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Last Saturday, "The Group" hosted an 80th birthday party for Ruthie. I was put in charge of the theme, decorations, and games. This is a couple of days before the party after Lee Anne and I inflated the selfie frame.
I had thought it would be easy to inflate -- just put your lips together and blow. But, no ... I got nowhere. Luckily, Lee Anne had a portable tire inflator in her car. The plug only works in a car so we trooped out to the car and we finally got some air going into the frame.
It must have been a silly sight because she had to hold up the machine and the empty mylar to enable the air to get in and I had to stick the inflated end out of the car door while holding the business end which was made for a car tire, not a thin straw.
The decorating theme was "Palm Springs Bling" with gold and "diamonds." I affixed "diamonds" to black beverage cups. We had gold and white napkins, two different gold sequined table cloths, etc.
Here's a shot of the gold sequined table cloth on Thomas and Phil's patio. It was a lovely day to be outside sipping champagne. We played trivia out there.
Below is the fabulous cake that Carole brought. It has gold streaks on the top. I don't know how the decorator did it but it was gorgeous. That's Phil and Thomas in the Love frame.
Below is what I was calling a chandelier, but since there are no lights, I don't know what to call it. It's a decoration!
This 'floral' arrangement is also on the patio table. Carole looks like she doesn't trust the noise maker.
Yup, I actually made jello shots with vodka. I had never had one and had never made them before. Unsweetened jello, of course.
Among other treats that she brought, Carole brought homemade "booze balls" made with Jack Daniels. They looked so delicious and everyone raved about them but I resisted. Sigh.
Mom and Cricket's selfie through the decorations.
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If you have heard this before, excuse me. But ... I have to say these two onions were HUGE! I got them from the Farmers' Market at the Senior Center for free. I turned them into a vat of French onion soup. I got some great Brussels sprouts too. They had so many cases of these onions, I have no idea if they were able to give them away. I should have looked to see if they had onion soup on the Senior Center menu.
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These are some of the koi at the Palm Springs Library.
Outside, the Library has a unique bicycle rack. I don't know if you can read the sign warning you about foul balls from the ball field next door. Makes you wonder if your car will be dented when you leave.
I did take some pictures of the self check out stations at the Library, but they don't make a very dynamic picture so I left them out. Once I got the swipe of my new card down, I was very impressed at how immediate the check out was.
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A week ago Sunday, we went to the Indio Polo grounds. It's actually the same place where they hold the huge Coachella Music Festival. (This is the Coachella Valley.)
It was a fabulous sunny day and we brought folding chairs. We were on a grass rise about 30 feet away from the rail which is only about 10 inches high. I was glad we weren't very close because the ponies ran right over the rail several times.
And yes, polo ponies aren't really ponies. They are thoroughbred horses who are somewhat sturdier than race horses. I know this from the program they gave us on admission. Thank goodness for that booklet or else I would have been totally in the dark.
We brought a picnic lunch and munched happily while watching the energetic play. It was very exciting. The pictures aren't great because it's hard to hold the camera still when using the longer lens. But you get the idea.
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Last, but certainly not least, I want to share this amazing sunset with you. I did not enhance the colors at all. We are so blessed to have so much beauty. I hope you can find the beauty in your life too.
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