Ballgame, Lemons & Pies...Rainy-36º

Having problems with the internet at Villas of Cave Creek...Resorted :) to poolside activity of first sun then shade but didn't get in the water...It is nice just to be out in the warm air and knew we had to soak up what sun we could as rain was in the forecast...At 7am Friday it is pouring rain outside and supposed to get snow in Sedona tomorrow just as we start our week there...Luckily it is not going to last and looks like we will get sun the first of next week...Okay enough of the weather.

On Wednesday we went to a ballgame at Salt River Fields (Talking Stick) home of the AZ Diamond Backs playing KC Royals...We had seats in the shade, game not too exciting, score was KC 7 AZ 1 when we left in the 7th inning...None the less, it was an enjoyable outing...From there Jerry drove us to his cousins house to visit and have dinner...AND pick lemons, we picked 2 large boxes plus bags full of the biggest most beautiful lemons ever...Back to the condo at about 10pm.

We had a spaghetti dinner yesterday and of course lemon pie for dessert...Yummy...That brings us up to today as we start preparing to pack up...Maybe we will check out the thrift shops here in Cave Creek this rainy morning...M & J will leave for SLC tomorrow and we will be on our way to Sedona...Blog will be sporadic next week as the condo there doesn't offer free WIFI....Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Ball Park

M & J

H & D

Pie R Squared (No pie plates in condo)

Blooming Rosemary bush outside our door.

(Just for you Pat)

Lemons, Oranges and Grapefruit...54º

3/6/13...Jerry and Matilda (GPS) chauffeured us to the Eastside of Phoenix where a friend of Jerry's Stepmother had citrus trees in her back yard...We quickly filled several sacks and boxes of mostly lemons and a few oranges and grapefruits...Nothing like tree ripened sun-kissed citrus to take back to the snowy valleys of SLC and Wallowa County.

We stopped at a Sams Club to get info on Jerry's cell phone and of course did a little shopping while there...M & J found Angel food cake, strawberries and raspberries...We returned to Cave Creek in time to soak up some sun at the pool...Clouds moved in so after a couple of hours we were back inside fixing hamburgers for dinner and strawberry shortcake for later in the evening...Our condo cools off in the evening so we turned on the heat and started a log in the fireplace for some atmosphere while we read or played on the computers until bedtime...No card games last night.

3/7/13...This is being posted a day late because of slow internet...We had a long day yesterday, went to a ballgame, picked MORE lemons at Jerry's cousins and had dinner at their house...Didn't get back to the Condo until 10pm..Slept until 8am this morning so I will write a post for today later this afternoon...Hugs To All..OWAV:)

Cave Creek...47º

We arrived at Cave Creek Saturday afternoon after the ballgame...Hauled everything from the cars around a winding path to our front door, enclosed patio and a lovely 2 bedroom villa...M & J are upstairs and H & I in the master suite with hot tub outside the sliding glass doors...Everyone changes into swimsuits and we are soon soaking our weary bodies in the hot tub...This vacationing is very exhausting...Sunday we drive back to Phoenix and the Arizona Theatre to watch the matinee performance of "The Buddy Holley Story"...A high energy performance of singing and dancing with a huge cast of performers...We have yet to be disappointed in a show seen here...Back in Cave Creek M & I fixed pizza and green salad for our dinner before an early bedtime.

Villa's of Cave Creek

Our Villa

Our Condo here is Spanish theme with stucco finish...Walls enclosing each Casa...The Condo itself is spacious with high ceilings open to the upstairs...A convenient and well-stocked kitchen...Sunday after the play we stock up on a few essential groceries such as bottled water and cherry pie and ice cream...Herb BBQ's steak while M & I fix baked potatoes and salad...Jerry sets the table and fixes our ice water.

