Blog Changes

I've just deleted a long standing item on this blog..."Things that irritate the Hell out of me" I guess I figured that I've irritated enough people who may have fit into one of the groups of people that irritated me, long enough,and hopefully haven't totally alienated friends or family who fit in any of those groups...i..e. Republicans, Christians, Mormons, truck drivers, etc....and besides who really cares what irritates me...the whole concept is rather irritating. Although I still have my irritations. It seems like most of them revolve around driving, since I spend three to four hours a day doing that I get plenty of opportunity to rub elbows with irritating and downright reckless drivers.

I've still kept up one of the standard items on this Blog however; Things Eaten or Destroyed by Sailor...in fact it has grown quite big...I try to include everything on it, but occasionally I miss something. I'll be looking for something to replace the "Irritation section" Let me know if you have any ideas.

We just finished a beautiful weekend here. For a change it was warm and not raining. I took the opportunity to do some yard work and wash the car and Marlene bought some flowers and tomato plants at a plant show. I've promised to build a raised garden bed this year so we should be able to have a better garden.

We also went to the annual pottery and crafts show in Portland on Sunday. We try to go to that each year and usually add something to our collection of pottery. This year we bought a set of 3 batter bowls (small mixing bowls) and a covered casserole dish. We had lunch at an Applebys Restaurant, and for the first tried some selections off of their "Weightwatchers" menu. They were actually quite good, and the points were listed right on the menu. Marlene and I continue to do well using the on-line version of Weightwatchers. We've both passed the 10% of our starting weight milestone....still more to go.