Markets

Today on our way to the markets we passed the fire scene and here is the aftermath. It was an oasis with towering palms.

At the College of the Desert Market we played hide on Yves.

Carol got a massage. Hey Guy, easy on the butt.

Yves got a massage also but she stayed away from his butt. Actually she gave them a good rub down. After we went to Marie Calendars Pies for lunch and all had Shepherds Pie and pies for dessert. After dinner we went to the Mexican Market in Indio. Sort of a dollar store meet flea market.

Black Friday

Today was Black Friday where stores have huge sales after Thanksgiving. Carol and I braved the crowds at the Outlet Mall. Some stores opened at 3 or 4 am and people lined up 2 days ahead of time. Traffic was a zoo.

I had to put it in 4X4 to get into a parking spot.

This afternoon we noticed smoke east of us, which turned to a huge plume. The oasis preserve down the road is on fire. Good thing there is no wind or we would be evacuated. Tomorrow we will look if they got it out.

Carols Back

Carol just flew in from Kelowna. She went up to visit the grandkids for their birthdays while I held the fort here looking after Mocha. Back to flip flops.

Lemon Tree

For the second Sunday in a row we went to Shermans Deli for lunch. Their sandwiches are 3 or 4 inches thick with meat. I had a turkey and pastrami. MMM

We bought a lemon tree and planted it today. Hopefully next year we will have our own lemons along with shade. It is a Mayer Lemon tree which is a sweeter lemon. Lemon aid anyone? The watering system is still in place from the olive tree we ripped out.

Rat Patrol

Yves and I had some time on our hands so we rebuilt the golf cart. We put new batteries in, upgraded wiring, reupholtered the seats and a camo paint job. The old show Rat Patrol gave us inspiration. The cart goes like stink now. All the other guys in the park are envious.

Here's some of the stickers I made up for it.

We didn't have the nerve to put this one on.