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Friday, March 15, 2024

March book club



Looked a lot like Easter at Jill’s house. Look at that cute knitted duck in a hat and bib. 



I was happy to see she made her famous grilled cheese sandwiches. They have Brie cheese, some great jam and the bread is spread with rosemary compound butter. So good along with crunchy romaine salad. 



Nor did she disappoint with pavlova for dessert. We discussed One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid.  Great discussion. Pretty tough to read about grief. 



One more food experience. Mary Grace and I met Sophie at Elvie’s for lunch. MG was trying to stay out of her house while housekeeper was cleaning. This was a pastrami sandwich. Fresh dill , perfect aioli. It was so big that MG and I split it. I bought a corned beef brisket to cook which is similar so I’ll keep y’all posted. 



Sweet face. When she was a baby her whole nose was pink. Now there is just a spot. 



More cat dog shenanigans. 


Friday, March 8, 2024

Exciting!



Getting to the fun part of the renovation. The Busted Biscuit in Raymond. Coffee and biscuit breakfast restaurant. Floor is even better than I imagined. 



Teal tile on walls. 



Yellow vertical. On counter. 



Cute bistro chairs. I love tile best.  Then I see the soapstone counters (still under wraps) and I love it best! More to come. 



Learning to use air fryer. Things were going well until I turned it on and smelled smoke!  Ed had stored the instruction manual INSIDE the fryer. Luckily no damage to fryer or home. Manual however was toast. 😆



Visited Sophie and Paul. Their yard gave me a bouquet. 



I was enamored of this gin bottle from Sam ‘s. Had this tiny string of lights. Put it to use. 

Saturday, March 2, 2024

Bargain

Don’t you love a bargain. 



Ran across this pillow cover. Originally $90. Was marked down to $10 because it had lost its mate. You know I love the oriental koi pattern. 



Looks great in our living room. 



Also hung our Walter Anderson souvenir. Couldn’t get a good pic of it. 



Both Sophie and Ivy Rose are great bargain hunters. I had told Sophie to keep an eye out for glassware. Mine are getting cloudy. She found 18 of these in 2 sizes for $7.50. I said grab em. 

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

OS 3



Can’t get enough of these beautiful live oaks here. 



Had dinner last night here. 



Cute old place. Lots of old folks eating there too!



We had a great view. 



The table view wasn’t too bad either. We split the catfish / shrimp platter and were still stuffed. 



Started today with famous Tatonut’s. 



Had to stop at Shady Acres on the way home. 



I need this. You can see how big it is compared to the truck in previous pic. 



More food. Think I’ll never eat again 



Ed however, needs to get started on this. 



Went and picked up the girls. 



Apparently they needed a little space. They share a kennel at the vet.  


OS 2



Getting ready for day 2. 



Good breakfast at Buzzy’s



Took a walk downtown. So pretty. 



Sophie has some friends who own this little shop in a boutique hotel. It was so neat. Flowers and gifts. 



The husband is an artist and I loved his work. He even made the paper. 



The hotel was lovely too. 



Even the bathroom! Check out the wall paper. 



Cool furniture. 



More walking. 



Gyros for lunch. 



Realizations. The Walter Anderson shop. 



Bought a little souvenir. 



Took a walk down our dock. Pelicans were begging at the bait shop. 

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

41st Anniversary, Ocean Springs

Took the dogs to the spa (aka the vet) early this morning. I love the morning of a trip. Also noticed all the blooming trees in the woods between here and Canton. 



First stop. Lunch at Ed’s burger joint in Hattiesburg. 



It was good. Onion rings too. 



Pulled up to our cottage by Fort Bayou just inside Ocean Springs. Love the view. 



Our porch. 



Ed relaxing. 



We are in the Bluewater cottage. There are four of them. 



Cute inside. 



Tiny kitchen. 



Stopped for a hot fudge sundae. 



Back home to watch the sunset. Picked up shrimp poboys for dinner.