Monday, October 10, 2022

Happy Thanksgiving 🍽🍁🦃 to our Canadian family and friends. We are thankful for you! 😍

Here in the ol’ U S of A we’re arguing over what to now call this Federal holiday. Egad, it’s legally Columbus Day … 

but sentiment has risen to Indigenous Peoples Day, quite a mouthful. Then there are some who argue against anyone being indigenous prior to the Bering Sea land bridge. What to do? I have a suggestion. Let’s follow Canada’s lead … First Nations Day! 

Each and every First Nations person ,,, $20,000 at age 18. Is it time for the USA to cough up? 

So Mark is here snoozing waiting for Bob who had a busy yesterday and apparently slept in. 

Hahaha … no harm done. 🦌 

Me? It’s my first day of bowling league … and I was so excited I got up at 5:30. 🎳  The team is Rosie’s Rollers and is Lynn Z (and new boyfriend Gary,) Nancy and me. I suspect some fun and crazy antics will ensue. 🤪

Then tonight … dinner with friends! 

What a FUN evening! Nancy, Mark, Bob, Kim, LaDonna, Wayne and me. 

Sunday, October 9, 2022

Good evening y’all. Hope you’ve had as chillaxing a weekend as we have had. Our weather has been perfect. 

Yesterday we took the kids for a pontoon cruise. Gorgeous. 

My favorite kind of day! 

Mz BeeZee sat with her dad for 2 hours 

Robbie looking a little wind blown but always handsome. 🐾🥰

Sue sent a picture of the 1st snow birds to arrive…

Yup! Those Canadians. 😂

I think SHP hosted dinner on the porch there. Enjoy. 

Tomorrow begins a busy week with hunting, bowling, dinner with friends, a county meeting, Wednesday lunch … and yeah a new septic system. Whew. 

Friday, October 7, 2022

Good evening! We’ve had a nice evening out to casual dinner at The Crazy Gator where it was busy busy! The Friday fish fry was very good!

After, we walked around downtown Eustis as it was First Friday, the monthly street party. 

Lake Eustis sunset

Looking down Magnolia to the Heron fountain and lake. 

Autumn colors in this pretty sunset. 

Ferran Park is so pretty now. 

Thursday, October 6, 2022

Good afternoon. It’s been a bit of a crazy busy day around here. Mark hired a couple of handyman to put up 8 foot panels of fencing in our backyard. The house next-door that was always very untidy, went into foreclosure and now is owned by an investor. So, before anyone moves in is the right time for us to change the panels. 

Tonight was YaYa’s at Deenna’s house! We had a blast! Big group …the theme was a pajama party! 😂

we drank, ate and played charades. It was hilarious! 

Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Good morning. We had our annual maintenance done on the RV most conveniently this year. Colby of divine detailing worked in our driveway! No fuss, no hour’s drive to the dealership! You can count us as happy travelers. 

Mark‘s appointment for getting his stitches out was changed from noon in the villages to 4 o’clock in Ocala. Darn … we will be going through some traffic, but whatever, he just needs those stitches out.  

Happy 14th birthday to Shorty hot pants …

dining in style today eh SHP! 🥳🎂🐾🥰🎶

I seem to have missed blogging for a couple of days. We met Randy and Dawn at Applebee’s on Monday night for burgers. Because of the hurricane, supplies hadn’t gotten in and as with most restaurants, they were out of a few things. It was fun, we had a good yak fest and good food.

Yesterday, Kim and I had a Mani-pedi day and a little shopping at the Peddlers Wagon in downtown Eustis. It was so relaxing, and then a fun shopping experience. We managed a few hors d’oeuvres and a drink while we were shopping. 🤩 The shop looks amazing!

Last night we took a ride to Nancy’s and planted the Norfolk island pine in her front yard. An old oak tree had been taken down earlier in the year, and she has missing the shade. This one has a few years to grow, but she is excited to decorate it for Christmas. Ha ha!

We now have a rough timeframe for getting our new septic field installed of next week. So, Mark is working to get the last of the big camphor tree cut down. It has a massive trunk, and I’m not sure what we will do with that. 

Sunday, October 2, 2022

 Good evening. It has been a busy day working on eBay listings. Mark did the photography while I did the computer work.

Our friend Nancy called in the afternoon wanting to return Mark’s ladder. We decided to take the golf cart and the dogs and go visit for an hour. She worked very hard to get everything cleaned up and her place looks beautiful, as always. Even the pool is looking great again! So we sat with a beer and enjoyed the afternoon sun. It’s been great weather here. 

Our little Norfolk pine from Christmas past is being rehomed … to Nancy’s. The neighbor took down the massive oak tree between the driveways a few months ago. This wee tree will happily grow there and eventually give lovely shade! They don’t require any pruning … easy peasy. Digging the hole is tomorrow’s fun! 

Sue and Wayne picked up their gorgeous brand new golf cart today! It’s so much fun getting around their ‘hood with a g.c. 

Yeah it’s an update on our ancient The Caddy. 😂

Did I mention the bowling league? Nancy, Lynn Z and I are joining a local league! Tomorrow is sign-up. I’m excited. Lynn is a very good bowler, Nancy hasn’t bowled in 40 years and I’m a hack. 😂 It’s going to be a blast. 

That’s it for tonight. Mark is counting the days until his stitches come out and he can see again. 🤞

Saturday, October 1, 2022

It’s going on 9 o’clock in the evening here, and I am finally getting a start on the blog. Mark was a little antsy today after sitting around trying to rest while his eye surgery heals. During the hurricane, our friend Nancy had a branch from her cypress tree crash into her family room roof. Mark went over to see if he could just remove the branch and cover the damage until her roofer could get to it on Monday.

Well, it turned out to be quite a hole! 

The branch was long! 

And the branch was 4 feet into the roof! 

What to do? Mark couldn’t leave the hole open! 

Voilà !!!

Duct tape and an old shower curtain! Nancy was so thankful for a little help she slipped a bottle of excellent Scotch into the golf cart. 

This evening, we met Sue and Wayne at Takis for a Greek dinner. It was fun to catch up on news from the cottage friends and who might be visiting over the winter season. We also heard Aurelia and Tony are planning a trip to Florida in their new motorhome this winter. 🤩  

Wayne & Sue want to host Christmas dinner this year! That will be very different for Mark and I as we have been hosting it for most of our married life! Sue is suggesting that we take our RV to “the horse park” for Christmas Eve and Christmas day. Well, maybe 🤔 

Christmas came early in the way of very old Scottie bookends from Rick M. These beauties will have a place of honor in our house! Rick remembers them from his childhood home … 🐾🥰. I’m going to find the perfect spot for them here and post pictures tomorrow. What an amazing gift. ❤️

Good night all.