Thursday, May 7, 2020

Good morning Sunshine State! The front rolled through and we’re in the 50’s now, going to 74F.  Wowzer ... schweeeet. (Hope this weather makes it to South Florida!)

We sure enjoyed our gathering of friends here last evening. Everyone distanced properly ... yakked, laughed, drank wine and ate cake. Pat sent us a text saying how our Wednesday group lifts her spirits! The next fun Wednesday is at Rose and Jim’s! Everyone takes a turn hosting. After everyone left about 915, we wiped everything down with Lysol and put things back to order. It really only took a few minutes. 🥰

I forgot to mention in yesterday‘s blog that two of my paintings went home with others ... 

Kim & Bob loved this one ... ready to hang in their canal facing porch. ✅

Lynn took this painting for her kitchen ... gives her a Key West vibe. 👍🏻

Now today, chores done ... except for the laundry that piled up in two days, I’m going to paint 🎨 the big canvas. Mark has a list of things he wants to accomplish and is really enjoying doing it. If he runs out of them, there’s always Marky-Mark’s place needing something. Or, Lynn’s. He’ll take her trash cans out for her tonight. 

It’s so pretty outside the dogs and I are sitting on the front porch while I have a seltzer water. My gardenia is blooming and I can smell the tropical aroma in the porch. Life is good. (Perhaps, a bit weird right now, but this could be the new normal for a year or two.) 

Sue and Wayne took a ride down to Pompano beach to see the moonrise. I think she got a pretty nice picture on her phone. Well done! 

Wednesday May 6, 2020

Good morning. Yes, it’s a bright beautiful sunshiny day here in Central Florida. It’s in the mid 60s in the morning and climbing to the high 80s late today. It’s Wednesday, and our neighbors will be stopping by for a social distancing slice of my triple chocolate cake at 7 o’clock. Not only do I have baking to do today, but also cooking the dogs potatoes for the next couple of weeks.

Mark is taking advantage of the cool mornings and changing the oil on the Mounty. This afternoon he’ll mask 😷 up and help Marky-Mark unload the big stuff from the moving truck. 

We had a nice evening chatting with Bob and Kim, Pat and Ken, Rose & Jim and Lynn. We drank wine, ate chocolate cake and told funny stories. The guys sat outside for an hour and had cigars around the propane fireplace. It was a nice evening; everyone went home by 9:15. 

Did you see the Flower Moon tonight? This is the last super moon of 2020.  

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Good morning. Did you see any of the meteors last night? We looked, but didn’t see any from our viewpoint. 💫 🤷‍♀️

It’s before 7 o’clock and Mark is going over to feed and walk Brady. I will check in and see where Marky -Mark and Lani are this morning. Hopefully, they took a break and slept a bit. It’s forecast to be 90° in Orlando which will translate to about 86-ish here in our area. After Mark shopping trips yesterday he has many things to putter with. 

OMG this is so cute! I might have to paint a T-shirt with Scotties on it. 💕🐾

Lani & Marky-Mark are expected between 4-5 today. They say the tractor trailer traffic has been extra-heavy on I-75 and no rest areas spots to pull into! They’ll certainly be happy to get home and sleep. 

Mark walked over to walk Brady and the big U-Haul was already in the driveway and they’re unloading! 24 hours straight through ... and semis everywhere! 

It was a beautiful 80° when we took the kids for a ride around the neighborhood on the Caddy. Schweeet.  It was such a perfect evening we sat on the front porch for another hour and had a glass of wine.

That’s it for tonight. Tata till tomorrow. 

Monday, May 4, 2020

Good afternoon. I cannot believe it’s already Monday. Where does the time go? You would think the days would be dragging along just hanging out at home! Not so, apparently.

Marky-Mark left for Buffalo today and we are now looking after Brady for a few days. He’s an older dog, and doesn’t require much walking. He will be a bit lonely so we will go over periodically and spend time with him. He’ll get 4 visits daily from us for sure. We sure hope everything goes well for them on their drive back to Florida. 

If the skies are clear in your area you can enjoy a meteor shower tonight. You can bet I will be out there with my eyes on the sky.  

I finished the psychedelic jellyfish painting and it turned out kind a cool. 

I’m not sure I’d ever do one like that again, but it was fun and was my challenge from LaDonna! 

