A golf cart with eyelashes and whiskers on kittens....

I want one of these .... these carts are every where... I think they're more prevalent than bicycles! Especially when it's a family. They have a bumper seat on some! really really cute. I'm sure the gas mileage is zip. Tempted to rent one but they are expensive.... y'could buy one almost what you would pay to rent the thing for a week or so.

I'm so excited! a pal from childhood is coming down Friday! She and her husband play golf and will be playing at the Newport Beach Golf Club... fancy schmancy... she's the one I wrote about posts ago about having four children and raised one grandchild.... She's worked hard all her life and it paid off... they sold their business for 7 figures... don't know how many of the 7 figures but I do know at least one... that'd work for me!

What a pretty cool coincidence! She wrote and wanted to know where I was on the Texas coast because they were coming down the first of December for a week and would be in Newport Beach! .... I happened to be out and about exploring and saw the Club sign... close to the beach access where Homer got stuck! Beautiful place.

She just realized last night that I am here... HAhaaaa.... she drinks too much... goose

Laid back day today... ate breakfast in my room... I bought some of those 90 second Uncle Ben's rice things... this one was Santa Fe and I decided pooey on the egg thingies.... what a todo... just boiled some water in my teapot and dropped a couple of eggs in there.... I poached them! dang good! put a little cheese on the rice then plopped the funny looking eggs on top and voila! goooood stuff

Another gorgeous sunshiny blue skies green palm trees perfect temperature day! Just beautiful!  The waves were gorgeous and blue blue water.... a guy and his two dogs were out romping and playing in the waves... sooo cute. run run run these dogs did... loved going out into the waves .... really fun to watch them. I park right on the beach. I make SURE that the sand is packed. I do NOT want Homer to get stuck any more... Others drive practically in the water but Homer is a city van and is built pretty low.

Walked to the library and tried to find some information on that frazzlin tree I've been trying to identify. Asked the librarian ... she didn't know ---- got about 6 books on plants around here. The only thing close was a ficus indica! This one is in Arizona so my guy was probably all knarly because of the coastal winds... don't know... jeeez ... if I  could ever find it again... I'd go ask the home owner ... however, it's probably a rental and they wouldn't know either.

Port Aransas ?

Arizona ficus indica

Anywho.... I think I shall never see anything as lovely as a tree... aw... remember this poem? Gotta be one of if not the first poem I ever learned. Never learned many... wasn't good at reciting poetry... wasn't good at PE either.... study hall was primo well and lunch time except when they made us start staying on campus... complete bummer

TREES

by: Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918)

I think that I shall never see

A poem lovely as a tree.

 

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest

Against the earth's sweet flowing breast;

 

A tree that looks at God all day,

And lifts her leafy arms to pray;

 

A tree that may in Summer wear

A nest of robins in her hair;

 

Upon whose bosom snow has lain;

Who intimately lives with rain.

 

Poems are made by fools like me,

But only God can make a tree.

I have always had an affinity for trees. I was raised by a pine grove. I like all trees. Haven't met one yet I didn't like. They fascinate me. Well, nature fascinates me. One of the times my mind decided to wander off... I found me an oak tree and hugged it good and proper. Found my mind - well, kinda -  but there were some sort of itchy varmints climbing around on it and I got the itchies from the hug... but it still felt good. Hugging a tree, saying hey to a dolphin and listening to ocean waves are very good things....

Trees have been here through lots of stuff. Man and those horrible pine beetles! are their enemies.... Rocky Mountain National Park was/is infested with them and they have killed a bunch of trees. wonder why they couldn't stop them... we can give air time to Newt Gingrich but can't save a tree... something's not right about that.

I spent many many a childhood day playing amongst trees like this.. me and my dolls and my cat and my dog... we had a fine time.

I want a dolphin of my very own

Spent the day at The Texas State Aquarium. Sooooo freakin cute! .... My iPhone camera was on it's last gasp of battery! Can NOT believe me and my luck with taking a picture of the dolphins! But I did manage these... they played with balls and danced and did all the captive dolphin things.... the dolphin pool was wonderful. The underground pool was very cool. I stood next to the glass and put my hands up ....

