Saturday, March 25, 2023

North Florida Law Enforcement Celebrity Sighting And Oh, So Much More!


What a truly nice day it is has been. When I kissed Mr. Moon good morning I said, "I'm sorry I slept so late. Wait- no I'm not!"
And I wasn't. 

I took my time with reading blogs and the local newspaper (four new invasive species of disease-bearing mosquitoes have been discovered in Florida!) and doing the crossword. 

Mr. Moon talked about going to the coast to check on one of his boats which has been in a shop there for repairs and getting lunch and I said sure, but then he got hold of the shop guy and the boat hadn't even been looked at yet so we decided to go to Monticello and eat lunch there, just for fun and so we did. 
We ate at the Rev, the place right by the round-about that circles the county courthouse and we sat outside. It is much warmer now and very, very humid, but a good breeze was blowing and we were comfortable. I noticed a guy sitting by himself and he just looked like a regular guy but the women at the table next to him obviously recognized him. I heard them talking and they were saying things like, "We follow you on Facebook!" 
They seemed a little starstruck. 
They did finally call him by a name- Sheriff AJ. So of course I was googling before my french fries got cold. Turns out he's the sheriff of Franklin County which is where Apalachicola is and he's well-known for being so strong on crime that he arrested his own daughter for selling meth. 
See the story here.
At least I'm pretty sure that's who it was. I am so bad at facial recognition. If I was ever asked to pick someone out of a line-up, they could probably have four guys of different ethnicities and different facial hair and I wouldn't be able to identify the possible suspect unless he had tattoos all over his face or a third eye or something. 
Anyway, those women were pretty excited and got a picture with him and even paid for his lunch.
Whoa, Nelly. 

No one volunteered to pay for our lunch but that was fine. 
After lunch Glen sweetly offered to go to Wag the Dog with me and boy, did I buy some stuff! The picture above is what the store looks like when you first walk in. It seemed to me that there has been some major organization going on at Wag lately. There's still too much merchandise in too small a space but there was a lot more order to it all. 


When we did our first aisle, I found two paintings on wood that I knew were going to come home with me. They were just so me. The colors were my colors, the style was...okay, primitive. I immediately visualized them on the front porch and I hung them up as soon as we got home. 



How could I have said no? 

And then I found some salad plates that I liked and bought those. And one dinner sized plate came too that matched four of the smaller ones. 



I like that size plate because it makes a great lunch plate and is also perfect for small children's meals. Unless it's pancakes I'm serving in which case they need the large ones. But the magnolia is so pretty and the fruit and flower pattern is so cheerful and colorful.

So there was all of that and I got three kid books and a Kate Atkinson novel and Mr. Moon bought a book on woodworking,  AND I got a pretty couch pillow, as well as a little ball of yarn that I have absolutely no idea what I'll do with but it's mohair and silk and as fine and soft as a newborn babe's hair. Any ideas about what a poorly skilled knitter/crocheter could make with 25 grams of that? 

So that was my haul. 

When we got home I was going to replant my beans. As of yesterday they had still not come up and I was sure that they had died in dirt-utero by that frost we got on Tuesday. But Mr. Moon and I checked once again and guess what? 


Can you see them? 


A close-up. 

The sugar snap peas have finally started flowering. 


Could there be a more delicate and lady-like blossom? 
They will probably soon be banned in Florida as being too suggestive. Until then, I shall simply adore them. 

Here's a little yellow rose that grows in a pot by the bananas. 


Oh, my heart. 

And finally- what the native azalea buds look like today. 


So I am practically swooning now and that cannot be allowed to happen because I must make supper. Tonight will be air-fried bream and garden greens. Collards, mustards, and kale. 

I believe I may be the richest woman in the world. 

Love...Ms. Moon

29 comments:

  1. LOVE your new header pic! Your house is just a thing of beauty.....it wears its age well! The 2 wooden paintings very much belong on your porch indeed....... and I think I would have succumbed to snipping that beautiful rose and bringing it inside!
    Susan M

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    1. Thank you, Susan! I was wondering if anyone would notice that instead of the back of my house, the header was now showing the front And you did!
      It is a temptation to snip that rose but I just couldn't do it.

