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We were up and going early and enjoyed our cup of coffee by the fire pit, watching the fog gradually lift from the ground and disappear.<\/p>\n
Today, we are doing brunch at the Santa Ana Elks.\u00a0 They had a great selection of food, and the place was loaded.\u00a0 I had my beer instead of champagne; it felt odd, but that’s life.<\/p>\n
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Just us!<\/p>\n
We had twelve of us at our table, and\u00a0 Irene joined the fun!\u00a0 The Secret Ingredient of Happiness is Dinner with Friends.<\/p>\n
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Irene joined us today.<\/p><\/div>\n
What do you call a rabbit with fleas? Bugs Bunny!<\/p>\n
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Mary got behind Nick to make sure his hair was straight.\u00a0 The Duda’s are going to Bob’s Mom’s house at 3:00 pm, so they had plenty of time to come and join us.<\/p>\n
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We had our little family.<\/p><\/div>\n
The Easter Bunny was roaming around the facility,y so Mary gave him a “wolf whistle,” and he came bounding over to see what was going on!<\/p>\n
How do bunnies stay healthy? Eggercise!<\/p>\n
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The Easter Bunny came by and visited.<\/p><\/div>\n
The table was packed, and we had a great time telling ad retelling stories.<\/p>\n
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We had a dozen people at our table; great fun!<\/p><\/div>\n
We are headed out, but we needed a picture by the blow-up bunny!<\/p>\n
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We home.<\/p><\/div>\n
The Dudas came home with us to pass some time before going to Whittier.\u00a0 They were great and helped us finish off the Easter Tree.\u00a0 We have new lights that change colors using a remote control.\u00a0 Now, we do NOT have to change lights for every holiday!<\/p>\n
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The remote has 16 different color buttons with 14 dynamic twinkling\/ flashing modes, i.e., AUTO, JUMP, FlASH, and SMOOTH.\u00a0 Also, Four timer modes, i.e., 4 hours ON\/ 20 hours OFF; 6 hours ON\/ 18 hours OFF; 8 hours ON\/16 hours OFF<\/p><\/div>\n
The tree is now officially up!\u00a0 Next time, it will be dressed in red, white, and blue!<\/p>\n
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Robin and Bob stopped by on their way to the Duda’s<\/p><\/div>\n
Becky and Dan came by for a visit, and we gossiped for a good hour!\u00a0 They were going to a Duck’s game at the Pond about five miles away.\u00a0 \u00a0We got the scoop on her upcoming marriage; we will be going to Ireland in Spring 2024.<\/p>\n
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Becky came by at 4:00 pm with Dan.<\/p><\/div>\n
Becky and Dan are a cute couple.\u00a0 It is very nice to have them visit us; we enjoyed catching up on things.<\/p>\n
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They are a lovely-looking couple.<\/p><\/div>\n
Mama Mary, Beck, and Dan!<\/p>\n
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It was wonderful to see them.<\/p><\/div>\n
After Becky and Dan departed, we went to Home Depot and got the necessary soil for the vertical planter.\u00a0 We stopped by Jan’s and visited for a few minutes.\u00a0 We invited her over to see the garden.\u00a0 We decided we would not continue our daily visits unless Jan starts to go out, as we are enabling her to stay home, which is unhealthy.\u00a0 We shall see if she comes over at 11:00 am tomorrow!<\/p>\n
After they departed, we put together the vertical container!<\/p>\n
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Easy so it says in the instruction manual!<\/p><\/div>\n
Five layers each of which is 12″ tall; five times six pockets per layer and there is room for thirty plants!!<\/p>\n
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The plants are in; just the finishing touches!<\/p><\/div>\n
It was finished in about an hour and was ready to go!\u00a0 The casters made it easy to move around and the rotary table was on brings making it super easy to rotate the sides so they each face the sun for a while!<\/p>\n
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Magnificent, and it rolls around and turns!<\/p><\/div>\n
We watched a movie before crashing; it has been a full day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We were up and going early and enjoyed our cup of coffee by the fire pit, watching the fog gradually lift from the ground and disappear. Today, we are doing brunch at the Santa Ana Elks.\u00a0 They had a great … Continue reading