Well Friday was another beautiful warm day here in sunny Florida with temps in the upper 70's close to 80 with a stiff breeze that kept it bearable to be outside in direct sunshine. I started the day much the usual with a well before 6 rollout to my routines that start with some quiet time after posting this ramble to give thanks for another day and to lift up several by name for comfort and healing and to honor my Lord. All seem well as I write.
I wasn't playing pickle ball until 11'ish so I piddled around outside in the garden trimming some tomato plant growth and hand watering. The new lettuce seedlings are doing as well as can be expected with this heat and wind. The sandy soil really dries out quickly but everything is doing well and I need to harvest leafy greens as well as beans and peas once again. I finally have lots of small green tomato's showing up on the vines and the carrots I transplanted seem to be growing as well. I had never grown them to be transplanted but they seem to have survived the transfer.
Nancy was off shopping so I headed out to the Rec for close to 2 hours of good pickle ball play with 5 other good players. This event is by invitation only so we don't have play with B players and our play is good and fast. I was whupped pedaling home around 1:30 and then we had a bite of lunch. I finished off the collards which held me until supper when we met with the Botbyl's and tried a new eatery. The place was jumping with folks and the fish portion was barely visible on my pile of rice for 27 bucks and the noise was so bad there was no conversation at the table. Nancy had pasta and shrimp and that was about as bad as my small piece of Mahi Mahi. Barely any in the dish and she ordered a side of Cole slaw that was non describe. I won't go back for three reasons; over price, small portions and noise. The place was called Doc Ford's near Bay Pines.
We came back to our house and played Heart and Oh Well. I won both games for a change. It was close to 10 when they headed out so it was shower time for me and then some horizontal lab as we have to leave here for Tampa around 8 this morning. Sam has his competition in jiu jitsu at USF at 9, LATER
