Lisa's new Miata!

Well , looks like Lisa may be having a bout with Mid-Life crisis since she ran out and purchased a Miata! I say good for her! Of course I laughed at Becky's serious comment with regard to only being able to get one weeks worth of groceries in the car rather than 2 weeks worth of food! Becky was very concerned about this issue! LOL , you'll live Becky!

Record Heat for April in Richmond

Wow it has been hot the past 3 days , It was 97 degrees Monday which is very unusual for this part of the country. Luckily the humidity has been fairly low.

I had planted the garden last week and noticed this morning the seeds are starting to pop through. The tomatoes are in overdrive right now so maybe I'll have some ripe ones before July 4th - This is usually when you get the first ripe ones here in Richmond. The strawberries should be ready to pick right around Mother's Day...so I can't wait for that.

Tequila

I got a real kick out of this Tequila Ad ! Thanks for sending it to me Lisa.

Back from Pennsylvania

Well, I made it back home from Pa. after a very nice visit with many relatives. Grandma is doing very well and has a nice new place to live in a convenient area of the town. The weather was very cold and windy the whole visit but that did not stop us from taking on some hikes on the local trails behind Bill's house, a baseball game - Penn State vs Purdue and 9 holes on a very nicely groomed country club course. Although it has been at least 8 years since my last golf game I only managed to slice one shot into the water and then played another ball the whole game (very unusual for me to say the least!)

Very miserable trip driving home due to rain and a bad accident on I-81 which stopped southbound lanes for hours. I had sat for 1.5 hours with the truck turned off..so very long day driving home. I put a bottle of GUM OUT gas treatment in the tank and got the best mileage ever in my pickup on the way home..good stuff!


Well...I'm out for the night.

Laters...

Meet the new Fisrt Dog

I am finally glad to see the Obama's finally chose the 1st Dog! Looks like a really cool choice! I believe Ted Kennedy gave them the dog, these Portuguese water dogs actually like to eat tomatoes of all things!

Heading to State College PA for Easter!

I'll be driving up to State College Pa. to visit Grandma and the gang for Easter. Look like the weather will be cold only in the 40's and still freezing at night. (yuck!) Anyway it will be nice to get out of the house for a nice drive and visit. Mary and Herb are suppose to coming up from Florida and Steve , Rosie , Alice should also be coming up for Easter so Bill and Peg will have a full house. State College is the home of Penn State so there plenty of things to do around the area.

Botanical Gardens Washington DC

Happy April Fools Day !

Well it has been a while since my last post. I guess I have been fairly busy and have not had a chance to say hey! I have been doing extensive work around the home since I have some free time! LOL! Hey I'd rather be working for some money now! free work around the house is just another chore..no fun to say the least. It is funny how the painting never seems to cease , the worst job in the world....painting.

Spring seems to be ready to roar...finally. It has been very cool/cold and rainy/cloudy for weeks with only a few sunny days in between. I cannot wait for summer...

I'll leave you with a few shots from the National Botanical Gardens in D.C. , these pictures were taken by me in the past 2 years around March 28th. A very good time to be in the D.C area since it is Cherry Blossom Festival , Kite Festival among many other cool things to see and do.

Paul