Diamonds Are Forever

The McAllen Community Concert this evening was a performance by the Diamonds. The group started in Toronto, Canada, way back in the 50s and has been around in one form or another ever since. The current incarnation does not include any of the original members, but Gary Owens, the baritone, has been with the group since 1974.

The entire audience was wowed by the performance. We thought it was the most entertaining show we've attended in the Community Concert series. The showmanship, great voices and musicians, and most of all the classic 50s rock and roll were a delight.

This morning we got up early and went to pick our Majestic up from Bert Ogden. We had spent the night in our Texas room, and it's apparent that we need to improve the hide-a-bed mattress  so our guests will be more comfortable, but overall the Texas room worked out well as a place to stay.

The refrigerator preventive maintenance is done for another year, and the propane pressure was adjusted. We wanted to get moved in at our new site in time to attend a 10:00 a.m. presentation by a USDA representative on the problem of citrus greening.

We have three citrus trees, and we're in the quarantine zone, so we wanted to know if there's any way to tell if a tree is infected. More importantly, we wanted some guidance on how to protect our trees. We have our work cut out for us.