Thursday, March 31, 2022

Good morning. It’s a bit of a gloomy looking day here, but in the mid 70s. You know us, when we don’t have our sunshine we miss it.

Mark and Bob went turkey hunting this morning, saw plenty of evidence of turkey around, but didn’t see any. It’s a rather gloomy and windy day. We are expecting rain on Saturday and Sunday, so it is a bit of that terrible front that is sweeping across the United States right now. However, we cannot complain as it is in the mid-70s and lovely. 

So I found something, or rather it found me, on Facebook marketplace. I’ve been wanting a dresser for the guestroom. This popped up and when I got the measurements, it will fit just fine. So, Mark and Bob have hooked up the little trailer and are going to pick it up for me. Meanwhile, the seller says there is a hutch to go with it but the mirror is broken, and do I want it. I said heck yeah! So the boys are now picking up two pieces for me. I know it will need refinishing, but that’s part of the fun.

Guess we’ll call this the Before the before 😂

Mark took the following pics as we disassembled it. 

Drawers out … will eliminate the two left and two right smaller drawers!

Free hutch … no, we didn’t break the mirror! 

The 4 drawers we’ll refinish!  Boom! A great project. 

Tonight, we are meeting Sue and Wayne and our friends Dee and Rick for dinner. They’ll fit in nicely being RVers and dog parents. 🥰

LEGENDS was a nice place! The menu was pretty extensive and food good. We’ll be back. It was so nice sitting there yakking while rain pummeled the streets. Fun evening!

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Good evening. We met Kim, Bob, LaDonna, and Wayne at Tillie’s for supper tonight at 5:30. The L’s arrived first and ordered drinks. Ruh Ro! “Someone” failed to renew the liquor license so no hard liquor! Oh oh. That’s bad news for a bar as big as Tillie’s! Beer and wine was available, so we stayed. They were hurting for business … usually a packed restaurant was virtually empty. We ordered dinner … Tillie was in the kitchen cooking and our meals were very good. 

We had lots of laughs but made it an early night as the guys are turkey hunting in the morning. 

Heeheehee 🎶 love these Far Side cartoons. 

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Good morning from FOGGYVILLE aka spring in Central Florida! 😂

Plans today after cooking breakfast, laundry and our general tidy up 🧹 … painting a fun face on a palm frond … and front yard tidy up. 

Monday, March 28, 2022

Sitting on the front porch with the kids, it’s so quiet I can hear the wind.  Good morning! 

Mark and I were up early and off to do errands. No, I’m home finishing up the at home chores, putting Epson salts on the palm trees and my plants, and folding laundry. Mark has taken the Kia in for an oil change. That’s life.

I love springtime in Florida. My jasmine is blooming, the azaleas have just finished and my gardenia is in bud. 

We took the kids for a nice ride on the golf cart today. There was a beautiful wind … nice and warm. Tonight American Idol is on, so we are going to watch that.

We heard it through the grapevine 🍇 Randy and Dawn are back in town after three weeks helping out her mom in Michigan. Apparently Randy was sick for much of the time, as often happens after a ✈️. We will check in tomorrow and see what’s going on.

Sue and Wayne are out to Applebee’s tonight, and I suspect with Kris and Diane. That is one of their local favorites. 

That’s it for today. Tata. 

Sunday, March 27, 2022

Good morning. It’s a bit of a cooler start to our day with temperatures at 54°F. The sun is coming up and Mark and Bob have gone turkey hunting in the forest. I know they are enjoying hiking a boat even if they don’t get anything. Yesterday, a turkey walked right in front of them as they were driving out of the woods. Ha ha ha, and we think turkeys are dumb.  😜

Finished! (Maybe!) I will live with it for a week or two and see if it needs a few dabs here in there. But, it’s hung up. 

Our Robbie continues to be lethargic this morning, so I gave him another Gas-X and chicken broth mixed with water. I’ll hold off his breakfast until after 9 o’clock and see how he feels. When he doesn’t feel good, Ms. BeeZee matches his mood. 🤨 Fortunately, Robbie pooped this morning. If you’re a dog owner, you know that this is important! I’m betting his tummy is still rumbling a bit after eating dirt from the avocado plant. Mark found this online, and it rings a bell at our house. 😂

Oh our Scotties 🙄. 

Sue sent a message this morning that Lil’ Bit’s and Bow Wow‘s mom passed away. I’m sure Jan went knowing that her dogs are in safe hands at the K’s. Very sad day for all connected. 

Mark deemed this ‘palm Sunday’ and trimmed two of our queen palms. Tomorrow’s is landscape pickup. Otherwise, we just had a ‘normal’ 🙄 evening. That’s it for today. 

Saturday, March 26, 2022

Good evening. It was a great day for the Sunnyland antique boat show in downtown Tavares Florida. Since Mark was hunting this morning, and I spent my day painting, we opted not to go although Markymark and Lani, Kim and Bob went. From their pictures, they certainly enjoyed it.

Sue got a package in the mail today that was mailed on December 23. Yes, today is March 26. How’s that for a lousy mail delivery? And, it was a sample of dog food for Shorty hot pants.  By this time, Sue had forgotten she ordered it. 

Mark found this hilarious, and had to fill me in on why. I guess Jack is in freezing water in a pothole, probably in Winnipeg. I guess it’s funny, unless you drove there in the spring time! 😂

My painting was coming along quite well until I put it in the room where I wanted to hang it. So, now it’s back to the easel for a little fine-tuning on the colors. 🤪 

Robbie was very anxious today, trying to tell me something. By this evening, he was hiding behind the sofa which told us he had a problem. We gave him a Gas-X and a half a Pepcid and then checked out his anal glands. That is often a problem for him, but in this case it wasn’t. Yesterday, he ate some dirt from my avocado plant in the front porch. We were thinking this has caused some stomach distress and possible bloating. Now, 45 minutes later he seems to be a little better.

Robbie never willingly sits with Mark. 

So, that was our day. We hope it was a good one for you. 🥰

Friday, March 25, 2022

Good evening y’all. It’s been a good day! Mark and Bob left early this morning to go turkey hunting in the Ocalla forest. They saw a hen, deer, and a cat! But, no turkey dinner tonight! 😂 

I had a chance to work on my painting today, I may actually post a picture of it tomorrow. It’s a big one about 30 x 40. 

LaDonna and Wayno were here visiting with the Scotties tonight. 🐾💕  We met them for dinner at the Crazy Gator earlier. The restaurant was really busy, but the food came out fast and hot, and everything was good. The lake was pretty wild on the east side from a 12 mile an hour wind. 

Sue and Wayne have been actively working on getting a Lil’bit and Bow Wow adopted. 

Bow wow photobombed Lil’Bit’s picture. 😍🐾 Total cuties. Their poor owner must be missing them terribly. It’s so sad, but she’s in the end stage of cancer. These pups need to stay together as they are bonded. 

Lil’ Bit is a tripod Chihuahua with a huge personality. She and Bow Wow are very playful. Maybe you know of someone who needs some love in their life? 

That’s it for today. Robbie is telling me I have to get their apple slices for their bedtime treat. Ta ta.