Sunday, January 30, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Quiet Week
This was suppose to be a quiet week for me. I suppose it was in a way, but Florida has gone crazy.
First of all, my cousin is trying to rent a place here in this park and can't get through to the new manager. I am going up there again today to see if I can get it settled.
Secondly, when I went to Dunedin to my Beading group it took two hours of driving to get there..I have never seen traffic like that before. Apparently two cops went to deliver a warrant to a man accused of beating his wife. He was hiding in the actic and the wife told the cops he had a gun. One officer hit him with the taser and that man twisted somehow and got the officers gun and shot him twice in the face. Back up was called and another officer was shot and killed. The second officer was on his way home from his shift and just thought he would stop by and help. They shot 100 cannisters of tear gas into the house and chopped holes in the roof and other places. When it was all done the man was also dead. They torn the house down and took everything to a secure place to go through for evidence, They are also giving the woman some of her possessions as they find them. In the morning there was a house in that place and now there are three dead men, one wounded officer and a bare lot. Apparently the city will rebuild the house for the woamn. She was clearly upset for the officers families.. The whole community is shocked and wondering what is going on. This is not a regular happening in this area.
Thirdly there was an accident on one of the main highways and eight people ran away. Two were armed. It was a human traffic ring to bring in illegail Mexicans to Florida.. They caught them all with help from some people.
Fourthly We had a tornado watch. A storm blew in off the gulf and all the local TV stations were showing where the storm was headed, where the dangers were for tornados. It was quite amazing. The storm came by here, but there was not danger of torandos in this area. I went for a drive up north about 2 hours away to see what damage there was and I couldn't see anything...Even those drooping things are still hanging form all the trees. Dad would have liked to see the lightning storm.
So it has been a quiet week for me, but not for Florida.
First of all, my cousin is trying to rent a place here in this park and can't get through to the new manager. I am going up there again today to see if I can get it settled.
Secondly, when I went to Dunedin to my Beading group it took two hours of driving to get there..I have never seen traffic like that before. Apparently two cops went to deliver a warrant to a man accused of beating his wife. He was hiding in the actic and the wife told the cops he had a gun. One officer hit him with the taser and that man twisted somehow and got the officers gun and shot him twice in the face. Back up was called and another officer was shot and killed. The second officer was on his way home from his shift and just thought he would stop by and help. They shot 100 cannisters of tear gas into the house and chopped holes in the roof and other places. When it was all done the man was also dead. They torn the house down and took everything to a secure place to go through for evidence, They are also giving the woman some of her possessions as they find them. In the morning there was a house in that place and now there are three dead men, one wounded officer and a bare lot. Apparently the city will rebuild the house for the woamn. She was clearly upset for the officers families.. The whole community is shocked and wondering what is going on. This is not a regular happening in this area.
Thirdly there was an accident on one of the main highways and eight people ran away. Two were armed. It was a human traffic ring to bring in illegail Mexicans to Florida.. They caught them all with help from some people.
Fourthly We had a tornado watch. A storm blew in off the gulf and all the local TV stations were showing where the storm was headed, where the dangers were for tornados. It was quite amazing. The storm came by here, but there was not danger of torandos in this area. I went for a drive up north about 2 hours away to see what damage there was and I couldn't see anything...Even those drooping things are still hanging form all the trees. Dad would have liked to see the lightning storm.
So it has been a quiet week for me, but not for Florida.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Long Time No See
Hi Everyone. It's been awhile since I have written in this blog, but I haven't been idle. The weather is beautiful, We had a couple of cold days and now the day time temp is in the high 60's low 70's and it is beautiful.
In the last ten days I have:
1Joined the Manatee Patchwork Quilt Guild
2.Joined Feather Princessess Applique Guild. Barb Yeoman went to the guild meeting with me. We were overwhelmed wth the talent and quilts we saw that day.
3.Found Jolene.This is a lady who has taught me more in quilting in one winter than I have learned in the previous ten years. She changde fabric shops and I have found her.
4. Joined a Jo Morton Little Sisters Club. It's quilting
5.Been beading with my beading buddies twice. It's like old home week, catching up with everyone again.
6 Went to a Gem and Mineral show and bought some more beads. I really need them.
7, Went to a potluck supper here at the park .