While Mark ran errands today I started another elephant painting. It’s a big canvas! 

I talked to Randy & Dawn today as they were sitting on their dock enjoying the sunshine. Dawn did a little turning out of closets today and sorting things but Randy said Sunday is his day off. Actually, he replaced a couple of boards on the deck ... that’s a job isn’t it?

Sue and Wayne are doing fine, just keeping to themselves like the rest of us. Shorty is enjoying his dog family of Mimi and Chiki And apparently has calmed down quite a bit. That’s all good.

Night we started watching a series on Netflix called outer banks. So far, it’s pretty interesting. That’s it for today. Tata, stay safe. 

Sunday, May 3, 2020

Good afternoon y’all. It’s another gorgeous day here in Central Florida. Here’s some food for thought ...

Heeheehee ... I understand the MAGA hat now. 🤣

We talked to Randy & Dawn this afternoon and they had ordered takeout from a Chinese restaurant and a Mexican restaurant that was next-door. So Randy is enjoying Chinese food tonight and Dawn is enjoying Mexican. It sounds perfect at their place.

Mark and I ordered carbonara Mediterranean from Stavros, and Wayne and LaDonna picked it up on their way to our place. We social distanced at the dining room table and then enjoyed a fire outback. They are going away for a week in their RV, fishing on the St. Johns River.

Of course we had lots of giggles, a few drinks, and much social distancing.

Tata till tomorrow

Saturday, May 2, 2020

Good morning 🌞! It was a cool start at 64F and forecast to be 84F this afternoon. 😍 We’re having a bit of a lazy start today and just finished our breakfast at 10:30. Mark thought he was going to Home Depot today until he realized it is the weekend. He doesn’t go out on the weekend, we leave the stores to the working folks. 

So today, Mark said we Covid-is-idvich ... with Lynn and Marky Mark. We had a few laughs, a few drinks, a few chairs, and a few phone calls from Lani who is waiting to cross the Canadian border. it was a grand day, but a very late dinner at 9 o’clock. Oh well, somewhere on the continent, that is normal.

Cha-cha chill tomorro

Friday, May 1, 2020

Good morning. And, happy May Day! 💐 Dance about the Maypole ... if you dare. 💀 Actually, that’s not very funny, is it? Today, in much of Florida, stay at home restrictions are lifted as ‘things return to normal.’ There is no normal after COVID-19 🤷‍♀️. 

... Stay safely at home 99% of May

... Wear a mask when you venture out for grocery and anytime you’re forced to be in public

... Maintain 6’ of distance between yourself and others

... Avoid eating inside restaurants; safer to pickup or have home delivery of your favorites 

... Socializing with others outdoors is safer than indoors

... Wash your clothes immediately after being in public

... Enjoy friends and family through FaceTime or Zoom 

... Continue Social Distancing please 

Doctors and scientists have grim predictions for another wave of COVID-19 and that 70% of the USA 🇺🇸 population will have been infected before ‘herd immunity’ can knock down this plague. 

Summer temperatures are always around us in Florida yet we have had nearly 34,000 REPORTED cases. (Testing has been minimal ... making me think we’ve had quadruple that number, or more.) My point here is don’t think ‘summer heat’ will beat the virus down ... it has affected the Sunshine State too!

Here’s what president trump has to say, and you know he has the best ever ideas 🙄

Is that you Mom? 🤣 

This afternoon, we took Robbie and Belize with us for a boat ride to fish camp for Friday fish fry. Karen and Pete launched their boat today and met us there. We sat on our boats and had lunch and drinks. It was so nice to see them and catch up on news. 

Racing to lunch. 🥰

The Fish Camp desperately needs business. The staff was wearing facemasks and all the food came out piping hot. It was a delightful afternoon! 💕 After lunch, Karen & Pete went through the Dora Canal  while Mark and I took the long way around Lake Eustis to check out the construction site at downtown Ferran Park. 

Fantabulous afternoon with the doggos on Lake Eustis. 

At 4 o’clock, I signed on zoom with 10 of the Yaya girls. It was a yakky-fest, and you could hardly tell what story was what. But, it was fun. 🍷🍷🍷

That’s it for today. We are going to chill out and watch TV tonight.