PALM DESERT SENIOR GAMES, DAY 3

Feb. 10 - Third and final day of the Palm Desert Senior Games.  Today's schedule was Mixed Doubles.

Jessie (right) and her partner enjoy their match.  Jessie is still quite a star!

Dave and his partner make a good play!

Pat is challenged in her Mixed Doubles match.  They tried to play everything to her, but she's too tough!

Ran into these busy workers:  Chuck, Linda B. and Rick.

Jim P. and his partner play against -

Joe and his wife Patty.  This was Patty's first tournament.  She did a good job!

Although they didn't win this match, they had a good time.

Spectators watched the match.  Wayne, unknown, Faye, Barb, Martin, Ken, Dave.

Paul D and Joe were co-Referees for one of the matches.

Judy's partner, Stephanie, is Bill's Mixed Doubles partner.

Judy (right) and her Mixed Doubles partner, Chris.  Judy told us the other day that they are partners in more than just Pickleball!  Congratulations, you guys!

We ran into long time friend Jim E. as we were leaving.

We had to get our annual picture with friends Linda and Spike!  See you next year!!!

Ken and I agreed that we used to know almost everyone who played in the games.  Now there are more and more players that we do not know.  It was still a whole lot of fun!!

CHICKEN GUMBO ON FAT TUESDAY!

Feb 02 - It's Fat Tuesday -- the last day of Mardi Gras!!!  How did Mardi Gras happen so fast and I made no plans to celebrate!!  We had to do something!!

Last year we had a little Mardi Gras celebration and Walt prepared Jambalaya!  This year I decided to make Chicken Gumbo for the first time!  Little did I realize it would be an All Day Project!!  First I had to find a recipe I thought we could actually prepare!  Settled on Paula Deen's recipe for Chicken Sausage Gumbo.  Then we went to WinCo and bought all the ingredients.

Ken chopped all the vegetables while I cooked the chicken breast and sausage.  We put it all together and cooked and stirred and cooked and stirred for several hours.  Just before serving we added half a pound of cooked shrimp!

It was a quite Mardi Gras celebration, just the two of us, but we really enjoyed our Chicken Sausage Gumbo served over rice!!  However, next time we will probably just buy a couple of cans of Campbell's Chicken Gumbo!!  HA HA

FOURTH ANNUAL PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT AT TT PALM SPRINGS

Feb 14 - 16 - This week TT Palm Springs hosted it's Fourth Annual Pickleball Tournament.  A large group of players participated but Ken and I were not able to play in this one.  We did get some pictures of the Mixed Doubles matches on Saturday.

Linda B and Larry

Case and Chuck.

Joe and Jerry

Bob and Dave

Val and Jim B

 Bill and Richard

 Spectators give a big Wave!  Linda O, Carole, Mark, Jeannette, Susan, Mary, Larry and Paulette.

Linda O and Lynn.

Barbara and Gary

Jeannette and Larry

Dave and Becky

Rick and Linda B won a great match against -

Wayne and Bill P.  These guys may have lost the match but I voted them Most Athletic!!

Who said "White men can't jump!"

And the crowd went wild in appreciation of a great match!

There was a pot-luck spread in the middle of the tournament!

Play never stopped!  Here is Bob and Martin.

Linda B and Chuck

Peg and Susan

Gloria and Jim B.

Patty and Richard

Norby and Doug

Chuck and Rick.

Jim P and Becky.

Barbara and Richard.

Some of the winners!  Becky, Barbara, Linda B.

I don't know any of the other winners, but I do know that Rick won Gold in the A Flight!!  He was so proud of that medal, he stopped by our site to show us!!  Congratulations Rick!!  You are truly a WINNER!!

I am certain all of the participants will agree!  Great Tournament!!

PICKLEBALL IN JANUARY AT TT WILDERNESS LAKES

Jan 22 - We have been at TT Wilderness Lakes for almost two weeks and will be leaving tomorrow.  So I thought I would post a few pictures of the Pickleball action while we were here!

Clint and Bill.  We just met Bill who said he has only been playing for six months, but a very good player already.

Janet and Jim.  You'll meet Janet's husband Fred a little later.  We've know Jim for quite a while.

Sue and Dean.  We have known Sun for a while but just met Dean this season.

Rick and Mark.  We just met Rick this time around.  Have know Mark for a while but he is not out on the Pickleball courts very often.  Good to see you out there, Mark!

Linda and Bill.  We call Linda "Huggie Linda" or "Kissie Linda" or "Little Linda".  All of the adjectives suit her to a tee!  Mark is Linda's husband.

Clint and Janet.  Have known Clint and Carole quite a while.  Just met Janet who is Fred's wife.

Fred and Dean.  Just met Fred this season.  He always has a big smile on his face!!

Wendell and Jim.  Looks like Wendell is doing all the work!!

Guess who!!  I think I actually hit this backhand!

Dean and Bill.

Carole (with an E) and Jessie!  Have known Carole for quite a while; and have known Jessie forever!!

Sue and Eve.  Eve is just starting Pickleball.  She is Rick's wife.

Jim and Ken.

Ken showing some of his Pickleball skills!!

It was a good group of Pickleball players at TT Wilderness Lakes and it was lot of fun!!