2018-04-12 22:07
Good afternoon.Yesterday, we drove over to the west side of the valley and went to Red Rock National Conservation Area . It is literally just a couple of miles from the Las Vegas sprawl.Here… Read More
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2018-04-09 15:01
Good morning.I've just returned from my morning walk.The weather has been beautiful! Sunny and highs in the 80's. My morning walks in the low 60's.Things are blooming!Roses are starting to b… Read More
2018-04-06 14:10
Good morning.I've just returned from my 40 minute morning walk. It's a mild 67 out this morning. Warmest morning we've had so far. :-)Here's a few pics of our ever evolving back yard… Read More
2018-04-04 15:43
Good morning.Some random pics from my walk this morning.... Our communities 'Doggie Park'. The only grass in our community out side the golf course and main entrances.As you leave our commun… Read More
2018-04-02 15:13
Good morning. Craig and I did a different afternoon walk a couple of days ago. We were going to walk Nature Discovery park which is in the top middle of this pic, right across the highw… Read More
2018-03-30 00:02
Good afternoon.Just got back from my afternoon walk. Here's something I saw..... The first cactus in bloom! They are so pretty and huge compared to the size of the plant! And as you can see… Read More
2018-03-28 17:56
Good morning.Busy, busy, busy.Sunday, we went to a little car show at the park across the highway from our community. There were some very interesting vehicles there. I can't imagine the amo… Read More
2018-03-25 16:00
Good morning.It's been a nice few days weather wise, and a busy few days.Thursday, a neighbor invited us over for dinner. Stuffed pork chops, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and asparagus. It was… Read More
2018-03-22 18:42
Good morning.Got a little wet this morning on my walk. We are having some drizzly rain today. The temp was a mild 59. Heard many birds singing and it felt like spring back in Michigan!… Read More
2018-03-20 20:54
Good afternoon.Here's a pic of my little ornamental cabbages blooming..... And, a pic of the latest apple pie I made a couple of days ago....And we made spaghetti yesterday, but not with pas… Read More
2018-03-17 15:01
Good morning.I've just returned from my morning walk. This cold weather pattern just doesn't want to leave. :-(But, it's still better than back in Michigan. And sunny… Read More
2018-03-14 14:45
Good morning.A couple of days ago, Craig and I did our afternoon walk across the highway at Nature Discovery Park. It's one of 3 large parks in out master community. At one end of the park t… Read More
2018-03-11 15:28
Good morning.I just returned from my 40 minute walk. Here's a couple of pics from my patio... As our weather begins to warm, the ornamental cabbage starts to go to seed. But first, it elonga… Read More
2018-03-10 00:12
Good afternoon.It's been a fairly productive few days.First off, we replaced all 4 of our smoke detectors.We have hard wired detectors in the hall, 2 bedrooms and living room. I replac… Read More
2018-03-06 15:32
Good morning.I've just returned from my walk. Here's a few pics of the second bath and the refinished counter.... I'm happy to say that it looks like a brand new count top! I'm extremely ple… Read More
2018-03-05 16:09
Good morning.I've just returned from the fitness center. Arms doing pretty good so trying to slowly start working with it.Here's a pic from one of my early morning walks..... A full mo… Read More
2018-02-28 16:13
Good morning.Just returned from my walk. A chilly 37 this morning. It won't get back to normal temps until early next week.So, good weather to do some things around the house. We finally wen… Read More
2018-02-24 18:24
Good morning from a cold Vegas!Got down to 31 last night and today's high will be just 57. First night in 454 days we got to freezing at the airport. It was a cold week last week and l… Read More
2018-02-19 15:09
Good morning.Our beautiful weather is leaving us for a spell. High temps this week in the low 50's. brrr!But here's a few pics I took this weekend..... Pansies like the cold and have… Read More
2018-02-16 13:05
Good morning.Well, we did another project, but first, I want to tell you about a little incident.Take a good look at this pic........ I've discovered that toilet bowl cleaner is great on gro… Read More