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  2. Paintings ... plates ... beans and sweet pea blossoms ... yellow roses and ruby red azalea blooms ... you are rich beyond reason!

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  3. 37paddington:
    You’re funny Mary Moon! Yes that is certainly a beautifully delicate and ladylike flower. Let’s hope it doesn’t get banned, ok? Your day sounds lovely in every regard. I imagine supper will be charmed too. Love the paintings!

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    1. I should send Ron DeSantis that picture and tell him that my grandchildren are being traumatized and ask him what I should do about it. Perhaps they can come arrest my garden. And I'm not even growing pot!

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  4. I read rose grown by the banana and thought what a clever banana.
    Your day sounds perfect.

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  5. That has been one helluva day Ms. Moon. Fabulous finds at WAG! I think that I would love that shop too much. Your growing things are lovely, pea blossom out there , no panties getting a fair bit of fresh air and sunshine. How jealous am I?
    LOVE your house, what a gorgeous old girl!

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    1. Wag is one of those stores that has a LOT of pure crap so when you do find a treasure, it's even better!
      Yep- those pea blossoms' lady parts are free as can be. I'm jealous too!
      I am so lucky to live in this house that I love so much.

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  6. I see the beans, such a long lovely row of them. I see that shop too, Wag the Dog, I love it, I could spend hours in there! And probably $$$. The wood paintings are perfect on your porch.

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    1. I spent more money at Wag yesterday than I ever have before. But I am quite happy with what I got.
      As far as I'm concerned, those paintings were done specifically for my porch. It just took awhile for them to get here.

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  7. Your comments regarding the Sugar Snap Pea blossoms are spot on. :)

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  8. This was a vintage day. Perfect for your porch, the paintings in wood slices. You could knit hats for dolls with that yarn.

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    1. Now that's a thought...doll hats.
      It WAS a vintage day.

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  9. I'm glad Mr. Moon was well enough to have an adventure.

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  10. What a lovely day you had, and you know you've got a good man when he offers to go shopping with you right? I like those plates too. In fact I have a weakness for that stuff but have to rein myself in because I'm actually trying to get rid of stuff, rather than keep accumulating. Oh, and I love your new header pictures. Your home is just lovely. So very Ms Moon!

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    1. Mr. Moon does have a tolerance for thrift stores and antique stores. He sometimes finds things that he likes too. And of course I'm trying to get rid of things instead of buying them but...
      My house has the grace of age, doesn't it?

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  11. I love your wood paintings. what is the plant by the shell? It looks a bit like a clivia. I have got 3 and 2 are flowering at the moment.

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    1. Yes- I just looked it up and it is a clivia. Also called a natal lily. Lis gave it to me.

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  12. I love to wander in stores like that. Sometimes something will "speak" to me and I end up bringing it home. I never spend much but it's a little, pretty treat to bring home.

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    1. It is such a nice way to treat ourselves, isn't it?

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  13. Those paintings are fantastic. So "old Florida," like something that would have been sold at a roadside souvenir stand back in the 1940s. Who made the magnolia plate? Does it have a mark?

    If those women had known they were eating right next to a world-class blogger you'd have had a free meal too!

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    1. Exactly, Steve- Old Florida for sure.
      The Magnolia plates say The Harker Pottery Company. And also, I discovered after examining them more closely that they are actually little tea-plates? Maybe that's what they're called. They have a saucer-like indentation in them for a cup. I can see ladies having tea and tiny sandwiches served on them.
      Heh-heh. You made me laugh about the world-class blogger. I'll never be famous like Sheriff AJ. Sigh.

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  14. Wow! That's Wag? Doesn't look like any resale shop I've ever been in except maybe the Guild Shop in the city. And you did make out like a big dog.

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