8 Joined the craft group here at the park.
9 Learned more than I wanted to know about storks. and now have one that will eat out of my hand.
Do you know that their knees are backwards to ours, so when they get down on their knees their feet are in front of them. IT makes sense.. Easier to cut your toenails and clean between your toes.
10. I have gotten rested.
So that last 10 days have been fruitfull and I am happy to be here. It's hard to believe how much snow you have at home. Roxanne sent me a picture of her house with two feet of snow on the roof. I have wearing shorts and a sleeveless blouse.
Happy Days Folks
In the last ten days I have:
1Joined the Manatee Patchwork Quilt Guild
2.Joined Feather Princessess Applique Guild. Barb Yeoman went to the guild meeting with me. We were overwhelmed wth the talent and quilts we saw that day.
3.Found Jolene.This is a lady who has taught me more in quilting in one winter than I have learned in the previous ten years. She changde fabric shops and I have found her.
4. Joined a Jo Morton Little Sisters Club. It's quilting
5.Been beading with my beading buddies twice. It's like old home week, catching up with everyone again.
6 Went to a Gem and Mineral show and bought some more beads. I really need them.
7, Went to a potluck supper here at the park .
8 Joined the craft group here at the park.
9 Learned more than I wanted to know about storks. and now have one that will eat out of my hand.
Do you know that their knees are backwards to ours, so when they get down on their knees their feet are in front of them. IT makes sense.. Easier to cut your toenails and clean between your toes.
10. I have gotten rested.
So that last 10 days have been fruitfull and I am happy to be here. It's hard to believe how much snow you have at home. Roxanne sent me a picture of her house with two feet of snow on the roof. I have wearing shorts and a sleeveless blouse.
Happy Days Folks
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Callie and Babe
Sorry I've been so long writing, but I have finally got this place set up and am ready to quilt and bead to my heart's content.
My phone will be hooked up on Tuesday, so I will be trying it out then.
It's breezy here today, but still sunny. It gets cold at night, but it's warm in the bed and Callie is enjoying the cool air at night., It was 75 during the day yesterday
She seems perfectly happy . I have not let her outdoors and I guess I probably won't. The Florida room seems to be enough for her. A Florida room is a carport with the sides filled in with screens.
I have two regular visitors now.. A beautiful egret .. and THE stork. I call him Babe, but he has other names from the community. I heard a man driving by in his thee wheel tryke saying, "You are the uglist bird I have ever seen." He kept saying it over and over. Apparently storks are carions and that's why they have the bald head. The same as a vulture. I wonder if they're related.
Babe has small black beady eyes that look over his bill. It looks like an old man looking over the top of his glasses.. There seems to be some fluid running down the side of the bill as well.. It adds to his beauty. He clacks his bill togother and it sounds like those wooden chimes.
Callie has become quite interested in him. And of course he has the patience of Job.. He will wait forever for his bits of hotdog Callie watches him and watches him and then makes a lunge at the screen. Babe steps back and the process starts all over again. Great entertainment.
My phone will be hooked up on Tuesday, so I will be trying it out then.
It's breezy here today, but still sunny. It gets cold at night, but it's warm in the bed and Callie is enjoying the cool air at night., It was 75 during the day yesterday
She seems perfectly happy . I have not let her outdoors and I guess I probably won't. The Florida room seems to be enough for her. A Florida room is a carport with the sides filled in with screens.
I have two regular visitors now.. A beautiful egret .. and THE stork. I call him Babe, but he has other names from the community. I heard a man driving by in his thee wheel tryke saying, "You are the uglist bird I have ever seen." He kept saying it over and over. Apparently storks are carions and that's why they have the bald head. The same as a vulture. I wonder if they're related.
Babe has small black beady eyes that look over his bill. It looks like an old man looking over the top of his glasses.. There seems to be some fluid running down the side of the bill as well.. It adds to his beauty. He clacks his bill togother and it sounds like those wooden chimes.
Callie has become quite interested in him. And of course he has the patience of Job.. He will wait forever for his bits of hotdog Callie watches him and watches him and then makes a lunge at the screen. Babe steps back and the process starts all over again. Great entertainment.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Two Fasinating Women
Yesterday I went to Clearwater to get the rest of my stuff in storage and do a few errands and I met two young ladies at two different times that I am still thinking about with awe.
The first and most fasinating was a 26 y o Vietnam lady who gave me a pedicure, (Bright red polish,, yummy). She was a tease and a jokester. It was hard to understand her English and I often had to ask her to repeat sentences. When she found out I was from Canada, she told me she had lived in Montreal for a time. Found the food very expensive and that was all. I prodded her for more.
