Friday, we dropped off the dogs early at the Cinder Hills Dog Kennels and headed for Tucson. Some of our old RV buddies are about to leave for their summer haunts and they are hosting a going-away party at the Voyager RV Resort in Tucson on Saturday. We arrived in due course at the Hyatt Place near the Tucson airport, after a slight struggle getting through the Friday traffic in Phoenix.
The hotel appeared to be quite nice, and the personnel were terrific, but two problems became immediately apparent: First, the rooms had big flat-screen TVs, but only a few of the channels were High Definition (an outrage these days), and second, the bathroom door scraped the floor for about half of its arc, which means the housekeepers are not paying attention. Not very impressive for a Hyatt! At checkout, I mentioned these to the clerk, who expressed shock about the door, and dismay that the management would not authorize High Definition TV reception. I’m not so sure she was shocked or dismayed.
We had sushi Friday night at a local place near the
hotel, Sachiko Restaurant II, which was delicious, then we crashed.
Saturday morning after breakfast at the hotel, Becky went on a long walk toward the San Xavier Mission, which dates back to the 1700s. I picked her up just before she got there, and we visited the mission. Totally Spanish, quite simple, very beautiful, and pretty-well preserved. The statuary was all made of carved wood. Well worth the visit.
After a stop at Costco for our usual supplies, we went to Wal-Mart to pick up the fixings for glazed meat balls, our contribution to the party. We had brought along our slow cooker, and proceeded to prepare the food in our room. We then headed for Voyager. The whole gang arrived and we had a great time catching up with all of them. At the end, Linda Ostiguy presented Becky with a Dalmatian made of pickleball balls. Very cute. Becky immediately christened it Molly.
We headed out early on Sunday so we could pick up the dogs before the kennel charged us for another day. The traffic through Phoenix was non-existent, but it built up, almost dangerously, several times on the long climbs that exist on I-17. We arrived at the kennel with plenty of time to spare and were reunited with Ramsey, Kelsey, and Libby. The report was that they had been perfect guests and Libby was adorable, especially on their walks.
After our 695-mile weekend, we snacked for dinner, and watched three more hours of the first season of True Detective. It continues to be very strange but somehow captivating. I’m sure we’ll stick with it to the end of the season to find out what the hell happened. We had picked up a couple of bottles of Sangria at Costco on Saturday, and I sampled it with my dinner. Quite delicious.
Monday, we returned to our normal routine---walking dogs and reading. I received a phone call from the pharmacy that is providing my cancer drugs, and was told the processing for the new drug was nearly complete and I would receive another call on Tuesday giving me the delivery details. That was a lot quicker than for the first drug. The call came through on Tuesday, as promised. The news was that the new drug (Cotellic) would be delivered on Friday.
Wednesday was a work day at the house. Becky cleaned up pine cones and worked on getting the water feature going for the season, while I created a gizmo to deal with distributing water to the back yard. It took only three trips to the hardware store for the parts, and three take-it-apart-and-put-it-back-together steps to get the damn thing to stop leaking.
On Thursday, Becky cut an ad for a carpet cleaner out of the local paper and called the fellow---Brian Perfetto. He came an hour later and cleaned the carpet in our bedroom, sitting room, and closet. (We decided not to bother with the third bedroom, which has the only other carpet in the house.) The job area was less than his normal minimum, so he charged us proportionately less. What a deal! Brian did a good job, and we'll definitely have him back.
After Brian was finished, Becky went to town for a 1 1/2 hour massage. She came home feeling very comfortable. While she was gone, the dogs just slept---until ten minutes before she returned, when the dogs decided it was dinner time. They paced, and paced, until Becky returned.
We had barbecued ribs from Tony Roma's (via Costco) for dinner. Yum! After dinner, we watched three more hours of Boss. The intrigue is fascinating. Are all politicians that venal?
Saturday morning after breakfast at the hotel, Becky went on a long walk toward the San Xavier Mission, which dates back to the 1700s. I picked her up just before she got there, and we visited the mission. Totally Spanish, quite simple, very beautiful, and pretty-well preserved. The statuary was all made of carved wood. Well worth the visit.
After a stop at Costco for our usual supplies, we went to Wal-Mart to pick up the fixings for glazed meat balls, our contribution to the party. We had brought along our slow cooker, and proceeded to prepare the food in our room. We then headed for Voyager. The whole gang arrived and we had a great time catching up with all of them. At the end, Linda Ostiguy presented Becky with a Dalmatian made of pickleball balls. Very cute. Becky immediately christened it Molly.
We headed out early on Sunday so we could pick up the dogs before the kennel charged us for another day. The traffic through Phoenix was non-existent, but it built up, almost dangerously, several times on the long climbs that exist on I-17. We arrived at the kennel with plenty of time to spare and were reunited with Ramsey, Kelsey, and Libby. The report was that they had been perfect guests and Libby was adorable, especially on their walks.
After our 695-mile weekend, we snacked for dinner, and watched three more hours of the first season of True Detective. It continues to be very strange but somehow captivating. I’m sure we’ll stick with it to the end of the season to find out what the hell happened. We had picked up a couple of bottles of Sangria at Costco on Saturday, and I sampled it with my dinner. Quite delicious.
Monday, we returned to our normal routine---walking dogs and reading. I received a phone call from the pharmacy that is providing my cancer drugs, and was told the processing for the new drug was nearly complete and I would receive another call on Tuesday giving me the delivery details. That was a lot quicker than for the first drug. The call came through on Tuesday, as promised. The news was that the new drug (Cotellic) would be delivered on Friday.
Wednesday was a work day at the house. Becky cleaned up pine cones and worked on getting the water feature going for the season, while I created a gizmo to deal with distributing water to the back yard. It took only three trips to the hardware store for the parts, and three take-it-apart-and-put-it-back-together steps to get the damn thing to stop leaking.
On Thursday, Becky cut an ad for a carpet cleaner out of the local paper and called the fellow---Brian Perfetto. He came an hour later and cleaned the carpet in our bedroom, sitting room, and closet. (We decided not to bother with the third bedroom, which has the only other carpet in the house.) The job area was less than his normal minimum, so he charged us proportionately less. What a deal! Brian did a good job, and we'll definitely have him back.
We had barbecued ribs from Tony Roma's (via Costco) for dinner. Yum! After dinner, we watched three more hours of Boss. The intrigue is fascinating. Are all politicians that venal?
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