We haven't had much of a winter in Rio Vista. We had about a week or two when the nightly temperatures dropped to 20 degrees, but mostly, the lows stayed in the 30s. We haven't had much rain, or even much in the way of foggy days. Yesterday, however, was the exception...we had real hail - enough to frost the sidewalk. It didn't last very long, but it scared the cats. By the time I got the camera, most of it had melted. Here's a picture of what was still there. I took this through the window screen so it looks a little strange.
Today it's mostly sunny, perfect sweater weather...one day hail, next day spring - go figure.
Today, the Bay Area had an earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter. Apparently it was centered on the Hayward fault. One of the things that appealed to us about Rio Vista is that is not near a fault line nor in a flood zone...even though we are near the river.
Jim's devised a method to hang our flower baskets, so that has become tomorrow's project, unless it rains. Even though it was a little chilly today, he managed to get to the driving range for a little while. Molly Maids are here cleaning so I think he really wanted to escape. The cleaning will be a once a month process. We manage to keep the place picked up and fairly clean, but the deep cleaning is a little tough on us old birds...hips and knees don't cooperate all that much.
PICTURES OF THE DAY
Today I went through some of our old photos from our wedding reception and from our cruise last year to Mexico. Looking back, I think it's time to plan another cruise. Every time we go we have a great time and meet some neat people. As soon as I get the pictures scanned in, I'll share. These were from the cruise - Dessert Night - and the desserts were just as awesome as they look here. Can you imagine being talented enough to create these amazing concoctions.!
The person in the tan sweater is Jim walking away with a loaded plate and the chef's expression is "are you really going to eat all that" ! and he did!
Love to all,
Corrie and Jim
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