March 18, 2022

 

Happy Hour at Gloria and Tom's. 

Everyone is talking about when they are planning on leaving Rainbow Spa and heading home. Bittersweet....lots of fun with good people. 

Tom is standing in the back to the right. Left standing is Terry, his wife Donna is sitting in the forefront on the left. Gloria you can see peeking out on the left. (l to r starting at the back.... Jim, Barbara, Myself, Kay and Renae.)

March 17, 2022

St Paddy's Day at Rainbow Spa. 

Sitting with friends for Corned Beef and Cabbage.

There was a parade in the morning (no pics) and a Bake Off afterwards. Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners.

This was also the desert table for after supper. A whole lot of green deserts!!
 

March 14, 2022

Activities are still happening in the park although outsiders cannot attend. 

 On Sunday the 6th of March we had a Luau dinner. It was well attended and the food was delicious. Michel and I were the greeters, Lei-ing everyone who came through the door. Some pictures .....

Then on Thursday the 10th was Ladies Luncheon, once again well attended by 20 ladies. We went to an Irish Pub called O'Caines. Great place, good food with wonderful friends. Pictures follow....

The park is now open to outsiders, as of Saturday the 12th. 

This day we had Patio Sales in the morning and then the evening was topped off with our annual Spring Fling Dance. 

That's all folks.....

more to come as this week is fairly busy.

January 19, 2022

Our park is in lockdown until end of February, and has been this way since January 13th when the Board voted to have it this way. It's not the end of the world, but this means no outside people are allowed to attend our activities. So our big event and fund raiser "Street Fair" has been cancelled, as well as the Valentines Dance. We are still plenty busy as the calendar of regular activities goes on and on ....

Yesterday the January Birthday Luncheon was well attended by 19 ladies from the park. There were 2 birthday girls present. We carpooled and had southern food at a restaurant in Cathedral City called Southern Bell. We all had a good time. And I must add it was very hard for Marion (standing) to find a restaurant that would take a big group like this with Covid looming in the air.

Then today Tina and I attended Maureen's Paint and Sip at Desert Oasis.  She was teaching us the technique of "Dot Art"....too many dots for me!!

This is the group, most of whom I know from previous years at the park.

Maureen includes me and Tina in all her workshops and we really appreciate her.

This is my project, still unfinished and I am not sure I even like it. Give me a paintbrush and I am much happier! 

December 22, 2021

On December 5th we had a small Happy Hour here with Deb and Len, Rich and Tina, and Steve and Doreen.

There have been several events in the park since I last posted. December has been a busy month to say the least. We played Bunco with a ladies luncheon on Thursday, December 2nd at noon with 24 ladies in attendance. (no picture)

On Saturday the 11th, we had a pancake breakfast in the morning and the Snowflake Dance in the evening. No pictures of the dance but here is a shot of our cooks for breakfast.  

The Ladies Birthday Luncheon was on Thursday the 16th, with 26 ladies in attendance.

Marion, Peggy and Brenda prepared and served the lot of us a ham and scallop potato lunch. We sure do eat a lot in this park.

(l to r: Brenda, Peggy, Marion)

(standing in the back is Harry, Marion's husband)

Saturday the 18th, early evening, a group of about 20 or 25 sat around a few fire pits and indulged in some egg nog, followed by Carolling through the park. We didn't sound very good, but we had fun, and we think that the ones who stayed home enjoyed our singing... or maybe not!! 

Yesterday a group of 13 fun seekers rode the Sunny Cycle through and around downtown Palm Springs. It was a lot of fun, planned and organized by Marilyn. 

Here we all are in front of the Sunny Bus. Most are from Rainbow Spa

In the back Row l to r:  Tina, Myself, Kay and Jodi

In the front row l to r: Rich, Michel, Terry & Donna, Marilyn, Rennae, Liz & Ken, and  Liz

Rich and Tina joined us in our fun

Pictured front to back: Kay, Myself, Liz, Jody and Marilyn

We stopped at two restaurants along our two-hour bicycle trip where we quenched our thirst from all the peddleing! Appies supplied by the restaurant. 

Here we all are at Lulu Bistro - the 1st pit stop. 

The second pit stop was the Brickhouse where they served up some of their pizza. Very good pizza too. 

I am pretty sure everyone had a super time. We sang and waved to people along our route. I am sure they thought we were all a bit daft!!

On our way out of Downtown Palm Springs we swung back to see and get a picture of Marilyn Monroe -- back where she belongs!!

 

December 05, 2021

 

Today Michel got all my Christmas totes out from storage - all three of them! Nowhere near as many as last year, but it was fun anyway. 

Bought a new item this year. 

The large Poinsettia on the front of the rig.

I thought it was huge when we got it in Algodones, but the motorhome kinds stunts the size of it. Oh well, looks good anyway.

 

November 26, 2021

Yesterday was Thanksgiving.

We had a wonderful turkey dinner with about 85 wonderful people. 

And today... it looks like Christmas in the clubhouse.....

Nobody sits around for too long around here.....