We have visitors for the next couple of weeks.
Our RV’ing friends, the Quinns (Dan and Peggy) are here now, staying at the nearby Sun Resort RV park in town. We are lounging in our new backyard, kicking back at their spot in the RV park, eating, drinking, and shooting the bull. Very nice; we’ve missed them.
Dan Quinn is a master barbequer, who works wonders with his Big Green Egg grill/smoker. Here is some pizza that he made; it was delicious!
Dan also likes beer. He found a good deal at a local sports bar: 5 brews for $11.
Dan and I went to the local 18-hole putting course to show off. The place, which is free, spacious, and features real grass, kicked our asses. It’s like a Par 3 course; nobody’s holing one out, that’s for sure.
Dan and Peggy had Boston Terriers (Biff and Cliff) for a long time, but they’ve both since passed. I think they missed them.
When we’d meet up with the Quinns on the road, they ask if Booger could do a sleepover in their rig. Booger loved it and hated to come home. The Quinns love Booger, for sure.
Peggy brought Booger a gift: a portable cave to hide out in.
Don’t know if Booger had anything to do with it, but the Quinns recently bit the bullet and got a new Boston Terrier, named Katie. She is 5 months old, super sweet, and a bundle of energy. She wears out Baby, and that’s saying something.
Here she is giving me a wet one on the schnoz.
Our three dogs and Katie have been cavorting in the backyard here on Buggy Whip Court. Lots to do, games to play, a swimming pool to wade in, and fake grass to wrestle on.
It’s Spring here in Mesquite, and lots of desert vegetation is flowering, just in time for next week’s visit with our son Jeff and wife Carol.
Spanish Bayonet stalk
We finished up our visit with the Quinns by having dinner at the Virgin River Casino. Pretty good Chinese food; I was surprised. Lots of cigarette smoke, though. Charlie invested $20 in a slot machine, and got bupkis.
Tomorrow, Charlie and I will dust off the RV and get it ready for Jeff and Carol’s visit. We plan to head up to Hurricane, Utah for a few days and maybe do some hiking in Zion National Park.
Or, alternately, just kick back, have some drinks, and shoot the bull.
It’s nice to have visitors.