We are packing up after a nice week in a rented condo in Big Sky Montana. Gary had several days of nice skiing in Big Sky as well as one beautiful sunny day when we snowshoed at the Lone Mountain ranch with our friends from Stowe. Check out this place at lonemountainranch.com. We are on…
On A 3 Week Trip
We left Indio on February 20th and headed for San Francisco where we celebrated our anniversary at a nice Italian restaurant, Spiazzo with the kids. The next morning we watched Jacob dive head first into the pool at his swim class. Sunday we left and headed for our place in Redmond Oregon. The 3 days…
Happy Valentines day
Gary came back from skiing in Whistler with a bruised bone in his knee. In a few weeks we are scheduled to be in Big Sky Montana and then Jackson Hole Wyoming. for some more skiing. We will see how that goes with a bad knee and a broken wrist.😫 Gary returned from BC with…
Dinner and a hike
This week consisted of a progressive dinner in the park. It was a 4 course dinner and we signed up for the salad portion. 48 couples signed up to participate and it was a great way to meet new people in the park. Some were even close neighbors that we had never met. The first…
Here, there and everywhere
It all started with an outdoor Newell Coach party on a Tuesday night. The Newell Coach Company sponsored an Italian dinner with drinks and entertainment. The food was just okay, the entertainment was great and the coaches on display were to die for but at 2 million dollars per coach they certainly were not on…
Early morning walk
This morning I walked Aussie at 6:30am and the sky was just beautiful with pinks and soft blue tones here in Indio. It is nice and peaceful here in the park at that hour. Then later we went and tried a New York style Jewish deli in Palm Desert, Sherman’s. Even the waiter was Jewish…
Hiking Palm Desert
A nice hike with friends in Palm Desert at the Art Smith trail. Art Smith Trail is a 12.2 mile heavily trafficked trail located near Palm Desert, California that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as difficult although we found it to be more moderate. Hikers can enjoy panoramic views of the Coachella Valley…
Time in Indio with Guests
A great trip back from San Francisco passing snow covered hills and trees covered with birds nests. Now back to temps in the 70’s in Indio during the days and some pickleball and tennis. Last night we went to the Palm Springs street fair which is held every Thursday night. The downtown shopping area closes…
A week in San Francisco
A great day yesterday to spend at Fort Funston Beach in San Francisco. A dog friendly beach with too many dogs on the loose to count and of course Aussie was one of them. Fort Funston is the southernmost beach on the Pacific Coast side of San Francisco and is part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Fort Funston is known for…
Merry Christmas and Happy Chanukah
It is very over cast here in Indio as we prepare to get ready to leave to go to San Francisco for the holidays. Later today I hope to get a few pictures of how some of the people in the park have decorated their Casitas for the holidays but my downloading of pictures is…