Peanut watching for critters to chase.

I said I never would – but I did. I attended a baseball game at Tropicana Field yesterday – the Mets against the Rays.

Our seats were pretty good. David Wright, Mets 3rd baseman, treated us to some fantastic defense. All I can say is, wow!

I can’t stand artificial turf – no matter what sport. And I really, really hate domed stadiums for sports that were destined for outdoor play. That opinion still exists today. Tropicana Field wasn’t as bad as it looked on tv, but I kept looking up at the sky wishing I could see blue. I’ll even settle for a retractable roof – but let’s get some real grass out there!

Highlight of the day! Look who got a foul ball. Thole, the Mets catcher, hit a screaming line drive foul right to our seats. We all ducked low – the ball hit Emma’s seat back and became pinned between her and the seat. Santos, with lightning speed, scooped up the ball in his hands. A Tropicana usher was at our side quickly to make sure no one was hurt.

Miriam holding the ball. First time ever to touch a major league foul ball. If you’re snickering then you’re not a true baseball fan.

And, oh, yes – the Mets won! A sweep! Let’s Go Mets!

I met one of my childhood heroes recently. We were at EPCOT meandering through the different countries when we arrived at Great Britain. To my utter surprise, I saw that Mary Poppins was going to be stopping by. I do so love Mary Poppins. And, yes, dear friends, I stood in line with the other children to get my opportunity to meet the woman who brought us supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

She was everything I remembered – practically, perfect in every way!

I love you, Mary Poppins!

As I was waiting in the drive thru at the bank last week, I was also listening to Larry Vettel on am850. The question of the day was “Who’s your favorite George?”. I thought briefly and knew I had the best answer. So, I pulled out my iPhone and emailed Larry my answer, “Jennifer George, of course.” Larry read my answer on air and said he liked it. At the end of the show, Larry chose my answer as the winner. So, Friday evening we enjoyed Moe’s for dinner and watching our Gator baseball team beat William & Mary.

Go Gators!

– Posted from my iPhone

Found on my desk this morning…brings a smile to my

face…

– Posted from my iPhone

It’s during these cold winter days that we really appreciate comfort food.

The setting: Pandora playing a holiday theme, candles burning brightly and fried chops, pan gravy, mashed potatoes, sautéed veggies and a delicious favorite red wine.

Peace and love. 🙂

Just in case…

This is what the area between the hedges and the street looked like one short week ago. The grass was dead and curb appeal was, well, unappealing.

We tossed around the idea of bringing in a landscaper, but we’re not yet ready to work on the entire yard – bringing in someone to handle just this small portion of the yard would be throwing money away. Instead, we decided to tackle it ourselves.

We tilled the land with an old yard tool of my father’s that’s one of the best I’ve ever handled. I’d tell you the name but I don’t know how to spell it. Anyway, it made relatively short work of the tilling.

Next, we placed the plants into the ground. We were interrupted a few times by rain but that was good for it cooled us down tremendously.

We splurged and bought ten bags of mulch to place around the plants because we couldn’t wait to see how it was going to look. Then the next day I went to Griffis Lumber and bought a truckload to finish the job.

M is dutifully watering our new plantings. We aimed for full sun drought tolerant varieties.

Now, curb appeal is once again appealing.

Thanks to M for her hard work in making this a reality.

God bless! 🙂

Miriam took a few days off of work last week and was very productive in the yard. She found some pine straw at Griffis lumber and distributed it around the back yard.

Ah, so nice. I personally like using straw when possible. It means a tree didn’t have to die to serve.

Later, Gators.