Golf And Taco Tuesday, What Could Be Easier?

Posted on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 by Paul

Bunnaford joined us for the first nine holes and got to visit the duckies.

Uncle James takes to the kids

Lunch Is Served

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Time For Some Excellent Greek Food and Wine Tasting In Malibu

Posted on Monday, May 21, 2012 by Paul

We departed for Malibu with the Robers and Herbie/Irene about 10:00 arriving just in time for Taverna Tony’s to be open!  Our resident Greek, Irene, ordered everything from Saganaki to Horta to Octopus and loads inbetween.  We feasted while enjoying some excellent Greek wines.  Laughter and giggles were non-stop.  We met Mathew, the Irish-Portugese waiter, who will probably hind next time we see him!  Please join the fun!

An afternoon with the most excellent friends

After getting home at about 5:30 we cleaned up, visited the babies and headed to Alpine Village for an evening of dancing with Geo Valle with a theme of “Coffee Break”. Needless to say, no movies tonight!

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Time For Starlighters Spring Formal

Posted on Sunday, May 20, 2012 by Paul

We worked around the house and then got ready to go to the Foxfire Restaurant for the Starlighters Spring Formal.  Please join the fun!

Dressed up and ready to go

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Golf And Toppers

Posted on Friday, May 18, 2012 by Paul

We had breakfast with the gang and played golf.  Paul rode along as the virus was still a bit naggy.  We headed for Topper’s and had a great evening.  Please join us.

Remembering our fallen!

 

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Lunch at Old Ranch And Eighteen Holes

Posted on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 by Paul

Lunch was great and the game was pretty good! We played eighteen holes before doing some happy hour.

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Doctor Day And Taking It Easy

Posted on Monday, May 14, 2012 by Paul

Paul never thought he would have a corn on the foot, likely from dancing with the wrong shoes.  After fighting the corn for months, it was time for a little foot surgery and voliz, instant relief!

Did You Know? – A corn (or clavus, plural clavi) is a specially shaped callus of dead skin that usually occurs on thin or glabrous (hairless and smooth) skin surfaces, especially on the dorsal surface of toes or fingers. They can sometimes occur on the thicker palmar or plantar skin surfaces. Corns form when the pressure point against the skin traces an elliptical or semi-elliptical path during the rubbing motion, the center of which is at the point of pressure, gradually widening. If there is constant stimulation of the tissue producing the corns, even after the corn is surgically removed, the skin may continue to grow as a corn.

We ate lunch at the Yucatan Grille as it was downstairs form the doctors office and then we headed to the movies.  Between the foot and the remainder of a cold, we stayed home from Alpine this evening.

 

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Sunday Was Mother’s Day

Posted on Sunday, May 13, 2012 by Paul

We left Avalon at 10:15 and headed to home to visit the babies before heading to Downtown Disney and a FANTASTIC lunch at Catal.  Our family was there except for Colleen (in New Hampshire) and Jeanette.  Please join the fun!

Family get together at Catal for Mother's Dat

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Avalon Ball Friday-Saturday-Sunday

Posted on Friday, May 11, 2012 by Paul

This was our Avalon Ball weekend and the tenth one at that!  Please  join the fun!

It's that time of year to go to Avalon

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Armando…..

Posted on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 by Paul

Bunny got a great handyman to do some work in the yard and of course James and Paul decided his name had to be Armando and he had to be a “Pool Boy”. Join the fun!

Oh... Armando!!!

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Busy Is Certainly An Interesting Word

Posted on Monday, May 7, 2012 by Paul

Rise and shine and don’t stop til you drop!  Our new motto.  We went to doctor number one then came home to eat from the garden.  We worked doing our chores before going to doctor number two (new glasses time).  We returned home and cooked and worked in the garden.

See the garden grow

Come on tomatoes

The apple tree is doing great!!

we then headed to the Alpine Village for an evening of cavorting with friends.  Join the fun!

