Another wonderful fall day, Turkey purchase for Thanksgiving and our last day here this year.

Where are we today ? 

Rock Glen resort

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      Another night not so good of a sleep. Thinking my stomach muscles are still acting up and or my back is out.  So no breakfast and a slice of apple for lunch, Then a trip to Forest to pick up our Thanksgiving Turkey  on sale 7KG (15 lbs) for $22.00, Made room in our fridge to let it thaw for a few days.
    Back home a long hot shower then some of my Orthogell advanced pain relief I get from my Chiropractor, 2 advil and I start to feel relief almost right away. I will apply it again tonight before I go to bed again. Going to see my Chiropractor Wednesday morning anyway for a tune up.
    Now to check tires and oil before we leave in the morning heading to Suzie's sister Rose and BIL Ross in Tavistock, handy spot for a few more appointments and family get togethers. I then emptied our sewage tanks stored the hoses and put our Weber Q away. Also topped top the water in out coach batteries as well.
      Now I can relax outside in the warm afternoon sunshine beside us. Enjoy our e-readers for a while.

you know it is warm when Suzie is in short sleeves

most of our stuff is secured

what a perfect afternoon 66F and
 warmer in the sunshine, no wind

       Shortly after 3 pm our neighbour Mark joined us for Happy hour and then Tucker dragged Gerry over to join us. Our last one with these guys until the spring.

Gerry, Tucker, Mark and Shilo
the 2 dogs getting to know each other

Tucker right on his chair for a rub from Suzie 

Tucker checking out Shilo

Shilo gets her treat

Tucker waiting for his

a nice cozy Happy hour today

        Then a bit later Linda drops by with here puppies today to say Hi and goodbye for now.

      Time to head inside, supper tonight a nice easy meal hopefully good for my tummy and so far so good. A grilled cheese and tomato soup, An old stand by we have not had for years.

quick and easy supper

this worked for us a nice treat

     After supper outside  for a bit finishing this posting and read for a bit. Loree and Freddie stopped by to say goodbye, see you guys in the spring. 

Freddie and Loree on their evening walk

and I did manage a nice sunset here
our last night here this year

         About 7:30 pm we headed inside, cold down to 54F. relax for a but watch a show on tv and call it a night. Hopefully a better sleep tonight. Just inside a lock on the door Paul ad Judy came by to say see ya later and in the spring, as they know we leave too early in the morning for them

Paul and Judy, Thanks for dropping by guys
hope you have an awesome winter as well

            Thank you for taking the time to drop by and hope y'all enjoyed a nice fall day as well.

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 Where have we been this Summer ?

New t-shirt, laundry done, friends drop by, turkey on the Weber Q and another perfect desert day.

Where are we today ? 

Quartzsite Arizona

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          More amazing weather that we never get tired of. We are quite happy enjoy it right here in the southwest. Not much left for us to see and explore in this area but that is just fine with the both of us.
          This morning after coffees and computing I packed the laundry in the car at 7 am and into the Mainstreet  laundromat. Always a good time to go. Hardly anyone there so let the machines do there magic wash and dry, I folded stuff up and back home by 8:30 this morning, Suzie will put that stuff away for us.

bought me a new shirt today
been over 50 years since I had one like this
just had to have another

sunrise at the laundromat this morning

this the place lotsa machines, very clean and efficient

     Back home while Suzie put the laundry away I got a nice walkabout around the area.

loving the scenery here so peaceful 

Dome rock not far away

love these baby Saguaros
family gathering

     Then I got ambitious  thought I would clean our coach . Last time was in November in New Mexico that I used this waterless  Meguiars Wash wax product and love it does a great job. Especially here in the southwest when we have no rain to get our vehicles dirty. 

about an hour later all done and looks like new again

     Time for a light lunch , 2 leftover pieces of pizza each reheated in the frying pan sure hit the spot today.
     The I wandered over to Tyson Wells to check a couple of vendors out, no crowds now a nice time to go.

This is the way I like it and lotsa parking

      Checked out a few things and found my Tye Die t shirt that I wanted for a good price only 7 bucks, I saw them at other vendors for 15 to 20 bucks, nope !
       Back home enjoying our e-readers in the shade we had company drop in, our friends Ken and Shirley ( Seeing America with Ken and Shirley)for a short visit. They heading out in the morning and wanted to say see ya later and hopefully on down the road again. They have that hitch itch too, we know what thats like we have it too!

nice to see them again,
until next time guys
glad they stopped by

     Right after they left I prepped the 1/2 Turkey (5.5 lbs) I picked up yesterday at the Roadrunner Market for tonights supper on the Weber Q.

ready to go

      Now we enjoyed more of our page turners enjoying this amazing desert scenery.

love the views from here

        I finished a book and began another , new author will see how this is.

have never read his books before
looks interesting  

90 minutes later Turkey done
so time to enjoy supper with a tasty salad

sure hit the spot and lots of leftovers
 for soup as well,  some cranberry orange sauce
 I made at Christmas

       And as most every day here in the desert another wonderful sunset to enjoy.

