Well this is so much easier on my computer. No only if I could do this in the sunlight. It is Wednesday morning and I just have to be outside. What a day it has been already. We did the one thing I have wanted to do since I arrived and that is walk the circle. It's two miles around if you don't do the cul-de-sacs and three miles if you do. We have been here a week and a day. Boy it sure doesn't take any time to make life a routine.
The first night we got here we had dinner at our favorite place.
Buzz's Lighthouse. It is my favorite lunch place. You sit over the water outside. So Wonderful.
Monday: supposed to be a pretty normal day, what a joke. Jim really wanted to get rid of the walleye for his friend Ron Maki that lives in Naples year round, We had called him to pick up the fish but he was just too busy and I needed the freezer space so we ran the fish over to them. They have a pretty place in a gated community called Sterling Oaks. We spent maybe an hour there and headed to the Ocean to look for our favorite place,, Buzz's. Found out they are closed on Monday so we went in search of another place on the water for lunch. and found it but there was no parking that would accommodate our truck, they had lots of parking lots but all the parking spaces were for cars and it was really full. Doesn't anyone work anymore or is everyone retired, oh ya, I am in Naples. You won't believe this but we went to a Wendy's because I just couldn't take it anymore, I wanted to eat. We ran a few errands and went back to the campground. By the way, you won't believe the beautiful wine decanter I found for $2.99 at a thrift store.
You wouldn't believe the bamboo or fern wall between our campsites. There is noise coming from it, something lives in there, it is at least 30 feet high and 6 feet wide and you cannot see through it so I can believe something lives in there. Otto 's wants to know what. In a way it's kind of creepy. I just hope it's not an armadillo - did you know you can catch leprosy from Armadillo's - go figure. All you have to do is handle them or consume their meat. Armadillo Anyone? I wonder if dogs and get leprosy. Hummmmmmmm.
Tuesday: Ocean day. We decided to take a drive up to Sanibel Island. Of course we had to go to best buy first. We are busy getting the right router so we can use our 5 devices outside if we want to. Our phones, my iPad, our computers. It took three try's to do it buying and returning but we finally got the right one. I wish you could hear the noise in "our woods", I see nothing.
We headed to Sanibel after Best Buy, We wanted to eat at the Purple Giraffe - we have eaten there before and you can have dogs there. In fact you can have dogs at 15 different places in Sanibel. Jim found the same jeweler we found two years ago where he got my starfish necklace and this time cute, dangle earrings. You will love them when you see them.
We then headed for the causeway beach. We could have the dogs there on a leash. Fun Fun.
Jim and I arrived home by 7pm and tired. This vacationing is tough work but someone had to do it.
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Monday, March 7, 2016
IT'S MONDAY MORNING AND I AM COLD
You would love fact that I have a little heater warming up my feet in the living room in the morning. Jim likes to sleep in and of course I have been up since before dark. By hook or by crook I am going to the Ocean today. I feel it calling.
We have done a lot of running around since we arrived. We of course have gone to St. Matthew's house and thrift store.
It is a treatment center , and working store for chemically
people.
We went to church in the common room on grounds Sunday, 9:30. Good sermon, same pastor we have had the past years.
We decided to take a drive to "The Big Cypress Preserve" we haven't had the dogs out for a drive since we arrived. We left after church and a bite to eat, church is same time as at home. You can tell there was a water problem here, the fresh water mixing with the seawater. They have had lots of news about it and those yellow floater barriers up all over the place. You should see the dump trucks full of that yellow plastic barrier stuff. We had heard it rained a bunch here and on the loop it sure became evident on our drive. When we have taken this drive before the water was feet below the many bridges we went over and now it was maybe 2 feet to the water. Not nearly as much sand and rock for the alligators to sun on and this time we didn't see any sunning on the gravel road. We saw a few but very few. It was just a fun day for a Sunday drive.
I of course have to talk about Downton Abby being the final show of the series. What will I watch on Sunday nights now is the question. What will I enjoy. I did enjoy the series so much. Just like a good book where the characters come alive to you, like friends. I certainly had a goodI laff after.
