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Monthly Archives: July 2015
Time For Exercise And Golf
Up and at ’em at 6:00 as Paul planned to take the Honda in for his 10,000 mile check-up at 7:15. All went well and the car was done in less than an hour. Paul got time to play with … Continue reading
Lunch With Friends
We did lunch with Greg and Marybeth at Cucina Enoteca in Newport Fashion Island. Great fun! We then went shopping… Image us, shopping? Paul got an Apple iWatch and we both went to the puppy store where we found Mickey. … Continue reading
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We Worked Around The House Before Going To The Jam Session
We headed to the Elks after a day of working in the yard and doing our exercises. Great fun but then the terrible phone call. A friend of our, Cindy, passed earlier that afternoon! Sort of put a damper on … Continue reading
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What A Day! OC Fair In The Rain And Dancing Until 11 PM
We left the house about 9:15 and arrived at 9:45. We were first in line at the Yellow Gate. It was an amazing day! We rode the skyway, had our cinnamon buns, saw the Centennial Gardens, walked the various arts … Continue reading
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Turning Back The Clock
Sixty years ago today Paul and his family went to Disneyland on its first opening day! What a time to remember. Here it is 60 years later and we are doing it again but this time with kids and grandkids! … Continue reading
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Chores & Fun… Good Combination!
Paul began the day with the morning walk and then we headed to see our Lawyer to do some changes to our wills and estate documents. We were hungary so we stopped at the Fig & Olive Restaurant in Newport … Continue reading
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Golf
Paul did a 45 minute walk before returning home to inspect the garden. Upon retuning home we inspected the pumpkins and they are getting large! We did our lesson at Eldorado before going to ORCC for lunch with James and … Continue reading
Alert Alert – Golf Day
Remember: The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy. – Sam Levenson The day started off great with fresh corn on the cob right out of the garden! We played eighteen holes … Continue reading
Off Again! To The Huntington Library and Malarkey’s
The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul. – Alfred Austin It was a delightful Monday and we … Continue reading
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A “Restful” Day
We worked around the house. Sue did the treadmill and Paul hit the garden hard cleaning out several tomato plants, moving the onions around, searching for pumpkins and water melons! Late in the day we went to Old Ranch for … Continue reading
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