Monthly Archives: August 2011

Laid Back Wednesday… Time To Catch Our Breath

Posted on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 by Paul

We went to our golf lesson and got a few more tips from Tim Johnson.  Excellent Pro! We then headed to Old Ranch for lunch and had a great seat overlooking the course…. Nice salad and glass of wine… Time … Continue reading →

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Golf, Taco Tuesday, And A Movie Means A Great Day!

Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 by Paul

We began the day with James and Charlotte playing 18 holes at Old Ranch and then headed for Taco Tuesday where we met up with everyone else. We had Danish taco’s… what ever  they are… The day grew dark and … Continue reading →

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Monday Was Garden And Dancing Day

Posted on Monday, August 29, 2011 by Paul

We decided to pry (Bunny) Bunnaford out of her bat cave and go to lunch at Cafe Jardin in Sherman Gardens at Corona Del Mar. We had a delightful afternoon visiting, dining, and seeing the beautiful gardens, Please join us. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Was Reserved For Wine

Posted on Sunday, August 28, 2011 by Paul

We went to church and then immediately headed for Trump National Golf Resort to taste wine with the Zaitz’s.  Please join us! We then headed to the San Pedro Elks and danced until about 7:00.  We then headed for home … Continue reading →

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Saturday Was A Day At The Races

Posted on Saturday, August 27, 2011 by Paul

We headed for our annual Del Mar pilgrimage with the DeLara’s! This year we had forty people with us on the adventure. New friends, old friends… friends!The train ride was super and get got time to visit old and new … Continue reading →

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A Day On The Water And A Night On The Wood

Posted on Thursday, August 25, 2011 by Paul

We decided to take Pete and Bunnaford to Long Beach for lunch and a harbor tour.  Great way to celebrate Pete’s retirement and escape the heat!  It also got Bunnaford out of the house and away from worrying about visit … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Was Relaxing… Golf And A Movie

Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 by Paul

We played eighteen holes and then headed to the local Indian restaurant to enjoy an evening with Mitch & Luisa and Zack & Becca. Off to Kamal Palace down on PCH… When we got home we watched an old movie … Continue reading →

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Golf With James

Posted on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 by Paul

Today was James’ first week of semi-retirement where he could play golf two days!  Yeah!  We make a great threesome.  Sue of course feed the varmint ducks! We did Taco Tuesday at Old Ranch and invited Del and Vicky to … Continue reading →

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Out And About

Posted on Monday, August 22, 2011 by Paul

We went to the LA Farmers Market with Bunnaford and then took the long way home to show her Culver City and Paul’s old “stomping grounds”.  Please join us. Afterwords we headed for Alpine Village to dance from about 7:30 … Continue reading →

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Sunday Was Dance Day

Posted on Sunday, August 21, 2011 by Paul

After church we headed for the Newport Harbor Elks (with Ed & Kathy Roberts and Marianne and Craig)  and danced from 1:00 until about 4:00 at which time we saddled up and headed for the Jam Session at Santa Ana.  … Continue reading →

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Gardening & Dancing… A Great Combination

Posted on Saturday, August 20, 2011 by Paul

We got up early and hit the garden and the kitchen.  Sue spent almost 6 hours with eggplants but it will be worth it!  Paul planed some additional vegetables, cleaned out the blueberries, and did general gardening activities.  Enough work… … Continue reading →

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Friday Was GREAT! Friends, Fun, Friends, and Fun!

Posted on Saturday, August 20, 2011 by Paul

We began the day with breakfast at Old Ranch where we joined Mike and Monica plus James (first official day of re-retirement).  We then headed for the links at 10:52 and had a “great” day with James and Charlotte!  Paul … Continue reading →

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Lights Out At Santa Ana… Hello Garden Grove

Posted on Friday, August 19, 2011 by Paul

We played golf today and then headed to Santa Ana but we were warned, the light’s went out.  We decided to change plans and go to Garden Grove where we were entertained by the Fabulous Footnotes!  Our friends were there … Continue reading →

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Golf And Dancing… Life Is Good

Posted on Thursday, August 18, 2011 by Paul

We went to Old Ranch and played 18 holes and then did a quick happy hour visit.  We wanted to head for Khoury’s at 4:15 so we could get our table for the dancing that evening.  It turned out to … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Was A Laid Back Day… Needed Once In A While

Posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 by Paul

We went to our golf lessons and then headed to Old Ranch for lunch.  We played eighteen holes and then met up with Ted Conlin to share stories of years gone by.  After some oysters and shrimp, we headed for … Continue reading →

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Pageant Of The Masters Tuesday

Posted on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 by Paul

We went to the pageant with James and Linda arriving about 4:00.  Time for a stroll into town town of  Laguna, a drink and then back to the grounds for dinner.  Please join us. The show was pretty good and … Continue reading →

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Monday Was Busy….

Posted on Monday, August 15, 2011 by Paul

We went to California Pizza Kitchen for lunch before going to the movies! We tried their new habanero pizza…. Good! The sauce was on the side and we know why!  It was plenty hot! We saw “Cowboys and Aliens“. “… … Continue reading →

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Do The Twist

Posted on Sunday, August 14, 2011 by Paul

We went to church and then to home to do some errands. At 2:00 we headed to Cerritos for a date with Chubby Checker and his twist. After the show, we headed for ORCC for a wine or two with … Continue reading →

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If You Work You Gotta Play

Posted on Saturday, August 13, 2011 by Paul

We worked around the house in the morning, mostly in the garden.  Sue made corn and potato soup with the potatoes coming form our own garden!  We then headed for LAX to dance with the Nightlighters.  Please join the fun!

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Pleasant Meeting Sam!

Posted on Saturday, August 13, 2011 by Paul

I was minding my own business sitting in front of Sue’s hairdresser when this nice young man asked if he could take my picture.   I say “Sure” thinking maybe he liked my wizzy-wig (WYSIWYG – “What You See Is What … Continue reading →

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