Category Archives: Friends

Friends are what the world is about!

Christmas Minus One And Counting!

Posted on Thursday, December 23, 2021 by Paul

A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are. Thursday means “Girls Night Out” at the Santa Ana Elks Lodge.  We had a party going today with three tables … Continue reading →

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Christmas Minus Two!

Posted on Thursday, December 23, 2021 by Paul

Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won’t make it ‘white.’ We are so organized it’s sickening.  Everything is carefully laid out on a legal pad and has a time associated with … Continue reading →

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Today We Celebrate Paul’s 77th Birthday!

Posted on Saturday, December 18, 2021 by Paul

Paul: “Doctor Mary, I get heartburn every time I eat birthday cake.” Doctor Mary: “Next time, take off the candles.” Today we celebrate, and we start by getting everything ready for this afternoon’s wild party.  The dancing girls arrived a … Continue reading →

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I Am Officially Old; Seventy-Seven (That’s Dead In Dog Years!)

Posted on Thursday, December 16, 2021 by Paul

Let’s be naughty and save Santa the trip. It’s Oh-Dark-Thirty, and I am up and moving.  I put on my birthday suit and discovered it really needed pressing; too many wrinkles! I heard little footsteps in the guest bedroom, and … Continue reading →

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Rain Rain Stay All Day; We Need It Badly!

Posted on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 by Paul

As Dad used to say, “It’s coming down like a cow pissing on a flat rock!” We were awakened by the downpour around 4:00 AM and stayed in bed listening to the rain until it was time to rise at … Continue reading →

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Monday Is Here And Mary Is Home; Yeah Retirement!

Posted on Monday, December 13, 2021 by Paul

What’s green, tinselly, and goes “ribbet ribbet”? Mistle-toad! It’s Monday and it’s Christmas season so that means a favorite tune about Christmas is needed. We were up at the crack of dawn and jumped into the spa to help out … Continue reading →

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Our Annual Christmas Play Was A Hit!

Posted on Saturday, December 11, 2021 by Paul

Christmas is a baby shower that went totally overboard. We just worked around the house before having to get cleaned up to head to Claremont and the Candlelight Dinner Theater; this will be my 31st year and I only missed … Continue reading →

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10,000 Lights Or Maybe 9,998?

Posted on Friday, December 10, 2021 by Paul

A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still gently allows you to grow. – William Shakespeare The morning was glorious without a cloud in the sky. … Continue reading →

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Return Home And To The Airport!

Posted on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 by Paul

What do you call Harry Potter in a plane? The flying sorcerer. As usual, even on a mini-vacation, we were up at 6:00 AM and packing for the return trip home.  We were in the car by 8:30 AM, winging … Continue reading →

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We Are Off And Running!

Posted on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 by Paul

A flower blooming in the desert proves to the world that adversity, no matter how great, can be overcome! Speaking of desert, we are off to Palm Desert to see Barry Manilow’s, Christmas Show.  We departed about noon after spending … Continue reading →

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