Bits and Pieces – Page 73

Happy 2nd Day of 2015!

January 2, 2015 by KTgreen

My daughter-in-law took this picture last week and the whole Tampa family is there. Except for my daughter-in-law (cause she’s taking the picture) and grandson Justin who was out-of-town. I like this picture because It’s a great photo that captures the moment and tells a story.

But what I love about this photo is that Kendall is stealing my cake. That is SO Kendall.

So are you doing any resolutions?

I’m trying to get my priorities straight.

Cutting back on “multi-tasking”. Pay attention to the here and now. “Live in the moment”.

And a few goals that I started back at my birthday for my 60th year.

First, take more pictures! (Could I take any more pics than I already do?) Okay, maybe take better ones. So I started the Project 365 page on my blog to push me in that direction.

I already play my banjo almost daily but I’d like to spend more time with my piano. And I have a ukulele now which I haven’t touched. I want to dedicate some time for music every day with the goal of getting over my insecurity of performing in front of people. Some of my crazy friends and a few relatives actually want to hear me play.

I’m planning to read more books and remembering them! Now after I read a book, I’m writing a quick blurb to myself about what it was about and how I felt about the book. If you have any recommendations, let me know. My all time favorite book for 2014 was Life after Life by Kate Atkinson. So good.

Hmmm, guess that’s it. Got any goals for your new year?

Dogs in the Hood

January 1, 2015 by KTgreen

Let’s start the New Year out with some Dogs in the Hood!

Poor Annie, “9 more poops and she’s at the shelter”

German Shepard — This little lady is very confused by the whole corn hole thing. “Why are they throwing things that I can’t chase?” And what is all that noise?

Hope your New Year started out fantastic!

Uptown Pickers at the Shed

December 29, 2014 by KTgreen

We had a super great sunny weekend.

It was one of those weekends that out-of-town guests decide that they are moving here permanently. One of those weekends that those guys that are fracking in ND decide that there’s got to be a better way. One of those weekends that let Florida push New York State out of the third most populous spot.

Just want to remind all of those people about reality. We have no-see-ums that will make you cry. We have banana spiders that are as big as your hand. We have mosquitos that will suck every ounce of blood out of you. And if that doesn’t convince you to stay where you are, we have HURRICANES! Rick Scott! Duke Energy!

Okay. Enough anti-propaganda.

Yesterday we went down to the Shed in Old Homosassa to listen to the “Uptown Pickers”. They play there quite often but never on a Sunday that we are actually home. So I was pretty excited when I saw them listed as the band for the weekend. With a name like Pickers, gotta be bluegrass, Right? Gotta have a banjo, Right?

Wrong. They were good but it was just your normal everyday “oldies and some goldies with a little bit of blues and a whole lot of country” band. Still fun. But no banjo.

Uptown Pickers

So the Uptown Pickers was a really good band and the place was crazy packed. We got there before they started and there were still no tables. But we just kind of hung out by the rail until a smelly man decided to stand by me. Ohhhhh, Myyyyyy.

We rode our bikes there, of course. Can you spot them?

Uptown Pickers at the Shed Yeah, ours are the ones with no motors….