2018-02-11 21:06
I got an e-mail this morning from IHG Rewards Club. I have an IHG credit card and the rewards club is where the points go when I use it. That gave me free nights and discounted nights on my… Read More
2018-02-10 15:42
Good morning.Well, it's been nearly a week since our cruise. We got back home Saturday afternoon. And though we managed to survive an entire week on a ship in close quarters with 3000 passen… Read More
2018-02-07 16:11
Good morning.So, Our cruise left Long Beach CA on Sat around 4:30 pm. Sailed all day Sunday and arrived in Cabo on Monday.After we got on board, we checked out our room and unpacked our lugg… Read More
2018-02-06 23:34
Good afternoon.Since I have some time, I'll do a post on Puerto Vallarta. If you look real close, you'll see Craig standing on the aft deck in port, and look what's across the street fr… Read More
2018-02-06 15:22
Good morning.We left Long Beach CA on Sat. afternoon. Sailed all night and all day Sunday and arrived in Cabo on Monday morning. Cabo doesn't have a dock for large ships so we had to 'park'… Read More
2018-02-05 04:32
Good evening.Here's some more pics of our ship..... These 2 pics where when we were boarding in Long Beach walking out the gangway.The main pool is on deck 9 which is open to the sky. But on… Read More
2018-02-04 16:03
Good morning. We've just returned from a 7 day Mexican Rivera Cruise on the Carnival Splendor.Had stops in Cabo, Mazatlan, and Pueto Vallarta. Craig's finger is pointing to the b… Read More
2018-01-15 15:45
Good morning.I've just returned from our morning walk.The weather has been great! With highs in the upper 60's for most of the month so far. Our normal high should be around 58. Not complain… Read More
2018-01-10 16:22
Good morning.Here's some pics from my walk this morning..... Our Spring Mountains as seen from the western edge of our community. I walked down Aliante Boulevard which runs a… Read More
2018-01-09 23:39
Good afternoon. Yesterday, we ended a record run of 116 days without rain! The old record was, I think, around 105.And we're getting more rain today. It has rained pretty much nonstop all da… Read More
2018-01-08 14:09
Good morning.Well, it's been nearly a week since I posted so better write something. :-)I've been working on a little project....... We got this from our neighbor. She got it fr… Read More
2018-01-03 22:34
Good afternoon.During my morning walk, I saw we had a full moon..... And here's a pic of our Spring Mountains in the morning sunrise....again...... :-)Our house is on the r… Read More
2017-12-26 14:26
Good morning.I'm a little late, But Merry Christmas! We had a very nice day. Craig cooked a ham. Even enjoyed a nice snow fall. :-)Found some nice you tube videos of snowin… Read More
2017-12-23 23:57
Good afternoon.We've just returned from our afternoon walk. A bit cool at only 54, but it will get warmer over the next few days. I've been working on a little project...... We have 3 p… Read More
2017-12-20 15:53
Good morning.I've just returned from my morning walk, and as usual, I'm going to bore you with some pics again. :-)Here comes the sunrise.....I know you've seen many, many pics… Read More
2017-12-15 15:10
Good morning.When we went down to the strip on Tuesday and spent the night, I asked our neighbor across the street to put away our trash cans. Tuesday is trash pickup day in out community. W… Read More
2017-12-13 20:54
Good afternoon.We've just returned from an overnight down on the 'strip'. We stayed at Ellis Island Casino/hotel on Koval, about a long block from the strip. Nice little motel wi… Read More
2017-12-06 15:53
Good morning.It's been a busy few days since my last post.First off, I made another apple pie... I must be getting better as they are looking a bit more professional. :-)I… Read More
2017-12-02 23:39
Good afternoon.I know! 3 posts in 3 days!Anyway, Craig saw this package while we were shopping at Walmart last week...... Caramel Apple cake mix with Caramel frosting. He wanted to try it, s… Read More
2017-12-01 14:01
Good morning.Slot tournament update.....Went to the casino Thursday morning and found that Craig had won $25. Out of 100 people they give prizes to, he ended up 6th from the bottom, bu… Read More
