Fishguts Anyone?

 I didn't accomplish a lot yesterday.  Avoided the pool aerobics because my body wasn't happy.  In the evening we let Jill and Ron win at Uno again.

But I did win some cribbage games against Mardi and had a two game lead (69 - 67) at the end of the day.

This morning we did take in the aerobics and my body held up almost to the end.  This activity had better do some good, because it hurts!  There were nine women and five men in the pool today.

This afternoon we took Jill and Ron's golf cart and headed to a nearby resort where some old guys were playing music.

The bagpiper who got it started was very good.

But the follow-up acts were definitely over the hill.

And the audience acknowledged their lack of skill by chatting with each other and ignoring the music.

Our Fishguts band would have crushed them.  Why Hang Up Your Spurs indeed!  Maybe it's time for me to take out the accordion again.

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The succulents at our place have started to bloom.  Nice to see!

And Mardi is keeping the Orchids alive.

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Tomorrow I'm playing nine holes of golf with Ron while Jill and Mardi attend a Ladies Luncheon.

First game of golf for me in about three weeks.  We'll see how that goes.

Stay well.

Exercise

 We headed over to the pool for the morning exercise routine.  There were 2 guys and 15 women - good odds!

A 40 minute workout.  And I need it.  We've been walking, but my upper body hasn't had much exercise and it needs help.  My arms are wasting away.

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After lunch we headed to Werner Boyce Salt Springs State Park, hoping to see some wildlife.  But with a high temperature and not much breeze the birds and animals were having a siesta.  

The only thing we saw were these mullets, in the Cauldron Spring stream.  Over 30 of them in this picture and I didn't get them all.  Guess that they like warm water.

We hiked over two miles in the heat - more good exercise.  The rye and water tasted just fine when we got home.

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Tonight we joined Jill and headed to another bingo.  I ended up $10 ahead.  May have to keep this up!

Stay well.

Go Jays Go

 Yesterday was quiet.  In the afternoon we headed to Hudson for an ice cream cone.  Last night we invited Jill and Ron for cards and playing the perfect hosts we let them each win a game.

Today was a Blue Jays day.  We got on our Blue Jays duds.........

........and headed to Dunedin in a pink school bus.

In Dunedin we stopped in to the VFW (Legion equivalent) for a hot dog before heading across the street to the game.

Kevin Gauzman pitched three clean innings.......

...........and Addison Barger got a home run and a single which resulted in a total of 3 runs.

Some of the new guys played well, including the submariner, Tyler Rogers.

Fun to watch!

The ride back was pretty rowdy.  Some of the folks dropped in the the VFW for a few beers (on top of what they drank at the game) before boarding the bus.

Tonight Mardi headed over to the clubhouse to join the euchre night.  I stayed home and published the blog.

Stay well.

A Routine Day

 This morning we headed over to Dunkin' Donuts to replenish our Keurig coffee supply.  And of course we had to have a coffee and donut or muffin while we were there.  Don't want to waste a trip.

Then we took a walk around this part of the Ja-Mar complex.  This is what you see from the shuffleboard court near the entrance.

We checked out the pool and saw the morning exercise class.  One man and several women.  Next time there may be two men.  What the heck, if I can cope with bingo the pool shouldn't be much of a challenge.  And I do need to be doing more exercising or I won't be able to dig in the gardens much when I get back home.  The muscles are disappearing as we speak.  The old man look is here and now.

Unfortunately, after the walk we had to put up with a next door neighbour who is building something.  Power tools off and on, every day (10 feet away from our window).  So getting out for a walk is about more than just exercise.

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Tonight we headed back to bingo.  Jill, Jan and Mardi took it seriously, with extra cards.   Jill and Mardi won money tonight.

I did the minimum number of cards and also won, ,and I ended up with a net $1 per hour bonanza!

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We have heard an owl here, but it isn't a Great Horned Owl.   The hoot cadence is different.  Haven't identified it yet.

Stay well.

Hats and Candles

 This morning I headed out to get a haircut.  The barber's name was Richard and he looked like he was about my age.  Did a decent job (no pictures).

Then we headed to WalMart for a bit of shopping.  They had a St. Patrick Day display and guess whtat.

It doesn't light up, but it only cost $4.79.

Then home to catch a few rays.  We headed inside when the rain started an hour or so later.

Both Jill and Ron will be celebrating birthdays this month.  And since Jan and Marty are only here until the weekend they invited us to join in a birthday "rehearsal" with cake, ice cream and strawberries.  

And then the old folks blew out the candles.

An thus ends another day in the Snowbirds lives.  We do enjoy ourselves!

Stay well.

Bealls and Whistles

 Mardi's favourite store down here is Bealls (pronounced Bells), and she found one that is going out of business!  Discounts on top of discounts man!

Several shirts and three pairs of pants later (confession, two pairs of pants were mine) we escaped.

A bit of sunbathing in the afternoon and tonight we headed to the clubhouse for some music by Dave and Daphne.

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She has a great voice, and he was incredible on all six instruments that he played.  I've never seen hands and fingers move so fast.

During intermission they sell CD's and hats like these, that light up.

That's Mardi's cousin Jan with you know who.  Can't wait for Canada Day!

After intermission they encouraged folks to get up and dance.  Mardi and I led the charge and a lot of people joined in, including Jill and Ron.

An incredibly entertaining evening.  Great music enjoyed with family and friends.

Tomorrow is haircut day.  We'll see what else the day brings.

Stay well.

Beach Day

 We're getting comfortable in our new digs.  It takes a bit of getting used to when you move into a trailer park.  Neighbours are close on each side and across the "street".  In these circumstances everybody knows everybody and we got acknowledged and welcomed by everyone, even before we moved in.

Lsst night Mardi and I headed to a bingo with Jill.  No wins unfortunately.  They play different games here which take some getting used to.  We'll see how it goes.

Today Ron and Jill took us touring south and north a few miles.  Among other sites we saw a small beach to the south..........

.........and a manmade beach to the north.

A beautiful spot with wide white sand beaches where they do waterski training on weekends.  We'll be back.

Tonight we played cards with Ron and Jill and we'll be back to that as well.

No plans for tomorrow except getting some sun and maybe getting in a few steps.

Stay well.