"Saturday, in the park, I wish it was the 4th of July ... "

Hanging out the Vero Beach museum, we happened upon these two guys sitting in the garden, deeply engrossed in conversation ...

 

"'Allo, darling!"

 

Maybe this one is a little warmer.

 

I just can't choose ...

 

The Doobie Brothers - here we come!

Guess who's got her tix??? Sooo excited. Last time I saw them was at the Hollywood (FL), Sportatorium, 1980. I had just moved to Florida. A thick, pungent cloud hung over the entire audience & my started husband humiliated me by using earplugs! Minute by Minute just came out. 31 yrs later, I'm taking my 19, 18 & 15 yr olds ...

Sunrise Theatre Presents Doobie Brothers

From Facebook ...


Claudia Balint, Robert Sas and Ron Roberts like this.

Nicky McAllister Fabulous, Vicar!!!!

Kerry Stone Henderson seriously...you got me a ticket, too...right? and is michael mcdonald gonna be there? he doesn't hang with them too often...

Nancy Johnson Riley That same cloud will be there!!! They are incredible.. still .. after all these years! Take me in your arms and ROCK me baby!!!


Angie Mantell-Smith SOOOO jealous have a great time!!!! :)

Marcy Frishman Purdy Count me in for another fun night in Ft. Pierce!!! Doobie do!!

Kerry Stone Henderson He came from somewhere back in her long ago..sentimental fool lalala

Karen Mantell ‎... minute by minute by minute by minute, I keep holding on ...
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Susan Judd Ridlen Saw the Doobies in around '77. Monroe, La. I think I was in the 8th grade.

Karen Mantell Wee baby. Check out their site - looks more like an ad for Paul Mitchell hair products, as they John Wayne-style walk into fans, hair a-blowin' in the wind. Still, I can't wait ... "take me in your arms, rock me, rock me a little while .. "

Sunday night menu

My close friends & I are mad about food. Both the preparation as well as the eating. 2 of them actually speak in a shorthand of recipes.

We like to share & add our own touches.

Having said that: dinner tonight, chez nous.

Vegitarians: tune out. Carnivores, you'll love this.


Grilled, well seasoned sirloin, steamed kale au garlic & onions, potatoes avec (un peu de) butter & beaucoup of dill, qu'el que edamame & we're off.

After dinner, will take duly satiated family into hot tub under-the-stars for another of Mommy's more regular Sunday night sermons.

Oy, how they love it! Oy, how they groan & protest. Oy, how the side of me that would rather not hear is longing to give in.

No, I am committed to holding my ground, shaky as it may be at times.

Maybe half a xanax will soften the proverbial verbal attacks which usually ensue.

Key for my success lies in just not taking the bait. Breathe in. Breathe out.

Remind myself as the punks proceed to list all my shortcomings as a parent, "Who's got the power?"

Yep. That would be little, getting older me.

Cue Gary Glitter "Rock 'n' Roll"

New year, new plans

The waxing, crescent moon lays on its back, deep in the western sky. The air is clear & crisp making the stars all the more vibrant.

All would seem to be well.

The new year brings with it unexpected changes. So soon?

Being that life is impermanent & how you handle the transitions, why not then?

Corey returns to the homestead. Determined to make lemonade out of lemons, he will go to our local college, get a job, etc., etc. Get himself on his feet.

Not what had been planned. But as it is said, "man plans, G-d laughs."

Being a parent to 2 end-stage teenage boys is not easy. At all.

They live in a world that is an athema to me. My mind does not work like theirs at all. No way. Jose. I don't get their neurosynaptic connections.

Bla, bla. I am not the first. I will not be the last.

I am just saying, it is not easy but I will not be beaten down.

Cue ... Whitney Houston blasting "I'm every woman!"

Back in the day ...

I thought it would be fun to look back on my starter blog ... more garden/nature oriented.

"In a Gadda da Vero" was inspired by the nature that surrounded us during the days of cancer. Vic & I spent as much time as possible outside & I think the love with which that garden was tended, shows.

http://in-a-gadda-da-vero.blogspot.com/

Sadly, since the great freeze of December 2010, the "gadda" is less an explosion of color & more the wind-burned brown.

The year continues to be interesting ... stay tuned to this frequency.

January 1, 2011

I begin 2011 handing plenipotentiary license of my life into the hands of my higher power.

As simple as that.

As I walk through my current life, I have chosen to accept the support of the angels who push one from behind. They have always been with me.

I have just chosen paths which made their work much harder.

Release & acceptance will be woven into my daily thoughts. After all, just how much control do we have anyway? I am not sure.

I welcome the new experiences that I will encounter for the lessons & gifts of my life.

I am open to relationships that are mutually nourishing, growing, joyful, symbiotic, fun.

Not the Resolution type ..

Having said that, I have made a few decisions I would like to implement imminently.

I will be displacing Facebook postings in favor of blogging my random & occasionally very incorrect comments!

Appreciating & nurturing special friendships. Not sweating superficial or draining relationships.

Paying close attention - to life both outside & in.

Not striving for perfection: just putting my self out there & will to practice & learn.

Just some thoughts ...