GOOD BYE til 2011

Well just a short entry to say goodbye to the land of doing nothing for 2 months and HELLO to the land of 70hr work weeks. I can't wait !!!! ( NOT ). We are getting ready to head north. 8 am and the weather at least is going to cooperate. Funny that its been the coldest winter here in central Florida in over 40 years and when we get home on thurs the temps are expected in the 60's.. Oh well maybe next winter, Until then... thanks for reading my daily ramblings, See ya all real soon.

T.B.I.M.L.F. !!!!!

Too Bad Its My Last Friday .....


Well all thing must end and after a great winter vacay here in Florida, this is our LAST weekend. They say the temp is Florida was the coldest in 40 years. Whatever happened to global warming? I guess it starts in the Caribbean huh?


Last night Karen took me out for our final "Date Night"... I say she took me out cuz it was her treat. That's right... she paid..her debit card... her signature .. WHOOPPPEEE. we went to a place called Carrabba's Italian Grille and although its a chain much like The Olive Garden, it was FANTASTIC !!!! Karen had Lobster Mac & Cheese and I had Ravioli stuffed with lobster in a tomato/basil cream sauce. It was out of this world.









Well its been raining for 2 days in Florida with tornado warnings all over the place so I guess somebodies trying to tell me something. I'll shout out once or twice more before we put the laptop in mothballs for the trek north., Have a great weekend !!!!

Winding down

Well its Sunday and Bike Week ends at 6 pm today. The constant 24/7 rumble of FatBoys, Choppers, XLCH's, ElectraGlides and Heritage Soft Tails will subside tonight. I swear you can her the baa-badda baa-badda..ALL NIGHT AND DAY. They say in the local paper that during this week there are in excess of 200,000 motorcycles here in Daytona.... all within 5 square miles..... MY GOD. I went to Publix Mkt last Thursday and they had shut down Ridgewood Avenue .. ( The MAJOR street in Daytona/HollyHill ) for a concert by David Allan Coe.. There must have been over 20,000 Harleys just parked in the street and everybody was rocking.

Now don't get me wrong... I like bike week but since I only own a moped, I really don't get into the leather and noise and partying like all these 1 week a year warriors do. It's great for local businesses.. I mean there is a tee-shirt stand , tattoo parlor, bikini bike wash or instant BBQ set up on every single street corner. Its so funny.. at the start of the week all the t-shirt stands say "BIKE WEEK - T-SHIRTS" ... and their 15-20 bux a piece.. by Wed they say BIKE WEEK - T-SHIRTS 3-$20 . and by today (the last day) they all have duct tape or magic marker signs that say.... T-SHIRTS 6 - $20 !!!! What a deal !!! Gee you could polish your car with them.

Friday my friends Joyce and Oby Walker from Port Orange came by on his big ol' Yamaha and we went to the Iron Horse Saloon just outside of town in Ormond Beach for a look-see at the Bike Week festivities. We had some BBQ and beers and walked around... it was fun, but nice to get home after....

Well this is the LAST full week of vacay coming up.. We leave on Tuesday 3/16 for the trip back to reality and work.... BOO. Have a great week.. We'll talk again....

WOW .. where'd the time go ???

Hey gang.. sorry. I've been having such a great winter here this year in Holly Hill that I haven't been thinking about my blog. Where to begin..... Hmmm well the weather has been fair.. lots of wind.., some rain and temps in the mid 60's to mid 70's. The nights have been cold though. Heat is on at night.

Projects around the house.,,.., I put a gutter and downspout system on the back 1/4 of the house over the spare room effectively killing 3 birds with one stone, 1) Sealed the roof about the room to stop any leaks... 2) stopped rain from flooding the area against the house and 3) made and irrigation "channel" to my banana tree. These puppies need an awful lot of water and I'm not here 24/7 to look after it.. Now it will flourish. I'm sure.

This is BIKEWEEK in Daytona and the shit has hit the fan,.,, roaring Harley's day and night.. non-stop. Karen and I went to a really nice Sushi restaurant on Sunday night and when we pulled up there were 25 hogs parked out front.. when we got inside there was leather and X-rated tee shirts as far as you could see, now mind you these are well behaved people who probably have 9-5's 51 weeks a year ..... but show a little class and hang out at the coleslaw wrestling pit or go to the Iron Horse Saloon if you're gonna dress like that. Jessssssus...

Sedona has been cuter than ever and we have been taking her to the local dog park almost every day and last week we even took her up the road to the "Bed & Biscuit Inn".. a pampered palace just for dogs,.,, they even have their own swimming pool. She just loved it. It was a great day.

My cooking exhibitions continue nightly.. mostly winners a few flops.. like the homemade biscuits I made for a chicken fried steak dinner. I used leftover (last winter) baking powder thinking it would be OK !!!! NOPE.... I had flat tire repair patches instead of nice rolls,, ha ha.

Well today (Tues) marks 2 weeks left.. we head North on the 16th of March so lots of fun still to be had until the 60+ hr work weeks begin,. ( Boo Hoo ) Joyce and Oby are coming over for the day Friday and we are all headed to the Iron Horse Saloon for some BikeWeek festivities. Its a tradition that Joyce gets some crazy steak sandwich there every year. I'll take pix and post them on the weekend. Have a great week.. y'ALL

Bed & Biscuit Inn

We took Sedona to the Bed & Biscuit Inn at Flagler Beach on Tuesday and she had an absolute blast. Sedona has taken to water since she was a puppy but always salt water. Shes never been to a pond so when we heard about this exclusive dog's only place, we had to try it,. It was $10 for a day pass and she had the pool pretty much to herslpf all day. She frollicked and played with all the toys.. She swam and by the time we got home... she was OUT for the night. The day was a total success.

Good Monday Morning

Getting ready to chase some seagulls

What's so good about Monday mornings? Everything when you're on vacation.. cuz Mondays are like Tuesdays are like Wednesday... who cares ???? Sorry, for those who are working and hating it. Well this is the week leading up to Bike Week here in Daytona.. in a few short days the silent air will be broken by the sound of over 100,000 Harley Davidson's revving up and all hours of the day and night. The locals actually stock up on food and supplies and stay indoors for 10 days while the "festivities" go on around here. Friday starts the mayhem... I'll probably venture out for a few choice pix. Maybe girls cole slaw wrestling at the Boot Hill Saloon or the rear tire burnout competition at the Iron Horse... Hmmmm .. maybe I'll just stay home and watch Grey's Anatomy !!!!

Took the dog out yesterday to the Holly Hill kiddie park and Marina and had a ball just being a kid.... The dog loved it and so did we. Today we are taking Sedona to The Doggie Bed & Biscuit in Flagler Beach ( 30 miles away ) where the dogs get a day of "pampering" which even includes a real "doggie swimming pool". We should probably bring her bikini so she looks good !!!! Pics for sure coming on this one.

Well the weather is finally cooperating and like yesterday... today is a beauty. Temp is about 73dg right now.. so the dog is ready to go. See ya all soon.

I love you.. you love me... No No that's not Barney !

Do I look scared ?

Porthole princess !

My wife is a swinger !!!!


Chillin' on the pier....

The 2 beautiful ladies in my life !

Food - food - food

Pulled Pork Sandwich from Gaff's BBQ !!!

1 Pulled Pork / 1 Beef Brisket

Surf & Turf w/Jag & Greens

Karen, me & Joyce doin' it Portuguese style

The carne de vinho d'Ilhos REAL GOOD