Saturday, April 27, 2024

The air is heady with fragrance of Jasmine in our area of Central Florida. Our afternoon golf cart ride was admiring flowering trees and bushes. Purple flowers on the Jacaranda trees are so full this year. We saw Nancy in her garage and pulled in to visit. Robbie and Belize were so excited to see her … barking like crazy. Of course she went back in the house and brought them out a treat. 😂

Today would have been Mom’s birthday … still missed and thought of daily. 

After lunch we took the kids for a boat ride to Ferris Park, Eustis and watched the drag boat races. It was exciting to see so many boaters out despite the strong winds.  Dozens of sailboats were on the lake too, enjoying a regatta. 

Sue and Wayne are home from a visit to South Florida.  They saw friends Carol and Jack at Bella Roma for Italian food. (It was a favorite of ours too!)

Fantastic action picture! ⭐️

The garden looks great at Sue & Wayne’s!

Gardenias and red roses are blooming! Beautiful. (Hope you’re enjoying spring weather too!)

Thursday April 27, 3017

Good morning from our home to yours. Today we remember birthdays celebrated with Mom. She always had her 4 girls dressed in the current fashion down to the final detail. I recall hemlines taken up and let down before school began each September. New outfits were sewn for each of us to have a week's worth of new clothes before school started. Did we realize the effort Mom put forth daily? I know we didn't! There was no  convenience foods nor microwave ovens; 3 meals a day for a family of 7. OMG. Thank you Mom, and Happy Birthday. ❤️🥂🍾💐🎂

 

Mark's back pain is status quo. He puttered about the house, bathed the doggies, did a few odds 'n sods then visited Lew for a beer. Meanwhile, Lynn and I went on the golf  cart to game day at Sharon's. Whoo hoo. Sharon had a lovely spread of snacks and drinks ... enough for a huge party. Four played Yahtzee ... four Rummikube and 4 played some new game. It was a nice time. 

After dinner, Mark and I took the dogs cruising on The Caddy and stopped to chat with Ken. We decided on a Mexican Dominoes night with Pat, Ken, Rose and Jim tomorrow night. 

Mark talked to Randy who's been feeling under the weather the past two days. It seems both he and Dawn had a bit of a flu bug. It's Leesburg bike fest weekend and they are both helping out Saturday at the Hideaway. Let's hope they're both feeling up to par. 

So that's it for today. Ta Ta.