January 11th, 2016
The sun has come back! The beautiful, brilliant sun has reappeared, and it has warmed up a lot. Two days ago the rain disappeared and the weather started to be more Palm Springs like. It has been in the high 50’s low 60’s and is just beautiful. The mountains are covered in snow and the sun is bright.
We have been enjoying the warmer weather and going for walks everyday. I must admit that a lot of the time has been spent eating and reading but I am hoping the walking is balancing things out.
We did go to see the movie “Eye In The Sky”, it was very good, a nail biter but left me a little frustrated. I believe it is well worth going to see when it comes out though.
We have been to eat at several places, but usually end up at our favorites which are Sherman’s and Babes. We tend to enjoy local haunts rather than the fancier places when we go out. We did get a recommendation for a locals Italian restaurant so will be trying that out soon.
Yesterday we went and strolled around the local outdoor market that is held on the weekends at College of the Desert in Palm Desert. It is always so much fun to spend a few hours walking around it. They have numerous produce stalls, food stalls and so many other little boutique booths selling everything from dog toys to jewelry. We ended up purchasing a wallet for John, a necklace for me and some asparagus. All things we couldn’t live without for sure!
For those of you that know John, you will be surprised to hear he has not gone golfing once this entire week! He told me he has to practice a new swing he is developing. I asked him why and he said that when he was hitting balls the other day he spoke to a guy there who told him about a different way of swinging the club. I said that was a little unusual, how come he did that, John then told me, “well he was just sitting at the course”. Pushing a little further I asked why someone would just be sitting at the golf course, John said “well he was just sitting at a table at the course”. I said why would he be just sitting at a table at the golf course, and after all of this conversation he said “well he was a golf pro, sitting at the table and I took a lesson”. As our friend said “he sure knows how to handle you”.
We have family arriving in a few days and look forward to showing them around the area. Hope the weather continues the way it is right now.
Today we are going to look around a few more open houses, go for another long walk, maybe a movie but the Golden Globes are this evening!
I have included a couple of photos of the magnificent mountains with the snow. Until later!
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