In Sacramento today,...

but will head back to Reno this afternoon if eighty is reasonably open. (That area had some snow yesterday and last night.)

Will put JoAnne on a flight south this morning.  She will be with grandson, Bud for five days. I would leave immediately for Reno except that the housekeeper will be  here today at nine am and the garbage cans have to be placed out and taken back into the garage before I leave.

An accidental wine spill into one of my laptops has forced a new purchase.  Should have it in my hands by mid-March.  One of the problems with having two homes is the transfer of equipment from one to the other.  Makes sense to purchase said equipment for both places.  Currently, Reno  has no computer and that means that JoAnne may not have a laptop for  her sojourn south.

We are in the planning stage for a triip to Grand Lake, Colorado, and Canada in late July.  Will meet some family members on the way.

Nice day in Sacramento

It actually got up to fifty-eight degrees today and it has yet to rain even though the weather folks said that it would.

We even  had inter-mitten sunshine.  I got the two small lawns in the backyard mowed this afternoon and the grass was not wet.

JoAnne is with her bridge group today and on the way  home, she will install fire alarms in the duplex. (a code requirement for rentals here in Sacramento)

I made dinner last night and will probably do it again tonight.

I am watching the program about the National Parks on PBS.  Today, they are discussing and showing pictures of Yellowstone.  Truly amazing.

Y'all take care hear.

Its not raining here in Sacramento...

Well, at least not right now, but it did rain earlier.  If it were a little warmer, we almost have Hilo, HI weather right now.  Rain every day with patchy bits of sunshine in between.

Raining again Houston.

Or perhaps I should say still!  We have  had rain of and on for over a week now.  I think I am growing both moss and webbed toes.

Spook (our RV)..

is back in storage again.  We put her in and then wandered down to Rocklin to Camping World where we purchased some rugs, a door mat and a compass to make a trips more comfortable and more interesting.

Our next planned trip is to Colorado in July and perhaps up into Canada for a few weeks.  Of course, things can happen and we might have to wander down to Fullerton once again before July.

I have not seen Glacier National park and JoAnne has never seen Yellowstone.  May wander to those places during this coming summer.

Dry morning here in Sacramento,

but we have snow  in Reno.  Highway between the two has been closed off and on for the past couple of days.  Right now, it  is open, but requires either chains or snow tires even on vehicles with four wheel drive..

It is dry in Sacramento right now (First dry morning in several days), but rain is predicted later.  The winds have died down so guess it will be ok to take the guys for their morning walk. (Have missed it for the past two days.)

We have some small stream flooding in the county, but no major damage except that gained from fallen trees.

Sure hope we get enough to fill the lakes that supply our water.

Mo Rain

We have had inter-rmiten rain for the past two days.  The weather folks tell us that we should have more and that it should continue through Saturday of this week.

Right now, there is a pretty strong wind rattling stuff around.  It blew over garbage cans yesterday and spread paper up and down the street.

Can't complain much.  We have needed rair for several years now.

Rain again Houston!

Oh my!  It is JoAnne's BD and it  has rained most of the day.  She is inside right tow at the theater in down town Sacramento.  As soon as she gets home, we head down to Elk Grove to Peter's house for dinner.

The very best part about being at Peter's place is the opportunity to play with Kirby.  At eight weeks old, he is becoming more of a blast each day.  Yea Kirby!

Back after another trip.

Headed south this time and spent one night in Bakersfield, three nights in Palm Desert, two nights in Escondido, three nights and one night in El Capitan. (A few miles north of Santa Barbara.)

We really enjoyed the Palm Springs Tram up to Mt. San Jacinto and liked the time spent at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley.

Tired right now and may hit the sack early.

New Year 2010

We are  here in Sacramento and are expecting rain.  Hope we get packed and on the road tomorrow for our RV trip down to Palm Desert.  Spook is fueled and tuned-up and appears to be champing at the bit.

I wish I were in that shape.  I have a sore shoulder from a slip on the ice up on Reno last Monday. (Pulled muscle)  DMSO is doing its work in relieving the pain.

Oh well, Southern California sunshine, here we come.  Might also visit our Northern California water while I am there.