Can it Be… February 28th

Our RV Resort puts on lots of activities and events each month, from dances to parties to entertainment, all with elaborate decorations. And this months Manager's Party was a smashing success with yet again fabulous decorations (and free beer, wine, music and chips/dip).

Coleen, Curt, Don and I had a fun day as we took a tour of the new Morman Temple in neighboring Gilbert AZ. This 85,000 square foot Temple is the largest temple the Church has constructed in 17 years. It’s spire reaches 195, making it the tallest building in Gilbert. The detailed ivory-colored exterior features high-quality concrete and stone accentuated with beautifully crafted art glass windows. The motive of the native agave plant is used throughout the temple to signify the influence of one generation on another. It’s lover leaves create impressions on the upper leaves, just as ancestors’ legacies leave an impression on the generations that follow. The interlinked agave leaf patterns symbolize the eternal nature of marriage and family. These temples are only open for 2 weeks prior to the Mormon dedication. We were honored to have been able to see it first hand.

And later the same day we attended a geocaching party organized by Coleen.

Last month I mentioned the Cal-Am Pickleball tryouts for which Mike and I qualified. Well we went about 6 rounds but were eliminated before the medal rounds. Ladies from our park, Bronagh and Debbie (ages 50 & 52) took the silver medal. I wasn't the oldest for a change, as an 83 year old woman played in the Women's category...

Weather has been very warm, mid-80’s most of the days. Hasn’t rained since Dec 29, but we’re waiting for the 90% chance of rain to materialize this evening February 28th.

Hiking is mostly out for me, except for last week... too hot, and the rattlesnakes are out.

We’re enjoying our park model and I created a new mirror for the entry hall - a collaboration of mirror, cut glass, and cut and burnished copper, all of which I had to learn from a few friends. Lots of talent in this park. I’m on to creating a clock for the AZ room from the leftover glass which you'll probably see in the next posting which I hope will be sometime in March before we head back to Colfax March 23…

Another Festive Event at Canyon Vistas RV Resort

Incredible inside and out...

Impecable in every detail - fabulous artwork inside
in every room...

And the outside was also beautifully created...

Nancy serves during the Canyon Vistas tournament...

Advanced category winners Men's Tim, Women's Nancy

Coleen "hosts" a bi-monthly geocaching event

while Don and Nancy catch up with friend Mitch.

Neighbor Tom Ridley uses his scroll saw

to cut my piece of copper. The brush and scrubby

were used to give some texture to the surface,

then friend Debby shows me how to burnish the
copper while Bob and Linda look on.

Don too is amazed with the results.

Linda (with 35 years of stained glass) cuts the
3 1/2 inch straight pieces of the glass

than I glued to the glass and when it dried, I
glued the copper along the bottom edge

Don and I cut some sheet metal channeling, which I painted
black and then nailed it into the studs to hold

our beautiful new mirror - a community affair to say the least!!!

Two CV Pickleball ladies teams play each other during the
tournament...

Debbie and her Dad "rest" and wine… after 16 matches
in the hot sun

and Bronagh receives congratulations from Val.

Debbie and Bronagh receive "Silver"

Bronagh

and Debbie

Val, Bronagh & Don watch several of Mike and Nancy's matches.

Nancy reaches to return a shot

Mike waits to return a SLAM...

We did it one more time...

Then we had to play another mixed team from our park

Mike and Nancy (the ref) and good friends Jerry & Vivian
whom we beat (both were recovering from a local bug
otherwise the outcome might have been different.