Thursday Thoughts - I wish I was the messenger and all the news was good

1. Philly is in bloom and it is fabulous. The fountains are back on too and when that happens life is good.

2. Isn't this the happiest dish towel ever?

3. Can you even with this dog?

4. I love the Nile Livingston Grace tribute art to Grace Jones at Mission Taqueria. I saw it at lunch on Monday and it's perfect. Go have some mahi mahi tacos and see it.

5. My library tote runneth over. I have three books out from the Ocean City library right now too and I'm late on a few Netgalley ARCs. I like to read them before the publish date.

6. I love the ladies at MAC and I'm glad one opened on Chestnut. I can't recall the last time I bought a new lip color, I've been a good anti-consumer and have used four up over the past few months. I ran out of my daily Twig and replaced it with Plumful at MAC for summer. I also got Charlotte Tilbury lipstick in pillow talk to replace another and will leave the other two un-replaced. I'm trying the Coola sun silk sunscreen drops this year. I will report back on those. Sunscreen every day or bust, friends.

7. Monday night I went to Dad & Carol's for an impromptu dinner of their Easter leftovers and saw my niece and nephew and My brother and Aubrey. Tuesday I got to sit and chat with Michelle for an hour. Last night I had dinner and talked for hours with my friend of 38 years. It's been a good My People week in my world.

8. I also did reasonably well in the To Do department: finally got the Screen building people on the phone to rebuild two at the shore, ordered the bulk of my shore house needs before summer for delivery this weekend from Amazon thanks to the generous gift card from my Mom & Rich, picked out a color to paint our bedroom at home, did laundry, and packed for this weekend. We are hurtling towards Memorial Day and we still have a lot left to do at the shore. I am probably going to have to take a day off sometime soon.

9. Reminder: I want women to grant themselves this permission so hard.

10. Ecards.

That will be all. 

What appears after the hyphen in Thursday Thoughts is a song lyric to whatever I'm listening to when I start to write the post. This week is Wishlist by Pearl Jam

the weekend that was - Grandmom's Cape May Weekend edition

Cape May Weekend for Grandmom's 80th
We stayed at the Mt. Vernon, which is beach front and has a great sun deck

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Day off on Friday for me. MFD worked in his mobile office.

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Friday afternoon beach walk

Lighthouse, with sea spray

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Hotdog lunch on the beach. You can't beat it. 

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Grandmom's personalized 80th birthday glass.

Thank you Patti Stevens at Shades of Orange in Syracuse, NY!

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When I win the Powerball, I will buy this house. 

Since I am here and not there, I did not win the Powerball Saturday.

Purple trim, plenty of parking, lovely landscape, fenced in yard for the dogs...
AND a pink hammock on the porch. 

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 I prefer shoremet to gourmet any day: awesome stromboli on a paper plate, wine in a plastic glass, eaten at a plastic table on a deck overlooking the ocean with my family. 

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Family field trip to the life boat

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A gorgeous sunset

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A stroll into town: shops, Kohr Bros ice cream, salt water taffy, gas lights

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Checking out the lighthouse at night, a low hanging blood red moon viewed over the ocean, 

stargazing on the beach, and alien discussions

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Pics on the beach by Lil of LMS Photography

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Kim Schultz spotty burn for me, and allover shrimpiness for MFD = need more sunscreen

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Beautiful beach day #2

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A school of fish very close to shore and dolphins a little further out

MFD got up close and personal with it

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Dinner for 11 at the Lobster House

Damn backlight

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Grandmom loved looking out at all the boats and keeping an eye on the 

shark contest at the marina during dinner

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Gorgeous Sunset #2

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Drinks and music on the deck. And UFOs...at least for those of us who were drinking the red wine.

There's a rainbow in my cup. And a UFO in the sky.

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Ambled down to The Rusty Nail with Stephen & MFD...

We saw the worst band in the history of bands.

They sang Jessie's Girl as a ballad. Poorly.

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Cone shenanigans in jorts.

I put this cone at the door of my aunt & uncle's room then laughed like a loon for 10 minutes.

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Cousin breakfast

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I am a Cape May convert - I've been to Cape May many times, but this is the first time I've stayed there, and I loved it. Gorgeous gardens, houses with amazing detail, quiet, nice beaches, good restaurants and shopping. More please.

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Beautiful beach day #3 - I call this one Relentless Sun.

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A four hour nap at home after being enthusiastically greeted by my Gus and Geege

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Admiring the new plant MFD picked up at Lowe's on Sunday afternoon

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Chinese food feast, Trading Places, and Mad Men

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the weekend that was

I had a fabulous weekend celebrating my Grandmom and watching her have such a lovely time. Gorgeous weather, family, good food, relaxation, drinks, sunsets...just a fabulous time. Thank you Carol and Dad for organizing a wonderful trip.

Now...Monday. Let's get this done.