Tucson - last week of December

 Christmas is almost here.  This camper  has no room for a tree, but we manage with a small saguaro cactus tree and other Christmas ornaments from friends.

Tucson loves his saguaro squeaky toy and wastes no time removing the prickers.

We are invited to our friends Cliff and Maria's house for Christmas Dinner.  It is a beautiful day in the 70s and I walk dinner off with Tucson while everyone else watches the football game.

A friend had sent me a picture of an M&M rock and I finally found a suitable rock

 

I had chosen Kingfishers for my birthday dinner, but they are closed on Mondays.  I get a raincheck and we go to BJs Brewhaus and share a super nachos

 

Gary can't walk far with his knees so we walk Tucson over to Chuck Ford Lakeside Park

A Christmas Eve Happy hour with friends

 

We spring another leak 

 But have some nice Sunsets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tucson - 3rd week in December

A beautiful day so we go to Saguaro National Park East to drive the scenic loop.

 

The round cutting boards I ordered for the sink, to add more workspace arrived

The spare works for the instant pot on the stove

 

Nice enough to paint outside

This little guy spread his wings just before dive bombing me, think he mistook my flowered coat for a bush.

 

Finished a plate flower

 

Muss  having a grill so got a deal on a 17" Blackstone and scored a nice stand at a new local thrift shop.

 Another week flies by!  Christmas and New Years are just around the corner

 

 

 

 

 

Tucson - 1st 2 weeks in December

Started out the month with a rattlesnake viewing, fortunate for us, small and dead.

Put to use the socks my friend Patti got me.

By making a couple Garden plate flowers

 

 

 on the road 7 weeks and 7 dimes found

The upholstery in the camper that looked brand new when we bought it is disintegrating under constant use.

Fortunately I found some slip covers on Amazon that match and fit.

It gets sunny and warm enough to bake some carrot cake loaves in the Sun Oven

Gary's great grandson ended up in the hospital with a respiratory illness and pneumonia, but several prayer chains worked and he said "I got this!"

The Chrisrmas Fire Truck made it's  annual visit to the Park.

Even the storage compartments are decorated

Santa came too.

and the residents decorate too.

Some stormy weather

But it's worth it for the rainbow!

 

 

We take a drive to Agua Caliente Park to check out the damage caused by a lightening strike fire.

Fortunately it was contained to a group of palms by the entrance.

Around 40 palm trees had to be removed due to safety concerns or because they were too charred to recover. The others are being monitored in hopes they will recover.

 

 

Temps turn cold! 

No pool for me for awhile!