I swear they know and their little eyeballs looked at me.... I just squealed inside... didn't want to scare the kiddies by my being all teary eyed and overjoyed at their acknowledging me... HAhaaaa you believe that, right... well? the Mothers were being cautious of me... their problem ... me and the kiddies had a fine time. My heart ached when I saw a 2 year old and a 17 month old squealing with me... sooooo cute... my little g'baby would just be in heaven looking at all the animals! she loves fish. sigh

Corpus is in a horse shoe kinda thing and Port Aransas is a long island across the bay ... the free ferry is from Aransas Pass over to 5... Mustang Island is the actual name of the Island... Mustang Island State Park is at the southern tip and you can go to North Padre Island and Padre Island National Seashore.... can't get to South Padre though - a place I hope to go on down to before I go home.

I went down the Island and across the bridge to get there but came 'home' back down to Aransas Pass and the ferry. I just love riding that thing. It's fun. Me and Homer seem to always get a front row seat. Soooo pretty in the evening with the sun setting across the bay.

Corpus is a sprawled out city. Don't care for all the refinery tanks and such. It's got all the stuff any city has everywhere. I don't do malls and shopping any longer. Downtown looked very nice as I went by to the Aquarium. Since I am a member of the Little Rock Zoo, I got in for half price but the parking was $5... didn't like that. So the total was $13... ;) Big beautiful place. I enjoyed it.

The SS Lexington is also there as a museum. I didn't go in. I wanted to spend the day at the Aqarium. I'm not much on seeing battleships and such. I did that in San Diego ... HUGE HUGE HUGE ships.... jets fly in and out on the damn things... unbelievable.

I might take a day and just explore Corpus ... I'd like to see the neighborhoods and such. The beach side with the hotels and the Aquarium - the tourist stuff is all I saw and well, the lovely interstate views....

The bridges I went over to get there were beautiful .... love driving long ways over water. Seemed shallow... well... I guess so Herons were wading... HAhaaaa... interesting area. The refinery smells aren't pleasant and for some reason ever now and then all along the coast --- a smell of sewage ... I don't know if that's what it is... but it's not pleasant. I'm actually afraid to take a deep breath with all the refinery stuff and red tide stuff and sewer stuff... JEEEEZ....  too pretty for all that toxic mess.

I almost spent $100 on these fish robots for m'stepgrandson and g'daughter.... absolutely hilarious! One of the staff members told me I can get them at Toys R Us for $30 each instead of $50 each! whoa.... so I'm going to look for them... I want one.

hah! of course YouTube has a commercial... look at this!




The weather? absolutely stellar.... nary a cloud - blue blue skies... green palm trees... sparking blue Gulf ... Pelicans and Gulls and Grackels and what all --- Butterflies!

Began this beautiful day by walking to Avery's Kitchen for breakfast this morning... it's almost to the dolphin pier.... cute little place.. had eggs, beans, hashbrowns and tortillas... great tasting salsa... goooood breakfast. Then ate some of that damn candy Homer keeps hiding from me on the way to the Aquarum. Ate a white chocolate pecan patty... sigh

Stopped at HEB for water and more fruit before boarding the ferry in Aransas Pass to come 'home' ... I feel like a native... ;)

I thank you....

Give me the beat to free my soul

Absolutely gorgeous stellar day! The temperature and the wind were apologizing for yesterday! Walked everywhere.... Then later tonight Homer and I went to say good night to the waves....

The beach was deserted except for just one RV and a van far apart. I was by myself.... had the window down listening to the waves... soooo peaceful. After a bit ... the darkness and solitude kinda made me feel - not afraid but uncomfortable. Sooooo left and went to the dolphin pier. Not many people there either but it was well lit as well as lots of boats in the harbor and the ever running ferries .... so sat there and contemplated for an hour or so.

Ahhhhhhhhhh Uncle Kracker says it soooo fine.

