Saturday, October 26, 2019

Welcome...

...Willow Jean...the first child of my grandson Marcellus and his wife Rileigh.

It's amazing when you think of it, but who could have guessed they'd have the world's most perfect baby?

Way to go, y'all!  Nailed it on the first attempt.

Besides being that rarest of our clan's offspring (i.e., a girl) she also has the honor of being the lightest at birth, weighing in at a diminutive 4 lbs and 12 ounces.

On the opposite end of that scale is my #4 son, Chris, who burst onto the scene 35 years ago at a whopping 12 lbs 2 ounces.  The nurse told us he was the only baby they'd delivered who arrived wearing a helmet and shoulder pads.

Willow also has the distinction of being my first great grandchild, something for which I may never forgive her.

I can't possibly be that old.

Welcome, Young One...may you enjoy God's love and kindness as you walk with Him along Life's challenging path.
This past week the leaves finally got busy doing their Fall duty...
beautiful colors right outside my workplace in GR
...and unfortunately that includes falling...
...all over my yard...
...anyone got a rake?
I recently purchased some Christmas cards online, and of course I bought them from the Retro Christmas Card Company, run by mid century modern connoisseurs Brent and Diane Dempsey.

Here are just a few of their cards...
...they have many, many more, all of them flush with mid century modern holiday charm.

Check them out, you'll be glad you did.

While I was on their website I looked at their blog, and they recently completed an uber cool upgrade to their beautiful mcm home:
They put in a gorgeous fireplace!

This was no small task, as you can see from their starting point:
Very cool project and very well done.
Apparently I spoke too soon about my last round of golf for this year...turns out it was no such thing as I was able to squeeze in another 9...
love the reflections in the water...and thankfully my gutta percha stayed out of the water this time...
...and I did ok...hit my mashie pretty well, putted with some proficiency...
...and didn't have to go swimming to retrieve any stray golf balls...

...though the course was still plenty wet.

Even managed to par the short par 3...
...as well as the short par 4...
...swatted a 40 yard niblick within 18 inches of the cup.

In spite of the crowds, TV cameras and all that money on the line, I steadied my nerves and stroked it in for par...a bona fide mi'racle*

* mi'racle   noun
  mir-a-cle, | \ my-ra-kul \

 1. contraction of minor and miracle; thus pronounced "my-ra-kul".
 2. a surprising but not supernatural occurrence, i.e., no laws of nature were broken during the production of this event.

e.g., miracle: me leaping over a tall building in a single bound.
        mi'racle: me carding a par on a short par 4

And who knows, at this rate I might even manage another round before the snow flies.
The big day is now less than a week away...
...and treat bag prep continues...
...I've got about 65 made and will probably make another 50 or so.

Considering the weather forecast of cold and possibly snow, we may not give them all away....but better safe than sorry.

Also need to work on putting batteries in various props as we prepare for "the walk of fear"...
It will be a little different this year...a couple more entries, a few adjustments...just hope the weather's not so bad that no one sees it.
Some parting shots on your way out the back door...

[What?  You think you can waltz in and out of the front door?  Cheeky...]


true dat


continuing with the theme...


...coffee lovers' autumn delights...



...signs, decor and clock in my favorite coffee shop, Joe-2-Go...


our 2 little fawns are growing up


#2 son Ryan down in Florida sent me a Romeo y Julieta cigar...


..."hecho en Cuba"...pretty good smoke...



All of us here at the Atomic Monster Cafe...
...would like to say "thank you" for stopping by, wiping your feet before  you came in and knowing enough not to overstay your welcome.

Now shoo...we've got important things to do...

later, mcm fans...


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