Author Archives: Sparky
More steps!
Yes, the shed now has steps. It wasn’t a huge project, but it was done in sweltering heat so I invested a lot of “sweat equity.” I am pretty happy with how they turned out because (1) I didn’t screw up any cuts and waste some material and (2) they are solid. Stepping on them … Continue reading
Consistently inconsistent
That would be a good description of my softball team. We scored 17 runs in our first game of the season, then won several low-scoring games to get to 4 wins, 2 losses. Then we lost 5 straight, scoring no more than 7 runs in any of those games. That is less than 1 run … Continue reading
Railing!
Now that we have fiberglass steps it seemed like a good idea to attach a railing. Jett has vertigo occasionally (where the “occasion” is “every day”) and her older sister Sybil, who is none too steady on her pins, is coming for a visit. So a railing seemed like a REALLY good idea. I could … Continue reading
Taco in a bag
Jett and I volunteered to serve at a “taco in a bag” patio party recently. We had no idea what we had signed up for, but felt that we were due for some volunteer work. I guess I was expecting to hand out bag lunches from Taco Bell. But the reality was quite different. To … Continue reading
Bonefish Grill
We haven’t dined out much lately, but we couldn’t let my 70th birthday pass without some kind of celebration. So we decided to blow a few bucks on a nice dinner. My first choice was Bahama Breeze – dining al fresco on the patio with a steel drum band playing and a signature margarita in … Continue reading
“Hello, Darkness” by Sandra Brown
Simon & Schuster, 2003 I think I have read a Sandra Brown mystery before. I have certainly listened to one of her audiobooks. I had a fairly positive view of her skill as a writer. So it was with a modicum of pleasant anticipation that I picked up Hello, Darkness. Imagine my disappointment. This is … Continue reading
Blog booklets, 2014-2016 (QTN, STS, STN and TTS)
Here are the PDFs for the blog booklets for the years 2014 to 2016. OurWanderYears 2014 (10.8 MB) – the Quick Trip North (QTN), summer in MA and coming off the road OurWanderYears 2015 (21.4 MB) – winter in MA, Carnival cruise and the Second Trip South (STS) OurWanderYears 2016 (21.3 MB) – Second Trip … Continue reading
Mobstah Lobstah
Our RV park invites food trucks onto the premises twice a week – Wednesday and Friday. We have sampled several of them and weren’t greatly impressed with either the quality or the value. That all changed on the past Friday when we sampled the fare at the Mobstah Lobstah food truck (byline: “seafood to die … Continue reading
Doggone cold
The last 2 weeks have been very cold here in Fort Myers. By “cold” I mean highs in the 60s. Meanwhile, the folks up north have been shivering through sub-zero temps. While I expect no sympathy from my northern friends, I just wanted you to know that the chilliness here has taken a toll on … Continue reading
Shed!
The day after we acquired our fiberglass steps, our shed was delivered. Getting it onto the site was a bit of an adventure which started with me having second thoughts about the precise location. The proposed location had been approved via a drawing on the site plan, but the problem was that the site plan … Continue reading