One more addition to the living room. This neon sign is 60+ years old. It was in our business for a long time. Now it has center stage in our living room. It is beautiful.

Never Will Make Tiger Woods Kind of Money

The payout is not much but the people are great!

We won overall in the morning.

Linda, John and Bernie

How did I get so lucky?

Only in Laguna

Laguna's beautiful Heisler Park is home to the annual Labor Day Pancake Breakfast. Always fun meeting old friends and neighbors.

Art in Public Places
The Old Fire Engine

Our Dear Friend John

My Pal Terry.

The music was too loud for the morning. Could not hear each other talk.

The view was spectacular.

The firemen are good looking and they can make cook pancakes.

I love this small town.

Jeff finished the outdoor bar. It is perfect. We inaugurated it with margaritas and Italian sausages. The evening was warm the drinks were cold. and the company was perfect. Stop by and see us!

I bowled last weekend in Long Beach. It was so hot and it was terrifying to see all the smoke from the fires. The umbrella is designed to keep the heat off. it really does work.

This week jeff is working on a new bar for our side deck. i can't wait for it to be finished. Pics will be published on completion.

What a Surprise

When we were in Ouray a few weeks ago we went to the local museum. it is housed in the old hospital. It is very well done. i was impress for a couple of reasons. First they had a few photos of my grandfather's old steam engine and the made me a cd of the photos. Second they were having a quilt show. How lucky can I be? Well...I was looking at the quilts and found a friendship quilt with a signature "Mrs. Croonenberghs." I was hoping it was my grandmother, but as it turns our it was her sister-in-law, Stella. The quilt was made in the twenties. Here are the photos. I still was excited.

Having the Kids Home

Molly came home for a visit. she brought a friend ( Laura) first and they took my car for a road trip up the coast. Then her boyfriend (Emil) came for a few days. we had a great time cooking eating, kayaking, water parking. Sally and sky joined us when they weren't working.

Newport Back Bay

The Beachcomber for Breakfast

So happy to have all together.

Sally and Sky. They are so cute.

What for lunch/ Where is the cabana girl?

Time to cook.