We had a great turn out for our first iPad class! It seems that we all learned some new tips and tricks. Thank you to the 30+ that attended.
There's lots of activity over by the softball field as they are preparing to put up some heavy duty sun shield sails over the bleacher area so we can sit in comfort while we cheer for our teams. The old food wagon has been removed and all the pavers are pulled up. Big deep footings are required to hold the sails. You can see the big posts that are being installed.
New pavers ready.
It appears that this round bed is too small for Mr. Mouse but it is his favorite place for a nap.
The Tapas Tuesday group marks Armella Freeman's 93rd birthday with song and cake. Armella, along with year-round resident Flo Fillipi, anchor Palm Creek's informal "Nonagenerian Club" as well as both being among the original "pioneers" of Palm Creek.
Armella and Ken Freeman and Flo and Don Fillipi booked their reservations in the future Palm Creek in the spring of 1998.
The Fillipis pulled in with their rig when Palm Creek opened December 10, 1998. When the Freemans arrived in December, their site and home were not yet ready so they spent a month in a motel having sold their 5th wheel. This photo shows the view down Oak Street as their home was being set on site 234 in January 1999.
Sadly, Ken Freeman passed away at the end of the 1999-2000 season, but Armella has returned to Palm Creek for the past 22 years. She was one of the early members of the Singles Club and made the donut run for many years.
(*Story & photos submitted by Chris Christopherson)
An engraved plaque was given to residents who were present at the grand opening.
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Judy Hosea (one of our newer full-time residents) wants to start a directory of Palm Creek inhabitants showing names, phone numbers, email addresses, and site numbers. She has asked that I advertise it here and invite other residents to add their information to the roster. If you wish to participate, contact Judy at jhoseb@icloud.com. Judy is the sole owner of the project.
**My Palm Creek Update blog is not affiliated with the roster and it will not be posted here.
Rainy days during this monsoon:
June 18 Saturday
June 24 Friday
June 25 Saturday
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We enjoyed hearing from Advanced Ankle & Foot at the Tuesday morning coffee. Dr. Cline was an excellent speaker and shared so much information about foot care, choice of shoes, and options for foot problems. Residents enjoyed his talk and asked Terry to arrange for him to come back with a complete seminar. I'm guessing that Dr. Cline gained quite a few new customers today.
**Over 60 tickets were picked up for this coffee but only about half of those people showed up! What a shame! If you pick up free tickets, you should at least show up or notify the office that you can't attend. This is a very annoying problem for our Activities department when supplying the food and coffee.
INDEPENDENCE DAY......JULY 4
The Tapas Tuesday group will be hosting a celebratory potluck in the Ballroom in observance of Independence Day. Sign up at Tapas Tuesday or in Activities. (No Tapas Tuesday on July 5)
JULY BIRTHDAY PARTY
The July birthday celebration will be Thursday, July 7 at 1:00 in the ballroom. A light lunch and a sweet treat will be available. Tickets are complimentary but must be picked up in Activities by July 5.
CASA GRANDE SPEAKER
John McGuire has rescheduled his talk regarding Casa Grande and its economic growth. 1:00 in the SanTan room. Sign up at Tapas Tuesday or in Activities.
JULY 13 -- COFFEE & DONUTS 8:30a.m
Our GM, Dennis Jordan, will join us. Pick up complimentary tickets in Activities by Monday, July 11.
So many fun and interesting events planned for July. Be sure to pick up your calendar in Activities so you don't miss out on anything.
Hoorah!! We had our second rain storm of the season! What a relief to our poor scorched desert. Our rains are not the same as other non-desert regions. Rains seem to come in short BURSTS instead of a nice steady prolonged rain that gives the moisture time to soak in. I guess that's why we have so many flash flood warnings. Anyway.....it was beautiful to watch and listen to the rumbling thunder.
I'm going to try to keep track of our monsoon season this year.
Saturday6/18/2022rain
Thursday6/24/2022rain
With the storm, comes the wind, dust, and debris. We don't complain as we know it's impossible to sweep on a daily basis. (LOL....at least most of us don't complain but some undoubtedly will.)
Other than the excitement of having some rain, I don't have any other news to entertain you. So...thought I'd share just a few photos from our daily housewatch routine.
Sprinkler heads get clogged up so have to be brushed or adjusted to get water flowing agian.
Ouch! This time a big circuit breaker burned up and shut off all power to the house. Unfortunately, the refrigerator was full of food items. Several contacts must be made to remedy the problem.
If there is no water treatment equipment in the house, this is what the pails look like as water evaporates leaving the heavy rust and iron.
Small pails are good so we can dump and refresh them monthly.
Owners always like watching their fruit start to grow.
Sometimes we just take silly photos to say hello.
Everyone wants to see their thermostat setting to know how warm it is in the house.
Occasionally we have to reset a circuit breaker.
Potted plants need water if not on an irrigation system. Not recommended!
Some leave quite a few buckets.
Just an occasional photo to remind them of our pretty resort.
Just saying hello.
More buckets.
It's wonderful when owners leave behind repair items. Batteries, irrigation parts, glue traps, etc. Don says this owner must have been a boy scout in his youth as he is prepared!
Digital thermometers are always fun to show off to the owner.
Back home with Mouse.
Kat tries to help as I vacuum off the cat tree beds.
Always take photos if a heron or special bird appear along our path.
The pond at #13 is still waiting for a new pump.
Friendly owners sometimes leave us a little snack to enjoy on our monthly visit.
If they leave some WD-40, we spray in the garbage disposal to keep it from freezing up. Vegetable oil works too but gets smelly in the summer heat.
We awoke to this surprising beautiful rainbow at 5:00 this morning. No rain in the forecast but we were treated to a colored sky.
We found quite a few of these little white wax worms on the patio too. It was unusual as we've not seen them so bountiful before. They're a #1 prime food for the birds so they soon disappeared and we enjoyed watching the doves feasting. These are the same wax worms people buy in bulk to feed birds, reptiles, and other animals. Great source of protein.
Here's proof of the great escape intent. Kat has obviously watched us go in and out through the front door. He now attempts to go outside by himself. He steps on the handle lever and "almost" has opened the door on his own. Good thing we have a screened security door as well.
Happy Fathers Day (Sunday) to all the Dads and Grand dads out there.
