Greek festival

February 23 Monday 2015 Palm Desert

Sunday we enjoyed a young girl play the harp. Dr Vanessa Sheldon, she started by playing “In The Mood” I now have a better apprication for the harp. Greek day is today too so off we went and enjoyed the dancing and the food. We also had a tour of the church. Today is Mexician train at our place. Sorry no pictures of any events only the new house going in 2 doors down

Idyllwild

huge pinecones

Idyllwild

February 21 Saturday 2015 Idyllwild

what a great day I love the windy trip up Hwy74.

The weather was perfect, cooler than Palm Springs around 65. We visited a lot of shops then went to Gastrognomes for lunch. Then did a complete circle to Banning and back to Palm Desert

painted deer statues 2 of  23

palm Desert

February 20 Friday 2015 Palm Desert

Painting in the morning. I did another painting for the $99 charity.The Chef's table was cancelled????? so I went to El Paso to the Brennen galory to get an invite to Steve Hanks. show March 6. Friday was the crafty ladies lunch at the club house we could order anything off the menue. Saturday we are taking Darlene and Rodger to Idyllwild (an artist community in an Alpine village on the Santa Rosa mountains ).

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devils horse whip (ocotello)

snowbird and date fair

February 18 Wednesday 2015

Monday we went to the Snowbird show at Fantasy Springs casino. A very big crowd. They are an organization that helps Canadians with their stay in the US. They had good entertainment. The lady in front of us won $800 on the fifty draw. Tuesday was Canada day at the date festival and one got in free but $8 for parking. Food was also very expensive $7 for a hotdog. Went to their musical Journey Revisited they were good but way too loud many people left early including us. Wednesday we are having a school chum of Bill's for happy hour (Walter Watt and Fran).

a great train display

Fair food always smells sooo good

palm Desert

February 15 Palm Desert 2015

Another busy week. The ventriloquist kept us in stitches last Sunday. Had to have a 15min appointment for Bills tooth after Mondays appointment as he needed a bridge so we didn't want to stay 2 nights we opted for a Saturday.( in and out quickly not even a line up at the border)Tuesday I went on a short hike in Thousand Palms and as we were close we visited with Ron and Pat Fox in Desert Hot Springs. Wednesday we had our friends from Powel River ( Lyn and Larry). Thursday was painting day so I painted a small painting for a charity ( all with no names in front and will be selling for $99) Thursday was also Chief's kitchen when chief's from Wilma and Freda on El Paseo demonstrated boneless short rids on mashed potatoes with mushroom gravy. Yum Friday was crafty ladies then of to a nursery with art and craft tables only to find out it has closed down so we walked around the Rivers . Todays Sunday sounds is Bob Allen Pop'nRock-Old and new.

Maria, Darlene and Rodger at Babes

my  99 dollar painting for charity

palm Desert

February 8 Sunday 2014 Palm Desert

It sure is nice waking up to sunshine every morning. We have beem very busy with our friends Paul and Edith from Appache Junction.Us ladies went to the chief's kitchen while the boys went to the air plane museum then to Habachi for dinner. Classic car cruise night went well, then the El Paseo Art Walk. We had 8 for lunch that day . What a great visit. I entered a craft fair in Indio and sold 8 paintings. The park  Casa Blanca) had a wonderful lunch- hamburger, chicken or hot dogs for only $3 included tomatoes ,onions, lettuce and potato chips. $1 for a large scoop of ice cream . This afternoon Sunday sounds is a ventriloquist. Monday we go to Yuma for Bill to get his new tooth.

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spa tour

January 30 2015enjoyed it. Thursday was a busy day starting with the meeting of the painting group (I painted more small paintings for the craft fair Feb 7). Darlene and Rodger arrive around 6 I went to the Spa tour with 2 others Sue won a 3 day 2 night Spa pass so I was close. Tour cost $49 for bus transportation and guide .We visited 9 out of 12 spa's. They had 4 buses, All going to different spa's Very well organized. My favourite was El Morocco done in Spanish style they even had a belly dancer. Tenis were given out (fruit juice plus Sake) 2 bunch Palms was another favorit very beautiful grounds. We even went to clothing optional spa and a dog spa where one can swim in the pool with your dog. All spa's showed you rooms one could stay. Most gave out a drink – vodka and orange juice,Sake and guava,wine etc. Served with light snacks. We were told ther was 800 people. One could take the tour on your own given a map, or the bus like we did or VIP tour. Around 8 were returned to our car and drove to Miracle Springs Resort for a meal with good entertainment. Meat

balls, pasta, mashed potatoes, chicken , sausages, desert was brownies. Wine was included too. Came back just in time to see Darlene and Rodger get into their house across the street. Their place is very similar to ours. Friday was crafty ladies. No yoga as it rained so grass was wet.