2017-11-30 15:59
Good morning.A chilly 44 this morning, but going up to 70 this afternoon. :-)I just got back from the fitness center. I did 20 minutes on the elliptical machine. They have top q… Read More
2017-11-27 13:59
Good morning.Our warmer than normal temps are just about over. Yesterday we hit a record high of 78. Today we'll be around 71. Tomorrow...64. But during that beautiful weather, I did manage… Read More
2017-11-24 23:25
Good afternoon.Absolutely beautiful weather this week as we are running around 80 all week. Nearly 15 above normal! Here's some more pics from this morning's walk....The rising sun lig… Read More
2017-11-22 15:18
Good morning.When we go shopping, we often buy a pint container of pre-cut up fruit. I gave us a little variety of fruits at a reasonable price of $2.49. Well, that price went up to $2… Read More
2017-11-18 23:19
Good afternoon.It's been nearly a week since my last post, but that's because I haven't done anything. :-)I've been either walking every morning or going to the fitness cen… Read More
2017-11-12 15:20
Good morning.A cloudy fall morning here in the desert.Here's some pics from my early morning walk...... The mountains in these pics are the Sheep Mountains just north of our community. The g… Read More
2017-11-10 23:44
Good afternoon.A beautiful week here in the desert. Sunny with highs in the 70's and lows in the low 50's.I finally got insurance for next year. Went on Healthcare.gov and had a choice betwe… Read More
2017-11-06 22:21
Good afternoon.We've just returned from Oceanside CA. Spent 4 nites there at a Ramada hotel. It was close to the transit station, an easy walk to the beach, and a good price.  &hell…Read More
2017-10-31 14:59
Good morning.Happy Halloween! Our beautiful weather continues. Cool mornings followed by warm afternoons.Yesterday was haircut day and we cut each others hair out on the patio. The lighting… Read More
2017-10-27 14:36
Good morning.Another beautiful week here in the valley. :-)I think we've finally found our new Reno's.....Back in Lansing, we had this bar/restaurant not far from our Salon and… Read More
2017-10-24 14:40
Good morning.The weather here has been perfect! Lows in the low 60's and highs in the low 80's.It's going to get up into the low 90's this week, but that's okay too. :-)here's some cur… Read More
2017-10-19 14:34
Good morning.Our beautiful fall weather continues! Low 80's during the day and low 60's at night. It's been nice weather for walking and it's nice to be able to open windows. But, in a… Read More
2017-10-15 13:27
Good morning.Yesterday we went to the Age of Chivalry Festival. It was in Sunset Park on the south side of the valley.It's a huge Renaissance festival. Much larger than the ones we've been t… Read More
2017-10-11 20:24
Good afternoon.Spent most of my birthday downtown on Fremont St. That's the old Las Vegas. Everything is close together, not spread way out like out on the 'strip'. I had 5 coupons wor… Read More
2017-10-07 19:30
Good afternoon.Another beautiful day in the valley!Here's some pics I took of the full moon on my morning walk yesterday...... It's amazing how big the mountains and moon look in person, but… Read More
2017-10-04 15:07
Good morning.I've just returned from my morning walk. It's a cool 61 out this morning going up to the mid 80's. The strip shooting has dominated the news here since it happened Sunday night… Read More
2017-10-01 21:31
Good morning.As promised, More on our visit to the Grand Bazaar shops in front of Bally's. Like I said, we found us a nice table at this little bar with patio seating. It was right across fr… Read More
2017-09-30 13:52
Good morning.Can you believe? 3 posts in 4 days! Well, we've actually been doing something for a change. :-) Yesterday we drove down to the strip to see the conservatory at… Read More
2017-09-28 23:22
Good afternoon.As I mentioned in the previous post, I had to reinstall the operating system on my puter. One of the biggest issues with that, is all of the updates that you need to download… Read More
2017-09-27 16:46
Good morning.First off, I've had to change who comments on my blog from 'anyone' to only those with a google account. I've been getting a slew of spam comments. If you have a gmail account… Read More
2017-09-24 00:02