Monday morning we cruise Cave Creek (cowboy and junk oriented and pubs) and the city of Care Free (art galleries and high priced restaurants) looking for resale shops...Monday is closed day so we return to the condo, change into suits and lounge at the pool until dinner time...A small pool but it is heated to 85º a comfortable temperature...Dinner is stuffed peppers and potato salad...Then card games before we put a log in the fireplace to visit until bedtime.

Della at the pool

Blog in Photos...48º---75º

By Phoenix standards it wasn't a very hot day at 85º but for us Northerners sitting in the full sun of the ball park we were plenty warm...We slathered ourselves with sunscreen, dispensers provided for fans  in the public restrooms...The ballpark was crowded but we were welcomed at a table in the shade...We enjoyed our visit with Warren Weaver and his Mom while we dined on ballpark fare of "Polish Dogs" before taking our seats in the stadium...Fans surrounding us were mostly adamant Mariner fans and we were just there to root for a good play by either team...We enjoyed our day...Left a little early to avoid the crazy parking lot with everyone leaving at once...J & M's car has built-in GPS and once he plugs in the addresses it does a great job of taking us to our destination...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Peoria Ball Park--Mariners & Dodgers

Jerry and Mona

Della and Herb

Warren Weaver

Warren and Proud Mother

Cave Creek...53º

What a day we had on Saturday....Our condo was small but it was jam packed with stuff that the four of us managed to haul in...By 10am checkout we had the cars packed with suitcases and coolers of cold and frozen groceries...We left our Subaru at the Cibola Vista parking lot under the shade of a leafless tree. ):..With Jerry at the wheel we headed toward the Peoria ballpark looking for yardsale signs...Not many good yardsales so we arrived at the BP at 11:30am, games start at 1pm...We were commandeered in the parking lot by a scalper with tickets, front row tickets on the Mariners side, behind the dugout, for cheaper than the box-office...Jerry pulled out a $100.00 bill and the way we went...Checked through security and scanned our tickets...Whew they were legal.

Found our seats, the sun blazing overhead...Back down to the concession area where we joined a couple at a shaded table...While visiting with them (Mother and Son) we learned that he was representing the Cancer Survivors Organization and would be throwing out the first pitch...Herb and Jerry found the sausage dogs for our lunch and we visited away the next hour with these interesting people He from Alaska and his Mom from Seattle.

It was a sunny beautiful day and an exciting game...Mariners were winning when we left at the top of the 9th and claimed our car at CV then headed North to Cave Creek...We got settled into the CC condo, lots of room with two bedrooms, living room, full kitchen, our own private hot tub...After a relaxing soak we baked a frozen pizza, made a green salad, relaxed for a short time and went to bed...Photo's tomorrow....Hugs To All...OVAW:)

Moving Day...54º

Supposed to reach 85º today!!.Made an apple pie early am then took a trip across Phoenix, (Jerry had business) fish and chips for dinner, pool time, apple pie and ice cream for dessert, then card playing until 10pm last night...Herb and I are up early as I catch up on scrabble, blog and we all start packing up the accumulated stuff for the trip north and our next week in a condo at Cave Creek..Since we have to vacate this condo at 10am and check in time at CC is 4pm we will pack all the refrigerated stuff in coolers (They should hold) and sit by the pool until noon then go to a ballgame in the afternoon...Don't forget to read Bobi and Ci's blogs for the latest in their life...Hugs to all...OWAV:)

Cozy Again...47º--80º

Mona and Jerry arrived yesterday...They have business to finish up on Jerry's stepmothers estate so came a few days early and will also go with us for our week in Cave Creek...I had soup and hot bread ready when they arrived at 4pm so we ate, then went to the hot tub for a good soaking and returned to out room to play cards until bedtime.

Temperatures are climbing so we will spend time at the pool today and tomorrow we will pack up and head north to Cave Creek Villas for our next week here in SUNNY ARIZONA.


Make sure and read Bobi's blog and Cienna's Blog for the latest update on The Girls Adventures....Hugs To All...OWAV:)