Preston is a remarkable Dalmatian. He is adjusting quickly to our life in Williams. Tom and I took Preston to the east end of Cataract Lake and we walked along the dam.
I bought a sturdy extra large bolster bed for Preston from K9 Ballistic. When it came, Preston wanted nothing to do with it.
I could not return the bed in the box it came in. The K9 Ballistic bed had been compressed (all of the air sucked out) before it was packaged. When I phoned the company in California, they said that I could donate the bed and get a 75% refund. I did just that! High Country Humane was the beneficiary.
Preston demonstrated that he likes our bed. It has been some time that a Dalmatian I owned was able to jump up on a bed!
I had a phone appointment with my primary care physician, Dr. Trasi Crumrin. She went over the lab blood work I had done a few days earlier. Fortunately, most of my my liver numbers were within the normal range. There was one category that was on the high side --- but Dr. Crumrim was okay with it. She does want me to be tested again in ninety days.
Tuesday, four of us played pickleball at 10:00 a.m. It was me, Ray, Julie, and Suzanne. Julie is from Lake Havasu City. She and her husband Ron are parking their 5th wheel on Suzanne's property for the month of August.
At noon, Tom and I drove to Flagstaff. Tom had an appointment at Northern Arizona University Audiology. Dr. Michael Skelton felt that Tom was an excellent candidate for hearing devices. Tom met with Dr. Skelton's graduate student, Amanda. Dr. Skelton also dropped by to approve of Tom's decision.
Wednesday morning, I went to lunch at the Grand Canyon Brewing Company with ten ladies from my Highland Meadows housing community.
That evening, there was another beautiful sunset. I took one photo from the backyard.
My neighbor Pam Hill also captured a great sunset photo.
The skies are getting ready for a full moon on Saturday.
On
Friday, Alfonso Cortez came to trim many of my trees. He has a tree trimming
business that is reasonably priced.
Sunday afternoon, Tom and I went to Flagstaff to see
"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" musical at the Theatrikos
Theatre. The theatre is small and intimate --- with only five rows. This is an
Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tim Rice musical. Very nice!
Later in
the day, a mule deer doe visited Preston. It came right up to our fence.
Preston barked at it and together, they pranced along the fence. Surprisingly,
this doe has come back to visit Preston two more times.
Monday
morning, I took Preston to Dry Holden Lake. I parked the truck along Forest
Road #124 and we walked for about an hour.
Preston
has found the bed in our first bedroom. It is soft and comfy. Sometimes, he
spend the night there.
On
Tuesday morning, eight of us played pickleball. We took over the two courts. I
used my "round robin" chart to set up each game. It was a lot of fun
--- and nicely organized.
The
Bravo Dragon fire on the North Rim is still burning --- now for a month. It is
still not contained. Darn!
Wednesday
evening, we had a beautiful sunset with mesmerizing clouds.
Thursday
morning, there was no pickleball play. So, I took Preston for a nice walk in
town. He posed with Smokey the Bear.
He also posed with Betty Boop.
That
evening, the skies created another magnificent sunset.
The
Highland Meadows Ladies Lunch group had brunch at the Red Raven Restaurant. The
food was excellent, but it took almost an hour to get served!
Preston
found a deer antler by the backyard water feature. He is the first Dalmatian of mine to
enjoy any antler!
Later in
the day, there were some lovely cloud formations.
My
neighbor, Jan Chumley, leads a one hour Saturday morning Circuit Training class
at the Recreation Center. It is nice to exercise with a "Simon Says"
leader.
My grandniece,
Lily, had a birthday party on Saturday. Her mother, Katelyn, was kind enough to
send me some of the pictures.
Six of
us played pickleball on Sunday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. It was wonderful having
Kim Kelley playing with us!
The pet
company, Chewy.com, sent me a package. To my delight, the package contained two
painted rocks --- one with Kelsey's name and one with Jamie's name. There was
also a very nice sympathy card.