Canada was her entry point into North America. I'm not sure whether she was married when she came to Canada or met her husband here. He was a computer Engineering student at McGill. She said he had to work very hard and he found it very difficult. Also besides doing the full University thing he worked full time installing air conditioners. I asked her how big is he..."Not much taller than me and very small man" These air conditioners weighed 50 kilos. The she said he walked to University and back . It was a total of 13 km a day.
While I was marvelling at what she told me, she went on to tell me how you have to have a sponser to get into Canada and United States. I asked her who was your sponser and she replies her uncle. Then I asked her how he got into Canada. He was one of the Boat people. Remember years ago when it was news about how these boat people were treated and what they survived. This man was one of them.
She only knew part of his story. The next time I go I will ask her more. Apparently they were at sea for 21 days. Very little food and water. Many people died. Some of the people as they were dying told the others to eat their flesh so they could survived. And the people did. This uncle still mourns that he did to this day, but had to survive. He had other experiences as well... He worked for a pizza delivery and when he left the car running to deliver the pizza, someone stole it. He lost that job.
This young lady with two small children was laughing and joking with me until this story and then back laughing and joking after the story, until she told me her husband wants her to go to University, but she can't. He has no patience with the children and she must be primary caregiver. She in a sad tone, "I paint nails." I told her I thought she was very smart and she made a disgusting sound as if it couldn't be,, but she is. She is very witty and is quick with comebacks. Quite a lady
The second young lady was a waitress at a resturant, a white girl. When I explained the no bread no flour she said ,"Are you Celiac?" She is too. She had acne scars on her face. She has a very rare kind of Celiac and it was discovered when she was 14. She has both the digestive problems and the skin disease, but she also goes into seizures. This was all told matter of factly. like, "So what". Her attitude was beyond amazing. So everytime she came to my table I asked her questions about the area. She told me about a Natural Food store, I found it and it is even better than the one I was going too.. (Betty, you would die to see all the food that is available for us) She told me that "Chick a fil" has GF fries and there is a pizza place in Tampa that even her non glutten free friends love. She also said that Wendy's has a GF chilli.
I didn't get to go beading with my friends yesterday, but I met two beautiful ladies with attitudes that make you want to be alive and like them. It was a good day.
The first and most fasinating was a 26 y o Vietnam lady who gave me a pedicure, (Bright red polish,, yummy). She was a tease and a jokester. It was hard to understand her English and I often had to ask her to repeat sentences. When she found out I was from Canada, she told me she had lived in Montreal for a time. Found the food very expensive and that was all. I prodded her for more.
Canada was her entry point into North America. I'm not sure whether she was married when she came to Canada or met her husband here. He was a computer Engineering student at McGill. She said he had to work very hard and he found it very difficult. Also besides doing the full University thing he worked full time installing air conditioners. I asked her how big is he..."Not much taller than me and very small man" These air conditioners weighed 50 kilos. The she said he walked to University and back . It was a total of 13 km a day.
While I was marvelling at what she told me, she went on to tell me how you have to have a sponser to get into Canada and United States. I asked her who was your sponser and she replies her uncle. Then I asked her how he got into Canada. He was one of the Boat people. Remember years ago when it was news about how these boat people were treated and what they survived. This man was one of them.
She only knew part of his story. The next time I go I will ask her more. Apparently they were at sea for 21 days. Very little food and water. Many people died. Some of the people as they were dying told the others to eat their flesh so they could survived. And the people did. This uncle still mourns that he did to this day, but had to survive. He had other experiences as well... He worked for a pizza delivery and when he left the car running to deliver the pizza, someone stole it. He lost that job.
This young lady with two small children was laughing and joking with me until this story and then back laughing and joking after the story, until she told me her husband wants her to go to University, but she can't. He has no patience with the children and she must be primary caregiver. She in a sad tone, "I paint nails." I told her I thought she was very smart and she made a disgusting sound as if it couldn't be,, but she is. She is very witty and is quick with comebacks. Quite a lady
The second young lady was a waitress at a resturant, a white girl. When I explained the no bread no flour she said ,"Are you Celiac?" She is too. She had acne scars on her face. She has a very rare kind of Celiac and it was discovered when she was 14. She has both the digestive problems and the skin disease, but she also goes into seizures. This was all told matter of factly. like, "So what". Her attitude was beyond amazing. So everytime she came to my table I asked her questions about the area. She told me about a Natural Food store, I found it and it is even better than the one I was going too.. (Betty, you would die to see all the food that is available for us) She told me that "Chick a fil" has GF fries and there is a pizza place in Tampa that even her non glutten free friends love. She also said that Wendy's has a GF chilli.
