I need o back up a little, this is Friday night dinner and then Saturday (22nd of Jan)

Yes this was Friday night dinner. Wow great feast, we drove down to Stuart, Fresh Market during last  week-end before. Yes, Fresh Market is like Whole Food's. Very nice meats and fruits, plus. So the prices are on the high side. I am not one to usually go into places like this. But my baby enjoys good food and knows what she likes. So on this day we bought three steaks and other items. So on Friday evening this was our dinner. It was very tasty and enjoyable. Plus she made Corn Pudding. That was great. At the end I ate way to much and went to bed with a tummy ache. 

Oh well, the next day we headed up north to Vero Beach. Need to go to Sam's Club and Walmart up there. Driving along route 60 , saw a couple of signs, Antique Show at the Indian River Fair Grounds. 

I asked Jeanne if she would like to go? Sure enough, she would love to. 

We got here and the cost was $8.00 each. No credit cards, or debit. Okay I think we had around $30.00, all together. Walked in and walk around the tents first. It was bitty cold. The wind went right thru you. But as we walked around, Jeanne found some things she really liked.  

I saw a couple of items too. But really didn't want them at the end. But look a Sheaffer Pen Set. I have not seen them since I have been a kid. Had to take picture, ad least. 

You can see there a few more tables on the other side. So as we walked around. Jeanne saw a couple of other things she would like to buy. 

Well like I said we really don't carry much money with ourselves. The reason is, most places take a credit car or debit cards. Well when we walk in I saw a ATM machine near the entrance. Jeanne asked if we could get some more funds? Okie Dokie. See what I can do? There was a person a head of me and got some money. I got up there and did my pin number and all to get to HERE. HOW MUCH? $3.50 FEE??? That is crazy, but I know Jeanne would say, go a head and get $100.00. Which I did and walked back over to where she was. Told her and that was the end of that conversation. 

Thinking back I am not sure of all we bought. but I did talk with the guy here about how he got into selling rusty iron things? He told me, him and his dad use to go out medal scraping. That means, driving around and just picking up, other peoples junk. I have talked about that about a year or so. We were cleaning out the house (2709) Jeanne wanted to sell it and we did. We needed to get it emptied out. There was all kinds of scrap medal around, in the back of the house. So I took it down to the scrap yard and got a few bucks. Okay back to the story, so the guy and his dad decided to try selling it. 

Not sure if I hear him right? But I heard him say, they sell about $5,000. as shows like this. Crazy $5,000.???? 

As Jeanne walked into the building, I saw this one tent over here and had to stop. 

As I was walking I saw this. SCHAFER. I asked the guy who this was? He had a story to share with me. Well this Schafer, had a bread factory and raced speed boats. I think he said he was from up state Michigan. Well I just thought this was kind a neat to see. This is how we spell our name. 

I am not sure why he has a whole roll of these labels? Oh he was telling me that, if you buy one label and put it in a frame, you can see it for, like $39.00. Okay I guess that is a good thing? 

Now I caught up with Jeanne in the building and walked around and  saw some nice stuff. 

Jeanne finished up and was ready to go on to Sam's club and the rest of our places we need to stop. I saw these two tables with post cards on them. All kinds of post cards. There was even a box that had post cards from car dealers. I had to look to see if my dad's card was in there? When I dad sold new cars, he always sent out post cards with his picture on the front of it. But they didn't have any of them. 

But I did see this newspaper. First of all The Times Union, I use to help one of my friends, Ken Tice. deliver newspapers to our neighborhood. He had a small route. Okay sometimes he needed help or him and his family would go on vacation. So it was my route then. 

Okay back to the Newspaper. Well I remember when President Kennedy was shot. I was in 6th grade. I do remember getting a special  load of newspapers on that day. It was called EXTRA. I remember standing in the middle of Bay Road and Lake Road. yelling, EXTRA EXTRA, READ ABOUT OUR PRESIDENT GOT SHOT. 

I guess this paper came out in a few days afterwards. 

I do remember being some very sad days after he was shot. 

Well this paper now is selling for $72.00? Now just think if was a hoarder? If I kept papers like this, to this day. WOW. I would be a rick man.  

BUT folks I am a rick man. By the glory of The Lord. He blesses me each and everyday. 

Please tell Him today, Thank you for all you have. 

 

Here goes another work project, yes I love making things happen

Well this morning, Jeanne and I went out in behind our property, Chris's property. We dug up a bout 8 pineapple plants. At first we dug up some larger ones. But Jeanne found out, the larger ones have already given fruit. So we dug up the small ones. Afterwards, I went back over to Chris's property to get the edging we need to make the pineapple garden look good. 

We saw these clay pipes in the ground and Jeanne thought they would look good around the pineapple garden. So I dug these up and loaded them on the back of truck. I got 30 plus. 

So the first thing we did was take down the satellite dish. Then I dug up the grass and weeds. The I ask my wife to show me how she would like it to look. So we put the pipes in the ground, but it would be to tall for the sprinklers, Trying to say, our sprinkler head only rise up 6" So then it would not water the pineapples or even the grass around this area. So we laid them down and looks great to me. But what really cost is what does my baby think? 

She liked them laying down. So now what? I put the weed barrier down. She asked where a I going to put the new dirt? I was thinking on top of the black sheets. NO the dirt needs to be under the sheets? Okay honey if that is what you want, you got it. So we lifted up the black sheets and put the new dirt down. Then put the sheet back over the mount. She love it. 

She asked me not to put the mulch on top the the plants. No problem baby. I think it looks great and ready to get some pineapples. 

I bought 15 bags of mulch and spread it around some what. 

I am not sure what days this was, maybe Monday? But got this one of the fruit trees, cleaned out, the weeds.

Folks weeding is not my way to having fun, but it is needed to stay on top of them has much as I can.

