Monthly Archives: August 2017

And aren’t they a blessing?    This morning:  water aerobics;  this afternoon: bridge club. The waters have receded, the sun is shining, and all is well for the moment.   Oh, sure there’s another storm headed our way and it’s supposed to … Continue reading →

Took these photos yesterday.   Many roads are flooded in Bradenton, so we’re told to stay home.   I have an 11:00 a.m. appointment (manicure) which I’d like to keep, but ???

Hopefully, no!  But we are flooding badly.   7 1/2 inches of rain last night brought our lake level with the top of the dock.   The continued rain this morning brought it up, and up, and up. Here’s Don standing on … Continue reading →

Don has decided to close his little tackle shop.  He’s had fun with it for the past few years, but now not so much.   So he’s selling off the inventory.   I served as cashier today, and will tomorrow and Sunday, … Continue reading →

I had to take a test…the GRE….in order to get into graduate school.  My daughter had to take a test …the LSAT….in order to get into law school.    But the persons who aspire to the highest office in our country … Continue reading →

Has everyone forgotten that General Lee and all those other Confederate generals were not American heroes?   They were in fact just the opposite: they were Confederate heroes; you know , those people who renounced their American citizenship in order to … Continue reading →

Aurelia called me on her new phone!  She is eleven…and she wanted to talk with Grammy!!   Is there anything that makes a grandparent happier?   We talked about her summer camps, her upcoming trip to the east coast, and about the … Continue reading →

Actually, it’s out today!!!   This is rare enough in August, i.e. monsoon season, in Florida, that I felt a need to comment on it.   The minute my cleaning woman arrived, I raced to the carwash for a much needed scrub … Continue reading →