Good afternoon.We've had a really strong cold front blow through dropping the temps down into the 70's for highs and around 58 for lows. Much below our normal high of 92. But it's supp… Read More
2017-09-21 14:58
Good morning.I just returned from my morning walk. Breezy and nice at 72 this morning. Here's a few pics of the back yard after I made some small changes....We now have a seating area i… Read More
2017-09-18 20:00
Good afternoon.The weather has been near perfect! Highs near 90 and lows in the upper 70's. Great weather for our morning walks. :-)We saw this little butterfly on our spreading… Read More
2017-09-14 21:06
Good afternoon.We've just returned from a 3 nite stay in Laughlin, Nevada. It's just about a 2 hour drive from our house down to near the tip of the state and on the Colorado river. We staye… Read More
2017-09-11 14:27
Good morningWeather has been pretty nice here. Highs in the 90's and lows near 80. Been walking every morning, although I've stayed clear of the golf course trails for right now. :-)S… Read More
2017-09-09 15:03
Good morning.Another wet morning. We had some rain yesterday and also last night with scattered rain predicted today and tomorrow. Bit nothing like the fires in the northwest, or the h… Read More
2017-09-05 23:33
Good afternoon.Well, I thought I should post something since it's been a week since my last post. :-)Of course, the reason for a lack of posts is pretty obvious......not much to… Read More
2017-08-30 14:47
Good morning.It's been beautiful here in the desert, though a bit warm in the afternoon. :-)But we have our misting system and it's working great!Here's a couple pics of the sunrise o… Read More
2017-08-27 22:54
Good afternoon.As promised, I'll tell you about a few projects I've been working on..First, we decided we wanted more light in the garage. We had the garage door light and a light near… Read More
2017-08-26 21:43
Good afternoon.Here's a current pic of part of our back yard....Everything is looking pretty good right now. :-)And I took a new walk yesterday morning.The golf course that snake… Read More
2017-08-23 14:57
Good morning.Here's a pic from my morning walk yesterday.... If you look closely, you can see the Aliante Hotel in the middle left at the other end of this section of the golf course. After… Read More
2017-08-21 14:33
Good morning.Who would have thought that you could see a total eclipse and a rainbow the same day!Well, I saw a rainbow this morning on my walk. Some rain is moving through the valley, and a… Read More
2017-08-19 14:46
Good morning.We didn't get down to the strip on Thursday, we instead went Friday. The reason is I found a Groupon for the Beer Park which is right next to the Eiffel Tower. And after I… Read More
2017-08-17 00:18
Good afternoon.Well, it's been a busy week so far. Sunday we went to a karaoke competition at a bar down near downtown. It was really lame. But they did have good food and drinks.  &hell…Read More
2017-08-12 13:04
Good morning.It's been a busy week so far. Wed we did our free weekly senior slot tournament and once again, I made it into the top 50 and won $25! That's 3 times now and it doesn't co… Read More
2017-08-10 14:45
Good morning.I've just returned from another nice walk. Another beautiful morning. :-)Here's a few pics I took over the last 3 days of a full moon. You'll probably want to click… Read More
2017-08-03 11:00
Good morning.Day 14 took us from Dwight Ill. , just a little south of 80-90 on highway 55 to 72 over to Hannibal Mo where we stopped for lunch and a quick visit. And of course, forgot to tak… Read More
2017-08-02 11:00
Good morning.Day 8 took us over to Lansing where we spent 4 nights at the Crown Plaza. A very nice hotel on the west side of town close to where we worked and lived. I used points to get ver… Read More
2017-08-01 20:40
Good afternoon.Well, our 19 day road trip started on Thursday, July 13th. We left Las Vegas in the morning, driving about 8 hours to Grand Junction CO where we spent the first night. We plan… Read More
2017-07-31 19:01
We just finished a 19 day road trip . 13 states, 12 different hotels and 5270 miles.Didn't have enough time to see everyone we wanted.Will post about the trip when I get some time Read More
2017-07-25 11:00