Day after day I'm more confused 

Yet I look for the light 

Through the pourin' rain 

You know that's a game that I hate to lose 

And I'm feeling the strain 

Ain't it a shame 

Oh, give me the beat, boys, and free my soul 

I want to get lost in your rock and roll 

And drift away [repeat] 

Won't ya take me away

Beginning to think that I'm wasting time

I don't understand the things I do 

The world outside looks so unkind

Now I'm counting on you 

To carry me through 

Oh, give me the beat, boys, and free my soul

I want to get lost in your rock and roll 

And drift away [repeat] 

Won't ya take me away

And when my mind is free 

You know a melody can move me 

And when I'm feeling blue 

The guitar's coming through to soothe me 

Thanks for the joy that you've given me 

I want you to know I believe in your song 

Your rythm and rhyme and harmony 

You've helped me along 

Makin' me strong 

Oh, give me the beat, boys, and free my soul 

I want to get lost in your rock and roll 

And drift away [repeat] 

Won't ya take me

I want to drift away

I do not want to go home..... solution?

Sand and wind and candy

Slept with the window open as I always do ... woke up to the wind just having fits! I made coffee and sat by my window to look at the palm tree tops looking as though Jolly Green was about to pluck 'em for breakfast.

Had to close my window... rats. Decided I wanted Mexican food for brunch. Went to San Juan Restaurant... and THIS time... the woman alone thing got me no service... two couples who came in after me were already eating their chips and had their drinks! I was slightly amused. First time this has happened here. Anyway... waited a good 15 minutes then decided pfffffft so left and went to another one.. Cancun ... supposed to not be as good but I got immediately waited on.

I do not have a lot of patience. I have more when I have nothing better to do than eat... ;) and I'll patiently wait for a bit... soooo had a cheese relleno with rice, beans and guacamole... very good. Then decided to do my beach and dolphin pier routine. I was closest to the beach so went there and Katy bar the door! The wind was making Homer shiver but when I got to the beach? HAaaa here's a tent ... you can't really tell how much it had flattened out and blowing in the wind... I can't believe it was still staked and hadn't blown into the Gulf!

Sand was just blowing awful! Homer was covered .... I had the windows closed but I still tasted salt! no like... I love the waves and the sounds but sand? Tried to take a picture of how bad the windows got ... I had to use the wiper washer stuff... the sand is just blowing like crazy... of course with my little ol iPhone camera... it's hard to capture...

I decided I'd had enough sand and went to the car wash... washed Homer and went to my dolphin pier.... holy freakin moly... the wind! it's cold .. I could barely open Homer's door! so I just didn't... sat and watched with my binoculars Just a gorgeous looking day.... not a cloud in the sky! The birds! How do they fly in this wind!? Didn't seem to slow them down a whit. amazing. I mean they weigh as much as a bird! Something as large as I am gets a bit off kilter .... but the birds? amazing.

Soooooo decided I'd drive about a bit and see if I could find that frazzlin cactus tree again... couldn't find it but the blasted dedicated candy store was open. It's been closed! Went in... knew I shouldn't but 'it' becomes a gravitational pull that is beyond description and my control.

They have bins and bins and tables and counters of candy. You name the candy... and they have it. So.... grabbed a little bag and started putting in one or two of this and that ... LOVE maple nut goodies and chocolate rum balls and so forth. THEN my eyes after turning around saw the maple walnut fudge... I prefer pecans but what the hey... sooo ended up buying $18 worth of candy.

Decided to go to another part of the Island - Charlie's Pasture - a nature and birding walk. Kelli and I went there last week. This time, I went around to another side. The housekeeper here told me I could see the dolphins even better there! This was an interesting part of the channel. The waves were really hitting the seawall naturally but when those big ships came in! wow.... Homer got totally splashed. I couldn't even see out of him... the side windows even! the sand! holy moly

I just love this little guy --- since it was windy ... I just sat in Homer - played with m'dragonfly and watched the ships roll in

Went back to bathe Homer AGAIN! ... he gets bathed as much as I do... speaking of... the wind has blown out the hot water heater TWICE in my room. They've gone to Corpus Christi to get another. Sooooo I have the keys to a room two doors down to go shower in... going to be just great! it's cold and windy and I'm way too dainty for such .... not good - don't like it.

And so... after saying g'night to be dolphin pier ... absolutely so gorgeous. I do wish I could capture the colors! It's a Cheshire Cat Moon tonight .... and is it Venus that's hanging around down at the bottom? I used to know that. Martha? if you're reading this.... is it? She's getting into all this quantum mechanics and all manner of neat learning stuff. I hope she reads my blog I just love hers.,... I'm talking about Gypsy - On the Road Again...

