Since Eileen's visit, I have been keeping an "activity calendar" for myself as I did for her visit. It's quite surprising how much is going on in the area once it's compiled! I would often read of coming events and, before I knew it, they had already happened. Now, I just make a note of them and, when time and interest permits, I can take advantage of them. There always seems to be something happening. Most recently, Rhonda and I went to Fiesta de Mayo in Shelter Cove.....lots of good food, great Latin music, and fun people watching. When we arrived, the crowd was sparse; but, by the time we left at 4PM, it was packed. It went on until 10PM and I can imagine that the music and dancing got better as the evening progressed!
Elaine and I went to Port Royal to see "Daddy's Dyin' - Whose Got the Will? It was by the same group that did "The Great American Trailer Park Musical", which was hilarious! We figured this would be as well since the advertising stated:
- Adult language
- Extremely colorful swearing and language occurs frequently and throughout show
- Drugs/alcohol referenced. Beer is consumed
- Sexual references used
It was set in the 80's in Texas, so you can imagine the dysfunctional-family hilarity that ensued.
Most recently, Chris and I went to a fair put on by the Chamber of Commerce entitled Re-imagining Life after 50. It was informative and enjoyable, ending with tasty munchies and wine. It also gave is time to catch up a bit, which I really enjoyed.
May has also been a good month for local Democrats.Our Drinking/Living Liberally group joined with two other Democrat groups to have a Purple Rain night (at our usual DL location). Prince music was played and the political connection was that to go from a red state to a blue state, you have to go through purple!! Maybe a far stretch (especially for SC!), but it was lots of fun. We had a large crowd and it was great to see people that I usually see in other settings.
Liberal Ladies of the Lowcountry had their usual monthly meeting, as well as a 5 year anniversary cocktail party. It was at the beach house in Port Royal Plantation ( where we used to live), overlooking the water on a beautiful afternoon. My take-away from that was that I discovered that a neighbor is a democrat! We see each other frequently when we walk our dogs in the morning. As we spotted each other at the party, I said, "Bogie's mom!" and she said, "Rosie's mom"! We then introduced ourselves - we knew our dogs' names, but we hadn't introduced ourselves! Now our morning chats are much more lively!, They have also attended Drinking Liberally! Anyway, the anniversary party was great and the entertainment were these young ladies shown below. I saw them several years ago when they performed at Bloom and was impressed by their demeanor and talent. Even at that time (the younger was only 7!), they were very composed and professional. After their program, they circulated around the room and spoke to everyone, which the residents loved. They do those performances as practice and as community service. They are just delightful and, needless to say, their mother is also quite impressive also.
You can see them as they appeared on the afternoon of the cocktail party (and doing a Michael Jackson tune) HERE. This is the video I wanted to include but couldn't get it to work, though I was happy to find the one above on YouTube. I love that they are in their frilly, formal dress and , what appears to be, flip-flops! My kind of girls!
With all the socializing, I have managed to get a little done around the house, the primary thing being closet cleaning! I couldn't face doing it all at once so I broke it down into about 5 steps. What you see here is Step 1 - Everything on the floor of ONE closet!! From this you can see that I could never have tackled the whole thing at once.....just too much crap. After two car loads to the thrift shop, it looks much better. All coat hangers are hanging backward, so next time I go through, I can get rid of even more. I'm really getting into the swing of "lightening up" and I hope to continue the process.
You can see them as they appeared on the afternoon of the cocktail party (and doing a Michael Jackson tune) HERE. This is the video I wanted to include but couldn't get it to work, though I was happy to find the one above on YouTube. I love that they are in their frilly, formal dress and , what appears to be, flip-flops! My kind of girls!
With all the socializing, I have managed to get a little done around the house, the primary thing being closet cleaning! I couldn't face doing it all at once so I broke it down into about 5 steps. What you see here is Step 1 - Everything on the floor of ONE closet!! From this you can see that I could never have tackled the whole thing at once.....just too much crap. After two car loads to the thrift shop, it looks much better. All coat hangers are hanging backward, so next time I go through, I can get rid of even more. I'm really getting into the swing of "lightening up" and I hope to continue the process.
I continue to experiment with my magic/Instant Pot. Today I have yogurt on the make and it's very experimental.....first time trying it, making it with vanilla almond milk instead of dairy, etc. So, it will be very interesting to see how/if it turns out. I've also found a slicer/dicer that actually works the way they are all advertised to work....but don't! It's German made and it works because the blades are SHARP. Knowing that and following all precautions, yesterday I lopped off the side of my right ring finger (and part of the nail). It happened so fast that it didn't hurt, but it took forever to stop bleeding. It is now well bandaged and makes typing a challenge.
I'm going to leave you with some love from sassy, sweet Rosie, as she is lying on my back cushion, overseeing this whole operation. She is such a character and adds laughter and love to each day.
This is just.......
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