PEACE & CONTENTMENT~SHABBAT~Yuma-AZ

It has been a wet and windy day here, in Yuma-AZ; thunderstorms and flashes of lightning livened things up, too ;-)

We enjoyed quiet family time throughout the Day.

Both of us shared the kitchen, and cooked supper tonight :-)

I did laundry, watched vintage Shelley Winters movies, and finished 2 Angel Baby Blankets.

Today was a good day to stay indoors, enjoying peaceful blessings of a restful Shabbat.

Wet & windy.

ARIZONA WINTER STORM:

 (https://roadgypsiesvalandholland.blogspot.com/2023/12/arizona-winter-storm2023.html)

Bleu stayed close to me, most of the day.

Domesticity at home, on-screen and off; Shelley's expression - LOL

Heavy wet gray clouds, all day long.

Our neighbor from Spokane-WA looks peeved with current weather. They came here to enjoy the "sunniest State in America" … and it's been cold, wet, windy, and today we got hail. They are definitely not happy campers.

Sunset, tonight; Yuma-AZ

I finished up this ABB tonight, while listening to The Olive Tree Ministries …

The Olive Tree Ministries - O Death, Where is Your Sting?: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB9SENfttuY)

ARIZONA WINTER STORM~2023

John Hiatt - 'Feels Like Rain' song: 

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf0eB2zZHiY)

Went to sleep last night, nestled all snug in the bed … and woke up, with the sound of raindrops dancing in our heads, this morning 😉

We haven't heard the sound of steady rain (just a quick 5-minute-splattering ONCE) since leaving WA, months ago. I lay there for a while this morning, just listening and smiling, before Bleu's "Get up now, MOM!" humphing, finally got me up and after a cup of morning joy juice 😊

Yesterday's Sunrise; this morning's rain shower.

Holland has been watching the news, and says LA got 5-inches of rain dropped on them, and a freak winter storm 😳 brought flooding to Florida: a drive to Texas is in our near future, with Florida thrown in, too - so, while I do like the sound of raindrops dancing across the roof, and it's raining steadily here (LA's storm cloud is passing overhead): I don't mind - just as long as it's gone before we pull stakes and head down the highway 🙏

Freak Winter Storm blows into Florida: https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/12/17/powerful-winter-storm-brings-flooding-high-winds-to-florida/

Rain soaks Southern California: https://www.dailynews.com/2023/12/21/rain-soaks-southern-california-but-storm-appears-to-be-weakening/

Winter storm bringing rain, snow to Arizona: https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/winter-storm-bringing-rain-snow-to-arizona-several-weather-alerts-issued

While my husband slept the early morning hours away (my night owl didn't get to bed until 3 AM), Bleu and I listened to the rain … and I worked on some Angel Baby Blankets, which I hope to get finished and shipped out before we leave here for Texas ;-)

I finished the picot edging, on this Angel Baby Blanket.

Bleu.

AZ rainfall ;-)

I worked on this Angel Baby Blanket, while watching a vintage Shelley Winters movie … and glancing out the window, at the heavy rain clouds over the mexican border.