Hot as Hades

Guess I spoke too soon. It's 7 pm and it is 100 degrees. Yesterday it was 112 in the shade. They tell us they had record heat in July, more than 20 days above 109. We escaped to Prescott today and visited with Don and Penny. We had lunch at the Chinese Buffet with them, then loaded up the truck at Costco's. Paul and Janet stopped by and gave us some pictures they took at the Senior Citizen's Center when we entertained in the Spring. They are such a nice couple. Betty had her 92 ed B-Day celebration in July. And Bob and Julie just got back from a trip to Colorado. Paula and Mike moved to their new place in the park. We'll miss them as neighbors. Several rigs rolled into the park today. Soon the park will be buzzing with activity for the winter. Wonder what tomorrow will bring.

North Ranch Here We Come

Willard is well on the road to recovery. While sitting in Ogden, we decided to go to the shelter and see if there was a little dog we might like to bring home. Sure enough there was. Rocky is his name and he is just perfect for us. He's 5 years old, well mannered, lovable, and likes to travel. (I'll post a picture later) We left Ogden a couple of weeks ago and headed for Cedar City where we stayed with Dan a few weeks. We did some work around his house, visited the grandkids and Dan before moving on to the Ranch. We rolled in here yesterday afternoon. I couldn't wait to see how my gardening survived the record heat in July. My cactus garden is doing just great, our Arizona Sweet Orange tree is putting on new branches and leaves. Maybe we'll have an orange this fall. The Texas Sage is giving us little blue flowers. And the basil florished in the summer heat. I also have thyme, sage, parsley, and marjorium. The neighbors had tomatoes out of my little square foot garden most of the summer. It is great to be back. I can't wait to start line dancing again. Willard wants to do some fishing this year at Lake Pleasant. The mornings are wonderful. So are the evenings. It is hot during the day, but I've got a good airconditioner, so as Aunt Ruth always said, "Who cares?"