         A bit later we sat outside reading and working on the blog, a nice mild night at 8 pm still 60 f (15C) not too bad at all. But trying to post this we kept being interrupted with the amazing starry skies and coyotes off in the distance . I know I have said it many times before but this is what we love about the southwest. So now inside to wrap this up and get it posted.
      Thanks for stopping by again and hope y'all had a wonderful day as well

 Want to learn more about Membership camping at Rock Glen Family Resort ? 

click this link www.geosuzie.rockglen.com

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Where have we been this winter ?

Summer is still hanging in and loving it. Finally found a Turkey this morning on sale.

Where are we today ? 

Plattsville Ontario

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     A pretty nice night for sleeping  a bit of rain but the windows open with our window awnings down sure was wonderful. Got my coffee done and emails checked then at 8 am I headed into Kitchener in search of Frozen Turkeys on sale. The No Frills in New hamburg were sold out, but had at least 2 stores to check out there. Ok The first one I went to had what I wanted a 16 lb Turkey at .95 cents a lb. Perfect for our Canadian Thanksgiving meal with my 3 kids, spouses and 7 grands on Oct 9th. I said I would cook the turkey and bring gravy and fresh cranberry/orange sauce. So now that is taken care of. Still have to find cranberries but lotsa time for that.
        But also while I was in Kitchener around the corner was a Canadian Tire store that I need to stop at. Pick up one new tire for the car , I bought 2 new ones last year and one replaced free under warranty was time for this one now. But like always we had enough Canadian tire points to pay for this tire, so no cost to us. We do like free!

a nice country drive into Kitchener

      Back home here before 10 am so Suzie took our Turkey to store in her brother's freezer for a couple of weeks and pick up the little mail that might be there.
      A nice light lunch as usual apple, banana, and a small bowl of bean soup did the trick. Then I headed back to hop the mower for about 90 minutes to cut the rear  2.5 acres of the yard here. I will finish the front part tomorrow and will probably be the last time this year for me.

such a perfect warm sunny day up to 82F and not a cloud in the sky

our coach the small white spot  in the middle of this photo

not too bad but need a close cutting

      This all done just before 2 pm so now I can relax in the shade with Suzie and get right back into my page turner book The Fix by David Baldacci.

what a perfect late summer day and so peaceful here
we really love it hear.

       Now about 4:30 I preheated our Weber Q, whipped up a salad and grilled a Turkey Breast. 35 minutes later done to perfection. Crispy on the outside and so moist and tender. Of course lotsa leftovers and more bones to go into a pot of soup sometime this week, Our freezer is getting full of bones gotta use them up. An we will be outta homemade soup soon.

smells so good cooking here right beside us reading our E-readers

sure did the trick tonight

       Such a wonderful relaxing day and now outside enjoying more of this warm weather at 7:30pm still in the mid 70's F , no problem here thats for sure.

       Back to enjoying our reading and eventually head on inside for the night.

       Thanks once again  for stopping on by and hope y'all had some wonderful weather as well.      

 Want to learn more about Membership camping at Rock Glen Family Resort ? click this link www.geosuzie.rockglen.com

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Where have we been this summer ?

Thursday and another late Thanksgiving dinner with friends in the desert.

Where are we today

Las Posa South Quartzsite Arizona

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          Over night cloud cover so it was much warmer last night about 40f  at 5 am much nicer. And the sunrise amazing at 7 am during my first walkabout for a few minutes, again because of the cloud cover.

gotta love the desert skies

        Shortly after 8 am I whipped into town for a few supplies, and stopped by the Library. To see if Gerry found it. And sure enough he was in his glory with the free wifi and all the computer terminals there.

       Back home to get a few things done here with Suzie, then time for a nice light lunch. And while she had a short nap I headed out for another walkabout enjoying the desert scenery. Got about 3 miles on today.

so many places to explore here

      Then a couple hours relaxing with our e-readers under our awning slightly out of the intense sun, Even though it was 60 f feels much warmer and was in shorts and t-shirts for a few hours.

what's not to love about this?

         About 3 pm over to Gerry and Melinda's to set up their Weber Q 2000 to grill a 1/2 Turkey we picked up yesterday. We all love Turkey so Gerry thought it would be great that we have a Thursday Dec 1st Thanksgiving Turkey dinner with them Mashed taters, gravy, cooked carrots, cranberry sauce with orange zest (recipe click HERE). Right here in the desert and was a great idea. Ans one dessert as well.

5 lb 1/2 turkey ready to go

low and slow, no peaking

few snack for happy hour

enjoying this great weather 

Tucker enjoys this too

Love Melinda's new hat
gifted from Suzie

90 minutes turkey done to perfection

that's me

Melinda looks much better

doggie fix for Suzie
with Tucker

Gerry Mashing the potatoes

Lotsa meat from this bird

we had a feast

good food with good friends
roughing it in the desert

      Where did the day go, but it sure was wonderful. Sunshine,warm sunny days, wide open spaces and cool nights great for sleeping.

       Thanks for stopping in for a peek and if you are around look us up.

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