I called Dot and Jim thought we should have a cigarette after it was over. I guess you would have to know Jim and his sense of humor. I must have laughed for 5 minutes straight before I could compose myself and talk. His comments was almost as good as the show. Well today we police up the place, best get cracking, Jim is up having coffee with the guys I guess down at the clubhouse. I know on Tuesdays from 2-4 they have women's bible study. You know what I don't understand is why we don't have a couples bible study at home. I would enjoy it but I don't think Jim would. I have some notes to write and things to think about. Jim talked about looking at a rental down here for 6 months. One of their double wide's. Eyes are playing tricks on me, I had better quit while I am ahead.
We have done a lot of running around since we arrived. We of course have gone to St. Matthew's house and thrift store.
It is a treatment center , and working store for chemically
people.
We went to church in the common room on grounds Sunday, 9:30. Good sermon, same pastor we have had the past years.
We decided to take a drive to "The Big Cypress Preserve" we haven't had the dogs out for a drive since we arrived. We left after church and a bite to eat, church is same time as at home. You can tell there was a water problem here, the fresh water mixing with the seawater. They have had lots of news about it and those yellow floater barriers up all over the place. You should see the dump trucks full of that yellow plastic barrier stuff. We had heard it rained a bunch here and on the loop it sure became evident on our drive. When we have taken this drive before the water was feet below the many bridges we went over and now it was maybe 2 feet to the water. Not nearly as much sand and rock for the alligators to sun on and this time we didn't see any sunning on the gravel road. We saw a few but very few. It was just a fun day for a Sunday drive.
I of course have to talk about Downton Abby being the final show of the series. What will I watch on Sunday nights now is the question. What will I enjoy. I did enjoy the series so much. Just like a good book where the characters come alive to you, like friends. I certainly had a goodI laff after.
I called Dot and Jim thought we should have a cigarette after it was over. I guess you would have to know Jim and his sense of humor. I must have laughed for 5 minutes straight before I could compose myself and talk. His comments was almost as good as the show. Well today we police up the place, best get cracking, Jim is up having coffee with the guys I guess down at the clubhouse. I know on Tuesdays from 2-4 they have women's bible study. You know what I don't understand is why we don't have a couples bible study at home. I would enjoy it but I don't think Jim would. I have some notes to write and things to think about. Jim talked about looking at a rental down here for 6 months. One of their double wide's. Eyes are playing tricks on me, I had better quit while I am ahead.
SATURDAY IN THE PARK - I THINK IT IS THE 4TH OF JULY
Well, I am working on doing my blog on my computer, not on my iPad. Interesting. Listen, everything I do on my HP computer is interesting. I have downloaded the photos from my first adventure getting here. Now to figure out how to put them on my blog. My goodness, technology is confusing. I can say this, it is so much easier to type with the computer.
We had such a fun trip on the way down.
On Tuesday we left Ocala, FL and headed for Sarasota, FL. A two hour trip, Jim was wonderful and parked the camper in the parking lot while I went on an 11 o'clock tour and a 12 o'clock tour of the mansion. "Ca d'San", house of John.
John and Mable Ringling had no children and left everything to the state of Florida upon their deaths. I think it's Southwest State University that runs it now.
Well here we go again, I type and I type and somehow I seem to shut things down and loose everything thing I have typed and have to start over. Drives me nuts.
I would really like to invite you in to the house of John, I had such fun on the tours.
John Ringling's bathtub was huge and carved out of one solid piece of marble. When that sinks in, pardon the pun, but to think someone can take a huge enough chunk of beautiful marble and have a bathtub carved out of it, it kind of gives you pause. Wow. The attention Mable paid to detail was just mind-blowing. The wooden toilet seats were faux painted to match the marble and they looked so real. All the bathroom doors had beautiful artist paintings on them of floral and fauna. Exquisite birds too. The door knobs were all different to match the décor of the bedrooms, there were about half a dozen bedrooms, and each were color themed, the green room, the yellow room and the rose room to name a few.
The bedroom that was most spectacular besides John's was the Tower Bedroom, All by itself on about the third floor. Will Rogers came often and wouldn't come if it was occupied by someone else and often there were celebrity guests.]
One of my favorite rooms was the ballroom, the ceiling had at least 20 sections, and many sections depicted individual painting of dancing scenes of different countries.
The game room had canvas scenes, the artist painted on canvas and that adhered it to the ceiling. The paintings were fabulous.
I had such fun going through the mansion and of course the main patio overlooked the ocean. Mable and John were crazy about Venice and even had a gondola which eventually sank and I think John had at least 3 boats that all sank.
