So I did, and waited...and waited...
YAY they are coming...
but WAIT!!!!
those are not butterflies!
June bugs really love bananas :(
Monday, September 2, 2024
AUGUST RECAP
Summer is almost over, and it has gone by so quickly...and just like that, it's September again.
August was a hot month!
Here's some August happenings:
I watched the Olympics every day from start to finish. I liked it was in Paris. The beginning was chaotic and the end was a bit of a let down, but the games themselves were fun!
August 15 was Sandy and Marty's 31st wedding Anniversary. Cheers!
August 16, Lizzie and I went for our evening walk at the Fullerton Arboretum, always a lovely stroll!
This is my Summer mantel decorations
August 21 - Paint & Sip evening at La Mirada theater. It was fun, and made some new friends.
August 22, Went to Benardo Salon in Fullerton to have my hair cut and colored. Nice place and nice hair stylist. I still look like a muppet.
After the salon we went to eat at Let it Brie
August 26, We went to Home Depot to order the door.
August 27, big kitchen clean up, trying to get rid of a cricket semi-invasion
August 28, have linner at Dame Mas. DIXON HOUSE FOR SALE!
August 31, Farmer's Market and Nick the Greek - Mia's pre birthday celebration.
BOOKS I'VE READ IN AUGUST
MOVIES I'VE WATCHED IN AUGUST
Friday, August 2, 2024
July Recap
I am having many problems with this blog, gmail, etc. I wrote one post in July that doesn't show up, hmmm. So I will start with the recap now:
The best thing in July was that Sandy visited us for a few days. It's always wonderful when she comes and I have my two girls with me :)
July 1 Our finance man came by and all seems to be going well.
July 5 Due to a language misunderstanding with our gardener, my beautiful lavender looked like this after he chopped it :(
July 10 L cleaned the garage, getting ready to give things away...bike, lamps, etc.
July 26 We stayed home all day watching the Opening Ceremony at the Paris Olympics. Bizarre.
July 11 Biden's speech, very bad.
July 13 Trump got shot!!!! - Nuri's birthday 83.
July 14 Norbert got the grill. Then we went to Sol Inka for dinner.
July 15 Lizzie went to San Diego for work for 4 days. I watched the RNC
July 18 I went to Kaiser, Dr. Chopra appointment.
July 20-21 Cleaning the house.
July 23 Picked up Sandy at the LB airport. She cut her hair :)
July 24 To Kaiser to get my glasses. Linner at Dame Mas.
July 25 We went to Long Beach, ate at the Belmont Brewing Company, then to Signal Hill for sunset.
July 27 Farmer's Market - Dinner at Kentro's Greek Restaurant in Fullerton.
July 28 We drove Sandy to the airport. I miss her already. All the time.
BOOKS I'VE READ IN JULY
MOVIES I'VE WATCHED IN JULY (many!)
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
June Recap
Still resting from my Arizona trip. I read a lot and watched many movies
Had to cancel my car insurance with California Casualty, after being a member for many years, they raised my insurance more than twice what I was paying in May, without any reason.
Lulu had a spa day June 14. L had a cute haircut on June 27
We went to Huntington Gardens in San Marino, beautiful day in beautiful surroundings.
On June 21 we took an evening walk at the Fullerton Arboretum
Fun Fact: This month I walked more miles in 2 days than the rest of the month
Ordered 3 new pairs of glasses after visiting Optometry (Dr. Alimento)
Random things I did this month: Bought some rugs @Marshalls for my bedroom. Made a coca de pinyons for San Juan. Saw the entire Trump-Biden debate and aftermath.
Food: El Cholo, Panda Express,Cane's, Dame Mas, Last Parrot Cafe, Midori's :( Nick the Greek, Amor y Tacos, Crunch Burger
BOOKS I READ IN JUNE
MOVIES I WATCHED IN JUNE
Happenings in July
Sandy coming to visit June 23-28
Paris Olympic Games June 26-August 11
L going to San Diego for work June 15-18
Sunday, June 23, 2024
A Road Trip to Arizona (Day 6) Back home to California
We left nearly in the morning on our way home. We stopped by the London Bridge to take some pictures.
A very sunny day
We drove along the Colorado River for a while, it's about 280 miles to our home in California. We chose the desert route, going through Parker, where we stopped to get some jerky.
It was a long drive through the empty desert roads to Twenty Nine Palms, home of a large US Marine Base and Gateway to Joshua Tree National Park. On to Yucca Valley and Morongo Valley, with nice views of Mt San Jacinto and San Gorgonio Mountain. We passed the Morongo Reservation and the Morongo Casino. And then,we hit the California traffic!
Moreno Valley, Riverside, Ontario....
...and finally we were home!
It was an amazing trip
Thanks also to Lulu for being such a nice traveling companion
A Road Trip to Arizona (day 5)
We were getting ready to leave, on our way to Flagstaff, Oatman, and Lake Havasu. After packing, we took a few moments to rest and say goodbye to amazing Sedona
It was beautiful
I had been in Oatman, an old mining town, many years ago with Marvin
Marvin in Oatman
The drive to Oatman had a lot of curves and precipices, we crossed a few mountains, the Sitgreaves pass, and a big Quartzite mine.
Oatman's claim to fame are the famous Oatman wild donkeys that roam the streets.
The Durlin Hotel and Saloon is famous because Clark Gable and Carole Lombard stopped at the hotel for their honeymoon after their 1939 wedding in Kingman.
The walls and the ceiling of the Saloon are covered with dollar bills.
It is also said that there's ghosts and friendly spirits in the building.
From Oatman, we drove 55 miles thru the desert to Lake Havasu, in the Colorado river
We had a tasty meal at Burgers by the Bridge
It was a long day and we were tired,
tomorrow we'll drive back home to California
Good Night!!!
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