blog post: Saturday June 9, 2018

As I sit here in my Rocker Recliner looking out my window, I see it is a clear day.. (and you know what they say about clear days dontcha!?. You can see forever) I was thinkin maybe I should type alittle in my 'blog' because I think the last time I 'blogged' something was like 2 months ago (ish)!. The past few days, we had a Screech Owl living just under the overhang of our roof, in that space between the house and the attic, actually I don't know how long it's been there, I think it and its babies must've flew out maybe in the last 2 or 3 days!.. I have been doing a lot of walking lately, I call it my training regime!. I am getting ready to go out west.. I know where I wanna go!.. I have friends who said they'd help me, I have Cousins and they're both married, I'm really looking forward to this!. Ok, so I just took a couple hour intermission, and right now I look out my  window and it is cloudy, so we could get a little rain or we could get a little snow (I'm rooting for snow) being this I Florida we'll probably get rain..

Blog Post Cousin Vic

Had a great time having our Cousin Vic here!. We talk about old times, my Mom kept old newspaper clippings and old pictures of my Dad's Dad,and we looked at them!. That first night he was here, the hrs. just flew on by, before I knew it, it was already 12:00!. The next day, we started our day around 10, my Bro. and his Son chose to stay behind and fire up  the smoker, we had ribs that night.. My Cousin and I went to a little outside restaurant and bait shop called 'Camp Holly'!.. They have outside entertainment and a live band (on the weekends) they also have a tent or canopy set-up where you can get food, sandwiches (also on the weekends).. But it's open 7 days a wk.you can bring your own food, aslong as you get a soda from the bar.it was a nice little get-a-way, there must've been about 80-100 people there..I was happy he got to see an alligator float down the river,and not to mention the 2 little ones they have in the tank in  the gift shop!. Then after about an hr. or so, we headed back to the house.. We talked out on the patio for a while till it was time to eat.. I noticed rumbling while we were sitting there, then I realized a rocket was going up!. So I jump up, walked out on the drive-way (I really would've liked for him to have seen a rocket go up from the drive-way) and said,"CRAP!.. We missed a launch, well at least you got to see the smoke trail"!.. All in all we had a good visit!..

blog post Just some more ramblings

I do not ever remember it being this cool so late in the season.. Here it is March 18 and just a few days ago, we were down in the 40's for night time low's.. It's been slowly warming up.. Honestly, I kinda like the cool weather, long pants sleeping with a blanket.. Alas, this is Florida and since it's like being near the Tropics, it must stay warm.. This morning I watched the weather, and in  the coming days they predict a slight cool down, they call for upper 60's and lower 70's for the later part of the week, then it'll probably warm right back up again over the weekend... I started this blog post a few days ago, and here it is March 21, breezy, yesterday we had winds of 37 mph with gusts up to 53 mph and a high of 90, today they predict a high of 70 and another day of breezy conditions.. Easter this year is April 1, (April fools day) in case you didn't know!.. Trump, has now got 3, that's 3 women suing him, (he got his tiny hands full !..) The 'Pornstar' the 'Ex-Playboy Model' and the 'Reality Show Contestant' ....I guess it's a good thing for him he's a billionaire!... (and who knows how many others are out there) Ya ya!.. We have quite the President, don't we folks?.. This is who we voted to run the Country...Maybe we can all vote unanimously too have him impeached.. (his time is up)

blog post A walk down memory lane..

