Rain here in Scottsdale
I’d take a picture, but right now I can’t upload pictures into the blog. Hopefully, this coming week I will get that fixed so that I can have pictures and videos of Scottsdale and Arizona on this blog.
Today it is raining. At church this morning, in the middle of the service it the rain was so hard, it could be heard hitting the roof. And when we left to come home, I brought the van up to the entrance way, and put down the ramp so that Karen could quickly, in her wheelchair, get into the van, without getting soaking wet. I was beside her with an umbrella.
I don’t remember hearing the rain inside the church before. Yes, I know it doesn’t rain that much here in Scottsdale. But I think in the first two months of this year, the valley, including Phoenix, Scottsdale, Glendale, Mesa has received more rain that all of last year.
Keep it in the Neighborhood.
On Wednesday, Karen and I were out in front of our house as two teenagers walked by the house.
I yelled out at them to come over and talk with me. They responded and came so we could carry on a conversation.
I asked if they were interested in working in my front yard racking up pine needles and spraying the weeds that had grown through the rocks. I got an answer from one, “YES”.
Turns out he lives two doors down and liked the idea of working in the yard. We reached agreement on price and today, Saturday he was here and ready at 9 AM.
Here it is 1 PM, and the work is all done and our front yard is now looking like it’s kept up. Not the mess it had turned into with my pain in the back months.
After he had completed the job, and we were talking about up keep in the weeks and months ahead. Matt, that’s his name, said that he past the house each day and would keep his eyes out for weeds and if he saw one he’d pull it out.
Now that’s service and it’s right here in our neighborhood.
Stop Sign.
Stop Sign.
By Norm Seeley | January 14, 2010
This morning, it wasn’t one of the first things that I got to, but I did, finally, just before noon take my walk to the end of the block and hit the Stop Sign. Don’t tell any one in the Scottsdale Streets Department. I’m sure there is an ordinance that prohibits Scottsdale Citizens from hitting City Property. If you are from a foreign country like Mexico, it’s OK.
Today was a struggle. Every other step sent a pain shooting up the center of my back. It felt like my right leg was shorter than the left. And both legs felt like they were working as hard as they could and there was nothing left.
But I made it, down to the sign and back. I Made it. I’m not trying to lose weight, just bring my energy level up.
I had gotten to a point several months ago, that the daily walk was a piece of cake. Today it was one tough cut of steak.
Unofficial Temperature in Scottsdale, Arizona
To be very honest, wheither it’s Official or Unofficial when it gets Hot in Scottsdale it’s HOT.
Below you will see a very cheap thermometer that we have in our back yard. I wonder about how accurate it is, but over 80, it no longer matters. HOT is HOT is HOT !
Hit the Stop Sign.
I need to take a walk each day to keep my body” in shape”. And I will have to do that for the rest of my life. Natural or unnatural.
So I devised a game for me to play each morning. I must walk to the end of the block and Hit the Stop Sign and only then can I return home.
Being 6′4″ makes it easy to do, but I still have to reach…just a little.
Pictures of Scottsdale Arizona
Just before Christmas last year, we decided that we wanted pictures of ourselves to send out for Christmas. I myself don’t remember it they were just to be sent out or included in our Christmas Cards.
Rather than go to a studio and have professional pictures of us taken, we thought we could go down the street a little ways, take our tripod and camera that puts out some pretty good digital pictures if I do say so myself and use them to send out.
While at the park, we took at least 30 pictures of the two of us with different backgrounds.
With Smiles.
Without Smiles.
Her Smiling, Me Not.
Me Smiling, her Not.
And there were even a couple where we both looked presentable. Worth sending out to at least our family and a couple of friends.
When that was done, I took some pictures of the park itself. In one of the pictures you can see Camelback Mountain in the background.
Arizona, more particular Scottsdale, Arizona, is a great place to take pictures and have you picture taken.
Flash…UP DATE !
If you read yesterday’s blog…”Read Closely…Very, are you wondering if we went back and had lunch with our friends that we thought at been scheduled for Monday.
The answer, quick and simple. YES !
The food was good at PB&C. First time, other than yesterday when we didn’t eat there cause we knew we’d be back today.
Conversation was interesting and covered all sorts of subjects. Had many laughs. Got into a couple of serious discussions.
Turned out to be a lunch that was worth waiting for.
Read Closely. Very
Have you ever received an invitation to have lunch with a friend by email and emailed back that would be cool, see you there not at 11:15 AM but at 1:15 PM. And then received a confirmation email agreeing to the new time?
I have.
In fact it was today. 1:15 PM and here is where we will meet.
I ran an errand to the bank and then we were off to our lunch with friends.
Got to the restaurant, the parking lot was packed. I mean packed. But luckily for us there was a single handicapped spot left and I backed our van into the spot. Lowered the ramp and in we went.
We were 5 minutes early. Found a table and I went close to the front to wait for our friends.
I waited.
I waited a little more.
I waited and checked the time. 20 minutes had gone by so our friends should have been there by then.
I waited another 10 minutes, well past the appointed time, and decided I would check and check on what was going on. Made the call. So lucky to have a cell phone.
“Hello, this is _ ___ ________. I responded ” Hi, – - – -, Norm, where are you?” (I called his cell phone)
“Home”, he answered. “Were are you?”
“At the restaurant”, I noted “waiting for you guys”.
“It will be a long wait” he chuckled, ” Our lunch is tomorrow ! “
On returning home I looked at the email again. There are listings of times, but absolutely no mention of, today…tomorrow…or day.
I guess Karen and I just made the wrong assumption
At least we know what we’ll have for lunch tomorrow and with whom.
Pesto Sunday Lunch.
After church today, we went to Grimaldi’s for some Pizza.
We normally get a personal pizza, lately with just Black Olives and Onions. Today we had a Pesto Pizza with the same toppings. It was good. I really enjoyed it. With each bite, I think a little more.
What a great way to spend a Sunday Afternoon Lunch.
The picture below is a Grimaldi’s Personal Pizza with the same toppings, but it has their normal tomato topping, today we had Pesto. Very different and very good.
Look what I found in Old Town Scottsdale.
Not to worry, it’s been long gone!
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