Playing Bridge at Wellings

The flight from Calgary to Las Vegas was early and only two hours and 26 minutes.  Of course when we did arrive, there was no gate available for us to park. So we sat on the tarmac with nothing to do but wait and finally we were parked at a gate. Then the hustle bustle through the busy airport to the escalator that takes you down to the rapid trains. Take the Red Line to terminal 3 where our luggage is waiting. And waiting also were Tracy and Lisa. Soon Tracy had my luggage and my golf clubs loaded into the SUV. In no time we were out of the airport and to their home.

The weather here has been beautiful. I sit by the pool with my coffee early each morning with the temperature already about 60°F and no wind!

Lisa was out running errands on Wednesday and when she came home she had purchased seven large Honeycrisp apples. She promptly went to the pantry and brought out the sugar, flour, oatmeal and cinnamon.  Grammo, she said, “ Your job for tomorrow is to make an Apple Crisp.” In the morning I found an apple crisp recipe – Easy Apple Crisp by Chef Dennis. In no time I had the crisp in the oven and here is the result.

Hey it is even great for breakfasts!

Thursday night we had a small celebration of Tracy’s Birthday. We went to Biscuit’s and Bourbon on Water Street here in Henderson.  

It’s a cute little cafe just started up by locals.  The food was good and we were home early.

Happy Birthday Tracy

Yesterday afternoon Lisa and I got to work on preparing a chuck roast for the oven.  The braising of the roast and browning the carrots and onions took about one hour. Then add the broth and seasonings, put it into into the oven and wait 3-4 hours for the desired result. We made gravy to go with the baby baked potatoes and heated some green peas. Then we sat down to a delicious dinner.

 Just in time for the first pitch of the Dodgers/Yankee’s game of the World Series.Needless to say I was on pins and needles with every pitch for nine innings.

After the top of the 10th inning and now the Yankees were ahead 3 to 2.  The Dodgers had one (Taylor) and two (Edman) on base with singles.  Then they walked  Mookie Betts to bring up Freddie Freeman.  I said to Tracy that we need a walk-off win now.  With two outs he said it was do or die for Freddie…..

AND Freddie Freeman made MLB History by hitting a GRAND SLAM HOME RUN. This is the first time EVER for a grand slam homer in the World Series.  Did you hear: EVER, EVER, EVER.

Way to go Freddie

Game 2 tonight.  Go Dodgers.

In case you are wondering about the heading —–Digs is derived from the earlier term diggings, which shares the same meaning of “living quarters” or “lodging.”

After the hustle and bustle of moving in to a new place you always wonder what you will like and dislike. Is the traffic on Glenmore Trail, just a stone’s throw outside my window to the south, going to be too noisy? That’s a no. I only hear the revving of the odd motorcycle.
Every day I seemed to find another reason to appreciate my surroundings. Simple things: the washer works well and spins so much of the water out of the clothes that the clothes dry quicker with less wrinkles, the pot lights in the kitchen give great lighting for working in the sink (no shadow from your head), the fridge and freezer both beep if the door is left open too long, the A/C is efficient with low, medium and high fan speeds, the entrance, elevators and hallways are bright and clean as well as the underground storage and waste collection area.

My social activities have increased immensely since I moved here. The Social Committee has done a great job of meeting new and original residents with coffee parties, card games and monthly BBQ’s. The collection by the social committee of recyclable bottled, cans etc. garners money to subsidize the costs of these BBQ’s. Residents also donate extras such as beans, salads and desserts.

Pictures in the collage include: the view from the fourth floor, the Social Room next to the courtyard, a number of pics of the courtyard itself, BBQing, main entrance and a sunset with a partial rainbow.

I noticed on the monthly bulletin that Bridge was played here on Thursday nights starting at 6:30 p.m. so of course I have been playing almost every Thursday. I was told there was Bridge Tuesday mornings at a place in our community called the Good Companions Club. I was invited by one of our bridge group to go there on a Tuesday and try it out. I loved the group right away and promptly bought a membership. Since that time I have not missed one Tuesday.
This club has just celebrated 50 years in operation and has a lot to offer from trips, yoga, dances, foot clinics,cruises, dinners, Pub Nights and so much more!

I am enjoying the people in our building and those at the Good Companion Club. Everyone has been so kind and caring. That is good.
Ttyl.