Anyway...  the colors are ... GOLD at the bottom then gold and even more muted gold then lavender and then grayish lavender and just a knockout. Can you see the Cheshire Cat moon? lol ... my little camera phone - bless its heart... I expect so much from it...

So good night dolphin pier ;)

The candy? It's in Homer. I ate a bit. Tested my sugar addiction. I'm not binging. I'm okay. I'm a sick and weak individual. The bags are in Homer and it's cold and windy and dark and I'm in my night pajama pants and I'm not going out to get any. Going to have a cup of coffee and write in this blog. and look at my fat self in this dang mirror over this desk! good place for a mirror... jowls --- candy loves my jowls. I'm really not much of a candy eater. If that were pie down there in Homer? oh baruther

About debauchery ...

It was such a beautiful night last night that after I got in and got all ready to say good night to the world... and even after I posted here ... just had to get out and say g'night to the beach again. It was dark but I can still hear the waves.

This hotel... as Cap'n Cutie Pie said ... is where all the good bars are ... and he's right. I've got 'action' all around me. I wanted to take pictures of the bazillions of cars and various clubs but my iPhone camera just doesn't do well at night ... the lights become blurs, it seems.

I would love to grab a bite to eat and go in one of these nights. I can gnaw on something and order a tonic and lime, I guess. I just don't enjoy drinking any more. That was my lifestyle for so many years. I've written how I didn't get married until 41 and had my one and only precious baby boy at 42...

Well? prior to that ... I partied till the cows came home. I was always employed where it was necessary ;) to imbibe during various business luncheons, dinners and cocktail parties.  I did not become an alcoholic... I don't know why - that gene in there somewhere. But, it was my lifestyle. I have several posts on this somewhere in these past five months I've been blogging.

That not feeling good the next day and sluggish and needing food and water to compensate for the energy all that booze and carrying on does.... again... my cynicism comes into play. People say and do things when they drink. I say and do things when I don't drink. I need no encouragement. I'm actually afraid to drink as I used to. I ended up in lots of strange places in those days. Most were fun but I woke up and said.... uh HUH .... and I'm?

At any rate... that lifestyle of partying is just not my thing. I don't know what my thing is any longer. That's one of the reasons for this journey. After being a Mom and cherishing every minute... well, until he got into college! and living a Mother and wife lifestyle ... my life is in limbo.

My little g'daughter and step grandson and my Mother and Father being dead and my cutting my two older brothers out of my world ... has produced yet another lifestyle that I'm really trying to come to terms with.

Don't want to party all night long --- I mean.... seeing who can out BS the other and all that laughing at someone's stuff and dancing to show yer stuff and so on and so forth.

.... well? it was fun - at least what I thought was fun,... a plastic world - full of people trying to holler I'M ALIVE and I'm having a blast!

cynical? me? hah

Salty Dog! first taste of liquor I ever had .... this is right around the corner from my hotel ... I intend on going there before I leave

These are stock photos... better than what I would have taken ...

Watching a 1996 Dolly Parton movie ... Unlikely Angel .... lol --- the movie is really sappy but, Well? I like Dolly Parton ... the wind is howling. I have the window open and it's cool ... very nice - just made a cup of cocoa and well... g'night ;)

Well, isn't today interesting. I woke up  ;). I slept with the window open. Nice breeze. Beautiful sunrise. I moved my chair by the window when I first rented this room. They had the nightstand there and the chair on the other side!

First thing I did. I can look out. I do not like being closed in. I have the door ajar with the chain on. I would not make a good prisoner. Suppose that's why I always tried to obey the laws. The mere thought of being locked up is waaaay more than enough incentive to behave... well, legally.

Brings to mind about what is behaving legally socially ... being considerate, polite, generous, witty, good listener, good conversationalist, well read, don't smell or potty burp or mouth burp, don't slurp yer soup, don't elbow someone when eating, don't wear clothes that incite or repulse, clean fingernails, no half polished toes or nails, no sleevelessness if you're an animated talker and old and/or don't like to shave your armpits or if a guy... just

TOUCHDOWN HOGS!!!!! AGAINST LSU --- MAN OH MAN.... We're number 3 - they're number 1 ... Whoooooo pigs

keep your pits clean... offer gum if you're going to have some, don't smoke, don't get drunk and snotty or mean or sloppy or fall down, ..... I guess there's more but you get my drift, blog.

