Notes from Abigail
I noticed today that I better pick my beautiful hydrangea flowers before they fall of off the stem. They starting to dry out outside. They are pink and green in color and gorgous.
If I do not pick them soon not only will they fall of the vine outside but the color will fade. I really like their two- tone color. I plan to put them in a vase with water in a dark location. When the water has evaporated I will be able to put them in the daylight.
I had a dentist appointment today. I truly dislike going to the dentist. My teeth are of great importance to me and I try my best to take good care of them. However, I always seem to cringe when I have to go.
The other thing that makes me shy away from the dentist is the cost. Dental work is so expensive! A normal filling can cost upwards of $175! Yikes! This makes for a good incentive to take care of my teeth for sure.
Customer service is very important to me. Good customer service even more so. However, on a recent trip to a local Italian restaurant my guests and I received less than desirable service.
The restaurant knew it was a large party coming to eat dinner. When we arrived we had two waitresses but as soon as they saw the number of people they had the restaurant decided we only needed one waitress. A big mistake! She was horrible. Three- quarters of our orders were all wrong; providing meat in the dishes that asked for no meat and no meat where meat was ordered. We had to ask for refills on all our drinks instead of the waitress noticing and refilling it automatically. We also had to wait a half an hour for our bills. The waitress had to re due our slips three times before they were right. I was baffled by the whole experience and had spread the word about boycotting this establishment. This comes after the owner even failed to mail me the restaurants apology as promised over the telephone.
This weekend has been awesome! Labor Day weekend is always a blast. It is a chance to have an end of summer party. It is a great time to enjoy the final days of warmer weather.
I had a lot of people over to my place this weekend. We even let the children camp out in the backyard. They always love this. Sitting around the camp fire and reminiscing about past summer memories is perhaps the most enjoyable of all.
This morning was the most beautiful sunrise. I love watching multiple colors dance across the sky as the world awakens. Someday I shall have a mural in my home of a sunrise. Many of the local hardware stores have murals for sale of sunrises. They do not come cheap.
However, the motifs they offer are worth the cost. They even have some designs that include palm trees and white sand. This is a relaxing scene as well.
The beach was a sight to be scene tonight. I really enjoyed my walk tonight. Just before the sunset I even caught a glimpse of a whale! I was shocked to see such a large animal so close to the shore.
While I was walking I picked up a few new pieces of sea glass to add to my collection. My collection is quite small but every piece is a pleasure to look at. I like the element of the glass being unfinished. I also like to imagine where the glass may have traveled.
The heat index is what I care about lately. How hot does it feel? How much more heat can we stand?
The temperature, humidity and lack of a cool breeze have made it feel like over 100 degrees for almost 3 months straight now. We still have all of August and most of September as our summer. Ugh!
We sure could use a couple of weeks of cooler temperatures.
Tonight a group of friends and I are going to the county fair. This fair isn’t really that big of a thrill but more of a social engagement. I usually am able to catch up with some old friends at theses places.
My friends and I besides socializing like to grab some tasty fried dough and french fries. These is nothing quite like the grease from fresh fried food. It is a good thing that I do not have the opportunity to eat these foods all the time. I would be as big a a house!
With the problems in the Gulf of Mexico and the big oil spill, I am worried that buying fresh fish at the market is going to become a problem here. I asked the seafood and deli clerk at Publix if they are having any trouble getting the fish and she said that they are fine, no trouble yet. Thanks good to hear, but I worry about the winter and spring as the full effects become more evident.
Today I have a day off and I have decided to venture to the coast. I love the ocean. The smell of salty ocean water is intoxicating. If I could bottle up the smell I would.
I think that I will indulge in a lobster roll for lunch. I treat myself to one of these at least a couple of times in the summer. The cost of these has gone up sharply in the last few years. I still think they are worth it. The only thing that bugs me is when they skimp on the lobster and load the roll with mayonnaise.