Meeting up with Cosandier's, Druery/McDougall and Khannas, it's a non stop feast of parties drinks, happy hours and hot pools. They are all well ensconced here in life in the desert, also hosting Kathy's sister from Ottawa and friends from Calgary too.
The mineral water pools are the big draw for all those old bones and aching muscles but it was fairly cool most days for sitting out. Finally the hot weather arrived for the first time this season.
Saturday five of us went into Palm Springs to catch the live from NY MET opera broadcast of Rusalka, which was lovely. Very comfortable seating in back row for the guys all with long legs. We are supposed to be on cable TV here but only finally got it working for a couple of days, to find there is nothing on TV worth watching. It's all the Trumperama show these days with an occasional bit of world news if the US is involved with a war there...
Ted is in heaven, he has found his Total Wine stores again and can spend hours in there browsing bottle labels. Prices are good and there are some finds - Sauterne to take home, Monbazillliac and Touraines to drink and good inexpensive wines. I am now hooked on premixed margaritas, buying by the 1.7 litres...
We also have Trader Joe's here with all our usual favorites but not the Zin Ted first found in San Diego. Good clam chowder makes a base for my fish soups which go down well in this heat rather than meat. They have stopped importing the almond pear flan I liked from France, it's now raspberry flan, I'll take it.
Sunsets up here in the desert are spectacular but I've only caught one on camera so far.
The mineral water pools are the big draw for all those old bones and aching muscles but it was fairly cool most days for sitting out. Finally the hot weather arrived for the first time this season.
Saturday five of us went into Palm Springs to catch the live from NY MET opera broadcast of Rusalka, which was lovely. Very comfortable seating in back row for the guys all with long legs. We are supposed to be on cable TV here but only finally got it working for a couple of days, to find there is nothing on TV worth watching. It's all the Trumperama show these days with an occasional bit of world news if the US is involved with a war there...
Ted is in heaven, he has found his Total Wine stores again and can spend hours in there browsing bottle labels. Prices are good and there are some finds - Sauterne to take home, Monbazillliac and Touraines to drink and good inexpensive wines. I am now hooked on premixed margaritas, buying by the 1.7 litres...
We also have Trader Joe's here with all our usual favorites but not the Zin Ted first found in San Diego. Good clam chowder makes a base for my fish soups which go down well in this heat rather than meat. They have stopped importing the almond pear flan I liked from France, it's now raspberry flan, I'll take it.
Sunsets up here in the desert are spectacular but I've only caught one on camera so far.
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