Lots of societal rules as well as rules that'll land you in jail. never have been in one... don't want to go in one. Sooooo.... there are jails of all kinds....

Societal jails... always trying to do the right thing. hah! can't win.... each time you try to please someone that goes against yer grain.... a little piece of you goes away. I think so.

Afraid of being who you are. If you're one of the lucky ones who knows yourself. comfortable in your skin - as they say. A good sense of self ....

HOLY TOLEDO!!!!!!! ANOTHER TOUCHDOWN.... MAN OH MAN OH MAN... WHOOO HOOOO  goooooo Hogs! what the hell?

I'm staying in today.... watching this game! and well, it's black Friday? I have absolutely no desire to fight crowds any longer. My g'daughter's Mother just texted me showing g'baby sound asleep in a Walmart buggy... HAhaaaa.... I think I'll post it... gotta save it then transfer... hold on

  

 HAhaaaaa... precious angel.... 19 months old! Jeeeeeeez I'd like to hug her little neck! squeeze her good and proper!

My son and I are texting back and forth ... The Razorbacks are awesome! so far... it is the beginning of the 2nd quarter and well, LSU ain't number 1 for nothing.... TOO OLD for football .... after the Cowboys yesterday and their GULP win ... we got the Hogs today... he's 26 and can handle such... HAhaaaa...  he just texted WPS... I said whatzat? it's Whoo Pig Sooie... lol .... kids have acronyms for everything with this texting business. He can type almost as fast as I can with two thumbs --- and I earned my living typing for a long time.... beats all.

I  bought these Eggies things .... I dislike peeling boiled eggs. don't mind boiling 'em... I'm not much of a cook. I brought my electric teapot with me. Thought I'd give these things a shot. I bought a few staple type groceries after renting this room and a half dozen eggs was one of them... along with some freshly made corn torillas. Sooooooo thought I'd try 'em. It worked realy well! just poured the eggs into the little cups and they boiled and I opened 'em and put 'em on a nuked warmed tortilla with a bit of colby and jack cheese and voila! dang good breakfast.... along with a fresh orange.... a few leaves of fresh spinach and a pineapple slice.

Wanna see?

 

very cool...

oh another text from baby mama.... HAhaaaa ... she's in a car!

 

Oh me.... m'baby... 

Oh... lord.... LSU has now come back with two touchdowns of their own... man oh man oh man - tied 14-14 - okay I've got to put the macadamia nuts away... need to find something else to chomp on while watching this...

oh good Kelli just called and is bringing my scarf by I left at her friend's ... this weather has really been windy! My hot water heater went out.... and the husband of the housekeeper was not interested in leaving his bed to come light it... HAhaaaa... she told him to get his butt over here... hilarious... women rule - heh

awwww jeez... I'm done with the game... can't watch any longer... we're down by two touchdowns in the 4th...  going for a walk....

Another gorgeous afternoon and evening... I had to take pictures again... it's so beautiful. Great dolphin pier walk. Since it's the holidays, the Island is full. Kiddos and parents were standing along the seawall watching the dolphins and following them hoping they would leap where they were ... hah! I swear the dolphins play with us... they come up where we predict they won't... lol

I'm afraid I'm going to fall in from getting distracted by trying to take their picture.

Sigh....

... stopped at the grocery and got some sugar free caramel mousse... having that and a little cup of coffee...

g'night ;)

Thanksgiving 2011 - Part two ;)

This is where I ate Thanksgiving dinner - Virginia's at Fisherman's Wharf - Port Aransas, Texas...

View from my table

My server

That house you see is a beautiful shell pink ... a boat just came in with their catch -- still my view!