A tribute to our Mothers

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Sunday Was Delightful

Posted on Sunday, May 6, 2012 by Paul

We began at church where we are studying the Book of Jonah!   We headed for the Newport Harbor Elks and had lunch there and tried to dance but every once in a while the band did not cooperate.  It was a jazz band and we got to dance twice in two hours so we went to the American Legion.  The music was good but it was outside so we stayed a bit and then headed for Old Ranch. Join us!

Fun with friends

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We Cinco De Mayo’ed All Day!

Posted on Saturday, May 5, 2012 by Paul

Korean lunch with Hannah and Thomas, Mexican late lunch with friends, and Mexican dinner and lots of dancing with our gang.   We missed the Roberts this evening but the petri-dish won out. Join the fun!

Fun all day and night!

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Golf And Dancing…

Posted on Friday, May 4, 2012 by Paul

We had breakfast with Linda as James is still under the weather.  We played the first nine and then Bunnaford and Monica joined us.  Afterwords, we had a mini-Happyh Hour.  Sue told us about the ducks and geese.

Feeding the babies

After Happy Hour, we went home and changed and headed to the Rondeliers in Altadena.  Join the fun!

Fun Fun Fun

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Normal Day, Yeah!

Posted on Thursday, May 3, 2012 by Paul

We played golf and met a new couple at Old Ranch!  We had a short Happy Hour and then headed to Khoury’s and the Phoenix Club!    Herb and Irene joined us for both dances!

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Smokers Mean No Golf For Us

Posted on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 by Paul

Old Ranch has a smoker so we took off to Temecula and enjoyed a great day just by ourselves.  Please enjoy the adventure.

Fun in Temecula

After the day-trip we headed to South Coast Repertory to see Cloudlands. Just as she struggles to find her own way in love, Monica accidentally makes a startling discovery about her mother, which throws her whole life into question.  Looking for answers, she soon uncovers a labyrinth of secrets that involve her mother, her father and a stranger who connects them all.  Stunningly beautiful songs fill this powerful drama that examines the many faces of love—from innocent to forbidden—by two brilliant artists, working together for the first time.

Great show

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Golf And Happy Hour With The Ducks

Posted on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 by Paul

James was sick today but we had to play anyway because Paul got a new set of club!  We did will and shot a 94… Not too bad for new clubs.  We then proceeded to happy hour where we met up with Bunnaford, Herb and Irene, and the ducks!  Join the fun!

The ducks has a ball!

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Doggie Spa Day & Dancing

Posted on Monday, April 30, 2012 by Paul

The babies went to the Spa today.  We went to the doctor and then picked the babies up around around 3:00 pm!  We then headed for Alpine Village for an evening of dancing with a theme of “Tea/Tee for Two”.  Please join the fun!

It's Tea or Tee Time at the Alpine Village

 

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Sunday Was Just Plain Fun!

Posted on Sunday, April 29, 2012 by Paul

We went to church and really enjoyed the hour.  Vicky was with us.  After church we headed for the Newport Harbor Elks for an afternoon of dancing and frivolity!  Please join the fun!

Dancing to JusstUss at Newport Harbor Elks

We then left the Elks and headed for Old Ranch Country Club for an evening of visiting with the Roberts and Justine (Ed’s cousin).

 

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Seal Beach Car Show & Million Dollar Quartet

Posted on Saturday, April 28, 2012 by Paul

We went to the Seal Beach Car Show in the morning.  Please join us!

Fun remembering the past

 

Great fun with great friends... And cars too!

Of course, the day has jus started… We went VFR to OC Performing Arts Center and saw “Milllion Dollar Quartet” On December 4, 1956, these four young musicians gathered at Sun Records in Memphis for what would be one of the greatest jam sessions ever. Million Dollar Quartet brings that legendary night to life, an irresistible tale of broken promises, secrets, betrayal and celebrations featuring a score of rock hits including “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Fever,” “That’s All Right,” “Sixteen Tons,” “Great Balls of Fire,” “Walk the Line,” “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” “Who Do You Love?,” “Matchbox,” “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Hound Dog” and more.

Great music and neat story about what happened 50+ years ago

You are right… It’s still early so we went home to feed the babies and headed to Garden Grove and danced until 11:00 with Jerry Benton and the gang!

