Monday, September 18, 2023

Good evening from Central Florida! It’s a gorgeous 85F so we took the kids for a golf cart ride. Our first stop was to check Nancy’s house and deliver the carpet she’d ordered. 

This morning we transferred Woody’s 🐿️ cage to the backyard and opened the door. It took a few hours for him to venture out but eventually the wee guy climbed the cypress tree and seemed happy. He didn’t eat much today so we gave him some milk to hold him over. If he’s in his cage this evening we plan to bring him inside for the night. 

Woody’s outdoor abode … until he builds his own nest. 

This afternoon Mark and I bowled against our friends Mike and Dan. Oddly enough two of their teammates were away and on our team Nancy and Linda are away. Anyway, Mark and I bowled over our averages and won all 4 games! 🥳 We were in third place and might have moved up the ranks. 

Saturday, September 16, 2023

Good morning. Mark was up and left home before 5 AM to meet Wayno. When I took the dogs out at seven, I heard boom, bang, boom. Duck hunting season has arrived in Lake County.  Mark and Wayno have gone in search of pigs. Oh my. 

Meanwhile, on the other side of the coin, we still have Woody in residence. He isn’t weaned yet, although he is able to eat seeds and crack peanuts at this point. I’m hoping by October 1 he can be truly released to live his life as a well nourished Squirrel   🐿️ 

Woody is very sweet but he must be a wild guy soon. 😂

Up North, Sue and Wayne had friends Rose and Jim over for dinner. 

 Looks like a cozy evening. 🥰

Today Wayne had help getting the boats put away for winter. It’s a big job! 

That’s about it for today. Tomorrow we’re off to The Villages to check the houses and do a few things. Ta ta. 

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Geez, does anyone else wonder where this month has gone? It’s nearly mid-September, already! 

The truth is, we’ve been busy around the house, the K’s, and bowling! 

Today’s bowling 🎳 with Dan, Mike, Herb and Mary was good. Mark and I both did better than our averages. It was practice for Monday’s big positioning round. As it turns out we’ll be playing Mike, Dan, Penny & Dennis. For us, it’ll be weird as Nancy & Linda will be away on a cruise to Italy. Enough of that. 

We haven’t seen RanDawn since they’re back from Canada! I know they had fun, but no details. 

Mark’s been combing the woods with Bob & Wayno prior to archery season. Our weather has been nice most mornings in the low 70’s. Tomorrow’s forecast to be 67! Fall is on its way. 

Lynn’s hubby Steve is home from lung cancer surgery today. He’s in pain … but glad to be home. 

Our friend Rick has booked a few days R & R fishing in Ontario via the grapevine. (He has a medical issue in progress so this is a welcome respite.) 

That’s it. All’s well with us. 

Monday, September 11, 2023

Good afternoon on this September 11th, twenty-two years after the attacks on America. We remember.

Our friend Lynn is sitting bedside with Steve after his cancer surgery. Mark and I fed and walked their dogs after our bowling this afternoon. (It was slow bowling today taking an hour to play each game!) Our opponents had some physical issues to work with but were good competition! In the end we won 3 1/2 games. (A tie goes half and half to each team.)

Lovely news on my cousin Adam … he and Sam are expecting a baby boy in January. Monty (in Adam’s arms won’t be an only child!) 😂

🐾❤️

Friday, September 8, 2023

Good evening! It’s Friday; hope you’ve had a good week. 

Mark and I are finishing up a few details at the K’s in The Villages before they arrive home. Insulating the garage door was next on our list. 

One row done … we did 3/5th’s yesterday and plan to finish it tomorrow morning. 

Last night was YaYa’s and it was tons of fun at Mary’s house. 

Mary made Summer Minestrone soup for us and served it with delicious bread! Delicious! Nikki, slightly pregnant, mentioned that they were thinking about a girls name starting with H. Well, that started a contest of sorts to come up with names for her baby.  We had so much fun!  It was great! 

Today was bowling and we killed it. 😂 Actually it was fun bowl day and we won over $50. Mark’s 3 game average was 191 and mine was 168. (There are plenty of better bowlers, but we’re doing okay for a couple of relative newbies.) 

Kris had a procedure today and was home when we called at 3 o’clock. All’s well … Diane will be cooking for the next few days. (Kris is expecting lots of “takeout” food. 😂)

Sunday, September 3, 2023

Good evening! It’s been a beautiful sunny Sunday with a high of 90F. Our afternoon was spent floating around with cold beer and in Mark’s case, a ceegar. Robs & Bee had Frosty Paws in the tiki hut. Nice afternoon. 

Happy Birthday to Aurelia! Our best wishes for a wonderful year ahead! 

We hope Tony baked a beautiful birthday cake for you. 🥳🎂🥰

Mark’s cousin Ryan from Newburyport married yesterday! Congratulations to the beautiful couple. 

Our tiny houseguest is getting stronger by the day. Mark set up a safe area for Woody to explore and stretch his legs. (Two days ago we let him loose in the front porch and the poor fella shook all over.) This method of freedom in the cage should allow him to feel secure and gradually become comfortable with his outdoor surroundings. We think he may be 5-6 weeks old. 

Woody’s able to climb now … he could scarcely crawl a week ago. 

This coming week is a big one for brother in law Kris with catheterization and a possible stent. Our friend Steve is having a mass removed from his lung. We’re hoping for successful procedures for them both. 

That’s our world 🌎 … happy Labor Day tomorrow! 

Friday, September, 1, 2023

Well, it’s officially the Labor Day weekend and the close of summer in many regions of North America. Today brings us thoughts of pumpkin spice, everything, ha ha, and fall weather to come. It’s one of my favorite seasons. Enjoy!

We had a very cutest surprise in the mail. We have been members of Barkbox for a long, long time recently. They asked for a picture of Robbie and today we got this adorable card and hand drawn portrait of our wee boy.  🐾❤️ It’s charming!!! 

This is our new TV area with our “old” recliner furniture from the living room. It’s giving us a new spot in the sunroom. The curtains are a underwater scene that blend with the starfish area rug. It’s all very comfortable.  We’re loving it! 

Mark worked on a project in our backyard. Where we had the septic redone last year, we had taken out three trees. Now we have gone with a garden area along the fence. 

I don’t know how Mark managed to get this done, it was in the heat of the Summer. He would go out and work for a couple of hours in the morning. I bought $300 and it looks much, much better. He wanted to do the same on the opposite side of the yard, but it’s much shadier there and we would need different plants. We shall see. 

Meanwhile, up in the Kenora area, the K’s are enjoying a summer vacation. This dinner party was at the R’s … 

It looks like a beautiful evening and a lovely gathering. 

Here’s Rose making friends with Bruce & Heather’s new member of the family. 🐾🥰

Today was fun bowl with our friends at the Alley. We bowled with Lynn, Steve, Nancy, Dan, Charlie, Mark, and me. We had a few chances to win big and Mark got $35 for bowling  “21” with 3 throws! It was a good outing.