Spanish restaurant opening

It was an interesting opening. Free Spanish food and free beer and wine. That sure drew the crowd. LOL

Before the flamenco dancers started, there was dancing to Spanish music on the small dance area. They had a male dancer who pulled ladies from the audience to dance with him and he was awesome. Janice was so surprised that I didn't join him as I usually dance at the drop of a hat but I found the music so much faster than the salsa I'm used to, I chickened out. LOL



But as you can see, I totally enjoyed the flamenco dancers!!!
(By the way, my foot is all healed and hopefully the spider/monster won't find me again.)

Ouch, that hurts

Last week some nasty bug/spider/monster bit me on the foot and I thought I'd share the awesome sight of it with you. LOL I know, I know. It's horrible. I immediately went to the doctors as I'd sure never seen anything that yucky before. I never felt the critter nor did I see him...which is probably just as well. The doc put me on antibiotics and it wasn't too long before it started to calm down. As you can see, at first the entire top of my foot was all puffy with the fluid from the bite. ugh So now it's pretty much healed and although I may have a small scar at that original site, it's cleared up very well. Considering all the weird places I've been, I'm going to consider myself lucky that this is the worst thing that's ever happened...bug-wise. LOL

Miss you all and can hardly wait to see you. September will be here before I know it and I'm really looking foward to at least three and a half months relatively close to everyone (Redding).

Stay tuned.

Assorted Mexico pictures

The city of Tequila

A Day at the Market

It seems everything in Ajijic is so colorful and bright. These were taken at the Wednesday market. The blonde is Becky, from St. Louis and visiting my neighbor. She's a great shopper so we've been enjoying each other. LOL

Thoughts and Scenes from Ajijic, Mexico

I’m settling in now…to this other life. Once again a change of seemingly major proportions.

As I sit at my desk…computer, pens, paper before me…I look out to a lush garden area. Burnt orange/yellow walls, shades of green everywhere, flowers yellow, red, pink, purple, lush tall ferns. The yellow wall has hand-painted tall sunflowers decorating one side, a large ceramic sun on the other side. A large two-tiered water-fountain ringed with ceramic pots filled with red, white and yellow flowers, entice birds to flit in and out.

Against the wall where I sit looking out large windows, is my favorite room…a patio screened in from the garden. The room is small but colorful and bright. Yellow walls--purple, reds, blues in the cushions and wall paintings. And best of all, in a slight alcove in the side wall, a three-foot painted rooster, bright red, white, green and yellow feathers, smoking a cigar with one leg up holding a wine glass. My kind of guy!!!

The maid is here today, working in another room, but she has the radio on a local station and Mexican music and news in Spanish reminds me – as if this scene wouldn’t – that I’m no longer in Kansas, Dorothy.

Evelyn .... and Evelyn

What a great day for Mom, here with little Evelyn. She had such wonderful visit with Melody and her little sweeties.






I thought Mom held up quite well...I expected many more tears. LOL All we had were these wonderful smiles.

Mother's Day

Mother's Day...

Where am I?? What day is it????

Not one picture to add.  Cathy and I were so busy in Vegas...busy?  Well, we had a lot to talk about.  LOL  

We did go and see Terry Fator, the ventriloquist who won a million dollars on some TV show.  He was absolutely fantastic.  He had about 5 dummies, each claiming to be impersonators.  Each one impersonated some famous singer, instantly recognizable because Fator is so good.  There was a large screen on each side of the stage and I'm sure everyone was checking it out to see if we could catch his mouth moving when his dummies sang.  No way!!!  Amazing.  He also told jokes and did some imitations without the dummies.  One, dressed in a black suit and white glove, was Michael Jackson.  At the end of that song he picked up a toy doll and dangled it over the edge of the stage...I know, naughty, naughty.  But funny!!!!  His contract in Vegas, also won on that show, was to be thru May and they've extended it thru December.  Absolutely no wonder as the show I saw was packed and I'm sure they all will be.  He has a DVD out and if you have a chance to pick it up, do so.  

Cathy returned to Hawaii, I rested up for a day and then headed towards California.  First stop, Calico Ghost Town RV Park.  Parked on too much of a slant (this place is rustic to say the least) and noticed about 9 pm that water was running from the bathroom sink area UNDER the floor into the hallway.  Not good for the floorboards!!!!  So in the dark I closed all my hookups and followed the little road down to the town.  Parked in the lot of my favorite restaurant there, Peggy Sue's, along with about five big semi trucks and slept peacefully thru the rest of the night.

On to Bakersfield where temperatures are hitting 92/94.  

Who's idea was this anyway?????

Suzann on a Harley

Okay, so there's no picture of me on that Harley motorcycle but I do have witnesses! LeRoy and Joan Houchen were visiting when a new friend, Ed, came over on his incredible Harley Davidson to take me for a ride. He had talked me into it when we rode out on his Quad into the desert the other day. Talk about a beautiful motorcycle. Joan really started teasing then, practically drooling over this obviously new, huge machine.

It was 6 p.m. and a beautiful evening. Other than the wind trying to blow me off the bike, the ride was wonderful. True to his word, he made it a short ride - about 40 minutes - and there wasn't much traffic. But it curved and wound thru the desert - I "lean" quite naturally he says (haha) - and I loved it.

And here I've been such a chicken all this time!!!! Where are those "Wild Hogs?"

Wickenburg Spring Flowers

The flowers are coming out daily now and although I'll miss a lot, what I have seen are beautiful.

Desert Caballeros - the American Way

There's nothing like a western "whatever," be it rodeo or Desert Caballeros Ride to remind us of the basic patriotism and wholesomeness of the American people.





Our flag flying, everyone removing their hats and placing them over their hearts, and a young woman with a magnificent voice singing "God Bless America" and then the National Anthem. I was not the only one in the crowd with tears in my eyes.

It was really moving and for me, having been overseas for so long, a wonderful reminder of how patriotic we Americans really are.