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Busy Day… What’s New??

Posted on Friday, April 27, 2012 by Paul

The morning began with a stroll through the garden and it is doing very well. Zucchini’s on Monday!

How is your garden growing

We had with breakfast with James at Old Ranch.  Charlotte joined us for a round of golf which was fantastic. The weather was simply outstanding!

The day was perfect... The game wan't too bad either

Sue got to visit her gooses.  They know her and walk right up to her.

Grandma Sue... I'm hungry

After golf we headed for the 19th hole and met up with Bunnaford and Linda!  We needed to leave about 6:00 as we had to feed the babies and head to Santa Ana for an evening of dancing!

Larry Fresch was doing a great job this evening!!

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Work! Eek! Followed By Dancing

Posted on Thursday, April 26, 2012 by Paul

We stayed home in the day time.  Sue was doing her creative cooking in the kitchen while Paul was filling an 80 gallon barrel full of weeds!  We did the Starlighter’s and Topper’s mailings which is 130 invitations, newsletters, etc.

We headed for the hot tub and soaked before leaving for Khoury’s where we met up with Irene, Herb and Ellen.

Ellen and Herb

Of course after an hour and forty-five minutes of dacning in Long Beach we headed to the Phoenix Club!

Ernie and Alice

Shirley and Mike

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Wild Weather; Great Times

Posted on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 by Paul

We went to El Dorado for the golf lesson with Tim and expected it to be cool…  It was hot and a few raindrop!

We kept our eye on the weather reports....

We then headed for Old Ranch to have lunch with Linda and James Cathey before hitting the links.  The weather was bright and full of sunshine when we began.  Join us!

Tee #1 was a normal day!

As the day progressed it became hot, it sprinkled, the winds came up, the cloud formations were simply amazing and then…..  Watch this sequence of photos and small movies!

It was a bit spooky!

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Golf And Happy Hour Plus Bob Becomes An Elk

Posted on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 by Paul

We played a great round of Golf with James and then proceeded to Happy Hour!  Please join the frivolity at Happy Hour/Taco Tuesday!

The fun never stops!!

Paul took off for the Santa Ana Elks to participate in Bob Duda’s membership ceremony which Sue hit the treadmill and watched two good movies.

 

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Monday Was Doctors And Dancing Day

Posted on Monday, April 23, 2012 by Paul

We were off to the dentist and all is well.  Not a single cavity or problem.  However, there was a little tooth smoothing from the accident last year.  We then headed to George’s Greek Restaurant to have saganaki and other delightful foodies.

We did some chores before heading to Alpine Village for an evening of dancing.  Please see the evening summary!

The theme was Arsenic and Old Lace

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Sunday… Time To Rest…. NOT!

Posted on Sunday, April 22, 2012 by Paul

We headed for church with Vicky and then after a quick trip home we went to Seasons 52 for a wonderful lunch!  Their food and service is just plain outstanding!  Of course we were there in order to go to the South Coast Repertory to see “Prince Of Atlantis”.

Great play

Summary: Things aren’t going so well for Joey Colletti, one of the biggest seafood importers in the East. He got into a little trouble with his company and landed in a minimum security prison. To add to his woes, after 30 years, the son Joey never knew wants to meet him. In prison? Maybe his brother Kevin can put the kid off for nine months—until Joey gets out. But Kevin has a couple of problems of his own. Set in the Down the Lake section of Boston, where the jargon is all their own, and so is the bombast, this tender—and funny—play is all about family, loyalty and love.

We left to go home for a while and then Monica tested us so we returned to Old Ranch!  Bunnaford joined us!  He had a great Happy Hours!

Monica and Mike

Bunnaford and Tobi

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Charity Day!

Posted on Saturday, April 21, 2012 by Paul

We went to Old Ranch and attended the Rooster’s Charity Wine Tasting with Bob, Donn, Cyndy, James and Linda.  Please join the fun!

Fun at Old Ranch for an excellent cause!

We rested for a bit and then went to the Anaheim White House to attend the CHOC (Children’s Hospital of Orange County) charity dinner which was a tribute to our Heroes.  Please join the fun!