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palm Desert Indio art festival

January 25 Sunday 2015 Palm Desert

Chief's kitchen was Ruth's Chris Steak house. He did barbeque sauce prawns – yum. At crafty ladies I just did drawings for the small paintings for the craft fair. Yoga at Sunnylands next. Saturday we went to the art festival in Indio. Larry and Lynne from Powel River game too. ($5 to park and $8 entrance fee. We saw Bills cousin Linda there too. I bought a glass fish with a stand .but as they were wrapping it it broke so no fish the artist

 is going to do something for me. I did get my money back. Saturday evening we went to Hudson and Dina's for dinner Thousand Trails had entertainment , 2 ladies from the blue grass we saw at the community center Sunday sounds. Sunday we went and saw songs with Steve Lively. He sang songs from the 50 and 60 . a nive way to spend an afternoon

palm Desert

January 22 Thursday 2015 Palm Desert

It is very quite here today. Family has returned home. We sure had a lot of fun and the kids will have a lot to tell their friends. I went to my painting group today and painted pictures for the craft fair the beginning of February. The chief's kitchen this afternoon.

Salton Sea

Jan 19 Monday 2015

Today we circumnavigate the Salton Sea, stopping first at the visitors center . We watch a short movie then head out to see the barnacle beach

 beach barnicles

mud pots

Gerry,Madison and Carter on top

and all the dead tilapia. Road construction caused us to miss the bat caves. We drove to the mud pots- first ones were dried up and the big ones had a no trespassing sign. Dam.so we continued to Slab city and Salvation mountain. Getting too late to go to Sonny Bono wild life santuary. We drop the kids off at Annette's for an overnight.

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hiking thousand palm preserve

January 17 Hike in Thousand Palms preserve

Lizards were still hibernating as I only saw 1. The kids loved the huge palm trees. We hiked to the pond where we saw crayfish. The ranger said the owls were nesting somewhere so didn't see them .

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living desert

January16 Thursday 2015 fun at the Living Desert. We took the twins on a camel ride and watched a dinosaur show they life size figures with a human inside. We walked to the Africian area and saw many animals as well as the petting zoo. The next was the most fun as we stepped into a closer that had parrakeets that we got to feed they landed all over us and even tried to get into our pocket

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twins and family arrive

January 15 Wednesday 2015

What a surprise to get a call that the twins and family were to arrive at 11pm.

sleepover at grandma's

twins in palm desert

Twins and family arrived 11 pm Thursday.  they had a great time in Disney land  we are going to the living desert tomorrow  they probably won;t be up  until 10 or 11  . Saturday they want to go to the COD  then swimming at the Palm Desert greens  2pm ???..Sun ?????

art under the umbrella

La Quinta

Sunday Jan 11 2015

today we go to La Quinta for arts under the umbrella over 80 artist are trying to sell their wears. They had very good entertainment. After that we went to Indio and visited with Walter and Fran from Gibsons. Then after a little shopping we went home

Jan 10 2015

Saturday Jan 10 2015

Time to update-Had Mexician train at our place Monday,Wednesday was yoga at the palm Desert art museum gardens. We went to the Backstreet art walk that night not too exciting. Thursday the chef table was chief Pierre demonstrating escargo they were yummy.Thursday a garden tour at Sunnylands.

Chied Pierre demonstrating escargo

 private entrance to Sunnylands off Frank Sinatra

Sunnylands house (Annenberg estate)

garden at Sunnyland century plant getting ready to bloom

Agave Sunnyland

Sunnyland

Friday I did an bird walk at Sunnylands then crafty ladies and back to Sunnylands for yoga. We also took a grounds tour on a shuttle $20 at Sunnylands. Saturday we are going to La Quinta for an art show.

first post of the new year

First post in 2015

tree full of Cedar waxwings  click on picture to enlarge

Sunday 2015. January 4 It didn't get up to 70'

Thi Chi at Sunnyland

 but is supposed too Monday I went birding today for 3 hr with a guide at Thousand Palms preserve. Really enjoyed myself. There were about 15 of us one couple from BC. Yesterday I went to Sunnylands. I watched them do Tai Chi I might join them next Sunday.  

Carter's warrior

looks great on our door