Ambience? great... food? so so... price? terrible ... $28 with tax and tip. Corn and green beans -- way overcooked. Dressing was fine with whole cranberries... sliced sweet potatoes - ok.... mashed potatoes? ok.... terrible desserts - thank goodness. Nice salad though! If I had paid $15 --- would have been a nice meal but $28? terrible

BUT my view and the atmosphere and little server were great.... no one gasped because I was by myself. I liked that. I've been taking myself out to dinner since I was 18. AND... to some pretty fancy schmancy places I might add back in the day when women didn't do such a thing. hah! then and hah! now. I knew many many many women who wouldn't be caught dead eating out by themselves. They would rather accept a date with someone with whom they had absolutely no rapport for a 'free' meal or to just get out. I've always had a low threshold for boredom and could not stand to accept a boring date to get a free meal!? balderdash

Never did that crap and never liked the women who did such. Well, I liked the women but not that act. Form of prostitution if you ask me. AND... the poor guys... i know they knew ... how could they not? Different world back then. I digress.

I enjoyed my meal even though the food at Golden Corral or such would have been better - if that gives you a clue to the tastiness and quality of the food... but I enjoyed it.

Wandered all about and did my normal dolphin watching and beach going ... another ship came in while sitting at the restaurant... every one just ooooohed and aaahhhed over the jumping dolphins -- totally leaping in the air bringing the ship in... lol... wonder what they think? fascinating.

Came back around 4pm to watch the Cowboys... man oh freakin man! schtupid damn game! we won but by the hair of our chiney chin chins... After the game... the sunset and the air was so pretty so took off for a walk. Got a little chilly before I got back to the hotel. Very nice walk. Feel perfectly safe. People out cycling and walking and jogging. very nice feeling on this little Island. ;)

After my walk ... decided to look back in my private blog to the beginning in 2008 for Thanksgivings... this one right here... right now... is the best one I've had in forever. It as sooooooo painful to read those entries. 2005 really started the absolute dreading of the holidays. Before that... it was just ... aw crap... gotta do this and gotta do that... lots of stuff has happened in the last ten or so years. I kept paper journals before 2008... I truly can't bear to read them.

We all have our heartbreaks and sadness ... life and its subsidiaries, sigh ... some of us can never climb out of our depression and some say to hell with it and me? I've been trying to rid the toxicity for quite some time. I certainly don't need any new toxic stuff. I'm watching Horton Hears a Who on the teevee... HAhaaaaa

Soooooo Thanksgiving 2011... a new beginning? I sincerely hope so. I'm lost but my compass has new batteries.

Thanksgiving - time for reflection

 

A very different Thanksgiving ... my 68th? or no... my 69th? You're alive a full year before yer one. Hahaa  sigh

I'm in a hotel room twelve hours from my family. I've had Uncle Sam cereal ;) with fresh blueberries and raspberries and watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. I will watch the Dallas Cowboys play this afternoon.

I'm about to walk to the beach. What will this journey these past few weeks I've been on produce? I have no idea. But I do know the journey is necessary.

Mellow Wednesday

I said good morning ....

From my chair inside my room... raised the window but hello screen... didn't look that evident when I took the picture!

I made coffee and watched the sun do its thing... ate the rest of the quiche along with fresh blueberries and raspberries. Then drove to the beach to say g'morning. Was going to walk but it was a bit chilly this morning and well... I'm lazy.

Then wanted to say hey to the dolphins.... so drove to Robert's Pier... what an absolutely gorgeous morning.. well, and day. Just in the 70s and clear blue skies with some cloud fingers here and there.

These larger -- I guess tanker ships --- come in ever so often and Kelli said to be sure and wait till I see one because the dolphins will leap out of the water in front all the way in! They did! what a sight.... no way was I going to try to capture that... it hasn't worked yet for me to get pictures of them doing their dolphin stuff. So I waited until it passed me and took a picture of the ship... HAhaaa.... it has a pointed kind of front - bow? - and they --- at least three - flipped totally TOTALLY out of the water... I've seen them do that, of course, at Sea World and such but to see this in the 'wild'.... just breathtaking!

Walked around there for a while.... just love this place. Decided I was hungry for some reason ... so went looking for a place and pulled in to Port A Pizzeria.. salad bar... pizza was fine.. salad bar was fine.... service was fine - nice and friendly. Very good price. $7.99 for the whole shebang.

Then wanted to go to the library ... but it's closed until after Thanksgiving... rats~ but walked around it a bit. The Parks and Recreation complex is there as is the police headquarters. Seems they have a raised bed garden in the back .... and just look what I saw... almost got the vapors...

