Back In Utah

Riverton, Utah                  High 84 Low 60

We decided to come back to Utah for several reasons, not the least was the temperature. It got to 109 in Yuma today and looks to stay hot. Also I have been watching the count on Yuma County coronavirus and it has been going up a lot for the last little while. There have been well over a hundred new cases every day for a while with 233 added  today alone. The total is now at 5364 with the hospital at capacity. We felt we would be safer in the Salt Lake City area.

We have both been working almost none stop since we got home. The first day Cindy picked a garbage can of weeds and has had me trim some of our trees.

We have got quite a large pile of leaves and weeds.

Penny has been feeling better and has to check out everything. Since we got back to Utah, she doesn't want to be left alone. If we go outside, she follows us. When we come inside we have to be careful because she will be right behind us.

We have been clearing out some of our planting area so Cindy could put out some pots we bought a long time ago at a yard sale. The kids buried them in our back garage and we finally were able to get to them.

The largest pot is going to go in the middle of the planting circle in our walk-out patio. Cindy and my daughter Paula thought it would look good there. I need to build the circle up with more dirt before we can take the pot down the stairs.

Any way, we have been busy working almost non-stop and we are both getting wore out.

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Update On Penny

Yuma, Arizona               High 109 Low 69

It has been very warm again. 

After her tooth extraction, Penny wanted to be held all the time. She did get better about taking her medications. We finally finished the last of the antibiotics last night so she doesn't have to have them any longer.

When we put the cone of shame on her she would go into a corner and look at the wall and just sit there. We are sure she thought we were punishing her. We didn't put it on very often except at night for the first few nights and that is part of why we held her as much as we did.

She finally quit trying to chew her foot and we haven't had to put it on her lately. She is eating better and acts like she feel a lot better, however she still swallows most of her food whole. I guess that's not unexpected with not many teeth. We are glad to see her feeling better.  She has a follow up Vet appointment next Tuesday and then we plan on leaving next Friday for Utah.

We have been working on a quilt kit Cindy has had for a while. It had some fairly easy paper piecing in the middle part of the blocks. We did get it finished although this picture only shows the blocks.

Cindy thinks with all the protests and coronavirus going on, that we should have a cabin somewhere in the trees with a little stream running past it off somewhere all by ourselves.

We are both looking forward to some cooler temperature in Utah.

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Still In Yuma

Yuma, Arizona               High 111 Low 80

From the temperature here it is a good thing for an AC that works. We don't go out much and we are glad we are in a house and not our fiver.

Yesterday Penny had an appointment with the Veterinarian for teeth cleaning and we thought a few teeth pulled. I had to have her there at 7:15 in the morning and they told me they would call when we could pick her up. It is kind of like pick-up at the grocery store: when you get there you call and tell them you are there and they send someone out to pick up Penny. They are masked and they take her inside.

After about 30 minutes I got a call from the Veterinarian to tell me that when they x-rayed Penny's jaw, the infection and decay was a lot worse than they thought at first and that their estimate of charges was going to be about double what they thought last time. Instead of being a thousand dollars, it was going to cost up to two thousand. I ended up paying eighteen hundred. Of coarse I told them to go ahead. They told me they had to pull 21 of her teeth which is one half.

Finally at about 1:00 I got a call to pick her up at 2:30. She was still a little groggy. they told me that the pain killer they gave her was good for 24 hours and to give her more this morning. By about 10:00 she started to hurt but I didn't dare give her the pain killer, so Cindy and I and Penny all  had a bad night. Also they cautioned me about not letting her scratch her jaw, so I put the cone of shame they gave me on her for the night. We were afraid that while we were sleeping she might do some damage to the stitches.We still have to watch her but as long as we hold or watch her we haven't put the cone back on. Right after I first put the cone on her, she somehow got out of it and I had to tie it on better.

With her pain meds she acted a lot better today but we can tell she is still in pain She isn't eating much but is doing a little better. She sure wants us to hold her most of the time.

The vets want to look at her on the 16th, so we will be here at least till then. We are hoping it doesn't get much warmer before we are able to leave.

We did finish another UFO. This time a nursery rhyme embroidered quilt. There were two sizes of blocks and we didn't have a pattern, so we had to figure out how to lay it out.

I think it turned out pretty well.

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These Times Are Bringing Out The Good And The Bad

Yuma, Arizona           High 102 Low 73

With the Coronavira thing going on, we are watching reports on TV of some very good things people are doing for others, even giving some people food and face masks, but we are also watching lots of violence over the killing by a policeman in Minnesota. While I can't condone what the police man or the other police did, having people loot and burn businesses is very wrong.

We watched a Salt Lake City TV station live last night showing all the rioting going on in Salt Lake City. Two cars were burned, rocks and glass bottles thrown at police (and newscasters). There was lots of damage to apartment buildings and cars in one of the new car lots. A lot of the rioting and damage was within a block of where Cindy worked for the Utah State Board of Education office, so it meant a lot to her. We would have never believed it would happen at our home state. The Salt Lake mayor put a curfew on the City from 8:00 last night until 6:00 AM tomorrow. We watched a lot of the protesters getting arrested. Cindy watched a TV scene where an old man with a cane was walking in Salt Lake, and because of the curfew, a policeman pushed him to the ground. Why couldn't he have just told him about the curfew instead of just pushing him? We wondered if maybe the man just didn't know about the curfew.

