Above is a display of some of the equipment used to harvest the winter crop of vegetables. Over 80% of the lettuce sold during the winter in the USA comes from the Yuma area farmers.
Lunch was a $2.00 salad prepared using local vegetables. Very good! It was served in this tent complete with chandeliers.
The next day (March 110 four of us ladies went on a garden tour. We went last year and saw some beautiful yards. This year are all different places.
We met at 11:30 am and all had lunch at the local Mexican restaurant, then drove on to the six homes on the list. Each was different and unique. One had a cowboy theme, another had a fairy theme. Above are just a few of the pictures I took.
A scant five days later we attended a “Hootenanny” party at a friend’s “Park Model.” This is a small house permanently set on a lot in the RV Park. They had just purchased it and will not be towing an RV from Ohio next year. The invitation was rolled up on a toilet paper cardboard roll. A very unique idea. We were all requested to dress “hillbilly.” Below are some of the costumes.
Again there was lots of food, the main course being a gumbo and chili, with hillbilly names. Check out the food in the album above! John Perry again set up his karaoke machine and we had singing and dancing!
“The Rose” trio, featuring Barb Perry, Dixie Proulx and Dayle Digby. A duet by John and Barb Perry and “I Got You, Babe” by Sandy and Craig. Dancing are Dayle and Dave. We all brought our own chairs and drinks and had a rousing good time. Even got to meet the new neighbors. The weather co-operated and stayed nice all through the evening.
The following evening Frank and I hosted at our RV a Corned Beef and Cabbage St. Patrick”s day dinner. The weather is turning colder, and there is a cool wind blowing. Later it is supposed to rain, but that didn’t dampen our dinner, we just wore warmer clothes and taped down the tablecloths.
I can’t believe we are eating again! But boy was it good. Lots of good friends and hot corned beef and cabbage. Only a few pictures tonight. By the time we cleaned up, put stuff away and all headed home to our RV;s the rain came down. Perfect timing!
The following day was Sunday. We attended church, went with Don and Judy Williams to see an Irish Cabaret, and then another happy hour at Las Quintas RV Park to see the park model Jim and Linda had purchased. More finger food, and a birthday cake that Frank had surprised me with the day before. I’m getting tired of taking pictures, so none today! We all stayed inside their “car port” and out of the weather. It really turned cold, must be only in the 60’s. Oh well, it will be warm again on Tuesday.
It is time for us to pack up and leave (and me to diet)! Thursday March 22 is our last day in the park. Many of the Canadians have to be back in their country by the first week of April and the park empties out really fast by the last week of March. So we are not missing very much. It has been an amazingly busy two months, and so very enjoyable. Guess we will try and be back next year!
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