TWO MORE BOTTLES OF WINE

(Two More Bottles of Wine – Emmylou Harris)

I usually write and post my blogs in the evening. My regular followers may have noticed I missed posting yesterday. Here’s why.

On the way to the gym yesterday we passed one of our next door neighbours walking her dog. Richard stopped and put the car window down to say hello. We had previously only waved and talked across the yard but were wanting to actually meet them. So as luck would have it she invited us over for late afternoon drinks. Can you see where this is heading regarding today’s post heading and missing yesterday’s post? I bet you can. Oh my. But I digress.

After chatting with our neighbour we continued on our way to our 8:15 vinyasa yoga class, then went for a walk, and finished with the 10:00 gentle meditation yoga class. Worked out really well as we stopped at both the library and the post office during our walk. Triple bonus.

We’re trying to get into a normal, regular routine with our grocery shopping so we looked at the sales flyers, made a list, and then went shopping. Trying to do it more like we do at home – stock up on sale items to save $ in the long run. Hope it works. Groceries here are no cheaper and often more expensive than at home plus you have to consider the currency rate of exchange. $$$$

So now why I missed posting yesterday.

At 4:00 yesterday we headed next door for drinks with Joanne and Jean (two retired teachers from Lansing, Michigan) and their beautiful dog Kafi (sounds like coffee). They were worried about their dog as she has anxiety issues and often doesn’t do well with new people but we had no issues at all. Kafi was very friendly with us. Score one for us. Joanne and Jean have been coming to Gulf Shores for a few years (Jean has been visiting much longer as when she was growing up her family always holidayed here). Being a fount of information they shared lots of useful hints with us: good restaurants, places to visit, scenic walks, best places to buy groceries etc.

We had a wonderful evening. They had a yummy veggie tray plus both shrimp and veggie quesadillas. And wine. Oh yes. Thus my title and pics. Now I’m usually a one or two glass kinda girl. That’s about all my head /body can take. But great company and stimulating conversation combined with delicious food added up to slowly drinking (over five hours mind you) a bit more. Well, ok, maybe a lot more, but who’s really counting. 😉 On the positive side all we had to do was walk across the yard to get home. And I did sleep well.

Surprisingly I felt fine today. No hangover. Whew. Thank goodness. But had a lazy day – laundry, reading, and a walk on the beach.

Nite y’all 😴