Fun at the White House

We headed for home and crashed so we could be ready for another great day of retirement adventure.

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Golf And Dancing

Posted on Friday, April 20, 2012 by Paul

We played with Charlotte and James plus Bunnaford joined us on ten! We did a short birthday celebration (even though it was really yesterday).  Please join us!

Great fun at Old Ranch Country Club

We had a short happy hour as we had to head to Long Beach for the Toppers.  Please join us!

Click and see the comics

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Golf And Dancing

Posted on Thursday, April 19, 2012 by Paul

We played golf with James on Thursday and then headed to Khoury’s and the Phoenix Club to dance the night away!

Oscar kept us dancing until it was time to go to the Phoenix Club

Great music, good friends and veggie-burgers

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Golf Day

Posted on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 by Paul

We went to El Dorado for our lesson and I finally broke down and bought new clubs.  We then went to Old Ranch for a bit of lunch…. Another hit… Sue has learned to manage the menu!  James joined us and then we headed for the links.  Bunnaford joined us on the 10th hole and played the remaining part of the day! Join the fun!

Sue met up with the gooses and they had a small Happy Hour on the fairway

After the game we coagulated on the patio and shared stories…. Today was a rip-roaring story about alligators… We think!

The fun begins

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Tuesday Was Slow Motion

Posted on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 by Paul

It was doctors day but the afternoon livened up when the Finch’s came over to Vicky’s to visit and we joined them for some fun!

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Monday Was Fun Staying At Home And Dancing In The Evening

Posted on Monday, April 16, 2012 by Paul

We worked in the garden and cooked beets and  swiss chard.  We did some errands before heading to Alpine Village for a load of fun with the theme “Love Makes The World Go Around”.

 

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Sunday Was Easy; Church, Dance, And Dance

Posted on Sunday, April 15, 2012 by Paul

We went to church and then headed for Newport Harbor to dance from 1-4:30 and then headed to the Santa Ana Elks to dance from 5-9.  Life is good

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Saturday Was A Zoom Zoom Day

Posted on Saturday, April 14, 2012 by Paul

We began the day by visiting Pete in San Juan Capistrano.  It’s half-way between Oceanside and Los Alamitos.  Please join the fun!

Fun times at the Mission

We got home just in time to get dressed in our formal attire and head for LAX and the Nightlighters!  Please join the fun!

Fun fun fun

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Finally We Can Play Golf

Posted on Thursday, April 12, 2012 by Paul

The rain seems to disappear so we headed to Old Ranch to squeeze in a day of golf.  We are brave!  James joined us and the day was perfect!

The day was stormy but it stayed for us!

Sue fed her babies and they really appreciated it

She killed the ball on 17.... Shot a great game today!

We did a short Happy Hour with just us…. James had to head for home early today!  We then fed the babies and headed for Khoury’s to dance before going to the Phoenix Club!

The storm is coming into the area and the wind was howling

The sunset was golden... Mother Nature at work!

Yes.. I admit it... I am drinking coffee!

Herbie teaches dancing

Lessons continue

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Wednesday Was Hot Food And A Good Movie

Posted on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 by Paul

It was a cold so we headed to the Himalayan Grille for a great lunch.  Their food is fantastic and needed on rainy days.

Simply good food and great service

We then headed for the movies to see “Salmon Fishing On The Yemen“.  Good movie.   Summary: A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik’s vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.

Good movie

Afterwards, we headed for the Tea Party meeting.

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Visiting And Movies

Posted on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 by Paul

We visited Kat today and she is doing OK.  She no longer knows us but seems to be happy when we visit her.

Having lunch

We then headed for the movies to see “Mirror Mirror” with Vicky and Del with James and Linda.  Robin, Bunnaford, and Herbie joined us for the adult movie night. Summary: An evil queen steals control of a kingdom and an exiled princess enlists the help of seven resourceful rebels to win back her birthright.

Great movie

We stopped by Old Ranch to visit the work going on.

Snowing on the greens

&*#$%(@@#

We then headed for Panda Panda for dinner.  Laughs and giggles continued.

