We had some small lakes on the golf course but they seem to be draining quite well. Can't say that for some downtown places, however. I had to go out to SouthWest Eye behind Cracker Barrel. Their parking lot was a huge lake! Almost needed wading boots to get inside the buildings. 😅
We can't really clean up some of the damaged homes yet as we have to wait for insurance adjusters to come view it in person. That's another reason to have a housewatcher as we can let the adjustor inside to make inspections.
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Sunday: The stricken palm tree at 1623 is still standing but certainly shows it has been injured.
With the Covid rules fading away, we've decided to risk going out to a few restaurants. Because folks have boasted about the Friday fish fry at the Airport Tavern on Pinal, we gave it a try.
No need to dress up for dinner as this is your hometown "dive bar". It turned out to be kind of a fun place and the fish fry was great.
Plenty of outdoor dining but I wouldn't recommend it until summer is gone. They had some shade and plenty of misters but still too hot for comfort.
Good entertainment though.
Here's the owner: Jill. Very friendly and wild.
BUT....this is still monsoon season so when we left, we faced an approaching dust storm. High winds picked up in a hurry. Sorry for the folks who were seated outdoors.
Spotted this beautiful cactus in bloom. Please forward this to the owners at site 1926.
There was another one at 1739,
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Just a reminder for all us desert rats that are still here enduring the heat: Thursday is "National Chili Dog" day. Join us in the ballroom for a chili dog with optional cheese and onions on the side plus coleslaw, chips, dessert and soda. Tickets are only $5 and must be purchased in Activities by Tuesday, July 27.
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No cat pictures for you today but I do want to share some of my son's entertaining artwork. Anton and Hannah have a fish tank with two goldfish and a couple snails. Anton painted a cute picture for us.
Then they adopted a stray kitten.
I asked for a happy cactus drawing for my birthday.
I love it.
Anton has a serious side to his art also.
He's working on a website:
