Cold and Wet - Band - Decorations

 Shalimar, FL   (Hi 55  Lo  38)

It's been a cold and wet week. We've had rain off and on which we need, I'm not complaining. Just makes it drab along with early darkness. I'm glad I'm not working it's that time of year you leave in the dark and back home in the dark. 

Sunday I got all my Christmas shopping done. I love sitting on the couch, checking what I want and hit send. I just hope it all arrives to everyone before Christmas. 

I've been crocheting for the craft fair most of the week. That's for next weeks blog. I've also been doing orders as they come in. I KNOW I'm getting paid and making something for the fair doesn't mean I'll sell it. I'll get done what I can before Christmas on the several mangers that I need to make. I made a kitty for a gal sending it to a friend. 

I've been making several gnomes for people and the craft fair. They're more of what I've been making. These teams are in demand. 

Monday was the last Wii bowling till middle of January. I'm ready for a break. I sat with a gal when that was over teaching her how to make a blog. That brought back memories on my first blog back in 2007. They travel the world and she wanted something to write and send out to people. 

Tuesday was the normal diamond art and meditation. Then the rest of the afternoon I got a few things done in the apartment, like laundry.  

Wednesday was an early morning to watch junior high Rocky Bayou kids choir and band. They were really good but there were only just a few people that watched from the villages. It was a colder and rainy morning, but I felt bad for the kids without a good turnout to play for us.  (Click on the photos to enlarge) 

The choir

The band

A couple hours after the concert I went to the craft group. We're all getting ready for the craft fair on Sunday. It's so neat seeing everyone's project. I was working on an ox, for a manger. It's kneeling. 

Thursday I had crochet group in another village and there were quite a few of us. I stayed till 3:00 so had time to eat some dinner and on to cards in our village. I usually play every night but Friday, but have been slacking off lately to get the crocheting done. They've decorated their village for Christmas and here's what they did. One lady used to do costumes for plays. She's got some talent!

This is a "tidal pool" and my crab is in the pool with a lot of other crocheted items.  The tidal pool is to the right. 

Decorations around the room. 

These started as skeletons, then manikins made and stuffed. 

When you need to redo a project this is what you do, rewind the yarn. Priscilla and Bea,

I got my first gift, a cute fir tree 

The only thing I did Friday was get a haircut and talk with the meditation leader working on 2026 classes. It's coming up fast. 

Saturday was the monthly meeting. There weren't very many there, they went shopping on the bus. We planned for the rest of the month for meals and fun time which will all be on the blog during the month .

Thanksgiving - Day Trip - Craft Fair

 Shalimar, FL   (Hi  73  Lo 53)

Temperatures were up and down this week. A coat one day and shorts a couple days later. 

The week started on Sunday with setting up a new PC. I love doing that and this one should have been fast but ended up a real problem. We had very little passwords. I had to start from the beginning and create passwords, once I got it to the point of clicking on "forgot password". I worked a few hours had it setup but when she went to get in it on Monday, it didn't let her. I went back Monday put in the password I setup and it was fine. She now has a new PC. 

Monday was Wii bowling, one more to go for this season. The 16 weeks went fast. 

Tuesday, was diamond art and meditation. I had to leave early to get to the zoom meeting with financial advisor. That was quite interesting and I'm keeping things as they are. He said there shouldn't be much change at all from 2025 in the next year's financial world. Let's hope he's right. 

Wednesday we had crafters corner. A few of us are getting final things made for the craft fair. Everyone was doing something different. I went to the dining room with decorating committee to setup for Thanksgiving. That took a couple hours. Rolling silverware in napkins if the first photo. (Click on the photos to enlarge)

Setting up and decorating tables

There were 460 people sign up for dinner this year. Two different times and a time to pick up to go meals. What a lot of work. 

Thursday, THANKSGIVING!  We had our own dinner in our village with 11 of us. We all brought a dish and what great food! We have the best cooks in our group.

We stayed till 4:00, I went home for a bit and back to play cards. 

Friday, which seemed like Sunday, went to DeFuniak Springs with a neighbor. She had a friend at an RV park that she wanted to see. The couple had just arrived and she used to be in the park with them. We went downtown to check out decorations. I love this house. 

There's a lake that used to be a forest and now there's tons of stumps with the water being so low. Not good for swimming or boating. 

It doesn't look dangerous, but there's more stumps in this area too. 

A real pretty mural

Marina

Nice boat at almost sunset

We came back home and had pizza at the Cheers Pub. What a great day!

Saturday, Time to start Christmas shopping so I did a couple of hours getting the orders lined up and for who and what. I also went to a really nice craft fair in downtown Ft. Walton Beach. Here's a few pictures. 

This is the booth that our activities gal does at shows. 

Some of the gals got together to decorate our lounge.  It's becoming to look like Christmas!

Next blog will be the first week in December!!!

Very Warm for November - Gabbing with People - Birthday Party

 Shalimar, FL  (Hi  80  Lo 60)

Sunday was catching up day with people. I had zooms and phone calls. It was a fun day and I do that about twice a month. 

Monday I started with Wii bowling I think we have two more weeks then another break. I crocheted the rest of the afternoon.  I also volunteered with United Way. They come in every other month for us to do things for them. This one was putting together 1000 brochures. 

Tuesday the normal scheduled diamond art and meditation. I sat outside with the gals for a couple hours, it's hot for this time of year. Humidity is up too. It's better then being cold. 

Wednesday was crochet in Niceville and when we left we went to Danny's chicken which I've wanted to try for a long time. Very good, but not weekly. I went to residential council in the afternoon and more gabbing after that in the gazebo with the gals. I'm still watching survivor. I  haven't only have missed one show since it started. 

Thursday I was up early thinking the maintenance guy would be here to change the filters. He didn't come till 10:00. I went to crochet group for the afternoon. I also had a zoom class. I met with activities gals and got started on the workshops for beginning of the year. We're going to do one workshop every month and not every week. We've got that planned to May. At cards we had a 88th birthday party for Lu. 

Gorgeous flowers

Friday I was supposed to go to a craft fair with a few of the craft gals, but found out they had an oil spill or something that closed the road to the convention center. It would be an hour taking the long way around so we cancelled. I sat outside the rest of the afternoon. I did the NC zoom, then went to a get together with a couple other gals. I love Friday's. 

Saturday I made some calls and crocheted the rest of the day. This week's items. I made more football gnomes like all the others I've already posted. 

 That's it for now.