Category Archives: Dancing

We ballroom and swing dance every chance we get so these posts deal with dancing!

St Paddy’s Has Arrived!!

We have nothing planned until 5:00 pm when we are headed to the Elks Lodge for the bi-monthly Starlighter’s Dance Club.  We got up early and headed to the garden/backyard, where we attempted to prepare things for our extended vacation.  … Continue reading

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Out And About!

Take a minute and listed to “The Carlton Weaver” Did You Know? In the summer of 1787, the journeymen weavers of the Calton started to agitate for a wage increase. The dispute grew bitter, with the strikers cutting the webs … Continue reading

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A Mid-Week Crrisis?

Who, me getting grumpy?  In a single word, yes!  When I get up in the morning, that is the best I will feel all day! Today, we had a free morning and afternoon, and we knew that our cleaning staff … Continue reading

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Another Week Gone Ka-Putt!

Today is Friday, so I had my usual morning workout with a trainer who is 50 pounds lighter than me.  I had a new trainer today, and she did a good job, except that she is a bit dyslexic.  While … Continue reading

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Off To Campus Jax!

Up early is our motto; just in time to call the neighborhood roosters and wake them up! The peas are going wild, enjoying the cool weather and rain.  They have reached the top of the trellis, about nine feet tall.  … Continue reading

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Movie Night With Family!

I got up at 6:00 am and woke Mary up saying, “It’s time for the Sunday Car Show!!  Hurry, get ready!”  Soon thereafter, receiving a bop on the head, I realized it was Saturday… I was a day early.  I … Continue reading

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Goodbye Week, It Was Good Knowing Ya!

Thanks to a combination of inflation, pandemic-related supply-chain disruptions and tariffs on certain foreign imports, food prices have steadily risen since 2020 It is Friday, and that means severe trauma comes to my poor little body as I enter the … Continue reading

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The Week Is Gone!

It’s Friday, and we’re heading to the gym for our workout.  I love wearing my stretchy pants and new black T-shirt, although it may offend someone!  No, not the pants, the T-shirt! We do 30 minutes on the treadmill or … Continue reading

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Back Home!

In keeping with this year’s Daily Diary, here is another of my favorites from the 1950s.  This is the first piano solo to hit 1,000,000 records sold.  The year was 1955. We got home at 6:00 am and dived into … Continue reading

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We Await The Evening To Arrive!

Saturday morning, we made sure to pack up all of Christmas and get it ready for hibernation until next year.  Mary was still feeling stiff from her desert ride, but she’s doing much better now. We did the last-minute things … Continue reading

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