Haven't seen a condom in ... hmmm 30 years? why here? that's interesting

Boggles one's mind to think of sex by the Library by the Parks & Recreation and Police headquarters.... ought to be quite a story

The side of the Library

Thought I needed to go say g'night to the beach and check it out. I did. Where we camped the other night was jampacked! When we were there... it was just us and one other RV that stayed the night. Now, there's a couple of converted school buses, one Huge RV ... interesting campers and tents and people and all sorts of thises and thats. How interesting!

Thanksgiving on the beach! One family had a fire going. The very early teen boy and Dad were building a fire... the son made a windbreaker type thing of the sand... really clever and embellished it VERY artistically... HAhaaa... as only a young boy can do. The teenager girl and her Mother were in chairs.... The teenager daughter yawned several times and covered herself with a hoodie and well... eventually went into the SUV and sat... HAHaaaa... Deeeelighted to be there.

Eventually she came out... I think Dad said... getchurass out here... he was a pleasant looking fella ... they all sat around the campfire... very nice. I remember those days when we did. Joe and I and the boys. My stepson came to live with us when he was 9... they loved to canoe and float rivers and such. Arkansas has beautiful rivers to float, canoe and kayak on. We always enjoyed those times. ;) Joe liked to trout fish. sniff and sigh

Getting dark ... so said g'night to the beach....

Reflections of gold, red, pink - yellow --- ahhhhh - g'night waves and birds

sunset over the dunes - hard to capture with my phone ;) ... take my word it was brilliant red and gold --- gorgeous

I have Rod McKuen's The Soft Sea on my iPhone/iPod .... if you want to listen to one of the songs - The Ever Constant Sea with the lyrics ... go to my October archives and The Ever Constant Sea --- ahhhHHhhahhh

I listened to the album while the sun was going down.... my my my

thank you

Well? Tuesday and worthlessness

I ought to have that hen a dancing on each post... I do beat all. I woke up this morning! opened the door and said g'morning to outside. left the door cracked. made coffee.... you know? there's just something so comforting and sane about smelling freshly made coffee in the morning... especially if ya got a palm tree to say hey to.... ahhhh

Watched a bit of GMA - haven't watched it in eons... same ol stuff... news.

Decided to wash some stuff out in the sink.... nothing was really THAT dirty ... just used. Washed a pair of capris, a pair of jeans, a t-shirt and a shirt shirt ... felt really industrious... haaa... then saw that Kelly was on sans Regis.... decided to watch a bit -- Jerry Seinfeld was on... pretty funny. I enjoyed it. Well.... then The View came on... dammit! Soooooo had to watch what they had to say about all the stuff going on ... and if Rob will win the DWTS finale... JR's poll is 65% ... Hahaaa... lord... back to my bad BAD habits.... I refuse to sit here and watch freakin TV and get on the computer... sooooo took a lil nap.

Woke up and decided it was quiche and orange juice time.... nuked a slice... very good! so nuked another slice. had some grapes, slices of apple and three fig bars and of course, I'm stuffed ---- watching TV - on the computer and eating.

Chatted for about 30 minutes with my little g'daughter... HAHAHaaaa... she was talking a blue streak... shrieks and gobledepgoopdedoobeedummming and so forth... ever now and then a word - foot... ball ... the maid came by while I was shrieking and giggling with her ... had the door open with the chain on... Mary Ann is her name and she is sooo friendly and sweet. I said I didn't need anything... then continued talking with my g'baby... my son and I had a very long conversation...  he understands why and what I'm doing. We talked about Thanksgiving and how we're together whenever we want and one day is just another day --- I'm just so burned out on holiday nonsense....

All that carrying on and stress for what? a week worth's of cooking and planning for about 30 minutes of eating THEN football and the cleanup ... bah humbug

So now... I've watched Jeopardy, Family Feud, Anderson and Ellen's on .. oh now it's the news... jeez - that's how I started this morning ... canned soup? now canned soup is going to kill us? dang ... well? it's a good thing I don't eat much canned soup. not good - watching the news makes me soooo tired

Y'all know I"m here in the area where that moron judge is being investigated for beating his daughter... Judge Adams? They are showing him on the news ... he doesn't wish to talk to the press... really? The ELEVENTH Republican Debate is on tonight??? good gawd almighty... I suffered through the first two ... good grief... seriously

Well? I've enjoyed just hanging... been almost two weeks since I've just hung about....

