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 My special gentleman friend has arrived and we are taking a "vacation" before heading back to Vermont. Today's event will be a trip to St. Pete to see the Yankees play the Rays. On the way to the game we will stop at a couple of Harley dealers along the way. Yes, I am not really the one on vacation here, but the man did have the flight from hell to get here and he will drive me home so I do owe him a couple things he really enjoys.

And, yes, even though he is a born and raised New Englander, he is a Yankee fan not Red Sox.

Who knows if we will actually make it back to Vermont with the gas pipeline drama.  

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My Mother's Day celebration was calls from Kevin and Amy and otherwise a quiet, restful day. I did feel the celebration was the day before. I went to a gathering of  the women's writing group I have been doing on Zoom for the past 14 months. We have met weekly but many of the participants I had never really met in person so this was special. We spent the afternoon making collages, writing, talking and eating a pot luck supper in a gorgeous tropical garden setting. We gelled as a group on Zoom and cemented relationships in person. There is something satisfying about all that female energy.

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  1. Pretty flowers! Glad that your eyes have improved enough to enjoy these types of outings.

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  2. So not only good taste in women but in baseball teams too.
    We've won the last two nights against them so fingers crossed we can make it a sweep. Here is my question - why is the Tampa dome white like the ball? I can never see them when they are hit which I think maybe an issue for the players. Always thought that was an odd color to paint the roof - maybe blue? I think if you don't leave for a while you'll be fine. In another week we should have gas everywhere again. I'm walking until then. 😉

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  3. He must be a good man. Like Pedro Martinez and Babe Ruth before him, he moved up from Boston to New York.

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  4. Have fun at the Yankee game. I'll look for you in the seats as I planned to watch the first part of the game.
    How neat that he went to all that trouble to drive you home. What a guy.

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  5. Good things have been happening for you!

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  6. Hope you make it back from your trip without any trouble due to the pipeline prob. And it sounds like you had a good Mother's Day weekend!

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  7. I miss taking trips. Hope you have a wonderful time.

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  8. Love the tulips! And yes a dose of female energy is a good thing to boost a gal's spirits!

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  9. The Yankees were run over -- lost 9 to 1. But we had a good day all the same.

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  10. Glad that you had a great time with all the women writers.

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  11. Good luck with getting gas for your trip home — patience! Glad your eyes doing okay.

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  12. He sounds like a keeper, Olga. I'm glad your eyes are healing. And yes, it really is wonderful to have a woman's group to hang out with... in person or on ZOOM.

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