Pictures of Summer

This morning Steve is golfing and I am sitting on my back deck with coffee, phone, camera and laptop. I am looking forward to quiet time with words and pictures. First order on the agenda is to update some of the summer activites through pictures.

My friend Kathy has peaked an interest in birds. My Christmas present birdhouse now houses a pair of tree swallows. We have enjoyed sitting on the deck watching the parents preparing the nest and now feeding the new babies. Steve loves the fact that swallows consume 1000's of insects daily.

What started last year as a foursome of friends making a regular Saturday golf game became known as the fantasy foursome. It seems one of the original four was always missing and replaced with a sub. Late in the year another regular foursome joined in and they became known as the elite eight. An outing was planned with wives this year and one sharp wife came up with the shirts. The front reads "Fantasy Golf Team".

Turned around it reads"What about Enos". The inside joke being which foursome takes Enos. The reason being that some of the guys think the Enos shirt should read "It's All About Enos". Of course this is all in good fun and Enos will be the first to admit it.

Steve's birthday was celebrated with Jesi and AJ and Mike this past weekend. AJ's favorite activity with grampa is driving the golf cart and playing in the sand. Playing golf may come too but for now having fun on the course is what it is all about.

Last year in Kiawah with the High School friends we had fun planning meals and making Sandra Lee's tablescapes. When a quick trip to Toledo by the Smith's became a dinner party on the deck I called upon my girls to help. Everyone chipped in with the food and while I made the final preparations the tablescapers went to work. The result just begs for a spot in Better Homes and Gardens. Thanks Girls!!!

AND.... not quite sure what is going on in this picture. When we looked at the pictures on Sunday morning Bob, Bev, Steve and I laughed and decided maybe we will keep the negative on this one for future blackmailing. Any comment Tom?

And yes I have played some golf this summer. This is a picture of  my friend Sue and I taken during the annual Belmont Cup Tournament.

Last picture this morning was taken on Monday when a storm rolled into Perrysburg. I have never seen a shelf cloud quite like this one. It was much more awesome than the photo makes it appear.

So Much to do in such a Little Amount of Time

Why does it seem like the summer months are so busy. Golf, holidays, barbeques, birthdays, tennis...the list goes on. It seems we must take advantage of the nice weather and the social calendar just fills up so quickly. It is fun!! 

Lots of golf last week. I played in the 2 day Belmont France Cup tournament. This is a ringer tournament with only your best score of the 2 days being recorded. I played well scoring a net 9 under par. My friend Trina won with a 12 under par. Great play. Then on Friday I played in a district match play tournament qualifier. Based on the Friday scores we play individual matches next week. If you win you keep  playing. Lose and you are finished. Lets hope for lots of golf next week too.

Steve has a birthday this week so we are celebrating with Mike, Jesi and AJ tonight. Not the usual lobster dinner but that will come later this month. Probably a good thing based on todays weather. It is 95 right now and that is too hot to be outside. The air conditioned kitchen will be tonights venue.

Hope everyone else is enjoying a busy summer. 



 

Friends and family update

We just had a great weekend with our friends Bob and Rosemary from Jacksonville Florida. It was the member guest invitational golf tournament at Belmont this past weekend and Bob played with Steve. They finished in 5th place and we had fun all weekend. Something about side bets was good too. Rosemary and I have been able to pick up our friendship instantly even with some long interludes. I think that is a true friendship.

Family news is that my Dad has been diagnosed with kidney cancer and had surgery today to remove a kidney. The surgery was successful and as of 9 o'clock tonight Dad was resting comfortably. The cancer was completely contained within the kidney and the removal of the organ is the treatment. No chemo or radiation. We hope for a speedy recovery.

Summer continues..........

Memorial Day weekend

To say that May has been a busy month would be an understatement. So I guess having a 3 day weekend is what is takes to get something back up and running on the blog.

Jessica was home for a little over a week after completing her first year of grad school. She is a delight to have around the house and of course there is always something going on with her friends. We showed her off to our friends at Belmont happy hour too. She is off to Istanbul for a weeklong Brandeis fellowship now and when she returns  from that she will begin her summer internship at Boston Beer in Boston. (Sam Adams is their most recognizable brand). Then in August she is off to Milan, Italy for a semester abroad. That leads into my exciting news. Steve and I have planned a trip to see her in October and will spend time touring northern Italy and Switzerland and maybe even make it into France. Then we will be taking a slow boat home. We have scheduled a transatlantic crossing from Rome to New York with stops at Sardinia, Italy, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, and Lisbon, Portugal. A very exciting trip to look forward to all summer.

But for now it is summertime and we should be golfing. Mothernature has not been kind to our area this spring though. With cooler than normal temperatures and rainfall amounts over 8 inches above normal, the golf course is practically unplayable. We keep hoping the trend will change so maybe todays sunshine and warmth will be the beginning.

Happy Memorial Day!

Just checked out the preview of this and see the Santa pictures. I will have to update that with some new AJ shots this week.

It's My Birthday and I am not out of the country

But the plan is to visit Jessica while she is studying in Italy next fall so I am foregoing the usual celebration in another country. For this year!! I had a great Mothers Day yesterday even though it is not one of my favorite holidays anymore. Steve and I played golf with friends and Mike, Jesi and AJ came over for dinner. We shared stories, laughed and had fun. I hope everyone remembers that time waits for no one. Enjoy the people you have in your life. Enjoy your time everyday. Getting older is a gift. I promise today I will not lament about turning 60.

Sunday May 1

Welcome May. Today was not the weather we want for May. Cool, cloudly and wet. But at least I am home for the rest of the summer. Last week I flew back to Florida and drove with my parents back home. Maybe for their last trip. As much as we think Florida is a great place to be in the winter they are reluctant to commit to going back next winter. Health and age put a different perspective on things.

I am anxious to get on with summer activities. I have enjoyed my winter but I am so ready to play golf on our golf course and spend time with friends this summer.