UP DATE

What did we do before the power washer ? I can tell you this wall in the back yard would not be getting a bath! Dad got the power washer out the other day got half of it done. This wall was built some time in the late 90's. Before that, the land was empty and only 500 feet from the back yard was the intercoastal water way here. The Indian River. Then a developer got it and build million $ homes on it and put up this wall. Amazing how they can build on a tiny strip of land. And get all the money for the homes!!!! Water front says it all.This is what I saw out my window this morning, Ibis in a tree across the street! I usually see them in the water on on the grass looking for bugs and other critters. First time for this view. The have long skinny legs on a fat body , I cant figure out how the balance up there on the thin limbs. Do a click on the pic and take a look up close lol.When my daughter and son in law were here at Christmas he hooked up a cd player for the tv in the craft room. No satellite out there. Now I can play music and watch movies. You can get great movies at yard sales for 50 cents and a dollar.
WEATHER IN MELBOURNE FL : 35 this AM. Had to break out the winter clothes this weekend.
Not that I have a lot here with me. Just a couple long pants and sweat shirts, and a fleece jacket. Dad covered this garden also. My feet are almost better. Now that I am feeling better the gas goes sky high so that will put a damper on my road trips. Been going to the gym off and on, hope I can get there more often now. Like at least 5 days a week. Maggie and I are starting to do some walking again, went to the park the other day. It is a shot walk but this is the first we have been able to do it. Maggie is doing good this year, no problems like last year. I post more over on my other blog , because that is what I am doing most now (crafting). If you want to check on me more often go here. http://redapplejunction.blogspot.com/ and see and read lots more good stuff. lol. Hope everyone up north is keeping warm, looks like you are have a mild winter so far. I will be traveling to PA in June as my oldest grandson is getting married!!! wow hard to believe!!
Where does the time go?? I look in the mirror and see an old lady and wonder who she is and where she came from. lol Oh well it is what it is.... Time to go , thanks for looking and come back soon.
Blessings grammynmaggie.

NOT MUCH GOING ON & THE BEACH

Got up Christmas morning went to the beach for sun rise. Daughter and son in law and the fur babies. Got this pic of some pelicans fishing for breakfast. It was cloudy that day and was hard to get sunrise.Our county does not allow dogs on the beach. (but they are making one to open in Feb.) So we to the dog stroller. Small dogs but it is a small stroller so they were a little tight in there. Maggie does not like pic taking and always turns her head away. Daughters dog Joey is front and center. I think I will be getting one of these in the next few months, when I was at the mall the other day I saw a woman there in the mall with dog in stroller. She said they don't mind.
WEATHER IN MELBOURNE FLORIDA : Brrrrrrrrrr cold, 35 this morning. Blue sky and sunny but cold. 51 now at 12:45 pm. Family does not like pic's taken so no more pic's :( We had a good time went to the beach alot. Looking for shells and drift wood for her to paint on. We got alot. Dad put a tent on the tomato's last nite, and will tonite but then it is suppose to get warmer. He doesn't think we will get another cold snap. My feet are much better, taking walk in the mornings about 5 min each way, and can walk around house with little pain. I hope this will post, I did one yesterday on my other blog and this morning it was gone. I went back in and clicked on it to publish a couple more times, so if ever does show up it might be there 3 times lol. All for now thanks for looking and come back soon.
blessings
G&M

TOMATO'S FOR CHRISTMAS! & A BIRD

This one is for you Judy! I will toast you at Christmas dinner with my salad lol. So nice having winter tomato's fresh off the vine. Mmmmmm good!This one's for you also Judy, if you happen to read this post. What is it? He (or she) looks like a he to me, comes to the front yard often. This was taken one day last week, Maggie was sitting on the bed looking out the window and took off in a fit, when he happened by. In PA birds in the front yard, were robins and house sparrows. She was always yapping at them to get out of "her" yard, but this guy really set her off. He sat down and stayed for awhile, just agitate her I guess lol. Any way I think he is pretty cool and I'm not sure what he is. Went to the post office about 5 times in the last two day's and there is always a line out door. I should have got the stamps when I sent out son's package on Monday. Here is a link to my daughters etsy shop check it out, I will put a link on my side bar. http://www.etsy.com/shop/mypaintinplace
Well all for now thanks for looking and come back soon.
Blessings
G&M

WHAT'S NEW (not much)

