It’s mid-week and is starting to dry out, yeah! We went to our gym workout session at 8:30 am and rode our bicycles for 30 minutes. I will begin to bring my e-book as the machine gets boring after a while. Mary and I have six ipads/e-books so I will find mine, charge it up, and take it with me.
Today, we learned six new ways to say “OUCH!” under our breaths. I will say that doing the stretches/floor work eliminates my sciatica to the point we can begin walking again!
This morning was specially embarrassing as I was asked not to bring my cereal breakfast to the workout. I told them I did not, and they insisted I did because they kept hearing “Snap, Crackle, and Pop!”
We returned home limping and moaning and barely able to move! They found two extra muscles that I had not used in years and proceeded to reactivate them. I have no idea what these muscles do, but I can now scratch my butt without turning my hips?
We managed to get Mr. Hairy into the car, and he got all excited; he knew what was ahead! Spa Day! He loves the spa where the staff pampers him!
He wanted to let everyone know he went to the hairdresser this morning.
Mary took a few minutes to fix up her remaining roses from two days ago. I try to make it a habit of bringing m’lady flowers as a surprise as often as I can. We are together almost 24/7, so I take the opportunity when I dash over the market for something.
She was very happy and gave me a great big kiss! Then, she followed that up with a Maryism!
As Mary says, “A kiss without a mustache is like an egg without salt.”
Roses for my Rose!
My iPhone popped up with this image, which I thought was interesting. I watched these men in the 1950s scaring me half to death!
Great actors; what do they have in common?
After dropping Scout off at the hairdresser, we went to the cleaners to retrieve some clothes before they gave them away to the local thrift store.
After sitting vacant for years, the old Von’s market was transformed into a Chinese wholesale and retail service called Rivera Food Service. It also had Mama Lu’s Dumpling House attached.
We loaded up on strange and wonderful goodies!
With some spare time, we decided to revisit the establishment. The owners were there, but they were wrapped up in their business. His name is One-Hung-Low, and her name is Wai Yu Mun Ching. Nice folks!
The local Chinese/Japanese market is fantastic.
We spent a good 45 minutes walking up and down every aisle and filling our basket with $100 worth of stuff that we hoped we remembered what it was when we got home (the packages were in Chinese, but the signs were in English).
The sign was in English, but we have NO idea what it is now!
Whoa, hoss! What in the world? Below are actual Daikon radishes. We grew them last year, but ours looks pretty small compared to these giants.
Diakon radishes on steroids.
Daikon Radish Information and Facts – Daikon radishes are one of the most cultivated vegetables in Japan and are viewed as a purifying food to detox the body and stimulate digestion. The mild radishes are frequently incorporated into everyday meals, but Daikon radishes are also used in Buddhist religious practices to cleanse the body.
Now we know what the delicious white vegetable is they serve with carrots when we go to Yang Ming restaurant.
Carrots and radishes!
In the next bin over was a display of these little radishes! They were certainly FRESH!
My, my little guy!
After filling up part of our shopping basket, we went next door to Mama Lu’s Restaurant, where we ordered more food than we could eat. I ordered the Kung Pao Chicken, and Mary ordered the Broccoli Beef. We also shared a serving of vegetable fried rice. The food was delicious, but we realized we had ordered too much and took home many leftovers. Some food even went directly across the street to Jeff’s house! Next time, we will definitely order the smaller portion sizes.
We destroyed a bag of leftover Chinese food last week. It was an act of won ton destruction.
When I said “Smile,” the red flag went up! Get this, she said, “My hair is a mess. We just got back from the gym!”
My little Raghead!
If that is a mess, please do NOT make it prettier, as I might not be able to control myself!
Chinese food is fantastic, but I find it hard to believe that a chicken fried this rice.
Their menu is quite extensive but I felt sorry for the poor fish!
Need we say more?
Caught with her hijab down!
I finally made her smile.
And she makes me smile from the inside out. It is wonderful to be in love with your best friend; it makes life worth living, and the gym (read torture) a vital necessity!
After returning home, we got things ready for the Starlighters Board Meeting and then binge-watched “Royal Pains” until Bob Z, our fearless leader, came over.
The board meeting started at 6:30 pm. Ed Roberts, Betty, and Bob were hard at work!
The meeting went well, and we did some serious business as we needed a new treasurer since the untimely passing of Leon.
Will gets a plate of goodies for Iris, who enjoys her red wine. She is our idol; 97 years young and as smart as a whip and totally with it, including some great zingers!
Irish had her glass of vino!
Jim and Vicky were at Rockwell’s when Bob showed up; we told them to come over early next time and visit.
Jim and Vicky joined the group.
The meeting broke up at 8:30 pm, and Bob Z stayed for another thirty minutes just visiting.
Scout, the wonder dog, made his way around everyone, getting his required ten pets per person. However, he got so excited that his tail knocked over a glass of ice water, spilling it onto the rug. He thought he was in trouble, but we have knocked over a water or wine glass many times than him!
Scout warmed himself by the fire (and asked for hot chocolate)!
He likes to pose after a trip to the hairdresser and share the newly found gossip, especially about the French Poodle down the street!
He wanted to let everyone know he went to the hairdresser this morning.
After everyone departed, we shared a half glass of wine and watched more episodes of “Royal Pains”; we are in season three now.
Mary went to bed, and I worked on the “Vacations” website. I realized that I had been to Hawaii seven times, eight if you count our stopover in Toyoko. I am also creating the pages for this year’s travels, which include ten days in Ireland, two weeks in the Caribbean with Colleen and Mark, and a trip through the Panama Canal.
The rain had subsided, so at 11:30 am, it was “lights out”; we have another full day tomorrow!
The weather forecast is for plenty of rain, so we worked around the house. We drained about three inches out of the pool, brought in the trashcans and put them under the roof, moved the open fertilizer bags to a waterproof area, and ensured the chairs were under the patio.
