Flea Market Finds - 2/25/16

It's a bright beautiful (chilly) 57F morning! 

Rick's cooking blueberry pancakes for our breakfast. Mark has apparently had too much Columbian coffee. LOL

After a delicious breakfast, we decided to browse our local fairground flea market in Eustis. 

Although we needed nothing, we all came home with bags. Mark and Ruth bought plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. (I need to get home for another diet Sunkist orange before my body goes into shock from all this fresh stuff. LOL)

Apparently Ruth didn't eat enough blueberry pancakes as she was hot for a tamale.

This food truck was not in the best of condition and Rick was certain Ruth would get sick. Anyway, she changed her mind as there was no menu in sight. 

Back home, Ruth whipped up a batch of strawberry jam! Several berries didn't pass "Go", which I ate. Rick tried a Honeybell orange but lost half to Ruth. Then, Mark made avocado and beefsteak tomato salad! You see, I wasn't kidding about needing a soda! LOL

Meanwhile, at K's house, Julius seems to be feeling better after his tooth extraction but Wayne is still coughing, likely from allergies. 

The RanDawn excursion is now heading home from Saint Augustine, complete with hangovers! You see, they invented their own mix of booze called a 43 special. 

So, we all ran out to watch the launch at 6:46 PM, and 6:44 PM it was scrubbed. Wha-wa-wa! Lew came outside to watch the launch as well, and then he and Lynn came over for a glass of wine. About 1030, everyone was ready for bed. Ta ta til tomorrow!

R 'n R ... 2/24/16

Good morning! 

Yes, this is the face that greeted me on my iPhone! LOL. (Never leave your phone lying about ... right Bob K.?) 

Mark whipped up breakfast for us then helped Rick with an RV battery issue. Ruth and I devised a travel plan for their drive to Canada via California. Then, the guys and Daisy went off to downtown Eustis for shopping. Ruth and I enjoyed the front porch for an hour with the Scotties. 

Robbie's man cave was invaded by the Queen Bee today. LOL

If you look closely, you can see Robs upside down under the coffee table. Poor guy. Hee hee. 

Yesterday was windy ... here's a scene from Hitchcock's "The Birds"!

The marina at Wooten Park in Tavares, yesterday. 

It's now 5:15 and Wine:30 ... everyone was rather laid back today compared with yesterday. Tonight, Ruth is cooking Monte Cristo's for our dinner. Nice. 

Speaking of nice ... here's a pic of Wayne with SHP at the Liberty Rally last month. 

Cute! 

This evening, we watched a movie called Saint Vincent. If you get a chance to see it, do so. It was great. By 930, Ruth, then Rick, we're off to bed. What??? OK, more tomorrow. 

Cruising 'n Chili ... 2/23/16

Darn. I wanted to sleep in but my brain had different things in mind. After taking the kids out back I got into watching 60 Minutes  and caught up on 120 minutes of shows I missed. LOL. 

Our boating day's weather forecast changed from NO rain to 70% chance. Being 90% optimist, we're going on our "3 hour tour"!  Ha!

Bob, Jill, Randy, Dawn, Kyle and Ashley all arrived four minutes early. Wow! We loaded up the boat and were on our way by 11:15. Lake Eustis was quite choppy with a south wind, but beautiful when we entered the Dora canal. We cruised to Wooten Park in Tavares where everyone took a break and walked around. After that, it was down the Dead River to Hurricanes for lunch. By that time, we were all hungry! After lunch, we headed back to homebase and let the dogs out. While we were sitting out back, Rick and Ruth arrived with Daisy. The party continued outside while Mark got the chili ready to serve. 

Cruising ... a great day on the water!

Back home, Mark sent Bob to get a bar stool for himself from our Sunroom. 

After Bob hauled the heavy stool outside, we realized Robbie was sitting in the one beside me. 

Hahaha. 

Meanwhile, Randy and Dawn caught a nap on the boat ... in the boathouse, for about an hour! We tried to find our rubber spider or the boat canned air horn, but couldn't find either. Alas, we let them sleep.

Notice that Randy is still holding his wine glass in his left hand. Haha. 

Jill and Bob brought us a lovely card welcoming Belize to the family and, a fancy bling collar for her. 

Mz B was very happy to show off her collar and sit on a barstool too! 

Mark's chili hit the spot!

Kyle, Ashley, Ruth, Jill, Bob and Mark

Rick, Randy & Dawn

We intended to play either Mexican Dominoes or Kings in the Corner, but ran out of time! We sure had a lot of laughs all afternoon. And, as you can see from the photos, the weatherman was totally wrong and we had an absolutely perfect day. It's now 1030, everyone's gone home, the dishwasher is loaded and it's time for bed. Ta ta til tomorrow!

2/22/16

Good morning. I was up at seven to let the kids out for a minute back then all went back to bed until nine! 

Today is tidy up and prep for Rick 'n Ruth in the driveway...plus boating with the whole crew tomorrow! We're food shopping and organizing for tomorrow. Otherwise, we're taking it easy. 

It was golf day for Bob, Kyle & Randy ... plenty of laughs I'm sure! Dawn worked today ... this evening they're all on a booze run. Oh yeah, the Canadians are on holiday. LOL

Mark and I decided on bowling tonight ... got there and the place was packed with league bowlers! Plan B was the Mexican restaurant in downtown Eustis where I had the BEST Chimichanga ever. It was lovely dining al fresco tonight! Rain is expected at 9 o'clock and 2 a.m. with clearing by morning. 

