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Fall/Winter: 2026-2027
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to "Spring-Summer" 2026 |
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| Friday, November 6, 2026:
My day began with a long stay at Desert Toyota to get a
recall fixed on the Prius. I had breakfast with them
again. This time scrambled eggs, bacon and an English
muffin. The eggs tasted like sawdust so I suspect they
were powder before they were turned into a scramble.
Once I returned home I took Abby and Dave into the
Pantano Wash, only a few steps from our backyard. We
always delay walking the wash to avoid any rattlesnake
encounters. I felt it has been cold enough at night to
drive the snakes underground. Of course Abby and Dave
enjoyed the new walk off leash and got to explore all
the new smells. Click the photo for a view of the clouds
over the mountains today. |
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Friday, October 30, 2026: Today was
my turn to take the Prius to Desert Toyota for the 10,000 mile
service. I scheduled the service in the morning because I knew I
would get breakfast with the service. Last time I got and
omelette but this time they offered only bagels and waffles. I
got a waffle. When you buy a new Toyota you get free service for
the first 25,000 miles or two years whichever comes first. We
won't reach the 25,000 miles before two years. My service
agent was Todd. You can see Todd by clicking on the left photo.
His daughter is a physical therapist who just got a job in
Roseburg, Oregon where we live during the summer months. His
dream is to move to Oregon soon. Click on the center photo to
see the waiting room and a wider view of the kitchen. |
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Wednesday, October 28, 2026: Our
Wednesday morning meeting was short so I was able to gather the
dogs and head to the city dog park only one mile away. As it
turned out, the dog park is closed on Wednesday for cleaning. It
was disappointing because the dogs were excited and the park is
huge. So, we walked around the outside of the park. After the
walk, we went to Lowes, then a huge nursery then for bottled
water and finally two trips through the car wash. Click the
photo to enlarge. |
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Friday: October 23, 2026: The
Rincon Country East Resort gave a "Welcome Back Potluck" just
before noon today. Very few of the RVers which often frequent
this park have not returned. You can perhaps thirty people took
advantage of the potluck. Gwen and I were two of those
attending. The variety of food was good. I was very careful with
what I chose still trying to maintain lower weight. However, I
will admit to chocolate cake covered with whipped cream coming
from that can you see in the left of this photo. Click this
photo to view the main table. |
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Friday, October 2, 2026:
Gwen and I ar members of the Rincon Country East photo
club. As members it became our responsibility to
populate the club's photo display board for the first
two weeks of October. That's what we worked on
today. Several of the photos I printed today using
our own printer rather than the club's superior
printer. There are a variety of photos from the
Tucson area, plus California and Oregon views. |
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| Tuesday, September 29,
2026: A couple in Rincon Country East hosted a
nice lunch for 60 members in the park. It's difficult to
pass up free food. |
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Monday, September 28,
2026: Today was working on the new Eufy security system.
I already have a Blink security system but while I was
in Oregon nearly every camera battery died and Gwen was
not familiar with changing the batteries. The Eufy
doorbell I installed is hardwired and the two new Eufy
cameras are solar powered. Additionally, the Blink
system cost $12/month to save video while the Eufy
system requires no fee for video capture. I also need
far fewer cameras since the Eufy cameras will follow any
person which crosses the field of view. I plan to still
maintain the Blink system but can't expect it to last
longer than three months without changing or charging
the batteries. Click the left photo for a short
video and the right photo for the view the camera sees
while I take that photo. |
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Sunday, September 27,
2026: Gwen has been going to lunch with lady friends all
summer. I was invited to go with them today. I was the
"token male". Their choice was Laverna's Coffee House
and Cafe because it was cheap. I ordered a green
chili omelette with cheese. Unfortunately I failed to
ask what kind of cheese. It turned out to be American
cheese which is pure POISON! I've learned my lesson and
will remember to ask the kind of cheese next time. I
ended up on the end of the group so had little
conversation with the ladies. After breakfast the
ladies wanted to visit the nearby new, larger, Trader
Joe's. I've never seen the TJ attraction but many,
including these ladies, do. Click both photos for
another view. |
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Thursday -
Saturday: September 17 - 26, 2026: This has been a long
travel time. First to Reno, Nevada to visit the kids and
grandkids. I have two grandchildren in the NICA Mountain
Bike races, Noah and Lucy. Noah placed first in his race
while Lucy placed seventh. Dave enjoyed seeing Joe and
Casey again and we both enjoyed staying in Joe's house.
Then we had a long drive through the Nevada high desert
to Boulder City, Nevada for the night. Noise from the
Best Western neighbor got us out of bed at 4 am. We
skipped the BW breakfast to drive the rest of the trip
to Tucson, Arizona. This is a great time in the Rincon
Country East RV Resort because the RVers have not
arrived yet so not busy. Behind the sunset photo you
will find the first Scorpion we've seen on our carport.
Click all the photos for another view.
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