Since landing in Florida in Sept. not much has been going on. Still going to physical therapy for my feet, that finally are getting better. Hope soon to be doing walking exercise again. A week or so ago Maggie and I took a road trip. Looking for camp grounds for future fun. Found this county park about 40 min away. County park so you don't have to pay to have a look around.Some residents at the park. One ugly bird, or a couple lolThis is one of the water sites in the park. The park is along the inter coastal waterway in Brevard Co. Tents or RV's can camp next to the water. Reservations or first come. Weekend are busy and need res. Couple of tenter's next to RV's. This is real nice park. Not to big don't know how many sites there are. I talked to this man for awhile, he is fishing off the dock. He and his wife come here often. If I remember right they are from northern FL. Had a very nice talk. He did not make his reservations soon enough for the week end and did not get a water front spot. Here is a geocache next to our motel on the way down. Typical fence post cache. I have not been caching much yet, do to feet, only park & grabs that I can drive right up to. This is the cache.
Well feet are getting better, I go to doc on Monday to get casted for orthodox I have the general run of the mill in my shoe now and they do help. Daughter and son in law coming for Christmas will be glad to see family, miss my northern family. Will be doing some road trips and caching soon, so I will be posting more. I have been posting on my other blog http://redapplejunction.blogspot.com because I have been doing craft / art work, cause I can sit and do it. Doing some swaps and making Christmas presents. I had this post all made up yesterday and hit the wrong button and deleted everything. So here it is again, but forgot half what I said in the first one. All for now thanks for looking and come back soon
Blessing
G&M

DIGGIN, FLOATING CLASS C & A CACHE

I had to turn my water off before I left. I was leaving in Sept. so I started the process in July. Because the shut of was cemented the bottom of my drive way and I knew this would be a problem. To make a very long story short the water Co. dropped the ball and the pic you see below was the day before I was to leave. They finally got it done, but my drive way is not finished. They just put gravel in it and will cement it again when I get there next summer. They said they would come up and do it some time this fall or next spring, I said, no you will wait till I get back. After all that went on, I do not trust them to do the job right. I was on my way to the beach the other day and saw this on the river while crossing the causeway. A barge with a class C motor home on it. It was just sitting there pretty close to the causeway. When I came back there was a tug boat trying to move it back to where ever it belongs. I think it got loose and driffed there. I wonder why the Class C was on it in the first place?This was a cache I found on the way down here. Was a real anchor very big. Was a key magnet so was easy, but me, I made it hard. lol. But I did finally find it.
I am still dealing with my feet. I go to the doctor tomorrow will see what he has to say. They are better but I cant do normal things like my walking exercise or even go shopping. Have not been doing much went to the beach a couple times. We had that bad storm last weekend and are suppose to have another one today and tomorrow, but it is not as bad as they thought. Here its just cloudy gray and misting rain. Been working on some art swaps I joined you can check that out on my other blog http://redapplejunction.blogspot.com Dad had some blossoms on his tomato's but I think that wind got them last weekend. Did not break any plants so they should be ok. I want to have a yard sale as soon as I can walk and be on my feet for any length of time. All for now thanks for looking and come back soon
blessings
G&M

UPDATE

There is a cache in there but not where you might think. Found this one on Sunday while caching with my Maggie. Not a hard find, but lots of mugglers around, as it is in a golf course.This is another magnet key holder cache we found, Maggie girl sniffing it out. She has to inspect every cache we get. lolI left this little Travel Bug in the above cache. He rolled all the way down from PA with us. Stopped to visit a cache on the way, but ended up here. Cute little thing. And just fit in this container. I have been taking it easy on my feet since I got here. The shot I got in the one heel, did not start to feel better until Tues. I went back to doc on Wed. and he gave me shot in each heel this time. Said I had Achilles tendinitis in the other one. What I thought was a heel spur turned out to be something else but don't ask what. I don't know. Any way they both feel better today. I am still going easy on walking for a few more days. Scrubbed some lawn chairs and things like that this last week. Dad planted tomato's couple weeks ago they are doing great. Fresh home grown end of Dec. Maybe for Christmas!! I might plant a couple things, now that I am in a better mood. Health issues make bad moods. Got my art studio done enough I can work in there. Will go to a few yard sales tomorrow not sure what else. You can check out my other blog http://redapplejunction.blogspot.com/ to see what other fun things are going on. All for now thanks for looking and come back soon
G&M
PS... went to the beach will post on that next.

MADE IT!

GOT THIS......

HERE........WELCOME CENTER We are now in Florida. Left late on Thurs. day morning about 8:30 hit rain as soon as we got on I-95. We were almost at the GA-FL border. So when we got to the stopped to wait out the rain.

Got our free cup of OJ and walked Maggie around and were on our way again. No sooner on 95 and it was raining. I did that all morning, sometimes I had to pull off could not see. So much for stopping along the way to take a look at Florida. Finally I go on US 1 so I could pull of anywhere and not wait till I came to an exit. So it took me all day to get to Melbourne.

I have had a few health issues so that's the delay in posting. I got another cold and was not feeling the best. Also my feet have been bothering me alot this summer and came to a head this last week while traveling. I had to find a Doctor and lucky I got in on Friday. Got a shot in the heel and it is now getting much better. Went to a festival down in old town yesterday with Pearl, I will post about that on my other blog. http://redapplejunction.blogspot.com/ Today I scrubbed the cealing in the FL room so I can get my art/craft set up. Foot did not like the ladder so now I will rest it the rest of the day. It was so bad I could hardly walk. I have some caches we found along the way and will post about those this week. Thats all for now thanks for looking and come back soon

blessing Donna