Blogs from La Quinta, California, United States, North America

The final day of vacation. Didn’t do much. A few errands and a swim or two. Oh, and back to Pho Vu for lunch. It is quickly becoming a favourite. Our plan for dinner is to eat what food we have left here. So I am thinking scrambled eggs, grapefruit and croutons. Not sounding too appealing at this point. Hopefully Ed will talk me into Coldstone Creamery! And today Ed finally read the blog! He really thinks I’ve been kind in my representation of him. Haha. And wondered why I hadn’t included his main pet peeve of the vacation: grown men who wear their ball caps backwards. One of the many occasions where ‘douche bag’ comes up. Can’t disagree with it – they are too old to be pretending to be cool and end up looking ... read more

Pressure cooker. 101 degrees today. Way too hot for me, perfect for Ed. We spent the morning house hunting. Found a place that seems like it would be perfect. This is the view from the back of the house. Met our realtor at the coffee shop. Shortly after we sat down, in came the sporty seniors. Oh, the nightmare. 65+, clad in bike shorts and cycling shoes and the rest of the gear. Skin tight shirts with pockets in the back. The hydration systems. And the skin that just isn’t what it used to be. They all meet up for coffee and I assume to share charming stories of their bike adventures. This is Ed’s retirement nightmare – the skin tight shorts on the loose skinned body. After house hunting we ended up at Sam’s Sushi. ... read more

Got up nice and early. Ed and I started the day with a bet, can a child enter into the Habitat for Humanity draw? Me no, Ed yes. And Kathy wins! Ed must buy tacos for dinner!!! So already I think it is going to be a good day. A true adventure today. We decided we would go back to the Coachella Valley Preserve and do the Pushawalla Palms trail, as the woman at the visitor centre recommended. The trail was classified as moderate/difficult. Good lord! That is complete crap – that trail was completely difficult! It is part of the San Andreas Fault System. About 500 feet in elevation and over 5 miles. Anyways, so we got all packed up, water, granola bars, camera, phone, packsack. Learned something from our last hike, in which we ... read more

Finally got out for a hike. We decided to go to the Coachella Valley Preserve. Got up nice and early, and then had to make a few stops on the way for coffee and advil. Actually a good combo! As we were driving to the preserve we saw what all the cool tourists were doing. I'm surprised to see the average age of cool at about 60! We got to the visitor centre before it opened. We weren't the only ones there. A group of middle aged women were just ahead of us. So we selected to go the opposite direction. Without a map. On the way in there were signs that we might see a mountain lion or puma!!!! Too bad we weren't so lucky, and here is our wildlife sighting. So it doesn't matter ... read more

Went shopping after the house hunting. Obsessed with the thought of a new house! However I did push it out of my mind long enough to go bra shopping - another one of my obsessions. Dropped Ed at Trilogy to golf, so I had the car for 4 hours of shopping. It was about 93 degrees so I was glad to be in the air conditioning. I'm walking into the mall, and the person behind me burps. Loud and powerful. As a result my hair moves! Ewwwww. Manners? Too disgusting. I am now trying to find a way to outlaw burping - at least in public. I shouldn't have to listen to that. Another enjoyable Victoria's Secret shopping experience. 4 new bras! That's a good day for me, brings my bra count to about 40! Underwear ... read more