I had loads of fun. The grounds, the artwork, just taking it all in. What an experience.
We had such a fun trip on the way down.
On Tuesday we left Ocala, FL and headed for Sarasota, FL. A two hour trip, Jim was wonderful and parked the camper in the parking lot while I went on an 11 o'clock tour and a 12 o'clock tour of the mansion. "Ca d'San", house of John.
John and Mable Ringling had no children and left everything to the state of Florida upon their deaths. I think it's Southwest State University that runs it now.
Well here we go again, I type and I type and somehow I seem to shut things down and loose everything thing I have typed and have to start over. Drives me nuts.
I would really like to invite you in to the house of John, I had such fun on the tours.
John Ringling's bathtub was huge and carved out of one solid piece of marble. When that sinks in, pardon the pun, but to think someone can take a huge enough chunk of beautiful marble and have a bathtub carved out of it, it kind of gives you pause. Wow. The attention Mable paid to detail was just mind-blowing. The wooden toilet seats were faux painted to match the marble and they looked so real. All the bathroom doors had beautiful artist paintings on them of floral and fauna. Exquisite birds too. The door knobs were all different to match the décor of the bedrooms, there were about half a dozen bedrooms, and each were color themed, the green room, the yellow room and the rose room to name a few.
The bedroom that was most spectacular besides John's was the Tower Bedroom, All by itself on about the third floor. Will Rogers came often and wouldn't come if it was occupied by someone else and often there were celebrity guests.]
One of my favorite rooms was the ballroom, the ceiling had at least 20 sections, and many sections depicted individual painting of dancing scenes of different countries.
The game room had canvas scenes, the artist painted on canvas and that adhered it to the ceiling. The paintings were fabulous.
I had such fun going through the mansion and of course the main patio overlooked the ocean. Mable and John were crazy about Venice and even had a gondola which eventually sank and I think John had at least 3 boats that all sank.
I had loads of fun. The grounds, the artwork, just taking it all in. What an experience.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
FLORIDA HERE WE ARE
Well here we are in Florida.
The second might we stayed in Chattanooga TN. Very pleasant camp ground but finding a spot that wasn't wet or muddy was a task for the dogs to do their business, I just say that they travel well and Otto is taking on a new doo. He had so many matts in his hair I have been cutting it
about 1/4 inch long. Thank goodness for warm weather. Only 8 hours on the road, so glad we have bananas, clementines and apples for the road though I could have done better. No mattter we will be at our destination today.
This is the third night, we made it to Ocala FL. Grabbed a spot here because it became really hard to find a spot near Sarsota. Yes you guessed it. Wonderful Jim is taking me to the Ringling Brothers Estate so I can see their Mansion - Ca' d'Zan. Means "house of John". We stopped their one year and spent 1/2 a day going through the Art Museum, which by the way is a must see. It was like going through the Old Testament in pictures. And what pictures they were. 10x12 foot paintings depicting all the old stories you
have heard since you were a child in Sunday school. We never went inside the mansion. I get to do that today,
Today is March 1st and that is the start of our rental at Crystal Lake RV resort in North Naples. I can't wait till tomorrow when I take a run down to Wiggins State Park 10 miles from us and romp in the ocean, the sun will feel so good on our frozen Remer bodies. Now let's see if that happens. Maybe Jim can just drop me off. I just want to lie in the sand. Especially my feet.
I can't get in to the grounds until 9:30 - I can just see Jim dropping me off in our camper - he is going to find someplace to go for a few hours - the guided tour starts
at 10 and I want to be on it. They call the mansion "A Terrace of Dreams".
And I can't wait to see if any of the roses in the rose garden are in bloom, I would think it's too early. Can't have everything. I am overjoyed to be able to be dropped off. Hope my back holds out. Standing is my least favorite thing.
We stand too much at church but isn't it funny how a younger pastor doesn't see it my way - I mean who is in charge anyway. Oh that's right. NOT ME.
First night in Effingham I'll.
13 hours on the road but all you can think of is getting out of the snow and not sliding in to the cold sheets. Burr.
Dinner with Jim's army buddie Norm and his lovely friend Judy. She is amazing, after becoming a widow, she has drove her rather large 5th wheel to Golden Colorado and that is no small feat. I think of taking this beast, sorry beast, I mean "The Castle" all by myself and I shutter. We sure make ourself dependent on our men. Thank you Jim.
