January 2019

January 2019
PA, DE, MD, VA, NJ, FL, Haiti

1- TU- PA- OMG, I watched the PSU Citrus Bowl game and it was painful.  We should have won but we didn't show up to play until the 4th quarter and we ran out of time.  Damn, damn, damn.

2- W- PA- Dinner with Sue and Tom Descano and Kevin Williams and his German friend, Elke.


3- TH- lunch at Roots with Shelia and Elke.  And it was an historical day in Congress. One hundred women were sworn in to Congress.

4- F- PA- drove all the way to the Montgomery Mall to shop at Uniglo and I didn't find anything I really wanted to buy.

5- SA- it's a rainy day which is a perfect day to go to the movies.  I went with Phylis to see Bohemian Rhapsody which I have already seen.  I loved it last month and I loved it again this time as well.

6- SU- PA- went with Sharon to see On The Basis of Sex, the new Ruth Ginsberg movie and I loved it, of course.

7- M- VA- I took a road trip to Chinoteague but it took me all damn day to get there because I made a detour and went to Bombay Hook and then to Asseteague Island.

8- TU- MD- spent the day in Chicoteague and Assateague, looking for wild horse.  I stopped in the Barrel Oak Brewery for a quick flight of beer. And then I met up with Betty Ulrich for dinner in Elkton, MD.

9- W- PA- I had plans to run errands but I parked myself in the lounge and spent the better part of the afternoon, chatting up John and Debbie.  And then we wandered over to Bar Avalon for mussels. It was a pleasant way to spend the day.

10- TH- PA- I went to Valley Forge National Park to take photos. It was cold and windy and not much to photograph. I got my first statement about my investment portfolio.  I am down -4.2% due to the poor performance of the stock market. OUCH!!!!

11- F- I had another day of hanging in the apartment lounge with neighbors.  It's easy to park myself on a chair and drink coffee, gossip and laugh.

12- SA- I'm waiting on a blizzard.  We are supposed to get lots of snow tonight and I wouldn't mind being snowed in for a day.

13- SU- the whole day centered around the Eagles football game. It was great fun to watch in spite of the dreadful loss.  And I am a little thankful to be done with football for the year.

14- M- PA- I drove to Middle Creek Wildlife Reservoir in search of the last of the snow geese migration but I had no luck in finding them.  So I stopped in to a local brewery, Pour Man's Brewing Company and enjoyed a delicious flight of IPAs and stouts. I also made a stop at Gabe's Department store and found a demin jacket for only $8.  This bargain made my day.

15- TU- PA- I spent the afternoon in the lounge, chatting with Gina and then with Steve and Phyliss.  As the afternoon became evening, Debbie and Dom showed up and we talked until 10 PM.  Another day slipped away and I didn't do much. And I am OK with that.

16- W- PA- I found another Gabe's store and went in search of another denim jacket.  I wonder when I will have enough of these jackets.  Then it was off to Bar Avalon for their mussels dinner special.

17- TH- PA- Jim and Joann came over for dinner and we went to the new restraint in town, Andiaro's Restaurant, the new, high end, gourmet place and we ate like pigs. Even the waiter told us that we were ordering too much food.

18- F- PA- I made my way to Philly for the 3rd annual Women's March.  I booked a hotel right on Ben Franklin Parkway with the intent of being right int he middle of the event.  However, the governor called for a state of emergency last night in anticipation of a large snow storm.  So, there is a thought that the event may be rescheduled.

19- SA- PA- the Women's March was held but the crowd was a bit of a bust.  I think people were afraid of getting stuck in town with the pending snow storm but so far, no snow.

20- SU- NJ- spent the day at breweries.  First we went to Flying Fish and then we made our way to Devil's Creek Brewery.  It was fun to hang with people who like to sit and drink beer all afternoon.


21- M- PA- damn it is cold today.  It's too cold to go outside so I sat in the lounge and watch the crew play pool.

22- TU- FL- I leave for Florida to visit with Jay and Dom in Cape Coral. It's cold, gray and miserable today.  I am happy to be heading south for a few days. We had dinner with Dawn and Leon.

23-W- FL- It's 81F, sunny and breezy.  I'm with good friends and life is good.  We went to the manatee park today and saw plenty of manatee floating around.

Edison's lab

24- TH- FL- its rainy but who cares!  It's 80F and lovely and warm. In the late afternoon, we went to Wicked Distillery for a rum tasting. I can not drink hard liquor but i do like coconut rum.  Afterward, we went to a great seafood restaurant and I got a steak.

25- F- FL- we went to visit the homes of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, two men who changed the world. Jessica Pierson come over for dinner and we just had a fun time.

Valley Forge Park

26- SA- FL/PA- I headed home mid-morning and spent the rest of my day hanging at my apartment.

27- SU- PA- I went to Philly to go to the movies with Sharon.  We saw Carfnaum, a sad story about an undocumented kid living in poverty in Beruit.  No one refugees risk everything to come here.

28- M- PA- I went to my first Democrats meeting today and it was a bit of a disaster.  A man put me on the spot to challenge the club.  It was awkward.

29- TU- PA- it's raining and it is supposed to be snowing.  I could go for a big ass snow storm to day. I went to Gabe's Department store and bought two more denim jackets.  That makes four for the month.  This has to stop.

30- W- PA- I went to the movies to see Mary Poppins.  I saw the original in 1064 and loved every minute of it.  I wonder if this rendition will stand the test of time.  It was wonderful but it didn't wow me as the original did.  Later, I came back to my apartment and played bingo.  I felt like an old lady as this is old lady sport.

31- The PA/DE-  It's 1F today and the whole country is in a panic about the polar vortex.  I'm afraid to go outside but I have to brave the elements and head to Wilmington to meet up with the Shapiras and go to Haiti in the morning.

My new protest tee shirt