Coming up to Leather Pride

All decked out for Leather Pride weekend. 

We are coming up to the Palm Springs Leather Pride weekend. The weekend after that is the Palm Springs Pride. Notice it isn't called 'gay pride' anymore, just 'pride'.

More from the S&S weekend

Our annual S&S weekend!!! We survived - again!!! LOL!

We hosted the annual S&S weekend (that's the Suzi and Sara weekend). This was the 8th time they have stayed with us and traveled from far, mostly from San Diego but there was a straight couple from England. No transexuals this year.

They got up to their usual antics, we wern't up late enough to witness much.. They had their 'menu' of despicable things they planed to do but we don't know how far they got on their list.

Here's a picture of one of the group getting her wings (stapled!!).

Girl gets her wings.

Some sad news :(

We learned today that Don Smith had died. For those who didn't  know Don, he was a regular guest of ours from Toronto. He stayed with us many times over the years, sometimes twice a year and sometimes for as long as 30 days.

We had some guests visiting from Sydney and they knew him from his travels. I decided to try to contact Don by e-mail and when it was returned we guessed something had happened.

He had left us his cousins telephone number so I called her today and that's how I got the sad news. He died April 2nd in a nursing home in Toronto and had severe Alzheimer's.

So ... goodbye Don. It was great to know you.

R.I.P.

OK, It's H O T

EEEk!!!!! 113f, 45c 2.18pm!!

Dennis & AJ

A big THANK YOU to Dennis and AJ for staying here, looking after the place and feeding our two (Mac & Mabel) and the ferals, Joseph  and Alfie.   Aaaah!!!

Pool And Sunbeds get a makeover!!!

Well, here is the empty pool. It took 12 hours to empty and 48 hours to re-fill! We DID get the required permits but really, what a waste of 30,000 galls of water and us in a drought.  Other countries, for example, New Zealand, the water is drained into a tanker and then used to refill the pool. Why hasn't anybody suggested that? I'll start the first tanker hire company in the Coachella Valley!!! Any backers?  And here it is filled, acid washed, calcium clear, fresh sparkling like new. Please note: Sunbeds are in our corporate colours!!

New sun-beds!!!

Well, hardly new. The old ones are getting a make-over.
The beds are being picked up tomorrow July 30th and all 12 returned August 17th. Won't we look smart! The straps will be 'wrap around' and not held in place by plastic rivets which eliminates the amount of time Stuart spends repairing the snapped straps!!! This is a prototype. Guaranteed to hold 300lbs!!!! But don't hold me to that!!

It pissed down!!!

It absolutely pissed down with rain here in Palm Springs over the Wet 'n Hot weekend!!!! And it WAS Wet 'n Hot.

We almost lost the mountains, as you can see!!!

Can just see the mountains

Has it really been since April?

Say it ain't so!!!!

106f here today phew! Certainly the hottest day of the year. We took the Buzz Bus to Spencer's for lunch thinking it was our 7th wedding anniversary only to realise it's tomorrow!!! Oh well ... we won't take the Buzz Bus again in this weather. There was no shade on Indian Canyon waiting for the bus home and the closest stop to home was south of the hospital and that's quite a walk in the heat. Not complaining about the heat!

Huge fire south of Big Bear consuming 7,500 acres and 400 people having to be evacuated. It's so dry up there the forest is just, well, on fire.

The smoke is visible from here but the wind is keeping it away from Palm Springs for the time being.

Smoke from Big Bear

Contrasting view

It's OK JIM ....

I didn't forget our lovely friend, Jim from Minneapolis ... The teapot has been put away for another year. Must look out the tea cozy ... maybe I can steal one from a tea-room in England!!!

More tea, vicar??!!!!

Great weekend

It has truly been a lovely weekend. The weather was perfect, clear blue skies, no wind just beautiful. We have had visitors in from Germany and Nevada. Indianapolis, Alaska and Oregon. We had to say goodbye to John and Wim from England :( Hopefully we can drop by in August).

i know! I KNOW!!!!

I know it's been a while thanks for pointing it out JIM ... we love you for it!!!

I had to post a post. HOW TO PISS OFF HOTELIERS IN THREE EASY LESSONS.

#1 ... I deleted this one because they turned out to be the nicest guys and we've laughed and laughed.


#2 ... if we can't get into your room because you havn't left it all day, please don't call the office on your cell phone at  5.30pm  asking for room service!!! I mean ... just sayin'.

Oh, and a #3 ... how much ice do you need? 6 buckets in half an hour? Why? I mean, ...just sayin'