We spent most of November 2024 in Sacramento, taking care of some dental appointments and getting the car serviced. We spent Thanksgiving with Andy in Oakland. In early December we spent some time with our friends who live near Paso Robles. We have watched their cat and house several times so it was good to get together with old friends and with one of our favorite cats, Purrkins.
We spent the Christmas and New Years holidays in Camarillo, getting together with our family there. We viewed some of the devastation from a wildfire that had come through the nearby hills in November. A number of homes were lost, including some owned by friends. The fire area was not far from where we lived in Camarillo Heights, but the fire did not involve our old neighborhood. Click on the first photo in each block to view larger images in a slideshow.
We left Camarillo in early January and spent a few days in Las Vegas, getting together with Carrie’s extended family there. We had a nice visit and we got to become acquainted with a new baby. We left Las Vegas and drove south to Tucson, where we then spent most of January. We were in Tucson to sit for a dog and two cats that we have watched several times before. The dog, Rox, was very happy to see us and was especially glad that we discovered a regular play time at the local dog park. Rox enjoyed romping around with his dog friends, and we enjoyed visiting with the other dog lovers. Tasha, one of the cats, still enjoys playing fetch with water bottle caps, which Carrie taught her when Tasha was a kitten. Smart kitty to remember how to play it. We enjoyed Tucson in the winter. The weather was cool and pleasant, which makes Tucson a prime winter resort.
