{"id":10403,"date":"2020-02-14T12:50:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T17:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/?p=10403"},"modified":"2023-06-23T15:45:03","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T19:45:03","slug":"hanging-with-the-blooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/archives\/10403","title":{"rendered":"Hanging with the Blooms"},"content":{"rendered":"

John\u2019s in Taiwan, mom has flown home, I\u2019m all alone. Okay, it\u2019s not as depressing as it sounds. I have lots of activities that keep me busy and Andy and Candy are right next door for company.<\/p>\n

The park we are staying in, Windhaven, is not the best campground. It is right by the road and it is a noisy highway. February first  we are moving to a different park, Adobe Village. It is off the highway and our sites will be towards the back of the park that adjoins another 55 and older park. Quiet time.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m staying quite busy between working and site seeing with the Blooms. We head to some markets for shopping and food. At one outside markets I notice this sign. Hmm. I\u2019m thinking, \u201cWhat? People have to be told this?\u201d<\/p>\n

\"20200118_132526\"<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

We make a trip to Quartzsite to have our Blue Ox tow bars serviced and to tour around the RV show for a while. Before heading back to Yuma, we HAVE to stop at Silly Al\u2019s for the best pizza ever. Well, at least in this part of the country.<\/p>\n

\"20200119_161049\"<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The Adobe Village resort has a lot of activities for people to take advantage of. One is line dancing. Andy, Candy, and I all tried our feet at it. As it turns out, it is a bigger commitment to learn all the dances and to convince your feet and body to do what you want it to do as fast as you want it to do it. Thank goodness we don\u2019t have any pictures of us trying line dancing.<\/p>\n

Another activity they have is painting-with-instructor. Candy and I manage to go to two classes<\/p>\n

KoKopelli pot<\/p>\n

\"20200210_201829\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Breezy tree<\/p>\n

\"20200224_201256\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Not too bad for someone who doesn\u2019t know how to paint.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

John\u2019s in Taiwan, mom has flown home, I\u2019m all alone. Okay, it\u2019s not as depressing as it sounds. I have lots of activities that keep me busy and Andy and Candy are right next door for company. The park we are staying in, Windhaven, is not the best campground. 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