Sunday, September 6, 2009
After lunch, we headed back to the cottage, and several of us spent some time at the beach. I should mention, at some point while we were all gathered at the cottage, the skies turned black, and we observed some intense winds blowing from all directions. We discovered the next day (when we purchased a newspaper) that a tornado had formed the day before directly over Ormond Beach, whizzed past us and touched down just south of Daytona, severely damaging 161 homes (only one person was injured, thank goodness!) We are assuming that the tornado was a result of all the hot air emanating from the cottage.
Friday night, we went to a great little restaurant (discovered earlier in the week by Sue and Harry) called Betty’s Café where several of us dined on fried lobster. Yummo!
Friday night, we went to a great little restaurant (discovered earlier in the week by Sue and Harry) called Betty’s Café where several of us dined on fried lobster. Yummo!
On Saturday, Tami (Florida) her mom Bobbi (also a Florida Sudokuist) and Tami’s boys Dylan and Mitchell joined us for lunch at Lenny’s New York Pizza Place. What a find that restaurant was! The pizza was terrific, and Lenny put on quite a show for us! We spent the afternoon at the beach, then, by unanimous decision, went back to Betty’s Café for dinner!
On Sunday morning, most of us headed home. I took a meandering drive up Route A1A along the Florida coast, savoring the views and memories of a fun-filled weekend.
On Sunday morning, most of us headed home. I took a meandering drive up Route A1A along the Florida coast, savoring the views and memories of a fun-filled weekend.
40th Anniversary Celebration! – June 19 and 20, 2009
Forty years of marriage. Yikes! It’s hard to believe so much time has passed since Jaime and I exchanged wedding vows on June 28, 1969. We were married in Chicago, honeymooned in Aspen, Colorado, then 6 months later moved East - living first in New York City; then Solebury (Bucks County), Pennsylvania; then Richmond, Virginia and – finally – St. Simons Island, Georgia.
Now I realize most folks wait for their 50th to celebrate on a large scale, but since we weren’t sure our marriage was going to last, we decided to make a big splash for our 40th! In any event, we rented the American Legion Hall for the party and hired a DJ to provide music. Jaime cooked his famous “pulled pork” on the grill, and I steamed some local shrimp and made several other dishes. Jaime and I had a blast, and we hope everyone else did, too!!!
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Fabulous Fripp Island, South Carolina - April 20-26, 2009
Once again, Jaime and I were honored to be invited to spend a week with friends Kathy and Rob at their amazing oceanfront beach house on Fripp Island, South Carolina. This year, their friends Wanda and Alan also joined us from the Tampa, Florida area (where Kathy and Rob reside when they're not globetrotting).
We enjoyed incredible weather - warm days and cool nights - and spent the week biking, walking the beach, swimming (well, kind of; the one time I actually planned to swim, it was low, low tide, and I had to walk what seemed like miles out into the water!); visiting historic Beaufort, SC, and eating wonderfully well! We ate most of our meals at the house, taking turns cooking (smoked salmon, steaks, fresh salmon, tuna salad with fennel (thanks to my niece Kim's recipe), gourmet chicken salad, rum cake, chocolate chip cheesecake, and many more luscious treats! We also dined out two nights at a fantastic seafood restaurant where Jaime and I had the best soft-shelled crabs we'd ever eaten and a wonderful Mexican restaurant. Sadly, I have had to return to my diet this week. Boo hoo!!!
We enjoyed incredible weather - warm days and cool nights - and spent the week biking, walking the beach, swimming (well, kind of; the one time I actually planned to swim, it was low, low tide, and I had to walk what seemed like miles out into the water!); visiting historic Beaufort, SC, and eating wonderfully well! We ate most of our meals at the house, taking turns cooking (smoked salmon, steaks, fresh salmon, tuna salad with fennel (thanks to my niece Kim's recipe), gourmet chicken salad, rum cake, chocolate chip cheesecake, and many more luscious treats! We also dined out two nights at a fantastic seafood restaurant where Jaime and I had the best soft-shelled crabs we'd ever eaten and a wonderful Mexican restaurant. Sadly, I have had to return to my diet this week. Boo hoo!!!
Monday, March 23, 2009
If it's Friday night, chances are you'll find us at the Club @ Bennie's. Last Friday we went with friends Brenda and Phil and enjoyed the barbecue buffet and danced to the music of our favorite local band, the Stringrays. The next time we go, we'll have the oysters. At six bucks a bucket, how can we afford NOT to???
The outdoor bar at Bennies...
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Southern Humor
Although I was born and raised in the North, I have lived more than half my life south of the Mason-Dixon line and truly feel that I was meant to live out my life in the land of grits and sweet tea. That being said, I adore stereotypical southern jokes and thought I'd share some with you here:
ALABAMA
A group of Alabama friends went deer hunting and paired off in twos for the day. That night, one of the hunters returned alone, staggering under the weight of an eight-point buck.
"Where's Henry?" the others asked.
"Henry had a stroke of some kind. He's a couple of miles back up the trail," the successful hunter replied.
