Thursday, November 29, 2007

OBXciting


This is how you know you are in North Carolina... you gotta have a truck and a dog who sits on the tool box in the bed of the truck....
We have a way to go... but we are workin' on it.

Ya'll have a nice day now!
:-)
Anna and Myron

ménage à trois

Myron captured these mannequins outside a clothing store in Chapel Hill.... what would the EEOC and presidential candidate John Edwards think!!! John Edwards lives in Chapel Hill.....

Saturday, November 24, 2007

Moonlight over OBX


Lovely days and fantastic nights. I love the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
The moon over the sea!
Tonight we go to Kelly's for some local music and perhaps some dancing.
Then it's the neighbor's hot tub under the stars!

Anna and Myron

Pumpkin Pie and Bacon


Ok so I am a little nuts over homemade pumpkin pie. We had breakfast after Thanksgiving and I made eggs and bacon for Myron but.......alas... I had to have pie and bacon !!!
So what! I loved it.....

Anna

Thursday, November 22, 2007

Fantastic Weather at OBX


It is 75% and wonderful at OBX.
Myron and I had a quiet but nice Thanksgiving.
Next year... everyone should come here!

Love
Anna and Myron

Happy Thanksgiving!!

73 Degrees and sunny at OBX on Turkey Day!
We took a 5 mile walk and cooked up a Turkey breast with stuffing and candied yams.
I made fresh cranberry sauce and a pumpkin pie!
We ate till we were stuffed.
The ocean was lovely and many people were about with family and friends.
We called sons and folk to wish them a happy T-day. Paul was working as a firefighter, Jeff was baking a pie to take to a friends and Sean and girlfriend Liz were going over to his Dad's house for turkey dinner. Oma and Opa were relaxing and Grandma Esther was over at Stephanie's and Michaels house. Chris and Keiran were cooking at home.

Love you all!
anna and myron

Sunday, November 18, 2007

Smoking in a Non-smoking room?



At the hotel in Middletown, CT where we stayed over for Oma Anni's ( Anna's Mom) 80th Birthday, we were in a non-smoking room, as you can see by the notice card,but there was an ashtray and matches on the coffee table....
Irony....
I left a message for the management , but I probably won't get a reply. It was only a Best Western, after all.

anna and myron

Bourbon Pound Cake



Grandma Story made the best Bourbon Pound Cake.
I got her recipe and made it. It was delicious but never as good as Grandma made.

anna

Chocolate Chip Cookies for the Cookie Monsters


I made Chocolate Chip cookies for Myron because he likes them thin, chocolately and crisp. I will not let him eat them all! All that work at the gym and Tango lessons will go to waste!

I will send some to Jeff and Paul in Salt Lake City because they are my real cookie monsters. :-)

anna

Jordan Lake


Weather for November remains spectacular. Yesterday we had a spinning class at the gym. Myron was so tough he broke the chain.... But the 4 triathlon girls in the front of the class never broke stride. It was his first spinning class... I have been doing spinning for awhile and this class never sits on the seat. It is up, up , up the entire time... I managed most of my time up but Myron has to get used to it.

We then went for a ride through the foliage, partly sunny and 60 degrees. Here is a picture from the shore.Beautiful by Lake Jordan where we were just about the only people there. The drought has brought the lake levels down tremendously and apparently Durham county only has around 3 months left of a water supply. The drought is the worst in recorded history so the governor has restricted water usage. NO car washing, no watering of lawns or hosing off driveways, and no water at restaurants unless requested. He has requested that all citizens voluntarily reduce water consumption by 50%. We take short showers, flush only when necessary and reduce washer and dishwasher use unless full. It is rather serious.

Last night we when out to a Milonga... a Tango dance social event. We got there at 8:00 and danced till almost 11:00. We have taken 4 Tango lessons and are slowly getting better.
Today, Sunday will be 66 degrees and sunny!!!!!

anna and myron

Saturday, November 3, 2007

Hurricane Noel in OBX

We went to OBX this weekend... only a 3 and 1/2 hour drive from Chapel Hill. Hurricane Noel was 300 miles off shore but the waves were incredible and the wind howled all night. The ocean came under First Wave, the house actually on the beach. We are standing on its deck....