10 years and was only $75.00 then so really did not owe us anything especially all the propane we saved. After telling so many people about this Blue flame heater over the years they had them installed and love them. So last Friday in the Hot Springs I phoned them. Yes they had the heater we wanted in stock and could install it on Monday, Yippeee, go for it. So instead of going to Imperial Dam LTVA for a few days we came right into Q so we could be here first thing this morning for 8 am.
       Got there for 8 am and discussed with Mike where we wanted it installed. He said no problem. So we wandered about the store, enjoyed a free coffee and nibbled on fresh free popcorn. And just after 10:30 the install was all done, so neat and professional. Gave us a demo, and showed me where  and how it was installed. A pretty good deal in our minds $209.00 for the heater and  $125.00 to install plus a a few parts, connectors and a hose. And wow this is nice heats the room quickly and a has a thermostat so that it will maintain whatever heat we want. and The blue flame yahoo again, and doubles as a gas fireplace as well ! Also being on the hose we can put it in the bathroom for when we have a shower, sure will be great here on the cool mornings and nights.

what a beauty

this be it

connection behind the fridge

quick connect so we can easily remove it to store in the summer
or remove it when it goes to a dealer in Canada
these are not allowed in Canada in an RV?

another wonderful desert sunrise just before 7 am

this the place, sure do like their service
over the years

in the shop for the install

       I wandered around checking out the store and toys outside.

this my favourite toy
would be a nice towed?
Suzie says no :<(

nice..

nice waiting area enjoying a coffee

couch, tv and free popcorn 

 Just after 10:30 we pulled out of there back down Keuhn st. to home dirt

not too busy today

this lady has been standing on this corner for a few years
here twin across the street

       Back home Bill and Patsy had company Deb and Riley stopped by for a visit and were confused when our coach was not there, But they saw Bill and Patsy outside. They got to meet them and we had another wonderful visit.

doggie fix for Suzie

I tilted our solar and took a pic of this wonderful area

      Then Bill and Pasty had more company Tom and Deb stopped in for a visit. Nice to see them again. Not being a sunny day did not get that warm so a few more clothes needed.

Tom Deb, Patsy, Suzie and Bill

      Just as they were leaving Deb and Riley stopped by on their walkabout they do get some good hikes in.

Deb , Riley, Deb Patsy and Bill

      Soon time to whip up supper, and tonight some deep fried catfish and one shrimp each just to try it out.

again our fry daddy does a great job

cooked to perfection

added to the salad was excellent

not much sun all day long but we had a nice sunrise and sunset

     After supper outside working on my blog until 7:30 down to 60f so getting a chill, inside to finish this up. And enjoy some heat from our Blue flame, Yup we loving it already!

     Thanks for stopping in and hope y'all had a wonderful day as well.

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