Sunday, October 25, 2015

Scenes From A Beachy Weekend

The spouse and I took a long weekend "downdashore" to commemorate his birthday and our anniversary.

 Go to Mark's blog to see pix of our Friday night escapade!  A fun evening with my Delaware boyfriends!

 Saturday was sunny and mild.  So we went out to shop, explore, eat, drink.

This is where we stayed (heh heh heh, "anus")

Roses still blooming

Pretties!

Rehoboth bandstand - used for outdoor concerts

A dolphin statue dressed in a beach t-shirt

The Atlantic Ocean (waves to Raybeard on the other side of the pond)


Cross the dune to the ocean 
 

 Spouse on the boardwalk
 
Crowd gathered to hear a Philly string band playing (the plumed hats are the band; I could not get up close and personal)





Halloween scenes around town for Spo and Debra

One of the local shops (yes, I MUST feed my addiction!)
 
What's THIS?
 
The Dogs' Mother's gnomes have come East!  Get them a beer stat!
 
 
(Fake) sheep at the yarn shop...cause wool...and yarn... 
 
  And then we came home to this and this
 
Nyla and Gigi wanting attention from their parents!



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46 comments:

  1. R.J.October 25, 2015 at 10:46 AM

    Oh See Anus? LOL!

    I'm glad you had a great time, and I love the pictures. Especially those little yellow pumpkins.

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    1. anne marie in phillyOctober 25, 2015 at 10:52 AM

      I KNOW! such a joke! and rehoboth beach is a VERY gay resort too!

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  2. Sandra CoxOctober 25, 2015 at 11:14 AM

    Oh what fun! Happy bday to the hubby and happy anniversary!

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  3. Debra She Who SeeksOctober 25, 2015 at 11:15 AM

    LOVE those minion pumpkins! What a great decorating idea! And how adorable are your cats?

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    1. anne marie in phillyOctober 25, 2015 at 11:25 AM

      mes chats est tres belle!

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    2. the dogs' motherOctober 25, 2015 at 11:45 AM

      ohmygoodness, the gnomes are getting in troubles!!

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    3. anne marie in phillyOctober 25, 2015 at 3:20 PM

      bet you didn't know they were running around on this side of the USA, didja?

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  4. RaybeardOctober 25, 2015 at 11:54 AM

    Well you excelled even yourself with this post, A.M. - and I must thank you for the wave. I'd been wondering who that was gesticulating in the far distance. Now all is clear!

    Lovely pics all.
    I had to enlarge the pic of 'Oceanus' to get the joke. (Btw: in our Manchester's gay scene area, one of the main thoroughfares is called 'Canal Street'. The Council must be pretty well fed up with having to rectify the merry japes of pranksters who keep covering up or scrawling out the 'C'.)

    Mark's blog contains what must be the nicest pics of you and other half that I've yet seen. I've just got to 'save' them. I'm guessing those of the two of you were taken early on in proceedings? But a grand time was clearly had by all. Oh, what fun!

    And I must just mention that Gigi's colouring is so very like that of my Noodles. The big blotches of that greyish-black tortoiseshell on top of white, only the positioning of them is slightly different. The two of them could easily be mistaken for bro and sis.

    Lovely post of a most memorable time, A.M.

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    1. anne marie in phillyOctober 25, 2015 at 4:12 PM

      actually, if you draw a str8 line from philly to europe, you land in lisbon portugal. you are way far north.

      since you are near manchester (from whence my father's relatives came to the USA), have you and squire john gray ever met in person? "anal street" - bwhahahaha!

      yes, those pix were taken quite early, before we got too tipsy on the passionfruit sangria! we like mark and joe; joe is originally from philly YO!

      cat colours don't seem to vary too much, do they?

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    2. RaybeardOctober 26, 2015 at 3:15 AM

      Oh, that must have been someone else waving, then. I wonder who it could have been?

      No, not only have I not met J.G. (in fact I've never met ANY blog-pals) I've never been to Wales at all. By the time we do get to meet, if ever, he'll probably have uprooted his Welshness and returned to England.

      I suspect that on your celebration evening, towards the end you looked considerably more 'pink' than when you started, right?

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    3. anne marie in phillyOctober 26, 2015 at 6:32 AM

      a secret admirer, perhaps, was waving.

      OMB, meeting squire gray would be a loverly day!

      and yes, both of us were "in the pink" and the end of friday evening!

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  5. JonOctober 25, 2015 at 3:26 PM

    Congratulations on a momentous weekend! The photos are great. I like the pumpkins, the faux sheep at the yarn shop, and the gnomes. And I waved to Ray across the pond.
    What can I say about the Anus Motel?

    Luv the kitties!

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  6. BobOctober 25, 2015 at 4:26 PM

    What a great weekend, with glorious end of Summer, start of Fall weather!

    i once visited Rehoboth Beach when my sister lived in Delaware and just loved it.

    And as for the cats ... I hope you bought them a gift or something???

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  7. Mistress MaddieOctober 25, 2015 at 8:55 PM

    If not for the pumpkins, I wouldn't even know it's fall there. I love Rehoboth, haven't been down since June. I love me some Blue Moon and bartender Chris!!! But what..... no bikini shots?

