Mar

31

Features of Our Ideal Retirement House, Part 2

Posted by Pennie

March 31, 2009 | 1 Comment

I found an old post back from March, 2007, done by my predecessor here and thought I might make a few comments on that. The post contains 11 things the author is looking for in a retirement home.
My retirement home is a manufactured house in Florida. We did put in mostly laminate floors that [...]

Mar

30

Another Day at the Beach

Posted by Pennie

March 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment

You may recall I posted about our visit to the beach last week. However, we did not see this at the beach where we were, but I thought it was rather interesting so you get to see it without even having to go to the beach!

I cannot even begin to imagine being able to do [...]

Mar

28

Empty Nesters Once Again

Posted by Pennie

March 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Well, the kids have gone back home so we’re back to our empty nest once again. It always seems so much more empty right after they leave!
We had our big breakfast and then a quick stop at Wally World and then they finished packing their car and off they went, only 7 minutes later than [...]

Mar

27

Japanese Cooking Techniques

Posted by Pennie

March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Well, today we went with our daughter, son-in-law and grandson to a Japanese restaurant that features a chef at your table cooking your food. Our one-year-old grandson was in awe of this fellow as he whipped his cleaver blade round and round and then smacked the bottom of the metal salt and pepper shakers each [...]

Mar

26

A Day at the Beach

Posted by Pennie

March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment

We took our empty nest fillers to Clearwater Beach on Tuesday. It was necessary to drive around for probably half an hour just to find a parking space. Whoever said tourism is down apparently hasn’t visited Clearwater Beach during spring break. We finally found a spot with a two-hour parking meter so then we had [...]

Mar

22

Fill’er Up!

Posted by Pennie

March 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Yes, the empty nest is now full for a bit. The young’uns arrived about noon on Saturday, we had lunch, went shopping and went for a golf cart ride and were all exhausted! The baby is a blast.
Today, Sunday, we went to the flea market, they went to the pool while Grandpa and Grandma babysat. [...]

Mar

20

An Empty Nest Refill

Posted by Pennie

March 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment

We’re on the verge of refilling the empty nest for a week! One of our daughters and her husband and just-turned-a-year-old son will be here in approximately 12 hours. The empty nest is all cleaned up, the extra bedroom cleaned out and tidied up, we’ve taken our junk off the back seat of the golf [...]

Mar

17

The Wearing of the Green

Posted by Pennie

March 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Well, I guess it’s almost mandatory to mention St. Patrick’s Day. St. Patrick is actually a rather confusing figure. He didn’t drive the snakes out of Ireland after all, since there weren’t any there to begin with! He wasn’t even born Catholic or born in Ireland but was taken to Ireland as a slave when [...]

Mar

16

“Music in Our Schools” Month

Posted by Pennie

March 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Did you realize March is “Music in Our Schools” month? I didn’t know it myself until recently but I think it’s a great idea. Music isn’t nearly as highly regarded in our schools as it should be. Not nearly as much attention is paid to music and the making of it as is paid to [...]

Mar

14

Retirement Bargains in Florida

Posted by Pennie

March 14, 2009 | 1 Comment

Hello, Empty Nesters. Are any of you thinking of retiring to Florida or even just buying a home here to be snowbirds for a few months out of the year? If you are, this is a good time to pick up some bargains whether you’re looking for something new or a pre-owned home.
Most retirement [...]

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