Florida Oranges...

Just one plant, just one day, doesn't that one picture look like enough oranges for the whole world? (This is not even A Tropicana! plant)

I had a great entry for today, then I read Mel’s ‘Honey I’m Home’ list. It was the last thing on the list that hit me, I will probably mess it up, I usually do when I copy (Done that sitting behind Sherry in French class and nearly failed). HA!

IN the world today we have twisted facts around. People are to be LOVED and things are to be USED. Now it seems that “THINGS ARE LOVED AND PEOPLE ARE USED!”

Now there is nothing new under the sun, so some wise person has said that before, BUT I never read it. I won’t spill too many family secrets, but all of our married lives she has thrilled me, ESPECIALLY on special days. All I will say is when the phones get turned off, my eyes light up!!!! LOL Yeah, she is still ‘cool’ this girl of mine. (she snapped these pics as I 'juiced')

As we talked last night before the New Year rolled around I made it a point to tell her how beautiful and desirable she still is after 53 years of marriage. I want her to know SHE is LOVED, SHE is REAL , SHE is what makes my world go around. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, life is great! Happy New Year to one and all! (Pictures are detractors to keep the blog from censorship)

As I read the blogs, comments and e-mails with all the new year’s wishes I think how wonderful to have friends and loved ones who are optimistic about the coming year. I hope it is the BEST ever for us all.

We have never been much for partying, it was not in our raising. But once we stayed up all night with several couples and ended up at our house for breakfast (No body took their mama, LOL). It was fun. I remember two things about that night. One was a comment at the breakfast table by my Leading Chief as he looked at his wife ‘Sandy’, “This has been a great night, but we have to get home and ……….”.
Sandy interrupted him, “I don’t want to hear it Emmitt P., I offered last night and you couldn’t handle it!” The crowd just roared and Sandy turned red. (Emmitt did too!)
WE were all young military couples, it was all in fun.

(The finished product, looks good and was, they came from the Pastor's tree)

The other thing I remember happened at the Chief’s Club before mid night. I was standing in line behind a mate who looked familiar. I got his attention, when he turned it was not who I thought and I said, “I’m sorry, I thought you were someone else.”
He looked at me and quick as a wink said, “I might be.” I have always wished I was quick witted.

Happy New Year and thanks for dropping by the log..
NIte Shipslog
PS: (Things you do not hear anymore)
Get out from under the sewing machine; pumping it messes up the thread!
Be sure and fill the lamps this morning so we don't have to do that tonight in the dark.

Here, take this old magazine to the toilet with you when you go, we are almost out of paper out there.