Relaxing in Lexington

There's nothing like a cozy evening at a piano bar, with some excellent jazz entertainment to help defray one's nerves from the crazy Sunday highway driving!

It's always a bit tough to leave, especially when Joshua looks so sad when the time to depart aproaches, but we certainly couldn't have squeezed in much more fun during our weekend visit.

And, today was certainly a treat for him as his Grandpa G decided to surprise him with a new bike after he realized that the old one that we bought him years ago was, sadly, way too short for his legs. I suppose that he must have grown!  Who would have figured that?  

As you can see, he is quite excited about his new toy!

And, I must say, he made quite a bit of progress in his ukulele skills, and he was anxious to play it for quite some time today prior to us having to leave.

We took one last photo

and headed on the highway for Lexington, where we had a lovely B&B room waiting for us at the Sheridan Livery Inn.  Traffic was crazy getting here, but the town is very quiet as none of the student have yet to return for their winter semester.

And, that certainly was quite a treat for us, as we could thoroughly enjoy strolling up to the piano bar for dinner.

I took a few photos.

There weren't many decorated storefronts, but the few that were offered some unusual entertainment.

Our dinner was delightful, and I decided to treat myself to dessert.

Life is short....right?    At least that's what people say. So, why not indulge a bit? 

By the way....it was melt-in-my-mouth fabulous!

We're headed home in the morning.  Thanks for following along!  And Happy New Year!

Felice Navidad

This morning began, true to form, with our Saturday morning trip to Blackbird Bakery.

As we were driving there, Joshua and I discussed the various donut options that we could choose from, and he seemed torn as to just what to order.

In the end, he stuck with his favorite regular:  a white cream filled, chocolate iced delight.  

It certainly seemed like an excellent choice to me, so I ordered the same.  Let me just say, it did not disappoint!

From here, we headed to Bass Pro, where there just so happens to be a small man-made lake on the grounds, if one was so inclined to try their hand at fishing.

Well, you know we couldn't pass on that, right?  We went inside to buy some fishing supplies, and came out with a new hat for Joshua. (He had forgotten his at home, as well as his sunglasses.) 

and a new shirt for Marty, who seemed to think that he would blend in with the background so the fish wouldn't know he was there.

Well, he does sort of blend in with that boat, but he certainly wasn't fooling anyone else!

You can see that the weather was accommodating.  But, the fish, once again, were not.

I couldn't help but chuckle at Joshua's casual fishing stance.  Look closely, and you'll see his left hand is in his pocket.  It's probably a good thing nothing did hook on his line!

These are the fish stocked in that lake.

Well, I suppose that we'll just have to take their word for it, because this is all we saw in that lake.

In fact, the only fish that we spotted today were inside

And Joshua was content to stare at them for at least 15 minutes!  Hey, if that makes him happy, that's fine with me!

Back at the house, Grandpa gave Joshua some Ukulele playing hints, and before you know it, Joshua was strumming and singing his own made up tunes.

He just might be singing "Tiptoe through the Tulips" sometime soon!  Who knows?

This year, we decided to try a baking adventure, so I brought my Pizzelle maker with me, and Joshua and I tried his hand at making the delectable cookies.  Actually, I did most of the baking, while Joshua did the counting in between bakes. (30 seconds)

It was great fun!

With great results.

We weren't finished very long when a crazy storm rolled through, knocking out the power in the house.  We ended up leaving shortly afterwards, to head to our hotel.  

But I hear that Snoopy was playing Felice Navidad for entertainment because he runs on batteries and no power was needed.

How lucky was that?

Gallivanting in the New Decade

I gave some thought as to whether I would continue to blog about my gallivanting adventures going forward, just because I thought it might be time to hang in the towel, as they say.
Then, I realized, that the chances of me being able to continue to write and post these blogs at no cost to me, was probably going to come to an end relatively soon.  So, I might as well continue to carry on as I have, particularly since this format is a great way to record memories for future enjoyment.  So, here we are, starting out 2020 by gallivanting.

We are in Bristol, visiting with our eldest daughter and her family, continuing our Christmas Holiday celebration.  Joshua was chomping at the bit, waiting for our arrival, upon which he immediately showed off his Christmas decor.

He is a big snoopy fan, and I had sent down ornaments and this fun light up display in December for his enjoyment, as they were just sitting in a box in my basement.  He was thrilled to have them!

After our quick tour, we wasted no time hopping in the car and heading out for some fishing.

The only problem that we encountered was that there were NO FISH to catch!   Joshua and I have decided that there must be Snowfish, kind of like snowbirds, that head south to Florida in the winter, because I can assure you, there was absolutely NO evidence of any scaled creatures in our usual fishing spot.   Although there were plenty of curious geese, who seemed to be laughing at us for being there.

Since there was no action on the worm front (and Marty had even brought down special worms from Schuylkill County!), Marty had Joshua work on practicing his casting. It took a number of tries, but after awhile he had it pretty much down pat!  And he was quite excited about it, for sure.

It just so happens that this guy turned 8 at the end of December, so you know we had to celebrate that monumental event, even if it was a tad bit late.  We decided to give up on the fishing and head to Blackbird Bakery to pick up a special cake that we let him pick out.

Technically, he was supposed to be sharing his birthday celebration with his mother, whose birthday was Sunday, but he was delighted to be able to blow out this candles on his own.

And he  certainly had a grand time opening his presents.

That last picture features Snoopy, holding Maracas.  When his foot is pressed, he plays "Felice Navidad" while shaking them.  Of course, Joshua thought this was just grand!

Honestly, I can't say when I've seen the little guy have so much fun!   And there's bound to be even more today!

I'll keep you posted!