WHAT? ANOTHER BIRTHDAY?

 There are some people in this world that you meet for whatever reason, and they just become part of your life forever.  Two of those folks are Patty and Dan Chance.  We met way back in the days of motorcycles, drinking and carousing.  I will never forget the day we were heading down the I-5 Freeway close to King City when we stopped for a slug of peppermint schnapps because Nancy was cold.

To my horror, I dropped the bottle and it smashed on the ground.  Though I thought I would be left on the side of the road, Mr. Chance, Ronnie and Scooter just laughed it off.  My husband, not so much, but off we went to the big party and I did not get left behind.  

A few years later I found Patty on the internet after having just purchased a fifth wheel RV.  I drove to Lake Havasu and parked in their driveway before heading off to a Yuma Arizona rally of a different kind.  It was there that Dan did the negotiations for me to purchase a big rig.  We haven't looked back.  He taught me everything, was ever so patient as I radioed him constantly that my tire pressure alarms were going off, and let me follow them to Alaska and back.  AMAZING TRIP!

So here's the SECOND birthday of the month ... it's Dans birthday today!!!  I'm wishing him the best of days and many MANY more to come!  Thank you for always answering my crazy questions over and over again.  I hope my parking spot is still available ... I'll see you in December!!

Can you believe it?  October is almost gone with the wind.  The weather is still fabulous around here, which I have never experienced in all my many years.  I keep waiting for the hammer to drop.

Mostly I've been shopping for various things ... two more leveling blocks, though they only come in a pack of 8, a smaller laundry basket, a spill-free dog water bowl, a hanging organizer for the back of the couch, though I think that probably won't work when the back moves down flat to make the bed ... just stuff to make storage easier.

And then I came across this bike someone just purchased.  It can go up to 50 miles on one charge, but boy are they pricey.  Of course there are 99 different models out there, so who knows which one is the best.  For me, it needs to go up steep hills, and the rack on which it will ride needs to swing out so I can get in the back doors, not to mention a thirty pound chain to lock it up.  

It was pretty much a lazy day of do nothingness.  I worked on this latest quilt a bit, not the least bit happy with what I was doing.  I ran out of the white fabric ... the black doesn't go and I was out of ideas.

So let's start ANOTHER one!!!  This is a 3-yard wonder called Bear Claw.  Chop up three yards and fabric, stitch it back together and voila!!  You have a pretty quilt.  Not these colors mind you, but I have plenty in my stash to get started.

I think I mentioned I actually found a huge pork loin for $1.99 a pound.  I chopped it into three big pieces and froze two.  I wish I could say I found a fabulous marinade, but I did not.  This one that I made came out terrible, but the pork was delicious straight out of the air fryer!!  Dinner was served.

Ohh yes, Cooper got his share from the very middle ... the best part without the honey-soy marinade.  Did he get any new toys?  Heck NO ... I'm already stepping on six every day, not to mention the five balls rolling around the kitchen floor.

Thank you everyone for his birthday wishes!  He was very appreciative ... bark bark.

I spent the rest of the evening watching the World Series.  There are probably not too many baseball fans out there, because I don't think you can become a fan of such a boring game unless you GO to many games.  It's truly the fans that make the game.

Of course it's much more fun when your team is IN the World Series, which mine is not.  It's the Dodgers (booooo) against the New York Yankees (not my favorite either).  I admit, I finally changed the channel to watch the more interesting Deadly Women.  

And so ended another gorgeous day in central California.  This next week should interesting ... 65 degree days and 50 degree nights with the possibility of rain.  I may just have to turn the solar off on my van and plug it in!!