Category Archives: Dancing

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

It’s A Dance Day!

Today, we packed Ireland. I have all the cleaning done and am trying to figure out how to pack it with minimal wrinkling (the Manor House has in-house dry cleaning, just in case). Mary’s clothes come out fine, but mine, … Continue reading

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We Vegetated Today!

We were not up late last night, but neither of us wanted to move this morning!  We were up early and called Colleen while enjoying our cup of coffee.  We each had a bagel and watched a series called “The … Continue reading

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Hump Day Has Arrived! It Is Down Hill From Here!

The neighborhood rooster went off at 5:54 am this morning, leaving us six minutes before we had to get up and get started.   We did not want to be in a hurry, so we got ready to go to the … Continue reading

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Day 12 – Columbia, Here We Come!!

Panama Canal Adventure: Day 1 Departure | Day 2 Sailing Off Baja | Day 3 Cabo | Day 4 Eclipse | Day 5 At Sea | Day 6 Huatulco | Day 7 At Sea | Day 8 At Sea | … Continue reading

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Day 7 – Another Day At Sea On Our Way To Costa Rica

Panama Canal Adventure: Day 1 Departure | Day 2 Sailing Off Baja | Day 3 Cabo | Day 4 Eclipse | Day 5 At Sea | Day 6 Huatulco | Day 7 At Sea | Day 8 At Sea | … Continue reading

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It’s Friday And I Am Better!

Finally I am feeling a little better!  It’s been two weeks of coughing and hacking but the new antibiotics seem to be working.  Whatever, I decided to kick back and continue resting. Going through the closet and pulling out trip … Continue reading

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Time to Stomp!

We were up at oh-dark-thirty this morning as Mary must be in LA at 8:00 am.  We tip-toed around so as not to wake the roosters in the hood.  At 5:54 am, I was in the office and began the … Continue reading

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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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