Tuesday
afternoon, Tom and I drove to Flagstaff. Tom had an appointment with ophthalmologist,
Dr. David Felsted. Dr. Felsted is monitoring Tom's glaucoma.
That
evening, the skies were beaming with color.
This
time of the year, the wild sunflowers are ripe with blooms. It is a delight walking
around town and in the neighborhood.
My
Pandigital picture frame is not longer working properly. Rather than buy a Pandigital
replacement, I decided to purchase a digital frame that Peter and Terry had ---
called Aura. It arrived in the mail and I set it up with my 2024 photos.
Later
that day, I was able to capture more sunflowers and more sunset clouds.
Thursday,
five of us played pickleball. Julie and Ron --- from Lake Havasu City --- were
in town for some good play. Julie had a cute sleeveless tee shirt "I'm a
TRUMP girl, Get Over It!" I knew that I needed one too --- but long sleeve
for me.
I
ordered a new front license plate for my Dodge Ram truck. It came in the mail from
eBay. I like it!
I took
Preston for a short walk in town. Next year will be the 100th anniversary of
Route 66. I took a photo of Preston in front of a reminder sign.
On
Saturday, I went to Jan's Circuit Training class.
I had a
10:45 a.m. facial appointment with Kacia Maddox. Kacia is a very petit woman. I
gave her a dress I bought late last year that would never fit me properly. Yes!
The
grand re-opening of Rod's Steakhouse was later that afternoon. 49 years ago ---
on this date of August 23 --- was when this steakhouse first opened.
Tom and
I went to the opening ceremony with ribbon cutting, champagne, and hors
d'eourvres.
The
General Manager of the restaurant is our friend, Shane. Shane used to be the
bartender manager at Canyonlands Restaurant in Bearizona.
That
evening, I took Preston for a last walk. The sunset did not disappoint!
My
Italian son, Francesco, was enjoying a vacation in Spain. It was fun seeing him
in a photo along the seashore there.
Monday,
August 25, the Phoenix and Casa Grande areas had a severe dust storm. They call
these dust storms Haboobs. The Haboob even approached our Palm Creek Resort ---
where we spend four months in the winter.
Tuesday
afternoon, Tom had a haircut appointment with Alie Rico. I stopped by to change
an appointment I had with Alie next month. Alie does my nails and pedicures.
Oh, yes,
someone posted this beautiful sunset on Facebook. Bill Williams Mountain is in
the background.
Wednesday,
I had a blood donation appointment with Vitalant. The venue was in Ash Fork ---
at the school gymnasium.
Once
again, the clouds this time of year are outstanding.
Thursday,
I had a 90 minute massage with Julie Donbrosky. She is excellent! And Julie's
salon is in Williams.
Friday
morning, I took Preston to town. I parked the truck at the Grand Canyon Railway
Hotel. Preston provided an excellent pose in front of a caboose.
My
"I'm a TRUMP Girl, Get Over It" long sleeve tee shirt arrived. I'm
loving it!
It was
time for me to renew my Bearizona annual pass. Fortunately, my pass price is
grandfathered in at $200.00, plus tax.
Since I was already at Bearizona, I decided to drive
through the park. There were the mountain goats,
the reindeer,
the wolves,
the
buffalo,
the bears,
and the longhorn sheep.
That evening, we had a nice mellow sunset with beautiful clouds.
On Saturday, a family from the Navajo Nation came to our home to buy Tom's old tires from his Subaru. It is a three hour drive from where they live, but they were already stopping in Flagstaff to run some errands.
I never tire of photos of the west entrance to Williams. The sign.
Francesco and Thomas posted a photo of the two of them. That Francesco can be such a clown!
After church on Sunday, there was pickleball play. Earlier in the week, Martha had invited Henry to play with us. He is the fellow in this photo to the right. He is relatively new to the game, but he is very coordinated. Nice!
In the afternoon, I took Preston to Kaibab Lake. I wanted to deposit some of Jamie's and Kelsey's ashes there.
