People to see…..Places to go

24 Feb Played golf with Roy, Russ and Dick.  Didn’t do all that well on the front nine, though my excuse is I had really hurt my back and the Advil took some time to ‘kick in’  Anyway the back nine was a little better and my raw score got me a third prize at [...]

Bride on the Beach

Just another one, I thought – but what makes this one different?  Well take a look at who’s watching it! Now the Bridal Party is heading for the pool area.  Could they be contemplating……….? I see all of life from my balcony!

The Real Mardi Gras Parade

All the other parades were just the lead up to today’s ‘Big One’ at St Andrew’s Park and it’s a beautiful sunny day for it too. Beads! Beads! Beads! This is definitely the ‘Big One’  Last week’s little parade at Pier Park, pales in comparison.    Pirates? Lobsters? What a crowd, mostly families, but really all [...]

New Day – New Experience

Fri 20 Feb Last night was another whole new experience.  Went to ‘Tootsie’s’ for a Country Music night.  What a blast!  They had a live band from Nashville, so new it doesn’t yet have a name, but they were really great and played from 6-10pm almost nonstop.  I was with Marilyn, Don, Joe and Ellen [...]

It must be Spring – Snowbirds are leaving

Wed 18 Feb Life is all but back to normal and my friends had a lovely time over the last couple of days in Clearwater and surrounding area.  They called me last evening and told me about the amazing coincidence of bumping into Maureen and Jim Kirwin in a museum hundreds of miles from here.  [...]

Peace and Quiet or Still and Silent?

I have reclaimed the following:- My very large bed; the balcony; both bathrooms; both hairdryers; individual clothes hangers; all the tea, coffee and wine I can drink; the dishwasher; the words, neat, tidy and quiet.  I can sit in any seat, put things in one place and know they will be there until I decide [...]

Mardi Gras Parades and Valentine’s Day?

The bad weather finally arrived, though we are still waiting for the actual storm.  Very dark and wet this morning, so we spent quite some time reviewing our options for the day ahead.  By the time we decided to do a bit of sight-seeing, there was considerably less of the day to worry about. We [...]

Scots Takeover the Texas Scramble

Today was ‘Texas Scramble’ Day and we were all setting off in the same direction, but with our own team members.  The weather forecast was warning of rain,  however, the skies were clear blue and the sun was splitting the trees all day until well into the afternoon. The course was quite challenging, especially for [...]

When’s our ‘Day Off?’or ‘Gizza Brek!’

Wed 11 Feb Today’s weather was to be stormy and the sky and sea were threatening as we woke.  Thank goodness we’re not supposed to be golfing today. We did some shopping and the girls went for their beach walk, which was more arduous than normal in the fierce wind.  Then we set off  for the [...]

If it’s Tuesday, it must be Golf.

Marie, Pat and Jean at Sunny Hills Golf and Country Club Tues 10 Feb We were ‘up and at em’ early. My weather website had been forecasting ‘rain pm’ – as you can see, it didn’t happen. We played the eighteen holes in lovely sunshine, but with a strong wind and borrowed clubs.  (Did I [...]