And Now We Wait...

We are still awaiting the birth of our newest granddaughter - she is apparently deciding to give it another week or so before she makes her appearance. I am excited and anxious and still knitting like mad. And making Winnie-the-Pooh curtains for Baby's room. I have no pictures of any of this craftiness yet - maybe tomorrow - so I'll just have to pop in a shot of my tropical patio plants. --cds

Wine Club

In a local raffle, we won a gift certificate to a wine shop's Wine of The Month Club. It sounded interesting and new hobbies are fun, so we joined up for a while - here are the shop's picks for May.


I admit I am more interested in the dinner that goes with the wine than I am in the actual glass of vino, but I'm ready to learn. Way, way back in 1971 or 72 when the drinking age was 18 and I was at Champlain College, the Student Life administration (always attempting to raise our level of sophistication to prep us for life in the business world), held an Evening of Wine and Cheese Tasting in the residence houses. Each home featured a different wine and the idea, I assume, was for students to visit each, sample the wine and practice the art of cocktail hour conversation. It was a disaster. As I (vaguely) recall, bands of drunken students, fortified by cheap beer and Boone's Farm, stumbled from dorm to dorm wreaking havoc until the housemothers finally barred all doors. Cops may have been called.

Champlain College is a great school now, but I happened to be there during what must have been a huge transitional age for places like that. One of these days I will share my stories of secretary school. --cds

The South Forty

Ha! What do you think, Uncle Chuck, about my gigantor tomato plants? South Jersey farm girl roots are resurfacing here in Central Florida. True, the yield so far is only one actual tomato, but look at all that greenery! The tomato was yummy, sliced up for dinner with chicken and mashed potatoes. Our local farmer's market is heating up with lots of pretty vegetables and fruit. Think I'll do some cookbook reading today to find some new salad recipes. Healthy eating is on the agenda. --cds

My Chip Addiction

This is the new food of the devil. Notice the flat bag. I am ready to begin my 12-step program now. --cds

Until I Can Return To The Sewing Room....

More granddaughter photos for us to treasure. Randi took these on Anna Maria - a beautiful Gulf-side island with white beaches and turquoise/blue water.






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Visitors

April got very busy with a visit with my brother, Doug. Then a quick visit with nephew Jake. And currently the Utah girls are cavoorting on Florida beaches and twirling about DisneyWorld and generally enlivening the neighborhood here in retiree-land. We spent the day with them yesterday on Anna Maria Island.





I highly recommend grandchildren as a weight-loss regimen. I have been jumping rope.--cds