Saturday some people Di knew from Grade school came over from Los Angeles to visit, and we met them at their hotel, La Quinta Resort & Club, near Old Town La Quinta, and went together to the Jackalope Ranch. They are Eileen and Rick, Eileen went to grade school with Jen.
News flash, Di made an online reservation for dinner, and it worked!!!!! We sat outside on the pretty patio near the pond, waterfall and flower garden and ate guacamole and had a drink waiting for our dinner reservation time to arrive. First time ever to use valet service, too. Quite a thrill to turn over the truck to the valets. We 4 ate 1/2 rack of pork ribs each and they were very good, but Montana's still doesn't have that much competition, in my opinion.
After dinner we took them back to their place, and sat in their unit, chatting. There are small low buildings grouped around an outdoor pool and hot tub, maybe 6 or so units using the one pool. And the units are spanish style inside, white, with a fireplace, and large living/bedroom, living room had 2 loveseats nicely upholstered, facing the fireplace, bed over on the other side of the room, and then a large separate bathroom. Pretty complex.
I would wager that we hadn't seen each other for almost 40-50 years or more. And it was such fun chatting about the years in between, life and lives. Families and fun times.
Eileen had worked over on Saltspring Island as a realtor for quite a few years, both at PH and at Century 21, and we knew quite a few folks in common. Her mum is stil alive at 92, and living alone still in Victoria down on Broughton and Wharf in a condo.
About Me
- Di and Lary
- Di and Lary are both retired, Lary was in the Canadian Armed Forces as an Air Navigator, 32 years, and Di did many things, but the most fulfilling was teaching, for 3 years on an Indian Reserve in Central BC and later 7 years teaching ESL, both in Canada and in Europe, in Spain and later Germany.