I get such a kick out of Jim and Norm on the phone, a couple of old hens.
The second might we stayed in Chattanooga TN. Very pleasant camp ground but finding a spot that wasn't wet or muddy was a task for the dogs to do their business, I just say that they travel well and Otto is taking on a new doo. He had so many matts in his hair I have been cutting it
about 1/4 inch long. Thank goodness for warm weather. Only 8 hours on the road, so glad we have bananas, clementines and apples for the road though I could have done better. No mattter we will be at our destination today.
This is the third night, we made it to Ocala FL. Grabbed a spot here because it became really hard to find a spot near Sarsota. Yes you guessed it. Wonderful Jim is taking me to the Ringling Brothers Estate so I can see their Mansion - Ca' d'Zan. Means "house of John". We stopped their one year and spent 1/2 a day going through the Art Museum, which by the way is a must see. It was like going through the Old Testament in pictures. And what pictures they were. 10x12 foot paintings depicting all the old stories you
have heard since you were a child in Sunday school. We never went inside the mansion. I get to do that today,
Today is March 1st and that is the start of our rental at Crystal Lake RV resort in North Naples. I can't wait till tomorrow when I take a run down to Wiggins State Park 10 miles from us and romp in the ocean, the sun will feel so good on our frozen Remer bodies. Now let's see if that happens. Maybe Jim can just drop me off. I just want to lie in the sand. Especially my feet.
I can't get in to the grounds until 9:30 - I can just see Jim dropping me off in our camper - he is going to find someplace to go for a few hours - the guided tour starts
at 10 and I want to be on it. They call the mansion "A Terrace of Dreams".
And I can't wait to see if any of the roses in the rose garden are in bloom, I would think it's too early. Can't have everything. I am overjoyed to be able to be dropped off. Hope my back holds out. Standing is my least favorite thing.
We stand too much at church but isn't it funny how a younger pastor doesn't see it my way - I mean who is in charge anyway. Oh that's right. NOT ME.
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
POST TWO WEEK AFTER SURGERY
Well time does fly by. So much to do before our bake sale Saturday. I went to see Linda and June yesterday afternoon and she had built two Ginger Bread Houses - too cute.
THANKSGIVING DAY
How wonderful to have my Alexis, River and Autumn home. If only I was clever enough to put a photo of the table runner Autumn made for my table scape. Autumn did the most incredible job on the table runner. It is exquisite to say the least. What fun for me and how proud I am of her. She can do anything she sets her mind to it.
So they came home on Wednesday and Skye and Jon came home Thursday with the pies. 3 pies. Lovely. Apple, pumpkin and French Silk all from Bakers Square.
Ali & the kids stayed Wednesday night and Skye & new Beau 'stayed Thursday night - what fun.
First time we met Jon - they have known each other 9+ years but just started dating after having fun together at a mutual friends wedding.
So October 1st is their Anniversary date - been connected 2 months
now. They seem well suited for each other. He is 12 years older
than she but she doesn't mind at all.
Skye just took a part time job to make some extra monies to finish off her basement and get out of debt.
Will take her a while.
You should have seen the snow yesterday- it was just beautiful- warm out too - must be 30-34 - too bad it's a heavy wet snow.
Let's see a I had my surgery on November 18th, female surgery, so it's 2 weeks ago today, feels like it's longer ago than that.
Healing takes time and I am not a patient woman.
I just too much to do. We went to the Rapids, (Grand Rapids) yesterday, but befor we went I made a double batch of Banana Nut Sour Cream Bread, 20 mini-loaves, and 7 dozen Russian Tea Cakes. Everything is in containers on the back porch, have to use that for my fridge.
I mixed up 3 batches of cookies this morning. Cut out sugar cookies and Cranberry Walnut Oatmeal cookies and Cottage Cups, they are a lot like Pecan Tassies. Having fun but I do run out of
energy quickly. Now to bake everything. That's time consuming.
Oh I wish you could see the two bald eagles in our largest pine tree at the side of the field. They come down to the middle of the field and eat the fish guts that Jim throws out.
So they came home on Wednesday and Skye and Jon came home Thursday with the pies. 3 pies. Lovely. Apple, pumpkin and French Silk all from Bakers Square.
Ali & the kids stayed Wednesday night and Skye & new Beau 'stayed Thursday night - what fun.
