The day is here! Which one is going to take the winning spot at the Kentucky Derby? On the TODAY show they were modeling some really different head pieces! One year friends celebrated this special day with creative head wear. Boy, did we have a ball cheering on our choice of the winner. The healthy jackpot was split among that hat wearer event. It was the year Justify won that race. It's the day where a bit of that Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
gets passed around. We must get ready for next year's "hat wearing - bourbon drinking - cheering on our choice to be the winner" takes place.
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We're still celebrating Leon's birthday! Michelle gave him a bottle of Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey to continue enjoying his big day. On May 1st we dined at the Osprey Nest in Rockland where students fix lunch for all to enjoy. Every seat was taken! That came with more surprises!! Along with a delicious meal, made by the high school students, were desserts with a sweet taste to finish off the lunch happenings. Sitting around were perfectly made purses out of cake.
Now how original is that? Leon LOVED his continued partying as we all gathered to celebrate - again. Today we are celebrating Leon's 86th birthday, with Spencer joining in right beside him. He sat in the patio talking with Megan who delivered a birthday surprise of her delicious and oh-so wonderful Sticky Buns! The minute Megan left we dived in, just to sample those treats! In all sincerity they are best we have ever eaten. Leon began reading amazing birthday cards, receiving phone calls and email messages of love! I got him a 100 piece puzzle which will take him a minute to get done, but we will be together celebrating one incredible birthday - smiling away.
We went to a dinner party on Saturday and it was like eating in a restaurant. Leon provided an hors d'oeuvre that Susan made at a gathering once. Just the best! These two young ladies were responsible for the table setting! WOW! I was impressed by their abilities to do a gorgeous job. A decorative card sat on each plate showing where the seating would take place. I loved the writing on mine. Need to get ready to "treat myself"! My plate was filled with that dip and chicken parmesan with pasta (which I'm going to try to make!!) It simply tasted the best. This was only a few of scrumptious dinner offerings! We met some new friends, which is always a treat. Thank you, Christine,
for another fabulous gathering. Attending a dinner party at your house becomes THE BEST! The doorbell rang. When we opened the door there stood Linda with a pan of chicken noodle soup and RED flowers in RED cup with a RED ribbon. The soup was for Leon's dinner and I am claiming those gorgeous tulips! Linda, that soup was outstanding. More of it is getting eaten tonight. Your talents as a chef are simply magnificent. Look at those tulips after just one day! Pretty wonderful.
Hugs and kisses, dear friend! Yesterday I took Leon for his first taste of chemotherapy to treat his lymphoma. After getting prepared with hoses and connections, they put the poison through a port which has been inserted under the skin where the bruise is. Starting at 7:45 a.m. and ending at 4:15 p.m.! For the first few hours the nurse came every fifteen minutes and checked his vitals to see if there were any adverse reactions to the three different kinds of poison. After that it was every 30 minutes. Anticipating all kinds of side effects as outlined in the material they handed out, Leon was surprised he didn't get any of them. We noticed that the swelling of lymph glands has gone down. The poison is doing its job. That's one cycle, there could be another. He says he was BORN LUCKY. Look at those smiling eyes. Now, let's see if he loses all of his hair.
We had our last lunch out, for it is time for Kristi and Mary to make their way home. You know, a week goes by so quickly when family visits. I loved the time spent with them, always seems so sad when they depart. The cake Leon made lasted all week long, each of us taking bits and pieces of it every day. The new board arrived with drawers for puzzle pieces to be placed. It makes putting them together much easier. This is our third one while sitting around the table talking. What a treat. After I took the girls to the airport, blankets were returned to the back seat and Spencer jumped in ready for things to get back to normal. It was a lovely visit for us all - including Spencer. Can't wait for our next get-together.
Friday night eating was spectacular (once again). We dined at Dry Dock in Rockland. Steak bombs and haddock sandwich and sweet potato fries filled us up. We munched on our eatings and carried on with conversation. Another packed dining place. Spencer wondered if he was going with us. Sorry buddy. Sunday morning! Ate our breakfast at Home Kitchen Cafe and boy was that ever great. Sticky bun French toast and pancakes hit the spot. Big crowd of people. We drank a whole lot of coffee before our order was served. Water and flowers and rocks exist wherever we end up off the fun filled rides in Maine. Quite a holiday for a family visit. One more day... Spencer still wondering if he could come along. Rest up buddy and
we'll go walking when I get home. It's Friday night at WaterWorks restaurant where we enjoyed some delicious seafood. We dined in a partially filled restaurant until 5:45 - then the packed place got busy. Haddock and shrimp happened to be our choice for the evening. Another puzzle was completed. You need to click on the pictures to get the full effect!!! Today a visit to Reny's in Belfast occurred. with a look at the butterfly nets. A stop at T.J. Maxx had us admiring handbags. The store was full of great things on sale. Leon and I ran over to the Bell's house and picked up the Miata, where it has been resting all winter. It now sits in our garage ready to go touring. We can never thank Marjorie and Bill enough for the use of a place to rest that car. It has been one gorgeous day outside. Mary and I took Spencer for a walk wearing only our sweaters.
What a lovely time it has been today. The puzzle players were on their way to putting one together, while also planning our day. Lunch took place at Graffam's - oh that food tasted good. Then home placing coins in their proper containers, dining on a bundt cake that Leon made and getting a taste of those delicious scones. Must make a trip for more of those. Can make them while adding whipping cream and that's it before placing in the oven. Taking a very interesting look at the selection of eats appeared like nothing I've ever seen. That fish took over in the size department. But the best part of my day spotlighted turkeys in our driveway. Just visiting!
Another day begins! |