Friday, October 31, 2025 - Happy Halloween!

118.2 - probably up due to the wonderful lamb chops I had last night. They were amazing!

The adult Halloween party at the clubhouse was a lot of fun and as mentioned, the food was great. Lots of dancing to oldies. Some of the costumes were over the top and we couldn't recognize who the people were. Funny how some people really get into dressing up.

It got cold here last night! It was 50, so the AC stayed off the entire 24 hours and will continue that way through today and tonight. The temperature is supposed to rebound to high 70's tomorrow, then 80 going forward but with much lower humidity than we have had and no showers. Fall in Florida has finally arrived! This is my favorite time of year here as the weather is beautiful but there aren't a million people around as there are in January to March. Paula will soon be experiencing that! So many fun things to do this time of year on her coast. It is a great time to go to popular museums since there aren't a lot of crowds. The Edison property is fantastic at Christmas with the houses decorated.

Today is a somewhat quiet day for me, thank goodness. DH is playing golf so I will walk alone with Justice and poke around somewhere. I want some new pillows for my living room couches so may go look for them. My golf yesterday was actually fairly solid for me. Very few flubs, and no "fish" (Fu_k It's Still Here). Fun group of ladies to play with (as is usual in this league).

Have a Horrifying Halloween!

Fish, ha! I hadn't heard that one before.

The roof repairs have begun. As they remove the Trex decking to recoat the roof, they found the joists were just nailed right into the stucco with no flashing, causing water intrusion points. So even if the deck portion of this project was not leaking yet, it would at some point. Expensive repair, but it will be redone correctly. They are going to just float the joists over the roof and not attach them to the wall, just to each other, and screw the Trex to the joists. Like a big raft. They haven't begun fixing the leaky stucco ledge yet. A multi-day project.

I've been going through my little piles in pursuit of Operation No Visible Clutter. I have little piles everywhere of things that need a home or I need to look at or save, but never do. If everything had a home, it would be easier to keep clean and tidy. I'm almost through my stack of magazines I haven't read.

I also figured out how to increase the temp on my electric water heater and had a really hot shower for the first time ever here! On a gas water heater, you just turn the red knob on the front. Easy. This one required turning off the power. Unscrewing panels behind other panels, removing insulation and using a screwdriver on a knob. Easy when you know what to do, but not idiot proof like the red knob.

Today I'm having lunch with friends and dropping my car off for a good cleaning on the way. I miss California carwashes so much! Where you drive in and they hand wash the whole thing inside and out in 15 minutes for $25 plus tip. Here it's a $60 plus tip multi-hour affair where you have to leave it and go find something else to do in the meantime. I would do it myself, but getting Kirby fur out of black carpet is best left to their vacuums.

I hope everyone has a good day!

A woman who just moved here introduced us to "fish". We have all done it so it gives us something to laugh about when it occurs!

I am sure that is going to end up being an expensive fix, but at least you know it will be done right and your house won't be leaking.

The low temperature that ho****er heaters are set at by default is a pet peeve of mine. I always turn it up. I believe they are set that way to make sure a child won't burn themself. No children in our houses!

Our new water heater is too hot! But, if I set it one notch lower (gas with the red knob) it's not hot enough. Nothing worse than water that is not hot enough for a steamy shower! On the setting we use a kiddo could absolutely burn him/herself.

On my setting a child definitely could burn if they weren't careful but since there are never any little ones here I can get a good hot shower.

Not much worse than a lukewarm or even worse cold shower! I always turn mine up too. I like to be red when I get out of the shower!

Greetings all

Quick check in before all the festivities begin. It is sunny and calm so it should be a good night for kids. Tables are laid and counter things set out. Pick up food at 3. Lots of rearranging of junk - ordinarily a glass jar of dog kibble sits on our counter but I decided it had to go elsewhere as the counter will be our buffet. Don't want people to think they are being offered dog food. Still have to hunt up wine glasses and some extra silverware. I was having a spell of tachycardia this morning but I think it has settled down. Not something I need today. Too much to do. DH has set up the extra table and chairs. Butter is out softening. Trying to think of what else needs to be done.

Lamb chops Liz! My favorite. Lucky you to get them. Party sounds like a hoot. And golf. Fish fish fish!!

DD best of luck with the roof. It will be worth it to get it right even with porta potty presence. I suppose you don't get kids coming around there. Do the merchants do kids stuff? There are a couple of haunted houses here that I would like to see if we were not occupied. Oh well.

Well time to get busy again. Hoping it gets dark fast so no one notices house clutter and dog fur.

Diane S

Have a great party! Don't forget the pictures!

No one way out here to Trick or Treat. But all the merchants in Uptown Sedona have candy for trick or treaters and there do a Thriller flash mobs in one of the plazas. Tlaquepaque is our nice shopping area and they go all out for Dia de los Muertos today and tomorrow. Unfortunately it brings in hordes of tourists so a lot of traffic and nowhere to park. I would like to see it once though!

A lot of places do Trunk or Treat these days where they all go to a large parking lot and go car to car. Not a bad idea IMO.