Mostly give them away! I do keep some for myself too though.

Good Morning...how is everyone this morning? It's been a while but I'm back. Since Connie is away enjoying a concert, I'll put out the fresh donuts and danish...some dark brewed coffee too and maybe whip up a batch of Belgian Waffles...love that smell!

Hope you all have a relaxing day!

Gerry

Good morning everyone

Thanks for the treats Gerry ... I'll have a danish and coffee

Have a great everyone

I thought I'd woken up in the middle of the night, only to realize that we're in the grips of a massive storm front and it's still almost dark and very windy. Soon it will be time for the fireplace.

Every year there's a classic car parade through the streets and this year it was yesterday. It's usually 200 cars, and you can hear them coming for well over an hour before they actually arrive. Our street is on its route, so the neighbourhood gets out chairs and snacks and watches the cars go by. It takes about an hour. People from all over North America participate, and there were a lot of truly beautiful old vehicles. Lots of Mustangs, or course, and Corvettes, but some classic Novas and Firebirds; pretty much any muscle car or sports car you can imagine, plus some ancient trucks and very old Fords. Quite a few Vipers. I hadn't watched it before -- we normally avoided it because of the noise and exhaust fumes -- so this was the first time I've sat through it. It's quite a spectacle.

That sounds pretty spectacular, hagatha! Nice to see you this morning, Gerry!

Today is the annual ribs BBQ hosted by my sister and brother-in law. They have it at their clubhouse down by the Bourbeuse River. It's been interesting over the years to watch all the little kids grow up and some even have their own little ones now! It's a cool, foggy, very humid day so sitting outside will be tolerable. Some years it's so hot you can hardly stand it and some years it pours rain! I'm taking sweet corn from our garden that we cut off the ears and froze earlier this summer.

Got my second batch of hot peppers cold-smoked, chopped up and put into a brine in the fermentation jar yesterday. Now I just wait!

That sounds awesome Draclvr. Barbecue is my favorite.

Although the ribs are wonderful, I think I like all the sides that everyone brings just as much!

I'm with you Draclvr. Sweet corn sounds good too.

I wen down to the marina and sat in our boat Ursus for an hour today, just sitting there listening to the wind and the water slapping the hull, thinking about all the happy hours we spent in it. Our belongings have been cleaned out, and it looks rather sad and and empty and dirty. I realized that keeping it really would be an expensive mistake. It was just too strange sitting there by myself looking at that empty captain's seat. I'm taking it out and selling it. I can always hire someone to take me out for a day. It's a difficult decision, but it's the right one.

Those sound delicious Drac ... we had BBQ ribs today also ... potato salad or slaw is my favorite side but sweet corn is good to SpaceQF

Wow Hagatha, that sounds like quite the car parade for sure! I'm sure it is not easy to part with your boat but it sounds like you've reviewed all aspects.

Good Luck, hagatha

I hope you manage a hassle free early sale

Perhaps that's exactly what you needed to do, hagatha. Experience the beloved boat without John. Now you know, it was about your shared experiences in the boat. It sounds like you have made the difficult, but right decision.

Yes, I think so. It's a great boat, designed for the water around here, so I'll have it hauled out and put it up for sale in the Spring.

I have a friend down the road who does Dragon Boat kayaking, and I think I'll ask her where she took lessons. It would be a different way of getting out on the water. People kayak around here all the time, though of course it takes a pretty calm day to venture out past the shoreline. Sill, people go quite a long way out on calm days. I sometimes see them right out in the middle of the channel. They don't don't get past Race Point, though -- it's nerve-wracking enough in a regular boat!

While I was down in the boat, I pulled out the fish bin that sits under the seat in a space behind a latched door, lay down on my back and wrote a goodbye note to the boat in Sharpie on the side of the space. You'd have to be really looking to see it, so I bet it stays for good.

Hagatha, that sounds like a good decision about the boat, however emotional, and hopefully the new kayaking adventure you have planned will be fun.

I was interested to hear about the motor parade, presumably part of this https://islandconcours.com/the-event/#about

Morning Everyone coffee and tea are ready.

Hagatha, your goodbye note is a perfect way to say good by...I'm sure John is smiling at your clever way to say goodbye and yet leave a special thought of your happy days with him on the boat.

Its nice to be back Draclvr. I miss my friends at GB.

Wishing you all a very happy day!

Gerry

court shows and even perry mason, and chores, starting with perry mason, america court with judge kevin ross, the people court, judge greg mathis, justice with judge mablean ,the verdict with judge hatchett, judge judy. and chore. for tomorrow

Some day someone will find your good-by note and will know how loved the adventures with John were in it.

Fabulous BBQ yesterday - ate too much as usual! It rained most of the time, but my SIL had several tents set up, so we more or less stayed dry. When we got home, it hadn't rained here at all. Spotty showers were just everywhere. Another dark dreary day here, but I'm going to make some spaghetti sauce and can it for a friend.

Happy Labor Day in the US to everyone!

It's exactly the same show (even the same name), with a lot of the same cars, plus local people in each place.

Good morning everyone

I brought a pot of Guillermo's Gourmet Coffee along with Scottish Breakfast tea and bottled Fiji water for the Break Room.

I must say Hagatha your goodbye note is simply marvelous and like Drac noted, one day the new owner will discover it and will know you will always love the memories.

Happy Labor Day everyone

Good morning, Danish, Donuts, and Bagels in the Break Room. Hagatha, the note you left is beautiful. The concert was Wonderful, Cheap Trick opened and Rod Steward performed for 2 hours. We then spent Sat. night in Tampa and Sun. night in Sarasota, went to the Tampa Aquarium and Selby Gardens before coming home Mon. evening.

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And I'm off to the dentist for a checkup. No biggie, just a pain in the arse as I have OTHER things I want to do today!

Good Morning Boomers, coffee and tea are ready to enjoy with Connie's break room treats! Yesterday brought much needed rain to our neck of the woods...we got almost 5 inches of rain to help with the severe drought we have had this summer. Days are getting noticeable shorter here as Fall approaches. Running errands and picking up some groceries today along with a trip to the Library.

Hope you all enjoy a nice day!

Gerry

Good morning, Danish, Donuts, and Bagels in the Break Room.

Had a major screw-up morning -- I'd double-booked, two appointments for the exactly the same time -- and missed them both!

There are some days when it's just not worth getting out of bed, I guess.

I did manage to get over to the marina for a chat with the sales manager about selling Ursus. You know, it strikes me that naming something gives it power. If we hadn't named the boat Ursus, selling it wouldn't be so hard, I think. It would just be "the boat." At any rate, I 'm committed now because I gave up the boat slip.