Sue and Wayne set the cat trap tonight hoping to capture feral cat #3 for neuter and release. I wonder if this is their trap?

LOL

A shoebox is great too!

Meow. 

More tomorrow! Ta ta. 

Dad's Day 2/21/16

Good morning. It's lovely to put feet on the floor and have a wee Scottie girl greet us! (Robbie, not a morning guy, tends to sleep in ... upside down!) LOL

First walk of the day ...

Queen Bee in the lead ... Robbie prancing along behind. Cute, aren't they?

It's a busy day! The Daytona 500 race ... meet Jane & Cliff for dinner ... pop in at RanDawn's tonight. But right now, we're all relaxing. 

I began stringing rose pearls onto the cameo pendant Bonnie and Roger bought for me. After I strung them, I took a pic and decided to add a strand of cherry quartz chips. Before I could decide whether or not I liked the addition, BeeZee jumped on my lap to help. LOL

Yep; a big kissy helper. Muuuah. 

Our plans for dinner with Jane and Cliff were dashed when she phoned to say they couldn't make it. Unfortunately, Jane wasn't feeling well. We shall try for next week. So, Mark and I went to Stonegate Grill on Lake Eustis. Mark had Mahi Mahi and I a bacon cheddar burger; both meals were very good. We saw Annette there having dinner on the deck with her family. They had come by boat. It was a perfect day ... we should have been on the boat!

Randy and Dawn had Jill and Bob, and Ashley and Kyle plus another couple from the Hideaway for dinner. It was a bit of a madhouse when we first got there, but we all went and watched the fellows play pool in the Harley room afterward. 

Randy was beaten on his own table by houseguest Kyle. LOL. 

Bob was missing their girl Sadie so thought the surest way to a Scottie's heart ...

was on their height. Robbie humored Bob, but BeeZee was off to the next adventure. 

Both Robbie and Belize had plenty of attention and laps to sit on. 

In the end, an old plastic water bottle was just the most fun. 

We arrived home in time to watch one of our favorite shows, Downton Abbey. Mark fell asleep within the first 15 minutes, so I guess we will re-watch it tomorrow. LOL. Ta ta. 

Whether to Weather 2/20/16

Well that was interesting! At 6:10 I took the kids out the back door for potty. As I was standing there, waiting, I caught a glimpse of something out the corner of my eye. WTF? Nothing there! Hmm, there it is again. I was seeing my exhale! Strange!

That's my temp ... 50F ... don't we just see our breath when it's really cold outside? (Mom used to say I should be a weather girl on TV ... to which I'd reply I wasn't good looking.) Anyway, that phenomenon must be dew point related, similar to fog ... except there wasn't any fog. (Add that to the weather mystery; like having to scrape car windows at 38F in Oklahoma City.)

So a few rough calculations led me to believe that my exhale was about 90F ... which cooled relatively quickly to about 50F (I learned that was the outside temp) ... and relative humidity must be above 50%. Voilà ... my own contrails. 

Diane sent me this one on Facebook messenger today. I love it.

And we all know which (witch?) child this refers to. LOL. 

Mark was going to Home Depot today so took our two eBay packages to the post office. That's nice, maybe we won't have to rush around Monday morning. (He's picking up Rustoleum Hammered Copper paint for an RV project.)

Sue and Wayne have Rose dog sitting while they go dancing at the Elks! What a great friend she is!

Randy and Dawn had an "at home" night ... catching up on TV and relaxing. (Company arrives tomorrow.)

Bonnie was grooming Cabby and Ella for an upcoming dog show while Roger installs a new bathroom faucet set. Busy, busy. 

Cabby ... Bonhaven Cabana Boy ... Looking handsome! 

Sharon & Art's dinner party was fun. There were 16 (2 we didn't know), with plenty of salads, lasagna, ham, scalloped potatoes and garlic bread. It was fun ... a good group of friends! 

We came home for the kids by 8:15 ... less than 4 hours. They were both happy to see us. So now it's relax and Telly time. G'night. 

At Home - 2/19/16

Bonjour! It's a breezy 64F this morning and we have no plans! That's rather nice, isn't it?

Mark took the Scotties outback while he removed seed pods from the Queen Palms and tidied up our backyard. It's so nice that both dogs are so quiet as in no barking. Neighbor dogs all around us bark, but not Robbie and BeeZee.  They're hoping the bird or squirrel doesn't notice them ... until it's too late. LOL

Gee, it's 5:30 and we've been puttering all day. I listed a few items on eBay and had 2 sales tonight; the first in a week. 

This is a pretty, triple strand necklace I made with several shades of blue glass beads. I really like the icy blue chips. But, I can't keep them all. Haha. 

Finally, Robbie and Belize had a fun dog run!!! Yay! That was the first real play since we got home a little over a week ago. It took a little time, but they are well-connected now.

Sue and Wayne took Shorty and Julius to Rose's condo to have dinner with her and Jim. It's nice they can take the dogs. Next Monday, Julius is scheduled to have a tooth removed that is causing him pain and stress. 

Randy finished his driveway project and went to the Hideaway with Dawn for supper. He was sorry to miss bowling yesterday, but needed to finish before company arrives Sunday. 

Tomorrow night, we're invited to Sharon & Art's for a dinner party. Fun. Ta ta.