For the Last Time Ever on a Monday Morning in 2015 . . .

Another year down! The gang sent it out with coffee, egg nog, cookies and good cheer.

Without Donna and Sue the past two weeks, progress on the puzzle was slowed. Lyona did slam in twenty or thirty pieces (whether they fit or not). Barbara abandoned her Wall Street Journal and came to help. She and Adele added another few dozen pieces.

Ruth Ann left early. Said she had better things to do! 

Bocce was fun. Bill left his "A" game at home. Ted and Gunther humbled Bruce and Bill. The score was 11 - 4. Obviously lessons learned at bocce ball camp are not lasting. Mark and Jack, still gun shy from a beating they took several weeks ago, watched.

Harriett and Bill's daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter, Ava, joined us. Ava was quite the charmer, at first shy but in the end she gave everyone hugs. 

Donna was in Texas last we heard attending a jigsaw puzzle conference. 

Have a Happy New Year everybody!  See you in January for more Monday morning 

shenanigans.

On the First Day of Winter . . .

What a raucous table of puzzlers this morning! Granted the jigsaw puzzle is super hard but to hoot and holler on every puzzle piece added? Honestly? Gunther and Bruce were even enlisted to help - and help they did! Regardless, we're still optimistically betting on Spring 2016 for a completion date. 

"Bocce Bill" was noticeably absent but then so was Mark and Sue. In their absence, however, they made great topics for conversation! Rather than compete, Ted, Bruce, Gunther, Dolores and Jack chose to remain in the A/C and eat Ruth Ann's special pecans, Gunther's home-made Publix cookies, Ruthye's chocolates and Dolores' apple yummies. It wasn't as much fun as bocce but a lot more satisfying! 

Bruce promised to send us his recipe for rum cake and Ruth Ann her recipe for pecan thingies. When we recieve them, we will post them to our blog.

Next week will be our last gang meet in 2015. Hope to see you all then!

We're Rolling Now . . .

Eighteen gang members showed out 
today.  Harriet and Bill returned from the northern tundra - New Jersey that is. "Wild Bill" had been at a bocce ball camp and boy did it show. (More about that later.) Beanie came with Bruce but not being a full-fledged member had to stay outside on the patio. Leslie and Ruthye came after a 2-week hiatus and Angel came for the first time.  (He approved of the group and promised to return next week.) 

Sue showing off her bocce-girl form!

Bruce and Bill eeked out a victory over Sue and Angel on the bocce court. Bill then teamed with Gunther to beat Mark and Jack like a drum. The score was 14 to 6. Mark and Jack were seen leaving the clubhouse bowed and broken.

Bill scores again!

The puzzle is coming along nicely and still on schedule for a Spring 2016 completion.

Finally, Ruthanne spent too much time in the water, got water logged and could not make the gang meet. She missed out on cookies, home-made fudge, quick bread and marshmallow snowmen. Jack was beside himself. Sue had made him a cookie-flavored raisin patty. Can't tell you how it made him feel.

Have a safe week everyody.  See you next Monday.
      

First Monday in December

With the rainy weather and year-end commitments, we only had eleven club members this morning.  What we lacked in number, however, we made up with enthusiasm. 

The jigsaw puzzle is coming along nicely. With a little luck and some hard work, it should be finished by Spring 2016; with Lyona's continued good help, maybe by Summer. Jean brought a new puzzle for the gang. 

The conversation pit included topics from genealogy to college tuition. Ruth Ann informed the group about the benefits of being on a first-name basis with your movie theater manager. (Popcorn is still $12 for a small bag regardless.) Bruce, our kept-man member and Cuban cook extraordinaire, had to leave a little early to do some housework.

Laurie Boaz is no longer our property manager.  Our new manager is Cody Clarke. His email address is Cody.clarke@fsresidential.com.

Stay dry and have a great week.  Hope to see all of you next monday.