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    1. anne marie in phillyOctober 26, 2015 at 12:42 AM

      nope, I had a glass of pinot grigio and spouse had a beer as we waited for mark's show.

      believe it or don't, it's the first time we have stayed in rehoboth. we have stayed in lewes and ocean city md, but never rehoboth. we WILL go back again (in the off season of course).

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    2. Mark in DEOctober 30, 2015 at 4:42 PM

      Bartender Chris left the Blue Moon and now works at Purple Parrot.

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    3. anne marie in phillyOctober 31, 2015 at 6:22 AM

      we had brunch at the purple parrot on sunday morning; wonder if chris made my mimosa?

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  8. wcsOctober 26, 2015 at 1:56 AM

    Looks like a good time!

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    1. anne marie in phillyOctober 26, 2015 at 6:25 AM

      it was! everyone needs a 3-day weekend to recharge the batteries. hopefully you clicked on over to mark's blog to see the gruesome twosome (spouse and I).

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    2. wcsOctober 26, 2015 at 6:43 AM

      Yes! Actually, I saw them first. :)

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    3. anne marie in phillyOctober 26, 2015 at 7:26 AM

      and it didn't frighten you? it IS halloween week, after all...

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  9. anne marie in phillyOctober 26, 2015 at 6:27 AM

    hopefully you clicked on over to mark's blog to see the gruesome twosome (spouse and I). go back to the second paragraph and click on the word "mark"; pix galore there!

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  10. AnonymousOctober 26, 2015 at 1:03 PM

    I saw the photos of the festivities and blonde hair really suits you (I remember from going through other blogs with photos of Bloggerpalooza that you were formerly a redhead).

    Looks like a great time was had by all.

    ~ Freckles

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    1. anne marie in phillyOctober 26, 2015 at 2:53 PM

      I switch back and forth; right now the red is washed out and the blond remains. red is the hardest color to hold onto when you are mostly gray, or so I am told.

      so the pix didn't scare ya away?

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    2. AnonymousOctober 26, 2015 at 3:33 PM

      The only pictures that scare me are of the Kartrashians and any 20-something starlet giving 'duckface' and making her eyes go as vacant as possible, on purpose. Photos of friends together and celebrating are salve for the soul.

      ~ Freckles

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    3. anne marie in phillyOctober 26, 2015 at 4:20 PM

      yeah, the kartrashians and clowns and the GOP scare da piss outta me!

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  11. Sandra CoxOctober 27, 2015 at 1:40 AM

    I love the pic of the lamb:)

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  12. Sandra CoxOctober 27, 2015 at 5:58 PM

    Awww, the babies were glad to see their parents;)

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    1. anne marie in phillyOctober 27, 2015 at 7:21 PM

      YES! my neighbor took good care of them, but it's not the same as mommy and daddy!

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    2. Sandra CoxOctober 28, 2015 at 10:02 PM

      Isn't it nice to have a neighbor that picks up the slack when you're gone. Its just a nightmare otherwise. A friend feeds our cats, but we have to board the dog.

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    3. anne marie in phillyOctober 29, 2015 at 6:58 AM

      my 2 neighbors and I have cats; we all help each other in times of need. the way it should be.

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  13. Mark in DEOctober 30, 2015 at 4:47 PM

    If was great to see you and Spouse! I'm sorry my time with you was so abbreviated due to my performances, but I'm glad you two had a fun rest of your weekend. MUAH!!

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    1. anne marie in phillyOctober 31, 2015 at 6:19 AM

      THANK YOU, precious, for a great time!

      and I got to see my DE boyfriends for good food/drink/conversation; THAT is a PLUS in my book!

      MWAH back atcha!

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  14. Ur-spoOctober 30, 2015 at 11:56 PM

    I have never seen minion pumpkins before; jolly good fun !
    thank you for the shout out.

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  15. Fearsome BeardOctober 31, 2015 at 9:39 AM

    Sounds like a fun time. One day my dear I will see you again for cock-a-tails and virgins!

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  16. AnonymousOctober 31, 2015 at 2:13 PM

    The ocean looks terrific. And a great weekend too by the looks of it. I am jealous.
    JP

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    1. anne marie in phillyOctober 31, 2015 at 3:04 PM

      it was. don't be too jealous; head to the nearest seacoast and relax!

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  17. JonoOctober 31, 2015 at 5:48 PM

    It has been at least 45 years since I have seen that Dolle's taffy sign. It still looks the same!

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    1. anne marie in phillyOctober 31, 2015 at 8:51 PM

      ay yi yi! waaaay toooo loooong; time to visit rehoboth again!

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  18. TravelOctober 31, 2015 at 8:44 PM

    Wonderful time of the year to go to the beach, I love the sheep

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    1. anne marie in phillyOctober 31, 2015 at 8:54 PM

      no rugrats, no asshole tourists, just the locals out and about and great prices on lodging in the off-season.

      yarn stores and sheep go together like peanut butter and jelly.

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