The finale of DWTS will be on at 8pm... am I going to get my sorry bottom outta here at all today????

Hah! a picture out my door... I stepped out on the little porch ... good for me.

g'night world.... peace - please

Beat a hen dancing ...

I truly beat a hen dancing.... truly.  I have enough beads in storage chests in my kitchen to start another bead shop! BUT... drove in to Rockport today. Picked out 10 beads on sale for $1 each and some great earring chain stuff .... what fun!

me and Homer and a bead shop

I also went to the Apple Dumplin Deli --- the dumplings are smaller than they used to be .... still good but I like the ones that encase an apple in pastry... They serve it with an extra brown sugar and butter mixture along with whipped cream... of course they do. BUT I had to have it and so there.

hmmmm that hen dancing is getting on m'nerves as I'm typing... he was awfully funny in the beginning... HAhaaaa....

Got up early today and walked to a place called Beaches - on the way to the beaches on Beach Street ;) wanted to have coffee, eggs and potatoes BUT they only serve freshly made muffins, cinnamon rolls and bread pudding... rats. So walked to another little place called Island Cafe and had eggs, biscuits and potatoes.... not very good. The eggs were ok but the biscuits... damn! this is the South... the texture and taste were like Yankee biscuits... southern biscuits are light and fluffy... these biscuits tasted and looked like a roll - ain't no damn biscuit...waaaay too doughy

Walked around s'more and it began to get too hot. I don't like the hot. Came back to the hotel... cool and dark... wish I could afford an ocean view but ... you talk about guilt! just can't do it. Soooo decided to drive to Rockport. I wanted to get some staples for the fridge and such. The local IGA grocery is limited and expensive.

Spent the day roaming about Rockport. I drove down it's very long beach front with houses for sale facing the Gulf. very nice. I wouldn't like to live in this area simply because of the heat and humidity. It's ok now and will be until ... April? but Katy bar the door after that until October at least.... not for me.

I'm at McDonald's for a drink and this is my view on one side ... it faces the Gulf.... don't know why that picture didn't turn out...

 These are views of houses for sale along with their views.... seems each has its own private pier with a gate. Right on the waterfront. A very small street that I was driving down is a one way.

Me an Homer coming home on the ferry. We like it.... especially with a sunset

I got a front row seat again on the ferry coming back. really fun. the sun was setting --- the various sea birds were flying in front of the sun and the sky was darkening with pink/gold cloud fingers in the background. So beautiful.

Got to my room and put stuff away. What a challenge in this little room. little bitty fridge. jeez... don't know why I bought so much... got a spinach quiche - came with a FREE 1/2 gallon of orange juice... whatta deal... hah! I never saw the price of the quiche ...I'm going to check if it was a good deal ... haven't thrown the ticket away yet.,,, hmmm $7.48.. not bad... it's a full pie so I can have that for breakfast with the orange juice and with salad for dinner.... and again for breakfast Wednesday morning.... whatta deal!

I do not understand for the life of me why --- when the RGV is down the road a piece that the fruits and vegetables were from freakin Argentina and Chili! insanity!

Made coffee and am blogging and mellowing out. Kelli called - she has a job! well, her friend, Dave, who she helped with the chili cook off has a boat cleaning business. Kelli works for him and they are going to Mexico tomorrow to get materials and such... he does all sorts of stuff on the boats around here... there are a LOT of boats yachts/ships/sailboats around here. Obviously, a good business to be in. Kelli can do absolutely anything... amazing. She builds, she cleans, she climbs, she mends, she paints, what....ever.

Hahaaaa... on the beach yesterday.... she wipes everything off with a toilet brush... works great! we were brushing our feet and flop bottoms with a toilet brush... HAhaaaaaa.... she had to tell me the brush would work better if the curved part did the cleaning.... sigh

She has a lot of patience as well as a sense of humor. sure wish I could find her a shovel that was lost when Homer was stuck and she dug him out....

But ... she's confounded by the computer... hehe