Recent Posts

If I had my Grandma's china, I would definitely hand wa****

The check thing sounds very aggravating, did you have to open every envelope to take out a check so you could sign it? Yikes.

Putting may be the one thing I kind of feel okay about in golf, due to years of mini golf. DH did tell me once I have a good putting grip. The other skills like actually driving a ball down the fairway are not skills I have!

The deer friends are back as the sun is setting (at 4:30pm!) and they brought a friend. They look Christmasy in the snow, and they're probably cleaning up some brush as they are back there chewing with gusto.

We enjoyed out coffee, and then, at the thrift shop I ended up buying a whole set of china. 10 place settings and some big serving pieces like a soup tureen for under $40. It's a Theadore Haviland pattern, manufactured in Limonges France. It's making my wedding pattern ,Waynesboro ,from Noritake circa 1987, feel a little unremarkable. I have 13 complete place settings of that pattern. Anyhow, I do love dishes, and if I had a bigger home, there would be multiple sets here for sure. I know we've talked about this before, how nobody wants the family china. Maybe because I came from a family where there was no china, silver flatware, or stemware I'm a better audience. I hope who ever this china belonged to before, (she is no doubt on the other side by now) would appreciate how much I will enjoy using it.

It's snowing lightly again. When we got home this afternoon, DH used the leaf blower to dust off the driveway. I guess he likes his gadgets too. : ) It was 15 degrees. Tomorrow is supposed to be a heatwave, all the way up into the 30s. The bad news is there is a winter storm predicted, so near freezing temps don't bode well as the precipitation is being described as a wintery mix. Should it get slick, all is well here, because we have groceries, logs, wine and bourbon. And fancy dishes to eat from : )

I would think reading the green would be a good subject to address when putting! I hate when you expect instruction and you get them talking about themselves instead.

117.4 - back to hovering where my weight has been most of the year.

Yesterday's golf clinic was good again but hot. Very humid and not much breeze. But I learned an additional couple of new techniques which could help in the future. The one skill where I learned nothing new was putting. There is a new pro and he seems to mostly like to talk and show his golf toys. Not much instruction. Sigh... Putting ends up being super important but other than telling us to keep the head parallel to the ground and our eyes over the ball he didn't suggest much else. Though maybe it is just personal practice that counts?

Today may be somewhat rainy and definitely cloudy so we may go down to Fort Pierce, the next town south of us, to poke around. The sisters have never been there. Before that hopefully it won't be raining so I can make it to water aerobics after the Justice walk. I haven't been there for 2 weeks. DH has a golf clinic for men all morning. I think he forgot that he also has a class at 4 when he suggested Fort Pierce?

Have a munificent Monday!

Thanks, DD I feel a lot of guilt for not being able to use so many of the things I already had that were very nice and still in good condition. To see them go to good homes and have a second life where they are appreciated again is a big relief and makes me so happy!