March 12, 2014

Another gorgeous day!  We have been very busy since we arrived here & the darn camera is not working so we have to take it in somewhere to find out why it’s just not charging at all.

We have been to so many new eating places & they all serve Gluten Free food so that is great for Lois.

We met up with some friends from Calgary at the Street Fair in downtown PS. How it has grown!!! It was only ½ the size last year! The tv newscaster said the economy has picked up because so many Canadians have bought down here 2 years ago & now it seems to be thriving quite well. New buildings are going up and all the leases sitting empty for years are all filled up! This is awesome for PS & for us Canadians. We spent most of the w/e with Kris, Derek, Paul & Helen showing them a few good eating places & of course some terrific live entertainment (in between their tennis). It was absolutely wonderful to see them! We miss them a lot. Last night Lois went to the casino with Gilbert & then we all met at the Streetbar & David (from PS) & Garth (from Vancouver) were there. Garth is having a big birthday at the end of the month & Gilbert is doing the breakfast as his whole family will be here for it & we are invited!

Today Kathy will be arriving from Yuma for a visit with little Kiwi & we are happy to have them here. We have already booked t-time for Kathy & Jane (friend from Vernon) so that’ll be a great day for them golfing. Supper here tonight with Terrie, Jane & Kathy so they can meet.

March 5, 2014   Palm Springs, California

We have arrived & been here for about 6 days. The weather’s been in the 70’s which is perfect for us & is now getting warmer into the 80’s. We are soooooo very happy to be here with all our friends from Calgary & of course a smaller city. This means I can drive which is awesome.

We stayed with Mel & Gilbert when we arrived on Friday as we did not book our condo until Saturday. They are very gracious hosts & wonderful to be with. I’ve known them for over 30 years from bowling in a league. On Saturday their new guests arrived from Edmonton & Vancouver so it was great to meet them & go out dancing to the oldies at Oscar’s! My God we had a blast!! The place was packed outside on the patio, drinks were flowing, & lots of laughs to be had. There are so many Canadians down here! Lois danced so much, her hips were sore the next day! hahaha

 The newscaster on tv stated that the economy has started turning around down here because the Canadians are buying up properties & living down here. Where the buildings in downtown were all empty & up for lease….are all back in business again. Isn’t that great! We do love it down here.

We also had a lovely visit here at the condo with a new friend Paula & her pup Eva that I met last year. Jane & Terrie who now live in Vernon, BC met us for lunch at Manhattan on the Desert on Monday. They will be here until 15^th.  We will be reconnecting with them again. Palm Springs seems to be the place that is so close to the west side of the continent that everyone comes here & of course the lifestyle!