I think it was 1978 when I first went to see my Aunt Marion and Uncle Leo!. I was 9, we had a van my Dad drove us all up there to Kansas from Florida, my Mom, and my dog!.. That's the first time I saw snow too !!. My Aunt and Uncle lived on a farm.. They had chickens, roosters, cows, red irish setter, (your basic farm animals) I think it was one evening, or it could have been the following morning, that they let me go get eggs for breakfast, I just had a hard time moving the chickens to get the eggs, I think it was my Mom or Aunt or someone came over and showed me!!..One night someone came into my Cousins room and woke me up around 2 (I was stayin in my Cousin Jody's room) I think it was my Dad.. He brought me in the kitchen and showed me my first snowfall, first thing I did when I woke up later that morning was go out and  build me a snowman!!..(quick intermission while I deal with some tears) Over the late 70's early 80's , we all went up, I think mostly so my Dad could find the best route!. First, we went up through Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, I believe that was the scariest route,(literally roads on sides of mountains) you look out the window and you looking down the side of the mountain!!. (some were even 2 lane highways) We finally settled on a very flat, safe route, traveling through  Tallahassee, along the Gulf Coast, then heading north.. Once I think I went up on the plane myself!. Normally when we went up, it would take us 3 days, start out early around 8 the first day, stop around 3:30 or 4, do the same thing the next day then on the third day, we'd get in about 5 maybe even 7!. Then, in the middle 80's , they moved about a mile away(yes a mile) fine by me... This new house was aliitle more cozier, easier too sleep at night, didn't have too worry bout those peacocks!!. Oh, didn't I mention they  had peacocks at the other house, there were 2 , one was on that chimney allllll night!!..(just yelling away) Anyway, this new house was about the same  size, their Son Roger got the other house, we didn't live in Fl. anymore we moved to Missouri, so instead of 3 days it would be more like 4 hrs!!. Ever since day one, I've just liked it better out there than here, whether it was Ks. Mo or even Okla.. Yes, my Bro. even lived in Oklahoma, and I stayed with him there!.

blog post Alligator

I took a walk yesterday to the local store to get some things then it was down to Burger King to get my free Whopper sandwich (which cost alitttle more than I expected)!!.. As I was walking down to my store, I trekked along a canal, and I seen lots of fish, lots of turtles but one thing I wasn't expecting, was an alligator!. I was sitting on the bench in front of the canal, and someone riding by on his bike stopped, wondered If I'd seen the gator, I said "no" and he mentioned that it's there every day 'sunning itself' so I waited a few mins. then got up and continued my walk to the store.. As I was going along the canal, sure enough, there it was, laying along the bank (where the water meets the land), just like the guy said, bout 3 'n' a half - 4 feet long!!..

blog post Thanksgiving

Well, here we are, another Thanksgiving, seems like the last one was just 365 days ago!. A few weeks ago we had Halloween and now Thanksgiving then in a few more weeks we have Christmas, and then New Years!. Now we already have our turkey, a nice big plump Butterball, unfortunately it is stuck  to the bottom of the freezer!. No biggie though, we went  over to friends on Thursday!.. My next door neighbor took us over, then we both got an Uber coming back.. As we were going over, we seen people lined up for 'Black Friday', they weren't quite lined up around  the building!.. (but almost) I went shopping on 'Black Friday' once, (single, most horrifying day of my life) never again!!. People literally trample OVER you to try to get what they want!. It's the day after 'Thanksgiving' and the day after 'Christmas'!. (biggest return day) I stay clear of both!.

blog post our first little cool fronts

Well, a few days ago we had our first front, and today is our second front.. Brings a nice little cool down to the area! Tuesday, I believe, the high was like 75 and the low was in the upper 50's!. Tonight they're calling for low to be upper 40's even upper 30's in some places and high tomorrow to be upper 60's!. (nice) However, this is still Florida, and the cool down is few and far between.. I think last year we had like, 3 or 4 days of highs in the 50s and maybe 1 possibly 2 days that it got down to the low at night in the upper 30's.. They're watching another Tropical Storm just southwest of Key West, they're calling for it to go curve around the U.S. and become a Nor'easter, but so far for now they predict lots of rain for south Fla. Oct.30th, today I woke up to clear skies and 52 degrees, calm wind, unlike yesterday, it was  cool yesterday but windy all day!. Last night, I went to a Halloween Party.. (Cyberspace) It was nice, had a great time!. Like going to those kinds of parties than actual parties!.