During the week-end the weather was chilly and right down COLD. but as I look out side this morning, Wednesday. It is raining and 60 plus. 

Oh during the evening time last night, The water got shut off. I didn't really find out why, until earlier this morning. The city had a broken water line downtown. 

But as time went by this morning, I was up at 5am. trying to find out, why didn't have water. Then check to see if any water is coming out of the water spickets. NO. Check to see it the meter is running? No. The good thing was, raining out, I had a pail of water under one of our gutters. so we could flush the toilet, ad least.  

But as I am writing this, the water is back on. Praise the Lord. 

Today is what people call HUMP DAY. so enjoy it.  

 

Here is a project I was looking forward to.

Jeanne asked me to walk around with her and see what needs to get done. So after walking around. She told me that she would take care of the air planets. So I went to the shed and got a plastic chair for her. There she could pull off the air planets that have a attached to the orange trees in back. 

This is a large air planet. You can see she was working very hard on trying to get rite of them. These planets attach to the tree and live off of it. So Jeanne did some research and found that they can kill a tree. So she got off as many as she could. Mean while this pine tree below is on the other side of the fence. So before the property is turned over to the new owners. Jeanne has been wanting this tree below cut down. It is blocking the sun to the large mango tree in our yard. 

As I talk with Chris ( the old owner) he told us that we better it down before the closing this next week. So I got out my sawzall out and cut most of the limbs off with that. It did take me two days to get it all the way down. 

I piled up the limbs in front of Chris's lot and our lot. This tree was a lot bigger than I thought. 

This is the mango tree we are trying to save. You can see there are a couple of low limbs that need to be pulled up and roped to the up ones. 

It took me tow full days to get it done. To finish the job I got out our chain saw and made it look good. 

So Tuesday and Wednesday this was my job to take care of. 

Over all it was some very nice days to do outside work. 

We did a couple of more jobs during these two days too. I lifted up the two large branches on the mango tree. Then Jeanne and I pulled and cut a couple of pieces of Staghorn planet, that where on the other property. I will show those pictures tomorrow. 

Folks I have not had a paying job, it has been since, before Christmas. So I have filled out  application at  Aldi's. I got back this morning, E mail saying that.

 Hi Carl,

 

We appreciate your interest and want to thank you for taking the time to apply. We reviewed your submission and unfortunately, have decided to move forward with other candidates for this position.

 

Note: If you have submitted multiple applications, you will receive a separate communication for each position.

 

Best Regards,

ALDI Inc.

I really not sure why? I could, out work any of those stock folks. 

Oh well I guess Our Lord has something else for me to do? 

So I will fill out another app for Home Depot today.

I do have a couple of small jobs to do this next week, but it is not like it has been last year. Roy and I had work pretty much three to fours days a week. Oh well. 

I am asking for prayer for Jeanne, my girl. She fell last week helping me put up a couple of orchids on the oak tree in back. She has been to the doctor and he told her to rest her legs and put heat on the sore parts. Oh that is why I put a chair under the orange tree, on Tuesday.

My girl is a tough one, So on Thursday she help out some, but she did rest her legs and put heat on them. They are feeling a little bit better. 

We are so blessed to look around and just see all Or Lord ahs done for us, PLUS. 

 

Our last day trip for this week. We are up in Coca Beach again. (Monday 17th)

Okay, yes we are up here again. Jeanne and I really have not seen that much of Coca Beach. So we drove up here again. It was kind a chilly out this day too. 

They have these pictures along the walk way on the pier. They have the history of all that happen here in Coca Beach. 

There sure is a lot to read, but it is worth the time. 

This is the gift store that is on the pier. We saw bags of shells. They were is a basket. So the shells themselves didn't have a price on them. But the basket did, $1.99. Thinking great the bag of shells are $1.99? NOT the bag of shells cost $6,99 each, that is crazy price. We bought a small basket of shells at Ron Jon's (Saturday)  for $1.99. Oh well I guess we need to go back to Ron Jon's 

What a beautiful  beach they have up here. 

As we were walking on the pier, a security office told us the end of the pier is closed, due to the cold weather. So we walked down as far as we could and walked back to the shore line. 

There is another gift shop. So we walked over to that and they were closing in five minutes. So we walk in and walked back out. 

We piled back into the car and headed up the road a while. 

Got to Cape Canaveral and see what is up here. 

We saw the Disney's Cruises Liner leaving the port. So we drove over to get closer. It really was kind of strange. There is no security check in stations. I use to go down in Fort Lauderdale to the port (84) there and there was check points to show your driver license to get in. No where did I see that. 

We saw this tower in the middle of the parking lot. Thinking what is that for? 

So we just kept driving around and looking at all the places there are to eat here too.. 

Jeanne went on line to see their menus and what they had to offer. She found Fishlips. they prices are not bad and they are on the water front too. 

They have a elevator too. so my baby can get up stairs. 

Walked in and got a seat. This is a sports bar too. I guess that is the way to go if you want to make some money? 

I got up from our seats and walked around to take some pictures before the sun goes down. 

Behind the bar here you could feel the heater blasting away. As I walk by it. 

There is some neat things to look at while there too. 

Kind of a neat sign??? 

We got out back to our car and headed south again. Home sweet home. 

It was a nice ride home, we took 95 and got home in 1 hour and 20 minutes. 

Folks we have been putting some miles on our Kia it is a 2011. We turned over 200,000 miles this night. 

It sure nice to go for rides and get back to our bed. It really has been some fun just checking out different places and enjoying our time. 

It is kind a of funny Jeanne or myself have not really seen all this before. So it was worth the ride.

Well back at our home, the next couple of days we have some work to get done. 

Prayerfully everyone out there is doing well and being blessed as we are?