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Happy Birthday Joe!

Posted on Monday, April 9, 2012 by Paul

Our son was 41 this fine day and went to Las Vegas with his family to celebrate.

We had lunch with Robin at Yucatan Grill in Seal Beach.  We needed some hot stuff!

We, on the other hand, decided to take a walk through South Coast Botanic Garden and enjoy the beautiful flowers and plants in their spring glory.  We ended up at Trump National for a drink before heading for home.  Please join us!

A magnificent day to waltz through the gardens with the most beautiful girl in the world!

Of course, we came home… changed… and headed to Alpine Village for several hours of visiting and dancing.  Please join us!

Giggles and chuckles all night long... Life is good!

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It Was A Beautiful Easter Sunday With Family & Friends

Posted on Sunday, April 8, 2012 by Paul

We began at church and got messages from Colleen, Joe, Jon wishing us a Happy Easter.  The sermon was excellent.  We then headed for the Newport Harbor Elks to meet up with Brian and Jan for an afternoon of dancing and visiting.   Afterwords, we headed for Disneyland (it’s tradition) and ended up at Catal for dinner with the Duda’s and the Finch’s.  We attempted to poison Brian by introducing him to Ghost Chilies.  Please join the fun!

Join the fun... Put out the fire!

After getting home we did the treadmill and then watched “Move Over Darling” with Doris Day and James Garner.  Summary: Five years to the day after his wife Ellen disappeared in the sea after a plane crash, lawyer husband Nicholas has her declared legally dead, remarries and sets off to Monterey with new wife Bianca. The same morning, Ellen arrives home after being rescued by the Navy from a desert island and follows to try and prevent the honeymoon developing further. Nick, still in love with Ellen, is delighted to see her but finds he still can’t break the news to Bianca, while Ellen equally hasn’t got round to telling the children she is their mother. Could get complicated.

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Coloring Eggs With Family

Posted on Saturday, April 7, 2012 by Paul

The Duda’s and Adams joined us this afternoon for lunch at Preveza and to color eggs at home.  The house looked quite different as all the trees were trimmed this morning!  The amount of light that the trees blocked was amazing.  Please join us!

Fun was had by all!

Of course, after the coloring we took off for the Alpine Village to dance to Street Corner Symphony with the Kuhn,s, Finch’s, and Brander’s…  Life is good!

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Friday Was Golf, Happy Hour, And Dancing At Santa Ana

Posted on Friday, April 6, 2012 by Paul

What a beautiful spring day!  We had a fivesome with James, Charlotte, and Bunnaford.  We played in four hours and twenty minutes and just enjoyed being outside trying to hit that silly ball!  Please join the fun!

Fun for all! We had a great day on the links!

…and then Happy Hour began!

Let the party begin!

Of course, went Happy Hour ends we have several more happy hours at the Santa Ana Elks with Donna and Bon (Everyone else went to Fullerton).

Great music... Great friends... Great time!

 

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Busy Day

Posted on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 by Paul

We started at the Elks getting Bob and AJ “interviewed” for membership into the Elks.Since it was lunch time, we decided to go to Tangata at the Bowers and on a lark, we called Bunnaford who decided to join us.

Laughs and giggles all afternoon long

We went back to Old Ranch and met up with Bunny and had a drink before heading for home to change and head back out to the Starlighters Board Meeting in Villa Park.

Upon returning home we watched a great movie called “Secrets Of Jonathan  Sperry”.  OMG, a Christain based movie on the TV???   You can see the summary on IMDB at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1070858/

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Temecula & Dancing… Life Is Good

Posted on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 by Paul

Sue, Bunnaford, and Paul took off to Temecula to hook up with AJ and taste wine and have lunch!  Please join the fun!

Join the fun with us in Temecula!!!

So what do you do after a day in Temecula?  You go dancing!  We went to the Alpine Village to dance and celebrate with the theme of “Easter On Parade”.  Please join the fun!

