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All Day On The Vino Train! Yeah!
We went on our annual adventure via train to Santa Barbara via the Vino Train. Please join the fun! Robin and “Gang” made it a special event! We have loads of pictures and a story to share so please visit … Continue reading
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Doctor’s Day And Birthday’s At The Phoenix Club
First thing in the morning we walk the garden meaning we look for weeds and any activity. Son of a gun if we did not see “corn being born”. The silks are out and are awaiting the biys (the tassels( … Continue reading
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It’s Only Fair!
We departed for the OC Fair at 9:00 AM so we could get through the gates in a hurry. We planned to meet the Duda’s there as it is our tradition during the fair. We met with them about 10:30 … Continue reading
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Old Guys And Jeanette?
We had lunch with “The Old Guys” who are a group of people Sue and Paul worked with… Mostly Sue. Robin joined us today. We go to Taco Surf every other month and catch up on the latest events. The … Continue reading
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July 4th At Old Ranch!
We headed to Old Ranch for a party with fifty-four of our family and friends. Great fun was had by all! Join the fun! We dined, danced, watched the kids, visited, and watched fireworks…. Oh, did we say “dine”?? After … Continue reading
Sunday Was “Big Bang On The Bay”!
Diane, Pat and Greg joined us for “Big Bang On The Bay”. We went to Malarkey’s at 5:00 and drank/dined until 9:00 and then the excitement really began! Join the fun!
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It’s Saturday And A Work Day
Time for some cleanup in the front yard. Our grapefruit tree went bonkers this year and produced hundreds of grapefruit. Paul finally went up on the garage roof and cut the ones resting on the garage letting them roll to … Continue reading
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On Wednesday…More Tomato Sauce And Golf
Paul got up a little early and picked 60 pounds of tomatoes and set a big pot of water to boil! He arranged the kitchen into the “sauce configuration” and a little later, when Sue got up, we began a … Continue reading
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Tuesday Means Golf…. Time For Exercise!
Sue requested Paul to get a collection of tomatoes from the garden so on our way to Old Ranch, we could drop them off to the Chef at That’s Amore. As we arrived, the Chef greeted us at the door … Continue reading
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Father’s Day Was Busy!
We went to Patty’s Place with David and Greg to celebrate Father’s Day. Joe’s fantastic Mother-In-Law, Michelle, took us out last week for an early Father’s Day since they were going to be out of town! We returned home and … Continue reading
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