We woke up to a beautiful sunny day and our Desert Sun newspaper delivered to our door. We phoned to subcribe late afternoon yesterday but they really do have their act together for getting subscriptions going. It was a bit chilly in the house this morning so turned on the gas fireplace while we had coffee and read our paper. It's always interesting to get local news as well as all the usual national and international. Their front page was on the climate change issue just as the TC's today I see from looking online. We even get some Canadian news down here since there are so many snowbirds...about the only place in the world we travel to where Canada seems to exist.
Roger, the owner, met us yesterday and showed us the ropes. Makes it all easier and we really appreciated it after four days on the road. However, the US is all about luxury, ease, and convenience so it's not like trying to figure things out in France.
As I went out to the patio to pick a couple of tangelo oranges for breakfast I saw a hummingbird. The oranges were wonderful tasting and Roger says to feel free to pick from any of the trees in the complex...there are various types of oranges, lemons, and grapefruits. We're going to enjoy this patio...very private, a little fountain burbling away and cactus plants. The sun seems to hit it around 9am.
I think the first order of business today will be shopping at Trader Joe's...the reasonable gourmet store that everyone raves about...Laura Huxley's favourite place to shop!
