Today was overcast and not very warm in the morning, by mid afternoon most of the clouds had moved off, and it got warmer, but not sizzling as it has been lately.
The air here is full of the smell of orange blossoms, it is lovely and intoxicating, I have even heard other people talking about it.
Lary walked out into the desert across the street this morning and played his flute, and I did walking exercises in the clubhouse with other ladies. 3 miles walked at a brisk pace for me. Lary now has a following of folks who wait for him, and they chat and interact with him, which gives him a lot of positive feedback and pleasure.
Then later there was an agenda meeting to set the issues for the board meeting that will be next Monday. It's likely the last one of the season down here, so should be interesting. Maintenance issues and the like are discussed, projects done and completed, and those still to come or in the works, so today folks had to bring up the topics that they wanted discussed next Monday.
The opening hours of the main gate are a raging topic of conversation here, some want to keep them closed during the day, but others are in favour of keeping them open during daylight hours. Each side is quite adamant that their idea is the correct one, but the sales over this winter were way down, there are many lots and houses for sale, and it was pretty nearly impossible for anyone interested in our park to see inside the park, due to the daytime gate closure during November and December.
In my opinion it also projects a fortress appearance of fear, instead of an open and friendly park, at least during the daytime. On the other hand I should add that one golf cart was stolen from the park, but it was during the night, when most folks were sleeping soundly with their curtains or blinds drawn tight shut. At least the thievery was limited to just one cart, a big improvement over last year. Since then we have hardened up the pedestrian gate where the cart was stolen from, so that should help a bit more.
We went over to a travel meeting at Catalina Spa this afternoon, they have 2 trips planned for early 2013, one a 3 night one to Mesquite NV to see some Branson type shows, and it's also a casino town, there will also be a side trip to St George, Utah. All transportation is provided in a big comfy coach, and the entertainment and 3 breakfasts are included in the price. 3 night time shows and 2 matinees.
The other one is a cruise aboard a Princess ship, from L.A. to Hawaii and back to L.A., with stops on 4 Hawaiian islands. Quite a bit of time at sea, and not that many ports, it is somewhat like the cruise that Lary and I did last spring, so we aren't interested in doing it again. Our cruise visited more ports, and we got off in Honolulu and flew home to the desert from there.
Wendy and I are off to a fashion show at Ivey Ranch, her park, on Wednesday, it's a lunch and show, so should be a nice girls day together, while our husbands carve on their bluejays at the carving club.
Tomorrow night is a Chinese auction at Catalina Spa which we probably will attend, it is very amusing and fun to bid on all that stuff, one man's junque is another man's treasure, indeed.
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