I didn't get to go beading with my friends yesterday, but I met two beautiful ladies with attitudes that make you want to be alive and like them. It was a good day.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
A Stork Came to Visit
Didn't bring any grandchildren. Just wanted food. Are storks ever an ugly bird Their necks look like they have barnarcles on them and they have long strong beaks. Toes with little claws on the end ofthem. Not a bird I would like to fight with.
I gave him (I asume it's a him) 1/2 a chicken hotdog. He didn''t shake the bejeeses out of it the way an egret does. He swallowed it whole.
Tried to get Callie to come and see but not interested yet. So, I decided to vaccuum the Florida room. Callie took off. The stork took two steps back and then came forward when I was done. This time he brought a friend. So I went to get the other half of the hotdog. And this is why a presume the first one was a male. When I threw the hotdog on the ground #1 glombed at it. I had to chuck another one quick so the second one could have a piece too... Doesn't that sound like a male to you....<G>
I gave him (I asume it's a him) 1/2 a chicken hotdog. He didn''t shake the bejeeses out of it the way an egret does. He swallowed it whole.
Tried to get Callie to come and see but not interested yet. So, I decided to vaccuum the Florida room. Callie took off. The stork took two steps back and then came forward when I was done. This time he brought a friend. So I went to get the other half of the hotdog. And this is why a presume the first one was a male. When I threw the hotdog on the ground #1 glombed at it. I had to chuck another one quick so the second one could have a piece too... Doesn't that sound like a male to you....<G>
Monday, January 3, 2011
Joined the Manatee Quilt Guild
There are at least three quilt Guilds in this area and they have get togethers all the time. No boredom here.
Callie didn't want to go, so I went alone again. The Quilt Guild is much like ours, Lots of women, a few laughs. Callie enjoys sitting in the Florida room smelling the air and watching the people with long white hair glide by in their golf carts and big tricycles.. I caused a bit of a gridlock tonight when I went to the Guild meeting.
I ran over a curb and took part of it with me. It got jammed under the car and here come a herd of people with the white hair in the big tricycles. Lots of advice of how to get it out from under my car, Finally a man lifted my car up and I wiggled the curb out. Then I couldn't lift it and he put it back in place. I was looking around to see if Talina or Nikki were around to say, "Mommy went over the curb."
No damage to the car, so I went on my way.
Tomorrow's a new day. Going to go looking for more quilting stores..
Callie didn't want to go, so I went alone again. The Quilt Guild is much like ours, Lots of women, a few laughs. Callie enjoys sitting in the Florida room smelling the air and watching the people with long white hair glide by in their golf carts and big tricycles.. I caused a bit of a gridlock tonight when I went to the Guild meeting.
I ran over a curb and took part of it with me. It got jammed under the car and here come a herd of people with the white hair in the big tricycles. Lots of advice of how to get it out from under my car, Finally a man lifted my car up and I wiggled the curb out. Then I couldn't lift it and he put it back in place. I was looking around to see if Talina or Nikki were around to say, "Mommy went over the curb."
No damage to the car, so I went on my way.
Tomorrow's a new day. Going to go looking for more quilting stores..
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Hancocks
OMG Hancocks Fabrics is just around the corner. Within walking distance. I'm in trouble now. After doing the laundry I went exploring for a grocery store, and what to my wandering eyes but appear, but a fabric store, a good one. Closer than the grocery store. Callie wasn't impressed but I was.
Another hot day in paradise.. sorry folks
'till tomorrow
Another hot day in paradise.. sorry folks
'till tomorrow
New year A bunch of 1's
Some New Year partier I turned out to be.. I was in bed by 7:30. Woke up at midnight when everyone in the park set off their fireworks and then went right back to sleep.
Thanks to everyone who sent me messages about my blog. I really appreciate hearing from you and glad you got a chuckle.
Communications are not quite up to par here yet, but we're getting there.
