Stained Glass

Since our Hemet House kitchen gets too much sun, we commissioned a local artist to create a stained glass window.  This new art darkens the kitchen and keeps it cooler.  And the colors change as the sun moves around the sky.  We like it a lot but Carl our cat does not.  Carl spent the last couple days staring at the new window; probably because it is eye-level to Carl's favorite sleeping spot on top of our kitchen cabinets.

Another Balloon Show

This Sunday morning our close sky was filled with about 10 hot air balloons passing over our house; close enough to talk with the balloon pilot.  And here's another picture of Carl.

Today we are off to Anytime Fitness in Fallbrook, CA followed by a little shopping and stopping at a Temecula winery or two.

Jim's Birthday

Today we rode the Catalina Express from Dana Point to Catalina Island to celebrate Jim's birthday.  We had a great time.

Snow in the High Desert 12/31/14

Don't know if and when we will see this again ... from our back steps looking south

Snow 12/31/14 Sage, CA

We had a gorgeous snowfall overnight in SoCal.  This is the first time Carl has ever walked in snow.

Christmas 2014

Christmas Day with friends Bob and Rose, Bob and Andrea in Sage, CA.

Christmas Eve Hike

We hiked to the Three Sisters water falls  in San Diego county yesterday with our friends Andrea and Bob. Bob went to the top of the 3 falls. Joellen went to the second falls. I stayed at the cave with Andrea. It was a tough climb up large rocks and I felt it was safer not to try it and get a Medivac helicopter ride out of it.