First time we met Jon - they have known each other 9+ years but just started dating after having fun together at a mutual friends wedding.
So October 1st is their Anniversary date - been connected 2 months
now. They seem well suited for each other. He is 12 years older
than she but she doesn't mind at all.
Skye just took a part time job to make some extra monies to finish off her basement and get out of debt.
Will take her a while.
You should have seen the snow yesterday- it was just beautiful- warm out too - must be 30-34 - too bad it's a heavy wet snow.
Let's see a I had my surgery on November 18th, female surgery, so it's 2 weeks ago today, feels like it's longer ago than that.
Healing takes time and I am not a patient woman.
I just too much to do. We went to the Rapids, (Grand Rapids) yesterday, but befor we went I made a double batch of Banana Nut Sour Cream Bread, 20 mini-loaves, and 7 dozen Russian Tea Cakes. Everything is in containers on the back porch, have to use that for my fridge.
I mixed up 3 batches of cookies this morning. Cut out sugar cookies and Cranberry Walnut Oatmeal cookies and Cottage Cups, they are a lot like Pecan Tassies. Having fun but I do run out of
energy quickly. Now to bake everything. That's time consuming.
Oh I wish you could see the two bald eagles in our largest pine tree at the side of the field. They come down to the middle of the field and eat the fish guts that Jim throws out.
Monday, November 16, 2015
CHRISTMAS IS A COMIN
Well here we are - thought it was time to blog - I am working on a scarf or shawl for Laura - it s really turning out or be pretty - red fun fur and hi-lo red yarn.
Had a really great weekend - LEFSE LEFSE - WHO'S GOT THE LEFSE.
We met at Heid's church "Sepherd of the Hills" in Edina and did our lefse there.
Heidi & Pat were there with her kids - Maggie, Joey & Ali, Erin & Josh & Riley & Jackson, then I and my brood, Mac, Laura, Hope Hudson, Alexis &Autumn and Skye. 17 from what I can decifer.
It was lots of fun and Alexis, Autun, Skye and I all went to Macs to visit. I stayed at Macs and Alexis and Autumn stayed at Skye's.
The real funny part, in Remer at Bethany we spent Friday morning getting lefse ready for rolling out on Sunday. So I was part of a roll a roll out Saturday of 30# of white, 10# of sweet and on Sunday of 25# of white. BUSY BUSY BUSY.
Every week is full - we want so to live life full out and then our bodies remind us it is not going to happen.
I can make one bone builders session this week - then female surgery Wednesday.
The next week is Thanksgiving and Ali and Skye will be home. Too fun and I will get to meet Jon - Skye's new squeeze. She is happy.
The time see is a flying.
We have a Lion's meeting tonight and I am bring a Baker's Dozen of lefse to be auctioned off.
Should be a hot - we also have game night at church. Wish I could be at both.
We ave to be in Duluth tomorrow by 9am so I only have today to clea. Up my mess I. The pole building and it should be enough.
Later then.
Had a really great weekend - LEFSE LEFSE - WHO'S GOT THE LEFSE.
We met at Heid's church "Sepherd of the Hills" in Edina and did our lefse there.
Heidi & Pat were there with her kids - Maggie, Joey & Ali, Erin & Josh & Riley & Jackson, then I and my brood, Mac, Laura, Hope Hudson, Alexis &Autumn and Skye. 17 from what I can decifer.
It was lots of fun and Alexis, Autun, Skye and I all went to Macs to visit. I stayed at Macs and Alexis and Autumn stayed at Skye's.
The real funny part, in Remer at Bethany we spent Friday morning getting lefse ready for rolling out on Sunday. So I was part of a roll a roll out Saturday of 30# of white, 10# of sweet and on Sunday of 25# of white. BUSY BUSY BUSY.
Every week is full - we want so to live life full out and then our bodies remind us it is not going to happen.
I can make one bone builders session this week - then female surgery Wednesday.
The next week is Thanksgiving and Ali and Skye will be home. Too fun and I will get to meet Jon - Skye's new squeeze. She is happy.
The time see is a flying.
We have a Lion's meeting tonight and I am bring a Baker's Dozen of lefse to be auctioned off.
Should be a hot - we also have game night at church. Wish I could be at both.
We ave to be in Duluth tomorrow by 9am so I only have today to clea. Up my mess I. The pole building and it should be enough.
Later then.
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