It has been a busy eleven days. On Friday May 1, Jane dropped her car off for service, so Patty and I met up with her at the Blue Hound Kitchen and Cocktail Bar in the Hotel Palomar for their happy hour. Jane had been downtown for a job interview for a different position with the City of Phoenix. Among other things we tried were "boudin balls" which is a creole dish that looks like hush puppies but has sausage, spices, and other things mixed in - they were quite good.
On Saturday, we walked with Jane on the Bridle Path and then went to the French Grocery for breakfast with French Press coffee, breakfast croissants and quiche.
Jane had on her Kentucky Derby tee shirt that Anne had sent her.
On Sunday, we did the Bridle Path again and went to the Good Egg for breakfast. Later, while walking the dog, I spotted this damaged tree on the Carlyle property and sent in an email request to have it taken care of.
On Monday May 4, Patty and I went for a hike at Dreamy Draw and found that some of the trails have been mislabeled. At least this time, we had a better idea of where we were.
On Tuesday, I was back at the Desert Botanical Garden and saw this Palo Verde tree that was blooming for a second time this spring. It had blossomed before all the other trees, lost the blossoms and now has blossomed again.
There were also a lot of echinopsis plants in bloom.
It was a quiet day, so I left after lunch, went home, got Patty and went to Ikea where we bought new cabinets for our laundry room. Here is what the laundry room looked like.
I was amazed how easily the cabinets went together and then hung on the walls. Here is what it looks like now.
The laundry room rehab was easily done on Wednesday and Thursday with total time of maybe 8 - 9 hours. That includes the time to empty the laundry room and remove the existing shelves.
Thursday evening, I was back at the Desert Botanical Garden for Flashlight Tour training. Every summer, the garden is open Thursdays and Saturdays from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. with about twelve stations for guests to visit as they stroll through the garden. During the training, we came across more echinopsis plants in bloom.
After walking the Bridle Path again on Saturday, I took the old laundry room shelves and repurposed them as new shelves in two closets and our store room off the patio. I also took Shadow to the dog groomers so that he would be clean and pretty for Martha's visit.
Sunday morning, it was the Bridle Path again, then back home to pack for our trip to Spain. On Monday morning, our new patio furniture was delivered - two large boxes and two small boxes. There was minimal assembly and now we have these large comfy chairs on the patio. This is the style that Patty likes. At some point down the road, we will get some chairs that both rock and turn (which is the style I like).
Martha arrived from Portland as scheduled. The three of us went out for a late lunch/early dinner at Federal Pizza. And now Patty and I just have a quiet night before leaving for two weeks in Spain at 5:30 Tuesday morning.
On Saturday, we walked with Jane on the Bridle Path and then went to the French Grocery for breakfast with French Press coffee, breakfast croissants and quiche.
Jane had on her Kentucky Derby tee shirt that Anne had sent her.
On Sunday, we did the Bridle Path again and went to the Good Egg for breakfast. Later, while walking the dog, I spotted this damaged tree on the Carlyle property and sent in an email request to have it taken care of.
On Monday May 4, Patty and I went for a hike at Dreamy Draw and found that some of the trails have been mislabeled. At least this time, we had a better idea of where we were.
There were also a lot of echinopsis plants in bloom.
It was a quiet day, so I left after lunch, went home, got Patty and went to Ikea where we bought new cabinets for our laundry room. Here is what the laundry room looked like.
I was amazed how easily the cabinets went together and then hung on the walls. Here is what it looks like now.
The laundry room rehab was easily done on Wednesday and Thursday with total time of maybe 8 - 9 hours. That includes the time to empty the laundry room and remove the existing shelves.
Thursday evening, I was back at the Desert Botanical Garden for Flashlight Tour training. Every summer, the garden is open Thursdays and Saturdays from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. with about twelve stations for guests to visit as they stroll through the garden. During the training, we came across more echinopsis plants in bloom.
Martha arrived from Portland as scheduled. The three of us went out for a late lunch/early dinner at Federal Pizza. And now Patty and I just have a quiet night before leaving for two weeks in Spain at 5:30 Tuesday morning.
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