Category Archives: Friends

Friends are what the world is about!

Mid Week Crisis Is Upon Us!

I checked our website’s front page and discovered I retired from North American Aviation, which became Rockwell International, and finally became Boeing on 3/21/2007 after 41 years of service 6355 days ago (17 Years, 4 Months, and 24 Days ). Mary … Continue reading

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Lou Oh? No, Luau! I’m So Cornfused!

Happy Birthday, Rita (my mother-in-law and best friend).  Had you not gone to heaven too early, you would be 97 years old today!  I miss you! It is now Saturday morning; we checked the calendar, and it is empty until … Continue reading

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The Weekend Is Here, Now What Do We Do?

You know it will be an exciting day when you’re out there at the crack of dawn, trying to fit 200 gallons of garden waste into your neighbor’s trash can before the garbage truck arrives. It’s all fun and games … Continue reading

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It’s Thursday And That Means…

We decided to take it easy today, so we worked in the garden for an hour, filling up the last of the 100-gallon trash cans. Then, it was time to zip into the shower and get ready to get our … Continue reading

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A Lovely Day In The Neighborhood

We were in our birthday suits, busily trimming the tomatoes for almost two hours, when that pesky cooking bug bit Mary again!  When she uncovered an aggregation of squash blossoms, you could hear her heart begin to race.  She burst … Continue reading

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Out With Friends

[wpcode id=”76760″]Today, we are back amongst the living! We were up bright and early and headed to the backyard before it got hot.  We must recover all the patio furniture and get ready for the equipmemt folks picking up the … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Irene!!!

Join The Fun On Our Website The day began with “Oh No!  I left the sprinklers on!!!”  Lying in bed, I heard water and looked outside; the table and chairs were getting a bath.  It’s 5:00 am, so I figured … Continue reading

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T-1 We Are At A Fever Pitch

We kicked off the day with a game of hide-and-seek. Chuck and Lisa, our incredible friends and caterers, decided to explore the garden to see what we could pick on the event day. Their excitement was so contagious that the … Continue reading

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Happy Anniversary!

It was four years ago today that Mary and I had our first “date”—or, as I like to call it, the quarter-century in the making. We finally upgraded from dance friends to potential lovebirds, leaving everyone in the Starlighters Dance … Continue reading

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It Was Saturday Yesterday So Today Must Be Sunday!

The sun rose, and so did we. We stumbled into the kitchen for our coffee and convinced ourselves that a five-hour workout was a good idea. The poor little cart named after  Mary got more exercise today than we did, … Continue reading

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