Friday, August 7, 2020

Good morning from sunny Central Florida. Mark and Bob have gone off for a hike in the woods today. It was in the 70s this morning and not going to be 80 until 1030 or 11. I hope they enjoy their hike. 

Boo boo baby bear


Big Florida buck

Wee fawns 

My job today was catching up on paperwork and filing. Yuck; but a necessity. It sure piles up quickly. When Mark arrived home I was just finishing up. Good timing. 

Tonight we’re having Mexican food with Bob and Kim ... olé. 

We went early to the restaurant and were only one of two tables inside. The food was fantastic and the staff all were wearing masks. Afterward, we drove around downtown Eustis and checked out the work that had been done at Ferran Park. It looks great. We came back to our house and sat in the sunroom bar and had a few drinks and chatted. Lots of laughs. Bob kept thinking it was nearly midnight when they actually left it was 9 o’clock. 🤣

Thursday, August 6, 2020

Good morning sunshine. It’s a beautiful start to our day here in Central Florida. The crepe myrtles are still in bloom and the cardinals were perched there; bright red against the blooms. And ... I couldn’t find my phone! 🙄

Mark worked outside for a little while today, before it got too warm. I am finishing up a horse-drawn carriage painting but otherwise we are going to have a very quiet day.

Done ✅ 

Sue and Wayne have Tony and Aurelia at the cottage and today went for a boat ride. Maybe they will send a picture?

Yup ... here’s a fun picture! 🤣

These two are loads of fun! Wish we were there to share the laughs. 😂😍

Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Good evening. It was a typical day for August in Central Florida. There’s always a chance of thunderstorms mid day to late day, and sometimes, not. Today was not. During the day, Mark puttered about while I finished a painting. At 7 o’clock we all gathered at Lynn’s pool for the evening.

Shorty Hot Pants having fun at the lake. 💕

Bob was first in with a splashy dive ... Kim gets in slowly ... once Lynn, Pat, Mark and I were in with drinks in hand Marky-Mark did a surprise cannonball with a can of beer in hand! It was a fun night. 

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Good morning. First thing on my docket is to give Markymark a haircut. I will trim up my Mark’s  hair as well. 

Our lawn service is here working, and I can hear O’Jay singing a way out there, happy to be working.

One of my paintings went to Celo knob, North Carolina.



Meridyth has it hanging in her cottage office.

After dinner, Mark and I were sitting out front having wine when Markymark and Lani walked by. It started to rain, no, poor, so we invited them into the porch with their two dogs. The rain continued for about an hour so we had a few drinks and a few laughs.

Tony and Aurelia are at Sue and Wayne‘s cottage for a visit! It’s apparently dropped into the high 60s, and everyone is wearing their Kenora  dinner jackets!

It’s Mexican Dominoes night with the L’s. 🥰 

Ta ta til tomorrow. 🥰

Monday, August 3, 2020

Good afternoon. It’s a bright beautiful sunshiny day here in Central Florida. The hurricane was downgraded to a tropical storm and is a none event for the state of Florida. However, as it passes us by, it may develop into something larger and go into the Carolinas. We certainly hope not ... let everyone live in peace, we all have enough going on with the coronavirus!

Well I was puttering around doing household chores this morning, Mark went to pick up some new plants for the garden. Where he tore down the wisteria last week, he is putting in two trumpet plants and three pinwheel jasmines along with the ponytail palm that has been living in a pot for 10 years. 

I’ve been painting ... don’t know whether I posted my finished projects ...

The fountain in Savannah ... 


Seahorse Cottage

I just posted the paintings on eBay ... and sold the 2 cottages right away! Cool. 

Sunday, August 2, 2020

Good afternoon. We’re expecting rain and wind today complements of the tropical storm that will be veering past Florida today. So far, we had one heavy rainfall, but that was hours ago and the sun is shining and there’s just a light breeze now.

Ha! 

Saturday, August 1, 2020

Welcome August! Summer is half-way ... already! It’s a long weekend for Canadians ... and there’s a big fish fry going on at the lake. Yum! 

After getting out housekeeping done this morning we’re chilling out after lunch and watching TV. We have fun plans tonight. 

At 4:45 we picked up Lani and Marky-Mark and went to LaDonna and Wayno’s for pre-dinner drinks. The L’s are getting new kitchen appliances in September ... and the B’s are getting the ‘old’ ones for their renovation project. Everyone was thrilled! Afterward, we went to Oakwood Smokehouse for dinner. It was delicious, social distancing and masks all around.

So shared this picture from their balcony at the cottage. The moon was beautiful last night. Tata, stay safe everyone!