Friday 28 February 2014

Last Beach Bits & Bobs....





















On the road by 8am tomorrow....

Shooting for Chatanooga....

Ohio looks messy for Sunday....

Wish us luck...

        Cheers!  :o)
         linda

Thursday 27 February 2014

Yesterday......and then......Today



Yesterday started out ok....

Not much sun.....but....we got a nice long walk in....

After cooking a big fat brunch.....

Showering......

I looked out .......

And what did I see?



THIS!

What the heck happened?

The clouds got thicker and thicker............and thicker!

By 3pm......it started raining.......and raining......and raining....

And....




By 6pm......it was pouring.....and we were leaving to meet our friends for dinner.....

Geesh......just what my hair needs.....pouring rain.....and.....no umbrella.....

It poured all evening....





After dinner......we came back here....and laughed ourselves silly til 11 pm......

Now....

This is the sky this morning....

Same greyness......cold north wind.....crap!




This guy's hat was flapping around in the wind.....

He had it tied on for dear life!




Chilly.........brrrrrrr




These young guys gave it their all......to try and ride a few waves...







My crochet is progressing well......but very slow....I must say!

Can't find any more of the Lime.....but I still have some.....must plan my pattern out carefully...

Picked up some more grey....different shades.....go with that theme.....

Thanks for all your compliments....♥️




My feet are not as brown as I would like....

One more day....

Supposed to be sunny....but only in the mid 60's.....I know....I know....it's cold where you are!




Here is me.....looking out at the Gulf.....asking for some sun.....puuuuleeeese!

Such a saggy baggy face....oh well....la tee dah.....

              ***********

On the last menu tonight...

      The key word for tonight is CRISPY......

           Crispy coated roasted chicken thighs...

              Crispy roasted taters......

                Crispy fried onions, peppers and mushrooms...

            And.....of course...Greek salad....

           (My friend Nancy said that my Greek salad was the best EVER!)

                  Thanks Nancy♥️

Hope you all had a great day....

We hear there is brutal weather up north again...

Stay safe......and warm♥️

We will be driving thru a rough storm in Ohio on Sunday.....


                         Cheers!  :o)
                             linda

Wednesday 26 February 2014

Walking Home....Minding Our Own Business.....la-de-da....




After meeting friends for a few cocktails...

(and more onion rings).....shhhhh!

We were walking back to the cottage...

Along the beach....

Hopeful of a Sunset....as.....there has not been one for DAYS!

We encountered this handsome Heron....

Who had just caught his supper...





This other Heron....

Tried to sneak in.....and perhaps......Share the tasty tidbit...

Apparently not!

Off he took.....in a fluttery flash of wings....





Landed safely......a short distance away....

Under the watchful eye of Mr Pelican....

"Got any for me?"

Hahaha!

Aren't they one handsome bird.......NOT!......



Enjoy your dinner Mr Heron....

And....don't be biting these young guys! Hahaha!



Now...

Here is where the story gets scary...

As we got closer to the beach cottage....my boyfriend noticed someone sitting in the chairs....

Our beloved adirondack chairs!      *****gasp*****.  Who is that.....why.....how.....what.....

As we approached, my boyfriend asked the black gentlemen to please leave, as these were private chairs....

Belonging to the beach cottage....he said..."ok.....sorry"

We proceeded up the sand path to the cottage....to get the cushions and a beer....

As you can see.....when boyfriend returned to the chairs.....with cushions.....

He had not moved.....literally.....not moved.....did not turn his head...move his eyes...

                       Nothing.....

We asked him again if he could please leave.....

                        Nothing.......






So......I called 911.....and within 10 minutes a lovely officer approached the chairs....

And sat down for a chat.......a short chat......and then...

Off the mysterious stranger went...

Off into the night....




Apparently he is quite a celebrity in this area....

Homeless.....and a bit nutty......but not dangerous.....

The officer gave us his name....said to google it.....and.....sure enough....

Up came his many mug shots!!!

Geesh..........this could only happen to me and my boyfriend!

So............

How's that for a Wednesday post.....

Hahahahaha!

Hope you all had a great day....

Another crusty one here... :o(

Gonna meet our friends for dinner....

Probably no sunset again today.....

Took a few pics of unbelievable storm clouds....will share tomorrow ......

              Enjoy the rest of your day.......3 days left

                 Cheers!  :o)
                   linda