Life is good. In the mornings, we take the dogs on a hike or bike ride or have them run along in front of the Samurai (Ellie's favorite!). When they're worn out, we bring them home to crash, we and spend the day puttering (Steve), knitting and sewing (Sandy), or reading (both). We have a standing 5 p.m. date with John every evening at the hot tubs. Then supper, a DVD or more reading, and bed. Our son, Chris, gave us the entire Planet Earth series for Christmas, and we've just started watching that. The photography is amazing. Each segment also features a Planet Earth Diary, essentially a "making of" that episode. These are as interesting as the actual Planet Earths, showing all the camera work, high tech equipment, and just plain persistence and hard work that goes into each episode. One guy sat in a blind on the side of a mountain in the Himalayas, 6 hours a day, looking for snow leopards. After seven WEEKS, one finally showed up! Weatherwise here, it's been cool again--60's during the day and 40's at night. but we have lots of quilts, so we stay toasty, even without the furnace running.
Yesterday we drove into town to get the brakes on the Samurai looked at. Whatever is wrong with them (as yet undetermined) is something Steve can't fix, especially out here in the desert with no tools, so he made an appointment for a mechanic to do it. The soonest we could get in was Monday, so it looks like we'll be here till probably next Wednesday. John and Hey will be moving out of the LTVA tomorrow or Saturday to camp with us out here in the boonies. We'll have dinner together Saturday night. My turn to cook and his to bring dessert. He's going to El Centro on Friday to for a Costco run, so that means caramel apple pie or New York cheesecake. Yum!
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Rough life - being required to hang out in an area with highs in the 60's. Glad you are both still have a good time!
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