Change is change

We are down the road a bit and have replaced the little Rialta with a larger and more comfortable Tioga Ranger.  Too bad it uses so much fuel, but I guess that is the price we must pay in order to take the grand tours.


We have been to LA and Vegas; but we just got back from a trip to Quincy.  (We had a great time and are getting more use to the new equipment.)

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.

Yup!  This is our street!  Clear for driving, but one needs to clear driveways and sidewalks.

We have rain!

It is not raining right now, but it rained almost all night here in Sacramento.  Hope to go back home to Reno tomorrow, but it is very possible that travel over Donner will be severely limited and we will have to stay here in Sacramento for another couple of days.

I am a bit disappointed with the bowl games thus far.  Sure saw a lot of sloppy football.

Hope to troop down to the Palm Springs area next week.  We just might get out of this cold for a while.

Bud was here this morning!

He will return tomorrow morning for breakfast.

We went to the park again and played on the jungle gym, using the slide and then did the swing thing before heading back to the house.

He is truly amazing!  I can't wait to  have him talk.

Dang!

Bud and his parents couldn't make it to Sacramento last night, but will be here later today.  So, our trip to Reno is off for another six months or so.  Bud will have to have his experience with snow another time.

It is a bit chilly in Sacramento this morning.  Heat should come on automatically in another  hour and one half.  I am currently  debating as to whether I should turn it on manually right now.

The front room is stacked with gifts for mom and the kids.  Kirby won't know what is going on (only two months old), but Bud (15 months old) might just be a riot.

We will have Xmas morning here with the kids.  Peter and Laura will then  head up to Grass Valley for Xmas with her family and the rest of us will head down near Elk Grove and have Xmas dinner with Bud's other grand parents (Vicki and Chris).  (It will be a long day.)

After we get  home, we shall start preparing Spook for a trip to Palm Springs, San Diego and Fullerton.  Hopefully, we shall be able to get out of the cold for a couple of weeks and re-connect with old friends in Palm Desert and San Diego.

It has been a very good year.  Hope we have another one like it.

Mo Rain!

The downspouts were talking to us this morning, but are silent now.  The rain sure made it smell good and apparently cleaned the air a bit.

The sad thing about that is that now those contaminates are in the soil, washed there by the rain.  (Can't seem to win.  Cure the problem, but by-products can kill ya.)

Dogs

Yeah, we have two, Teddy and Winston.  Teddy is a Bijon and Winston is a Lhasa. (Both are rescue dogs, so we take the breed suggested as an educated guest.)

Teddy came from a shelter in Lodi. Winston came from the Sacramento pound. They have vastly different histories.  Winston was on the street, but somewhere along the way was given some very expensive eye surgery on  his left eye while Teddy was from apartment living and was most probably spoiled rotten.

Teddy was three when we adopted him and Winston was four.  Both of these ages are estimates, but seem to work fine for them.

We have had them since 2005 and haven't regreted their adoption for one second.

Rain in December

We  had solid rain here in Sacramento begining at eight last night and continuing almost without stop until about ten this morning.  Since that time it has been inter-mitten all day.  Back patio is pretty wet, but no puddling yet.  Gutters are not gushing yet either.

Must just be a soaker this time, but is supposed to continue like this for a couple of more days.

Yup! We had snow in Reno.

We had eighteen inches of it at our place in Sierra Canyon.  Took a few minutes to clear the driveway.  Have pictures, but they are on the computer in Reno.  Not available to me here in Sacramento.

We are waiting for rain here and it may turn to snow.  Probably won't happen right here at our house.  The temp is too high.

Sacramento had snow!

However, it was in East Sacramento and did not fall in the area where we have our winter home.  Sure would have been funny if I had had to bring my snow blower down from Reno in order to move snow here.

For sure, I was ready to take pictures, but ALAS, it came to naught.  Will  head up to Reno tomorrow and perhaps I will get a few snow pictures there.

I think that JoAnn will have to drive.  I am getting my eyes checked tomorrow and they will get dialated.  May take a while for a return  to normal.  Oh well!

Saw Kirby today.  He is one handsome dude, a lady killer for sure at the age of thirty-two days.  He is amazing to hold.