Cleaning and Repairing

We had some condensation on the ceiling and

we had to mop it...oh dear.  I don't think

we will use the furnace again...oh dear.

 Good news is we found the awning.  Ed and Wade

did a great job putting it back up.

 We bought Wayne a new tool

box to replace the Michelob box he

had here.  Great garage sale find.

Penny Sale Fund Raiser

Sandpiper has an annual penny sale fund raiser

for a scholarship.  Pirates joined us for the

evening.  The pretty one found Ed and Wade.

Eagle Scout Breakfast

We read an article in the paper about a fund

raiser for this young man working on his

Eagle Scout badge.  He's making picnic

tables and benches for the church.

 The church held a pancake breakfast as a

fund raiser for him to buy materials.

 Don't have to tell us to come to breakfast, especially

for such a good cause.

Shuffleboard Tournament

Beth made it to the second round

of the annual Women's Tournament.

Tornado Warning

We were under a tornado warning around 1:30 am.

Water was rising in the street and in our driveway.

 The next morning the gulf was really churned up

The wind was horrific and we lost an awning. 

 Beth found a shark's tooth on beach.

Maybe earrings?

Two days later our neighbors found

the awning in the bay and brought it

back intact in their kayak.  Now that's some

pretty nice neighbors.

 You can see how far it flew into the bay; over

4 homes without hitting anything...Amazing.

Lunch with MSU cronies at Pop's in Nokomis

We went down to Nokomis to meet with

Joe/Jan Baum and Don/Carmen Warnke

Beth and Jan

 Wade, Don, Carmen and Ed

 Ed, Joe, Wade and Don

Lunch with my sister

Ed and I went down to

Venice and had lunch with

Marlene, Bob, Mike and Tami

 I went back the next week and Bob took us

to Marina Jack's.

Lunch with Marge Longridge

We have access to a free trolley here on

the island and we took a ride down to

St. Armand's Circle and met Marge at

the Columbia House for lunch. 

Sunrise, sunset

We walk the beach a lot in

the mornings.  This yucca is pretty

amazing and so are Wade and Beth

 Beth and I usually take our coffee to the

bay for sunrise; the guys, not so much.

 Then the sunset...on the gulf side.  Our slice

of paradise.

Fairborn High School Athletic Hall of Fame

We flew up to Fairborn for Ed's induction

into its Athletic Hall of Fame.  It was a great

weekend with friends and family.  He was nominated

by a former student.  Ed lettered three years in football

and two in baseball.  He was selected to play in the

Ohio All Star game in Canton, OH and went on to play at

Michigan State.  Upon graduation he went back to

Fairborn to teach and coach both football and wrestling.

 It was fun for me too, to be back in this gym

where I was a cheerleader.

 Sure was nice to have some family with us also.

Two of my sisters grandsons, James and Wesley;

James' two girls Autumn and MacKenzie.  MacKenzie

had an indoor softball game later.  I thought it was

appropriate for her to be in uniform at this event.

More family joined us at the presentation at the

old high school.  My nephew Steve, Brenda and

grandkids Ryland and Ainsley.

The basketball team of 1970 was also inducted.

These guys were in the first graduation class when

Ed taught in Fairborn so it was really nice to

also reconnect with them 

Our dear friend and Ed's "little brother"

Barry Hall flew up from Texas to be

with us.

The one who made it all happen, the old

coach, Lloyd "Punky" Williams, a

Hall of Famer in his own right.

Lunch and sunset at the pier

Beautiful and great food before this sunset.  This island is full of

pelicans and his one decided to join us for a late lunch.

Red Barn Flea Market and Pops

We went to the Flea Market for produce and to browse

around before heading down to Nokomis for lunch.

We loved this accordion player for our background

music.

 We met our Indiana neighbors, Karen and Marv

for a pot boil.  Red potatoes, onion, sausage, corn,

mussels, shrimp and a lobster tail.

Shuffleboard

We showed Wade and Beth the

finer points of Florida...shuffleboard

Sunset on the beach

Our friends, Wade and Beth Payne

got in today from Colorado and we

all enjoyed a walk to the beach for the sunset.

Anna Maria Pier

We took the free trolley to the pier today.

The boards are dedicated in honor or

memory of various people.

A little hard to read but looked down and

saw The DeVos Family from Grand Rapids, MI

Betsy DeVos will be our new Education Secretary.

Sunrise on the Bay.

 Wait for it

 Wait for it

 Wait for it

 Beautiful morning.