Writing about May in May

Writing about May in May

Gee, that makes me feel incredibly efficient. Here's me, enjoying a mock mojito at the delicious restaurant Loukenin's on the first of May. We went there because the restaurant was shutting down on May 3rd. I was glad to have one last meal there. I was actually going to get a mock Moscow Mule because I loved them at Motorhead's, but they were out of key ingredients for making it cause of the imminent shuttering. The mock Mojito was quite refreshing. For sure Lovey managed to enjoy herself a lot. We went for a short boat ride on May 2nd. It was curtailed because of these clouds, which were...

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Wrapping up April

Wrapping up April

Kevin dedicates a good portion of his time to keeping the cats in their respective outside areas. He finally thwarted Lester from escaping the fenced yard (but probably only temporarily), and...

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April, mostly cats plus a minor explosion

April, mostly cats plus a minor explosion

Gee, I'm really on a roll with getting stuff up here for a change. Or course that can and probably will come screeching to a halt again because that's how I roll. Rolling, but only occasionally and...

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March!

March!

Sometimes Kevin and I go to Mom's house to watch TV, but mostly to hang out with Pumpkin who loves Kevin best of all. We celebrated Mom's birthday in March and she got these two mugs, among many...

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Lester running amuck while I was away

Lester running amuck while I was away

But first, MAY!!! How have I not had any free time, as usual? Anyway, here's the short tale of Les Paul while Mom and I were in Florida way, way back in February. We left on Feb. 24th and arrived in...

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Running and Flying

Running and Flying

I got up even earlier to go for one last run on Saturday March 1st. I was out the door at the crack of 9 a.m. Pelicans were lined up along the seawall while across the way workers worked on...

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Another sunset in paradise…

Another sunset in paradise…

Friday evening, Feb. 28th, we'd left the beach for a bit to cruise the shopping in Venice one more time, and afterwards drove down to the end of our beach for a different vantage point. Plenty of...

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Florida Friday

Florida Friday

On our last full day in Venice, I got up at a reasonable hour and sat on the porch drinking my tea before going out. Great way to start the day. As I got ready to go to the beach to run, I found...

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Drunk Beach Yoga plus another sunset

Drunk Beach Yoga plus another sunset

I was excited to do yoga on Venice beach, but Mom was still feeling the effects of the strong drink she'd had at the Tiki Bar. Drunk Beach Yoga, I think that should be a thing. Except of course that...

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Casey Key

Casey Key

On the afternoon of the 27th We drove up Casey Key, which is just up the road from our place and right on the beach. It reminded me of Captiva Island, which had huge mansions lining the drive. But...

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