Saturday, May 18, 2024

Good afternoon! A WILD thunderstorm just whipped through our area! Two hours ago we were boating with Nancy’s family aboard Mrs. R. B.

We went to the Crazy Gator for our Harbor Shores boat-in lunch. It was a great time … sat with new neighbors Kip and Shelly and their son Jason and his wife Erin. Originally they’re from Pembroke Pines, south Florida. 

YESTERDAY was the Scottish Terrier Rotating Specialty Show in Ocala, just 90 minutes from us.  

Robbie sat quietly in his stroller and intently watched the youngsters 9-12 months in the ring. (Robs was the oldest Scottie at 13 1/2 … and still in good shape!) Lots of attention was focused on our sweet guy.  

We got caught in the rain as we arrived in the parking lot. The World Equestrian Center is massive with many indoor arenas so it took a minute to find the Scottie show. 

Wee beastie BeeZee was bat-shit crazy at the show. 😂 I’m wondering did SHE THINK she was going to be in the ring? We did discover Bee doesn’t like white dogs! 🤷‍♀️ 

The youngsters were first! (We were too late to see the parade of rescue Scotties!)

Adorable mascot of the agility events. 

Much more went on but we left at 1:30 … it was enough excitement for we 4. 🙂

In other news … RanDawn have Dawn’s mom, Jan, visiting from Michigan. They’ve been celebrating birthdays and enjoying get-togethers! (Our friends Lynn & Steve bought a house on Tammy Drive and will become neighbors of theirs in July!)

Sue & Wayne are in south Florida for a few days checking on the RV building. 



It’s going to be a beautiful addition to their motorhome site! 

Last Wednesday was our Friends Night Out … at the Brick & Barrel in downtown Eustis. The service was top notch and everyone loved their meal. 

That’s it for now! Hope you’re enjoying life and good springtime weather! 

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Good afternoon. It is a bright, beautiful sunshiny afternoon with a light breeze here in central Florida. We had rain overnight, the first in quite a while. It actually woke us up, and the front yard this morning showed evidence of a strong wind. The plants are all loving it, of course. 

This past week we met Sue and Wayne for lunch at ramshackle in Leesburg. The food is always good there, and abundant. The servings are huge. We borrowed a stroller from Sue and Wayne for next weekend. The Scottish terrier specialty show is being held in Ocala. We will go to it, just one day and browse around. But, we are going to bring the dogs! So, I guess my Mother’s Day present is buying one stroller. Heck, they each have to be in one. 🐾🥰

Then yesterday, we bowled with Lynn, Steve, Paul, Ted, and Mike. These are all friends from bowling. It was quite a fun afternoon.

This morning, we did grocery shopping for our Mother’s Day fun at Nancy’s house tomorrow. We are going to play Catan and have dinner together.  Even the dogs are welcome! It would be quite funny if our friend Linda, who is also going, brought her dog Daisy. (Daisy is a sweet pitbull.) 

This picture was taken at our last Yaya’s at Cheri’s house! It was so much fun, and Cheri, of course, overdid it on all the food. Yum 😋 

Last night, the aurora borealis was visible all the way into Florida. That has never happened in all the years we’ve been here.  

Central Florida! (I know this doesn’t compare with having seen it in Winnipeg during the cold nights of winter many years ago.)