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Friday/Saturday Was A Zoom Zoom

Posted on Friday, March 30, 2012 by Paul

We took a 900 mile round trip to northern California to visit Lisa for her 17th birthday and Aunt Kaye, just because.  Great trip up as we stopped at Andersen’s Split Pea Soup in Buellton but coming back was rain and wind!  We had a load of fun including chocolate fondue at La Fondue in Saratoga, California.  Please join the fun

Drigin and fun... Life is good!

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Golf and Dancing

Posted on Thursday, March 29, 2012 by Paul

We played golf with James and had a super 19th hole.  We went to Khoury’s and then to the Phoenix Club for dancing.

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A Day In Catalina

Posted on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 by Paul

We went with the Duda’s to Catalina and had a ball.  Please join the fun.

An entire day of fun!

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Normal Day…

Posted on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 by Paul

We played golf after warming up and having lunch at Old Ranch.  James joined us and afterwords, we celebrated Linda’s retirement at Taco Tuesday!  Please join us!

Yup! I drank them all!

Our TV projector is broke so we came home, talked, and crashed as tomorrow is a busy day!

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Monday Was Fitting Day

Posted on Monday, March 26, 2012 by Paul

We headed for Carlsbad to visit the Calloway Performance Center and get fitting for new clubs.  It was an adventure!  Please join us!

Checking in at Calloway

We then headed for Alpine Village to cavort the evening away.

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Pageant Of Our Lord

Posted on Sunday, March 25, 2012 by Paul

We had a great day eventhough it was raining like made.  We went to church and then headed for Rolling Hills to attend the 27th Pageant Of Our Lord.  Please join us!

We had dinner at Preveza afterwords

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Anniversary Day #2 This Week

Posted on Saturday, March 24, 2012 by Paul

Retirement and wedding anniversary… Both are special.  We, of course, headed to Disneyland and had breakfast at Catal, went to Disneyland, and finished off at Catal for dinner with Robin and Bob Duda.  We skyped to John and Sarah as they passed on congratulations!  Life is indeed good.  Please join the fun!

A wonderful day!

Of course, we got home and immediately headed for the Garden Grove Elks for a evening of dancing with friends!  Herbie and Irene brought a cake so we all put calories in and then promptly dance to rake the calories off!  A great day!

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Friday Was More Typical

Posted on Friday, March 23, 2012 by Paul

We went to Old Ranch and joined with James for a great breakfast complete without bacon (Paul’s diet).  It was misty and kinda cool but we decided we could brave it anyway!  Bunnaford joined us and on 11, she almost made a hole in one!

With a little toe-tap it could have been a hole-in-one

The day turned out to be magnificent!

Sue found her babies on 17! Maybe, they found Grandma Sue?

We went to happy hour with James, Linda and Bunnaford before going to the Elks Lodge in Santa Ana to dance with Larry Fresch.

Ah... Don't ask and we won't tell!

"He did what????"

"He did what????"

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Five Years Of Retirement! Time To Celebrate!

Posted on Thursday, March 22, 2012 by Paul

Wow… Five years out of the looney bin!  We celebrated by going to have tea at the Huntington Library.  Please join the fun!  What an amazing afternoon!

Resting in the Chinese garden

Resting in the Chinese garden

Fun fun and more fun... and we do NOT look bak!

Afterwords, we headed for the Phoenix Club and danced until 10:30!

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Wednesday We Continued Our Recouperation And Saw Ted Off

Posted on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 by Paul

Busy day!  We got up early so twe would be ready for the washing machine repairman.  $138 to replace a $4.50 spring… Oh, well.. We learned somethings about our washer!

From there we went to Ted Conlin’s funeral at the local Catholic church followed by a visit to Old Ranch for another memorial get together.  We were with the Finch’s and the Cathey’s!  It was a very nice ceremony!

We returned home to rest a bit, Sue took a walk, and then we headed for South Coast Repertory Theater to see “Sight Unseen”.  It was quite funny and very enjoyable. Sight Unseen is a play by Donald Margulies. At its center is Jonathan Waxman, a Brooklyn Jew who has become a very wealthy critically acclaimed artist. Happily married, with a baby on the way, he travels to London for a retrospective of his work. While there, he impulsively decides to journey to the countryside to visit his former model and lover Patricia in the Norfolk farmhouse where she lives and works with her archeologist husband Nick, an older man she married in order to remain in England when her student visa expired. The play unfolds in a non-linear progression, with forward and backward jumps in time that eventually lead to the beginning of a relationship that ended without satisfactory closure.

