"I'm gonna hunt Bigfoot"

Whenever someone asked hubby what he was going to do in the mountains after he retired, he always said "I'm gonna hunt Bigfoot".  It looks like he's going to get his chance.

In todays paper (on the second page) was an article about a man in the next county who spotted Bigfoot in 1978.  He described Bigfoot as being somewhere between 6 and 8 feet tall and as broad as a refrigerator.  Its arms were bowed out.  It had dark hair, 3 or 4 inches long, on its arms and gave off a terrible odor.

Next weekend he is leading an expedition to search for the creature.  So far, 50 people have signed up and more are welcome.  There has been 64 Bigfoot sightings in North Carolina, most of them not far from here.

This man claims to have seen Bigfoot just two weeks ago.

I've been teasing hubby about going and can't wait to see if he does....

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Back in hibernation

We are back in the land of wind and cold and I am trying to keep from getting melancholy.  I really miss the sunshine.  I've been going to yoga and finding books to put on my new Nook.

While in Florida I stopped at Joann Fabrics and purchased an assortment of yarns.  I love the lime green and rose colors.

Hubby's nephew and his wife are expecting their second child this summer and I plan on crocheting a baby afghan for him/her and one for hubby's great niece.  This should keep my hands occupied for a while.

Today I whipped up a pair of curtains to go on a pair of five inch wide windows that flank the front door at my son's house in Port Orange.  It is definitely not easy to work with thin slippery fabric.  It took about an hour to get the fabric cut and the pins refused to stay put.

Hubby and I are starting to plan our vegetable garden and will be starting the seeds soon.  The tulip and daffodil bulbs we planted in the fall are starting to peek through the soil.  I will keep you posted on our gardening escapades.

Cape Coral

Hubby's brother-in-law and his wife have been living in Cape Coral for about 10 years.  It is located on the west coast of Florida.  We spent a long weekend with them.  On Saturday we went to Treworgy's Muscle Car City Museum to see over 250 cars, mostly from the 60's and 70's.  Hubby was in GTO heaven.

We stopped at every yard sale in town, as sister-in-law decorates her house with almost free doo-dads.

Sitting on the lanai watching the mullets spring from the lake behind their house was a treat.  There was a large fin that occasionally floated by (fresh water shark??) and I got a pic of a manatee breaking the surface of the water.

On Sunday we got a boat ride on the bay from a friend of brother-in-law.  The sky was blue, the wind was light and the water calm.  A perfect weekend.

Hibernation

I was looking forward to my first winter in 34 years, but I wasn't prepared for it.  I admit, watching the snow fall on the mountains, listening to the wind howl, creating soups and stews were a lot of fun.  The six major storms in 9 weeks took its toll.  Unable to leave the house for days at a time, bundling up to go to bed, wanting to spend the days in front of a hot fire, and not having the urge to do anything but eat is not the way I want to spend my time.  

When hubby suggested we head back to Florida for a few weeks I began to perk up.