Good morning.This is a bitch post about doctors, so if you were looking for something interesting to read, you might want to leave now.Craig goes to Healthcare Partners. He sees a NP called… Read More
2017-07-12 12:40
I'm sure your seeing my blog a bit different today.When I started my blog w-a-y back in 2006, I altered the standard template so I could have the planet header and stars background. We… Read More
2017-07-12 11:48
Good morning.The heat continues, but so does the sunshine. :-)I've been walking every morning, and we've been going to the fitness center nearly every afternoon.Here's a not so great… Read More
2017-07-07 20:02
Good afternoon.We're under another heat wave as temps today are forecast to tie a record at 114. That's pretty hot! But I went out this morning and did my walk in a nice 87 and 1% humidity… Read More
2017-07-02 13:55
Good morning.Just got back from my morning walk. Took a few pics..... The orange flowered bush is a Bird of Paradise. I have one in my back yard, but it's pretty small right now. This one is… Read More
2017-06-24 15:38
Good morning.Here's a few pics from my walk this morning..... Above, a Crepe myrtle, and below I believe is a Desert Spoon Yucca sending up flower stalksThis odd flower stalk between the pal… Read More
2017-06-23 00:11
Good afternoon. As I write this it's a balmy 114 outside.I did walk this morning at a very comfortable 82 and 3% humidity. As I've said many times, low humidity makes all the diff… Read More
2017-06-20 00:11
Good afternoon.I'm sitting comfortably inside while the outside temp reached 113 today. A bit too warm to stay outside for too long. I did get in my morning walk in when it was a very comfor… Read More
2017-06-14 15:51
Good morning.Weather has been very nice. 80's to low 90's. Sat on the patio yesterday afternoon and it was 91 and very comfortable. Low humidity makes all the difference. But it looks like w… Read More
2017-06-12 00:17
Good morning.Our last 2 days, we went to Lake Tahoe and the town of Truckee and Donner's Pass. We came into lake Tahoe from the north, arriving first at Incline Village. But on the way, as w… Read More
2017-06-11 14:53
Good morning.Day 2 took us about 30 miles southeast to the historic town of Virginia City. Was a beautiful drive through winding mountains. This is exactly why I take pics and not Craig....I… Read More
2017-06-10 14:46
Good morning.We've just returned from a 5 day trip up to Lake Tahoe/ Reno/ Virginia City. Was a 7 hr drive each way. Mostly on 2 lane roads. But not terrible traffic, and Craig likes road tr… Read More
2017-06-04 13:36
Good morning.I thought I'd post some current pics of the house. Not sure if I did this after we got all settled in or not. These first few pics are of course the living room.... I like havin… Read More
2017-06-01 14:12
Good morning.I don't know if I ever posted these before, but I wanted to show what the front of the house looks like now without those large overgrown Rosemary bushes. Before and after.....I… Read More
2017-05-31 00:20
Good afternoon.It was a beautiful weekend. Didn't feel like a holiday, as we get no extra days off anymore. :-)But we did 'celebrate' the holiday. Had t-bone steaks on the grill… Read More
2017-05-27 14:19
Good morning.Yesterday, we went down to the Fremont street area, (old downtown Las Vegas) and had lunch at the Triple George Grill. We sat in the large outdoor dining area. We had gotten a g… Read More
2017-05-24 14:23
Good morning.Just a quick update on Craig's finger. Most of the dead skin has flaked off and he's been massaging it with vitamin E oil. It has really helped. Especially since it originally l… Read More
2017-05-23 15:10
Good morning.Saw something new yesterday that I haven't seen out in Vegas before....... A giant Grasshopper! That bugger must have been at least 4 inches long!It was on the wall above our pa… Read More
2017-05-22 14:23
Good morning.We've had beautiful weather, with highs in the 80's, but now a heat wave is coming. We reached 95 yesterday, and the forecast for today and tomorrow is 100. But we sat on our pa… Read More
2017-05-19 23:59
Good afternoon.Yep, I've actually done over 2000 posts. But of course, I started back in 2006. :-)Can you believe I'm still doing this after 10 years?Well, the days go by q… Read More
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