I can't leave my cell phone on as I am charged "Roaming" charges for being out of the Moncton area. I have over $200 worth of time on that account, but can't get into it to see how much has been used.
The lady who owns this place forgot to give me the password for her internet so I am piggy backing on someone else's account and it's weak. There is no home phone here, so that phone number I put on my Snowbird card is for her cell phone and is probably turned off. It always takes awhile to get organize, but it will all come together.
The place is cute. Not much room for all my junk...LOL... I might as well laugh because I know all of you are laughing. It will work out as well.
Travelling down was OK... I do get tired and it will take me a couple of days to recover, but I'm so glad I am able to do it. I didn't have any near misses or see anything bad accidents. I am always amazed at how well everyone travels. In Bangor I saw three vechiles off the side of the road in a snow bank, but I think it was from the day before during the storm.. Tow trucks were pulling them out and no one seemed very upset. Lot's of laughing and carrying on. Another time I saw a trooper inspecting the front of a car that looked like it had rear ended the car in front of it, but it was certainly not a bad accident.
Going over a bridge a Winnibago with a trailor and a car started leaving sparks. I think he blew a tire on the trailor, he just kept driving to get off the bridge before he pulled over and I dropped back to give him plenty of room. And that was it. No crazy drivers, no near misses, just a long drive listening to my audio novels. Of which I heard three complete novels. Still have three more to listen to so that will take me to Toronto in May.
The long finger of winter reached down into North Carolina. Then it was dark and I didn't see any more snow. Going over a bridge in Jacksville I could see another bridge beside it and it was outlined in blue lights, very pretty. Some day I am going to go back and explore Jacksonville and St Augustine. Both of these cities have great history and I just whizzed through them.
Callie is laying on the sofa and seems relaxed. Yesterday she spent the day under the bed, but is more content now.
The neighbours seems nice. I see my first egret looking in one of the nighbours yards. She probably feeds him I will get some chicken hotdogs when I go get groceries today. I am going to go steal an orange from the tree next door first though. Then I have to do laundry.
I hope you all have a great New Years and again thanks for all your comments. I will keep you posted to Callie's actions.
By for now
Pat
Thanks to everyone who sent me messages about my blog. I really appreciate hearing from you and glad you got a chuckle.
Communications are not quite up to par here yet, but we're getting there.
I can't leave my cell phone on as I am charged "Roaming" charges for being out of the Moncton area. I have over $200 worth of time on that account, but can't get into it to see how much has been used.
The lady who owns this place forgot to give me the password for her internet so I am piggy backing on someone else's account and it's weak. There is no home phone here, so that phone number I put on my Snowbird card is for her cell phone and is probably turned off. It always takes awhile to get organize, but it will all come together.
The place is cute. Not much room for all my junk...LOL... I might as well laugh because I know all of you are laughing. It will work out as well.
Travelling down was OK... I do get tired and it will take me a couple of days to recover, but I'm so glad I am able to do it. I didn't have any near misses or see anything bad accidents. I am always amazed at how well everyone travels. In Bangor I saw three vechiles off the side of the road in a snow bank, but I think it was from the day before during the storm.. Tow trucks were pulling them out and no one seemed very upset. Lot's of laughing and carrying on. Another time I saw a trooper inspecting the front of a car that looked like it had rear ended the car in front of it, but it was certainly not a bad accident.
Going over a bridge a Winnibago with a trailor and a car started leaving sparks. I think he blew a tire on the trailor, he just kept driving to get off the bridge before he pulled over and I dropped back to give him plenty of room. And that was it. No crazy drivers, no near misses, just a long drive listening to my audio novels. Of which I heard three complete novels. Still have three more to listen to so that will take me to Toronto in May.
The long finger of winter reached down into North Carolina. Then it was dark and I didn't see any more snow. Going over a bridge in Jacksville I could see another bridge beside it and it was outlined in blue lights, very pretty. Some day I am going to go back and explore Jacksonville and St Augustine. Both of these cities have great history and I just whizzed through them.
Callie is laying on the sofa and seems relaxed. Yesterday she spent the day under the bed, but is more content now.
The neighbours seems nice. I see my first egret looking in one of the nighbours yards. She probably feeds him I will get some chicken hotdogs when I go get groceries today. I am going to go steal an orange from the tree next door first though. Then I have to do laundry.
I hope you all have a great New Years and again thanks for all your comments. I will keep you posted to Callie's actions.
By for now
Pat
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)