"You left Henry laying out there and carried the deer back?" they inquired.
"A tough call," nodded the hunter. "But I figured no one is going to steal Henry!"
GEORGIA
The owner of a golf course in Georgia was confused about paying an invoice, so he decided to ask his secretary for some mathematical help. He called her into his office and said, "You graduated from the University of Georgia and I need some help. If I were to give you $20,000, minus 14%, how much would you take off?"
The secretary thought a moment, and then replied, "Everything but my earrings."
LOUISIANA
A senior at Louisiana was overheard saying ... "When the end of the world comes, I hope to be in Louisiana ." When asked why, he replied, "I'd rather be in Louisiana because everything happens in Louisiana 20 years later than in the rest of the civilized world."
MISSISSIPPI
The young man from Mississippi came running into the store and said to his buddy, "Bubba, somebody just stole your pickup truck from the parking lot!"
Bubba replied, "Did you see who it was?"
The young man answered, "I couldn't tell, but I got the license number."
NORTH CAROLINA
A man in North Carolina had a flat tire, pulled off on the side of the road, and proceeded to put a bouquet of flowers in front of the car and one behind it. Then he got back in the car to wait. A passerby studied the scene as he drove by and was so curious he turned around and went back. He asked the fellow what the problem was.
The man replied, "I have a flat tire."
The passerby asked, "But what's with the flowers?"
The man responded, "When you break down they tell you to put flares in the front and flares in the back. I never did understand it neither."
TENNESSEE
A Tennessee State trooper pulled over a pickup on I-65. The trooper asked, "Got any ID?"
The driver replied, " 'Bout whut?"
TEXAS
The sheriff pulled up next to the guy unloading garbage out of his pick-up into the ditch.
The sheriff asked, "Why are you dumping garbage in the ditch? Don't you see that sign right over your head."
"Yep", he replied. "That's why I dumpin it here, cause it says: 'Fine For Dumping Garbage'."
You can say what you want about the South, but you never hear of anyone retiring and moving North. LOL
ALABAMA
A group of Alabama friends went deer hunting and paired off in twos for the day. That night, one of the hunters returned alone, staggering under the weight of an eight-point buck.
"Where's Henry?" the others asked.
"Henry had a stroke of some kind. He's a couple of miles back up the trail," the successful hunter replied.
"You left Henry laying out there and carried the deer back?" they inquired.
"A tough call," nodded the hunter. "But I figured no one is going to steal Henry!"
GEORGIA
The owner of a golf course in Georgia was confused about paying an invoice, so he decided to ask his secretary for some mathematical help. He called her into his office and said, "You graduated from the University of Georgia and I need some help. If I were to give you $20,000, minus 14%, how much would you take off?"
The secretary thought a moment, and then replied, "Everything but my earrings."
LOUISIANA
A senior at Louisiana was overheard saying ... "When the end of the world comes, I hope to be in Louisiana ." When asked why, he replied, "I'd rather be in Louisiana because everything happens in Louisiana 20 years later than in the rest of the civilized world."
MISSISSIPPI
The young man from Mississippi came running into the store and said to his buddy, "Bubba, somebody just stole your pickup truck from the parking lot!"
Bubba replied, "Did you see who it was?"
The young man answered, "I couldn't tell, but I got the license number."
NORTH CAROLINA
A man in North Carolina had a flat tire, pulled off on the side of the road, and proceeded to put a bouquet of flowers in front of the car and one behind it. Then he got back in the car to wait. A passerby studied the scene as he drove by and was so curious he turned around and went back. He asked the fellow what the problem was.
The man replied, "I have a flat tire."
The passerby asked, "But what's with the flowers?"
The man responded, "When you break down they tell you to put flares in the front and flares in the back. I never did understand it neither."
TENNESSEE
A Tennessee State trooper pulled over a pickup on I-65. The trooper asked, "Got any ID?"
The driver replied, " 'Bout whut?"
TEXAS
The sheriff pulled up next to the guy unloading garbage out of his pick-up into the ditch.
The sheriff asked, "Why are you dumping garbage in the ditch? Don't you see that sign right over your head."
"Yep", he replied. "That's why I dumpin it here, cause it says: 'Fine For Dumping Garbage'."
You can say what you want about the South, but you never hear of anyone retiring and moving North. LOL
Spring has sprung!
Although I am unabashedly a summer beach person, there is no denying that spring on St. Simons is the most beautiful time of year. Daily bike riding has become a passion for both Jaime and me; the flatness of the terrain makes it possible to cover every beautiful square inch of the island!
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Weekends should all be this pleasant (and often are!)
Friday night, Jaime and I joined friends Pam and Jim at The Club at Bennie’s Red Barn, a nightspot just up the road from where we live. For an admission fee of $10, one gets to enjoy live music and a barbecue buffet that includes pulled pork, baby back ribs, chicken, catfish, cole slaw and potato salad (drinks are extra, of course). The band this week was the “Stringrays”, a bunch of local “grey hairs” who know their way around the bandstand! Good food, good friends and good music. I even got Jaime to dance a little, although I have no pictures to prove it!
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