Great venue.... Great play!

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Taco Tuesday’s Begin In Earnest

Posted on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 by Paul

We rested Tuesday to see if we could not kill off the flu.  We decided that we were not contagious so we decided to go to Taco Tuesday.  Please join us!

Yeah! Yeah! The gangs alll here!

today and then headed for Taco Tuesday at Old Ranch!  Please join us!

 

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Stay At Home Day

Posted on Monday, March 19, 2012 by Paul

We still be recovering…  Gives us some time!  We are now on Skype and talked to Jon for about an hours today… Got a video tour of their home!  Life is good.  We finally got to fire up our on-line Netflix and Paul has been watching Flash Gordon… The original for the 1930′s and 1940′s.

I remember these.. We were excited to go to the movies and see the next adventure

Scary in the early 1950's... Not so much today!

The acting was....

We did our usual thing and celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with corned beef and cabbage… The cabbage from our garden!  Greg and Carri came over and joined us!  We then watched a TV movie and crashed early.  We plan to beat this sickness!

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Zip Nadda!

Posted on Sunday, March 18, 2012 by Paul

Sue’s flu came back so we did absolutely nothing… Never left the house!  We sure missed our friends at the Jam Session but alas, no good to share germs with friends!

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Rain Rain Stay For A While

Posted on Saturday, March 17, 2012 by Paul

We had lunch with Hannah at our favorite Korean Restaurant located near John Wayne.  We did some errands, planned for  Monday’s St. Patrick’s dinner, and then we headed to a “Celebration of Life for Ted Conlin“.  He was a good friends for several years and we really suffered a loss when he departed.  We went to Los Alamitos Race Course, Vessels Club, for the celebration.

The rain ceased during the celebration

A magnificent sunset at Los Alamitos Race Track

We left Los Al and whet VFR to the Phoenix Club where we had a delightful evening of dancing and visiting with our friends.  Please join us.

Dancing the night away

We had 41 couples this evening

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Work In The Yard And Go To Topper’s

Posted on Friday, March 16, 2012 by Paul

We worked in the yard, went to CPK for lunch, and headed for Old Ranch for a quick visit with the Cathey’s.  Yeah!  Linda is retired!

We then headed for Toppers… Please join us!

We had a great time with dear friends dancing to Phil Anothony

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Almost Recovered

Posted on Thursday, March 15, 2012 by Paul

The flue is about to go away…. Sue was careful and stayed away from her favorite golf so we could have the weekend from H E Double Toothpicks (dancing Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday!)  We worked around the house and the garden is now about 98 percent planted!

While finishing off the yard about 6:00 we heard a wood pecker… We tried to get him on “film” but alas, the Sun did NOT cooperate…  We looked at the carefully taken shots and not a pecker anywhere… It’s OK, not only we but Miss Vicky saw it and heard it!

We watched “The Wishing Well” and “Midnight in Paris” on TV.

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Wednesday Was Recovery Day

Posted on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 by Paul

Sue continues to recover and Paul worked in the garage and in the yard… Filled six 100 gallon trash cans with “stuff”.  The garden is about 90 percent in… Please take a look!

Ready to jump out of the ground and produce great quantities!

We went to lunch at the Himalayan Grill so she could get out for an hour.  After returning home, we continued work around the house!

We watched “The Nanny Express” and “The Flower Girl”… Both were Hallmark Channel TV movies and both were excellent!

 

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Tuesday Was A Mix

Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 by Paul

Sue came down with something not so good.  Sick and fever all day.  She pretty much stayed in bed all day.  we watched a couple of movies but crashed early.

Paul worked in the garden and around the house!  I filled every trash container, moved Christmas around, finished everything in the garden I could.  Tomorrow, the garage!  We are missing golf!  We are going to pass up Circus d’Solie with Herbie and the gang because of this bug.

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