Saturday, April 17, 2010

April 16, 2010

from Joyce's Point of View

The Three Matriarchs traveled once more to Seaside Beach, where we mailed some post cards from the TINY LITTLE POST OFFICE (only three people can stand at the window at one time...) anc chatted with the postmaster, Pat.  She hand-canceled the cards so that postmark will show Seaside.  We wanted some P.O. cards, but she said that they were all sold out.  Frances liked the bookstore across the way, as well as the toy store where she found the neatest "Frances ball" (it changes colors when you throw it...  (she'll have to demonstrate.)  Emily gifted me and Frances with a lovely batik scarf, which can be worn as a sarong, a belt, etc.  I'll demonstrate THAT!

We inquired about Key Lime Pie, and were told by the locals that the VERY BEST and BIGGEST piece would be on our way back from Seaside toward Destin at Grayton Beach at a place called The Red Bar.  (It had red lights inside...Frances got a photo) but it was gray outside.  Our server brought the menu...a 4 foot chalkboard with menu and prices...(Frances got a photo.)  Then Emily asked if we could have one piece of pie to share...he complied...it was BIG! and GOOD!  Then Emily decideed to buy a WHOLE PIE, which we took to Russell's and Tina's where we had dinner with them, her sister Laura and Steve.  A WONDERFUL dinner and very SPECIAL visiting. 

Pat had left her 1998 BMW convertible for us to drive while here...we enjoyed it a lot.  We felt a little like the cartoon character MAXINE for a few days.  But we had not tried to get the top down...we waited for Steve to come help with that.  When we got in the car to go to Russell's, the top got STUCK! SO...we were unable to let our hair fly in the breeze after all! But we had a lovely time, and do so appreciate the time we had to relax and hope to have the BIG VAN SANT LIST to e-mail the many loved ones in our family...compliled by Joyce.

P.S.  When we got back to Steve's place and punched the UP button on the elevator, it opened ONLY ONE INCH...tried the other side, and the same thing happened.  We were not up to climbing the 14 flights up, so Steve figured out a way to wind around the other units, via THEIR elevator side, where we managed to get into Steve's place.

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