Mar 17th to 19th - Desert Hot Springs

Mar 17th – Wed – HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY
We played golf at 10 with Moe & Trish – another warm, sunny day. Then we grabbed a burger for lunch and did grocery shopping. Had time to put everything away and get Crabbies in the freezer for tomorrow before going to Larry & Barb’s for dinner.
Barb made corned beef & cabbage for 15 people in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. A good time was had by all.

Mar 18th – Thurs – Desert Hot Springs
We went out early (8:15 tee time) to beat the heat and played golf with Gilbert & Grace. Then we started preparing for our get-together this evening – outside setup and cooking.
We had 18 friends over for drinks & “appy” dinner. Included were Larry & Barb, Gilbert & Grace, Wayne & Joyce, Cliff & Pauline, Bob & Doreen, Terry & Eileen, Moe & Trish, Eldon & Elaine and Judy & Russ. Friends of Eldon & Elaine (Dennis & EJ) dropped in for a short while.
The darn wind had to come up in the afternoon but it was still warm enough that we had to sit in the shade on the side of the rig. That side is also shielded from the wind so while the wind played havoc with the buddy burners, it wasn’t too bad to sit out.

Mar 19th – Fri – Desert Hot Springs
We played in the golf scramble this morning. The wind was a factor (excuses, excuses!) in both of our rounds but it was plenty warm for shorts & tee shirts. One guy on my team was 87 years old and walked the 9 holes – quite a role model. We had fried chicken, coleslaw & rolls from a local grocery store for lunch.
We ran a couple of errands and got diesel ($2.99). I put some files on a flash drive and we rode our bikes to Cliff & Pauline’s to load the files on their computer. Of course we had to have a quick drink with them before going to Moe & Trish’s for more drinks & dinner with 8 other guests. Great chili & margaritas!
Readers may have noticed a “party pattern” lately. People are going to be leaving soon so everyone is getting in one last gathering of the troops.