Monthly Archives: June 2016

Surprise Surprise!

Posted on Thursday, June 30, 2016 by Paul

We did the standard pre departure chores including watering the corn seedlings.  Sue fixed breakfast and  we were off to hand therapy.  Afterwords she suggested we take a drive to Cucina Enoteca down on PCH.  It was a great idea … Continue reading →

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On Wednesday…More Tomato Sauce And Golf

Posted on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 by Paul

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 Was A Busy Day

Posted on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 by Paul

We headed to H&H to pick up our corn that we ordered on Saturday.  After returning home, we quickly planted it in the ground that was previously prepared.  We ordered 30 white and 30 yellow corn babies! We have never … Continue reading →

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Great Fun… The Dentist

Posted on Monday, June 27, 2016 by Paul

We did chores around the house before leaving for the dentist in Huntington Beach.  Dr. Fleming is a funny guy and makes going to the dentist “enjoyable”.    He is indeed a painless-dentist! After leaving him, we went to Seal Beach … Continue reading →

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Sunday… Time To Rest… NOT!

Posted on Sunday, June 26, 2016 by Paul

Paul spent hours in the garden cleaning out the dead leaves from the tomatoes, straightening up the  cages, watering the new seeds, and adding mulch into the garden for the future corn.   The raised beds make it so easy to … Continue reading →

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The Weekend Is Here… Time To Relax

Posted on Saturday, June 25, 2016 by Paul

Oops!  Relax?  No way Jose’.  We got up and Paul hit the garden again working in the front yard removing old string beans and cleaning up the Japanese grape plant. At 10:00 am, Paul had to stop as he is … Continue reading →

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Friday Was A Work Day… Sort Of!

Posted on Friday, June 24, 2016 by Paul

As soon as we got up we set to boiling about ten gallons of water because it is time to make our first tomato sauce of the year! Paul got up early and worked in the garden! The new design … Continue reading →

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Golf Day Hooray!

Posted on Thursday, June 23, 2016 by Paul

It’s Thursday so that means golf!  Paul worked in the garden in the morning as this time of year the garden requires a lot of work. Plants need to be harvested, dead materials need to be removed, everything needs to … Continue reading →

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It’s Wednesday! Hump Day!

Posted on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 by Paul

It’s downhill from this point! We spent the morning doing chores with Sue doing inside and Paul hitting the garden! Off to Sue’s hand therapy! We decided it was time to go to Disneyland and see the fireworks!  We headed … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Means Golf…. Time For Exercise!

Posted on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 by Paul

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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Monday Monday…

Posted on Monday, June 20, 2016 by Paul

It was hot so we became home-bodies today.  Inside we were 78 and outside it was in the high 90’s.  The ol’ air conditioner worked well.  When we were leaving we heard a strange sound in the back yard vegetable … Continue reading →

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Father’s Day Was Busy!

Posted on Sunday, June 19, 2016 by Paul

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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Fairly Slow Day…

Posted on Saturday, June 18, 2016 by Paul

We did chores around the house and then headed to the Mary Côté’s home for a great BBQ and get-together.  Join the fun! We went to the GG Elks in the evening and danced with the gang.

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It’s Friday! Yeah!

Posted on Friday, June 17, 2016 by Paul

We did chores around the house.  While Sue did laundry, Paul worked in the garden! We then headed to Old Ranch to play nine holes of Golf!  Paul walked the course taking two hours.  The weather was fantastic! We did … Continue reading →

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Away We Go 100 Miles South

Posted on Thursday, June 16, 2016 by Paul

We are off and running to the San Diego Fair in Del Mar.  We had a good visit and we found our restaurant which is off the back of the track adjacent to the fairgrounds. We left the fair about … Continue reading →

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Busy Day, What Else?

Posted on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 by Paul

Paul got up at 5:30 to see his dermatologist.  He got a clean bill of health and needs to come back in five weeks after all the healing is done! We asked Greg to join us at Maderas Steakhouse in … Continue reading →

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A New Record… Of Sorts

Posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 by Paul

We went to the market before lunch which was a good idea.  After lunch, we went to Old Ranch where Paul played the entire front nine pushing his own cart.  Although he shot a 54, it was not too bad … Continue reading →

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Interesting Day…

Posted on Monday, June 13, 2016 by Paul

First things first… Sue did all the calculations from our friends selections at Cerritos Performing Arts Center and we ordered $12,000 + worth of tickets!  We like getting in early!  We should get the tickets mid-summer and then the folks … Continue reading →

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Father’s Day Early! A Little Dinner Dancing!

Posted on Sunday, June 12, 2016 by Paul

Joe and his in-laws are going to Northern California over Father’s Day this year so they decided to celebrate a little early at “Tap’s” in Brea.  Michele and Tony invited us to attend and it was a delightful brunch!  Please … Continue reading →

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It Was A Slow Day

Posted on Saturday, June 11, 2016 by Paul

We got up a bit early and headed for Bell California to meet up with Evelia and Javier at the La Casina Mexicana… Really great dining!  Interesting menu with real Mexican dishes!  We ate and chatted for a couple of … Continue reading →

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