* a wine corkscrew for $1;
* a new deck of cards for $1;
* a new set of bicycle handlebar grips for $5; and
* a pair of "Aqua Shoes" for beach walking, shelling, etc., for $10.
Lunch in the food court consisted of a Gyro with Greek salad, fresh fruit, and diet Coke for $8.50. For dessert, a giant glazed donut still warm from the fryer and a cup of coffee. Naughty, but oh so delicious. This particular vendor usually sells out of her donuts every day because they have to raise overnight and she only brings so many to her food kiosk at the flea market for frying. You can get them plain glazed (her biggest seller) or kicked up with apple-cinnamon, praline, etc.
Here's a picture of Abby on the lanai, enjoying the sunshine:
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| "I'm ready for my closeup, Mr. DeMille." |
She is really enjoying herself here, and I'm happy she has adjusted so well to the Florida life. I have been combing bales of hair from beneath her finish coat using the slicker comb I got at one of the pet supply stores at Fleamasters. Her coat is soft and beautiful, and she really likes the brushings, especially since I give her treats and/or a little bit of Petromalt at the end of the brushings.
I spent Saturday morning and early afternoon preparing for another update on the watch website. I have been getting quite a few repairs back from the three new watchmakers I am working with, so I have about 10 new watches to put on the site. I also had a nice phone chat with Dawn and got caught up on our various goings-on.
At about 1 p.m., I headed over to Planet Fitness for a workout and also to get showered/shaved for the evening outing with the meetup gang, again being held at Cadillac Jack's, and tonight's performers are "Joe Marino and All the Kings Men," originally from New Jersey, former lounge performers in Las Vegas (the Imperial Palace, among other places) and now playing south Florida for the winter.
The four-piece band was pretty good, much better than I expected from watching a couple of lo-res telephone camera youtube videos. They did a mix of early to mid '50s rock and rockabilly numbers, including numbers by Bill Haley and the Comets (Shake, Rattle and Roll, Rock Around the Clock), Carl Perkins (Blue Suede Shoes), Jerry Lee Lewis (Great Balls of Fire), Chuck Berry (Johnny B. Goode), and so forth. Joe was a stitch with his '50s pompadour haircut and all black greaser's outfit. I danced with several ladies, including a couple of "group dances" where a whole section of our table would get up and dance. For dinner, I had the chicken marsala from their abbreviated Saturday menu, and three tap beers. We had one woman at our table, extremely attractive, and waaayy too young to be with this group. I made some inquiries, and found out she was 31 years old, and was there as a guest of her mother-in-law. This woman and her husband arrived in Florida about a week ago for a winter getaway. They stepped of the plane, and her husband dropped dead of a brain aneurism. Crazy old world, ain't it?
Sunday, I awoke and had a large and leisurely breakfast of grapefruit, 2 over easy eggs, home fries, 3 strips of bacon, toast, and coffee. I completed a couple of chores, including the weekly litter changeout for Miss Abby, and sweeping the tile floor in what has become an endless battle with dust bunnies which seem to appear out of nowhere and on a daily basis. Abby and I are out on the lanai right now, just hanging out. I think it's going to be pretty laid back day; I'll continue working on my watch listings, and I may take a bike ride this afternoon over to Starbucks and check out those new handle bar grips.
Bruce
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