Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Good evening from us here in Central Florida where it’s been a gorgeous sunny day. 

It was a stay at home and get some work accomplished kind of thing. Mark blew the leaves off the boathouse roof, took a break, then cleaned the gutters. Our beautiful live oak tree drops a lot in the spring! 

The little birds are thriving ... three wee heads are begging for food. Momma’s busy! 



My job today was starting new books for our corporation. Stan knew my ways πŸ˜‚ ... but I’ll try to keep better records and notes for my new accountant. 😊

Sad news learning Jack Hanna has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. He’s done so much to educate us on the animals he loves. Prayers for him and the family. 

Last night I gave Markymark a haircut on the front porch while we were having a drink. It looked ok last night ... but here was Lani’s reaction today. 



Lani, cracking up. (I gave him a touch up today. πŸ€ͺ





Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Good afternoon. It was a very exciting day here. We actually went out for lunch. 😷 We had not been to the Crazy Gator for at least a year because of COVID-19. Today, Mark uncovered the boat, we went for a cruise and enjoyed lunch. There were only other three other tables occupied in the entire restaurant, but the outside porch was full. It was an absolutely perfect day on the lake, no wind !



The Crazy Gator 🐊 lunch! We shared a Chef Salad and 10 grilled wings. Yum yum. 


Flat Lake Eustis today! It’s been windy for much of spring thus far. 

Tonight, drinks 🍹 on the porch with Lani and Markymark ... there’s bowling to plan. 





Monday, April 5, 2021

Monday, April 5, 2021

Good afternoon. Yes, Mark reminded me to start the blog as I’m a bit late doing so today. I’ve been cleaning up a few closets and getting things ready for a garage sale this coming week. Mark has been outside finishing the fence cleaning. He’s all done now so we are watching an episode of Alone that we couldn’t stay up for last night. 


Here’s my painting of the day ... 

Tonight is American Idol so we are down for the count for two hours. LOL cheers enjoy your evening.

Sunday, April 4, 2021

EASTER SUNDAY 2021

Good morning and happy Easter. πŸ£πŸ‡ 

BeeZee & Robbie are ready for the Easter Bunny ... I cooked them eggs for breakfast this morning as Mark was in the woods hunting for turkeys. (He was a conservationist today. πŸ˜‚ Two hens were spotted; no Jakes.) 

It was a low-key Easter celebration at our place ... we enjoyed a few postings from friends, otherwise a regular wonderful day here in Central Florida. ☀️ 



Cousin Miles’ Easter egg decorations. Haha. 

I finished my painting “English Cottage Joy” this afternoon ... tomorrow Mark will frame it. 


All done! I enjoyed the loose process of painting this one! 

That’s it for today. 😍








Saturday, April 3, 2021

Saturday, April 3, 2021

Good morning from Central Florida where it is another cold start to our day. Mark has gone turkey hunting with Bob and I bet they are freezing. The Ocala forest is always colder! Meanwhile, BeeZee and Robbie woke me up at 7:30, looking to snuggle in bed with me. πŸΎπŸ’• Now it’s coffee time and Mz B is snuggled on my lap. ☕️ 

Yesterday‘s blog got off track. I painted in the afternoon and then got ready for Yaya‘s on zoom with the girls. Right after that, LaDonna and Wayne arrived having picked up dinner from Stavros. We had dinner, sat on the front porch, had cigars, and then played three rounds of chasing marbles. That is really a fun game. They left about 10 o’clock and we headed to bed after a fun day. 














So I painted today ... Mark made a side tabletop for his BBQ cart and our friend Nancy stopped in with art canvases from Mary. I won’t have to buy any huge ones for quite sometime. πŸ₯°

Here’s what’s on the easel right now ...



maybe complete this biggie tomorrow. 


Friday, April 2, 2021

Friday, April 2nd, 2021

Good morning. It’s a bright beautiful cold central Florida morning. Well, cold is perhaps an exaggeration but it is chilly. Mark and his friend Bob have gone turkey hunting today. It’s not easy to get a permit, but they both won the lotto this year. It’s the first time Mark has turkey hunted in Florida. I hope they have fun hiking about. Mark is carrying my old 1968 Remington Wingmaster 12 Ga. shotgun. I bought it about 1980, used. 

April 2 always reminds me of Freddie Farkle, my old English Springer spaniel rascal. Oh he was a handful, but so much fun, a bit on the crazy side, and very adventurous. If you met him, you would never forget him. Some of the crazy things he did was circle around a yacht club member Hirsch Lerner who’s dog Moses was circling his legs ... Freddy Farkle lifted his leg and Peed on attorney Lerner’s green pants. Oh my God, that was terrible. After that, Freddiebwas attracted to green pants. Don’t wear the green pants near Freddy Farkle. Harold Scott learned that lesson ... he was another yacht club member from Scott paper. πŸΎπŸ’• Happy birthday to the memory of my Freddie Farkle. 


Thursday, April 1, 2021

Thursday, April 1, 2021

Good evening from sunny Central Florida where it’s 72F. This morning, LaDonna and Wayne stopped by to drop off a fish cleaning station table for our dock. It is stainless steel, much nicer than the plastic one Mark was using. These two are so incredibly generous. We had a little visit before they left for a family luncheon in the Villages. It is their son-in-law‘s birthday celebration. 

After our routine chores were done, I begin painting on a large floral abstract style acrylic. It’s fun, just a very loose style, different for me. Maybe be done tomorrow. 

After salad tonight we took the dogs for a walk down the street when our UPS man turned the corner. The dogs recognized his truck immediately and started their Scottish war cries!!! Mike is so nice; stopped his truck, got out and brought them a cookie each. Hahaha. 

Matt and Tiffany bought a 2017 GMC SUV yesterday. Their old station wagon needed repairs and had become unreliable. Congratulations to them. 13-year-old Hailey is catching up to Matt’s 6 foot one. (The girls are gorgeous, and well-mannered.) 


When we were in South Florida and in particular at the yacht club with Sue and Wayne, they told us about a member who had passed away in January. She was very active and aged 105 years. I said to Sue, this is a good goal for us to strive for. Our mother lived to 93, and her father 96. We certainly have longevity on that side of the family. Then I found this article on baby boomers.



By the way, this is A photo of the woman from January of this year. I’ve got to say, she’s gorgeous. 105! Wow. Sue said she was very active.

105 years young! 

Good news on the Pfizer vaccine as it has found to be effective for six months, and against all variants. That means we will probably need booster shots come September for Mark and me.