We saw a report that a lot of the looters back east are people that have come in from out of state.

Today the Arizona Governor ordered a nighttime curfew for the whole state for the next week.

Cindy did watch some peaceful protesting with police and protesters peacefully walking side by side which is probably the good thing. Here in Yuma, There were people out with signs yesterday, but we didn't hear about any violence or property damage.

I'm sorry to write about this, but we want to be able to remember what went on at this time in our lives.

When we watch the protests there is no such thing as social distancing so the number of virus cases will probably go up.

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Just A Little Hot

Yuma, Arizona           High 108 Low 75

It's a good thing for air conditioning. Whenever we go outside after about 9:00 in the morning, it's like getting hit with a furnace.

Today I went to Fry's and used their pick-up service. The main problem I can see with the pick-up area is that there is no shade. I had to leave the truck running while I waited to get my order and the truck's outside thermometer kept going higher and higher. The following picture is the hottest I saw while waiting:

128 degrees Fahrenheit is awfully hot. I'm sure glad the truck AC works.

While we are still here Cindy and I finished up another UFO (Un-Finished Object for you non quilters). This one was a kit that Cindy says we bought in Soldotna, Alaska the summer we were there at a yard sale. We have had the kit since 2013, that's a long time to keep a UFO. It is Called Early Snow and is supposed to be a wall hanging. Cindy always says her walls don't need to be kept warm and so we added the flying geese and two more borders and turned it into a throw.

The deer, snow and tree on the right side are applique. The main part of the quilt is Bellagio.

I have been watching a bird in a nest at the grass where I take Penny. I am pretty sure there are babies but if so, they stay pretty well hidden. I did get a picture with the mother sitting on the nest.

Penny's tooth appointment is next Tuesday and then we will think about going back to Utah.

We have been notified that our Church is opening up again, but with lots of restrictions: Families sit together no closer than 6 feet to anyone else and only every other row. Face masks are recommended but not mandatory. For now anyone over 65 or any illness are asked not to attend and the meeting will be shortened. There will be no song books and they are asking that everyone leave immediately after the service and not to come early. They are trying to be careful with the corona-virus thing. How life has changed for everyone!

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Update

Yuma, Arizona             High 96 Low 64

Penny got her haircut Monday and looks like a different dog.

The only problem is that she gets cold at night and wants to be under the covers next to me at night to keep her warm. Usually when she gets cold she will get under the covers next to me for a little while until she warms up and then goes and on top next to Cindy. Now she is by me most of the night. She always has thought she needs to be right next to us while she sleeps and we have to be careful when we roll over.

Last evening some of the people in the park met at the clubhouse with their bikes, carts,and cars to form a small parade for one of the ladies that lives in the Park. She is the recent window of the popular activity director that passed away this spring. Everyone practiced social distancing and some even wore masks in their cars and golf carts, which we thought was a little overkill when everyone tried to keep their distance, but I guess everyone needs their own level of comfort.

Happy Birthday Debbie.

Whatever it takes for a little break from the usual. We had a fairly good turnout.

Today we decided to take the plunge and go to Fry's early to do some grocery shopping. It was a lot different than last time we were there. They seemed to be better stocked on things like toilet paper and paper towels, although they only allow one of each per family. The rest of the store was very well stocked. about 50% of the customers were wearing masks. I noticed it was the younger ones that didn't seem to wear them. They must think their invincible and maybe when I was their age I thought the same thing. I'm afraid as I have got older I have noticed that maybe I'm not so invincible after all.

I took some pictures of a plant we took over when our neighbor left which we added to our water system. It seems to really like what we are doing to it.

We finish another king size quilt using up almost 18 yards of fabric. No wonder we buy so much. Cindy says she is not a fabric hoarder, she just can't sew as fast as she can buy. But to be honest she does get lots of help with the buying.

I read this on a blog: Everything For Summer Is Cancelled, May As Well Just Put Up The Christmas Tree And Call It A Year!!!!

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Short Update

Yuma, Arizona        High 99 Low 69

We had a few cooler days and then it warmed up again. The weather guessers are saying it is going to be cooler next week.

Our Park has started to open things up. The pools, the exercise room, billiard room, Pickle ball courts, and shuffle board courts are now open to use with social distancing.

We have been busy working on more quilts and Cindy has finished some UFOs. Some have been in progress for quite a while.

Penny got where she refused to eat and I had to take her to the vet. They found some abscessed teeth which will have to be removed. While they have her, they told me that they would clean all of her teeth. I have tried to brush them but she refuses to let me, so it probably isn't any wonder she has bad teeth. Her operation isn't until the 2nd of June so we hope to go to Utah soon after that. Next Monday Penny is scheduled for a hair cut.

About the highlight of the last 3 weeks or so was going to Fry's using their pickup service. Yes, I know, we have such an exciting life. Not! The people still in our Park are practicing social distancing so not much is going on. We have been riding our bikes some mornings before it get too hot, but mostly we have been sitting around a lot.

That's it for this time.

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