Sandie Foster

Wish for the New Millennium:
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy, and enough money to buy gifts!!

Thought for 2008:
"It is said that Power corrupts, but actually it is more true that Power attracts the corruptible" -David Brin

July - The party continued...It all began with a July 4th celebration. The City contributed fireworks and we played and drank and swam and talked into the night

I had many compliments on this party, which is always nice for me to hear, but I actually had more fun at the Summer Solstice party because there were fewer people and I got to spend time with them instead of just being the hostess/waitress as one is at a large party...very little time to really talk with anyone for long... always something else to do... The following night a bunch of us went to see the Rays play... but between us, my money is on the Cubs to win the World Series in 2008.

The following weekend, I helped my friend Aleth with her Summer Beach Party. It had an "Olympics" theme and everyone brought food representing a country of their origin or something with a Chinese flair. I ordered a Peking Duck and made a noodle salad but there was a lot of other food too - Greek Salad, Dutch cake, Scottish shortbread and Tibetan curry. We played pétanque, a type of bowling, on the beach - the kids played in the waves - it was a lovely night.

As a result of all this partying, I have added another 4 pounds to my weight. This needs to come back off quickly or it will become permanent and I am too big already. I am trying to be good, but I seem to be attacked by late night munchies way too often. The balance of July has been more quiet. I saw Mamma Mia with Susan Hunt one weekend and The Dark Knight with the guys. I pruned the bougainvillea both the south and north sides (that always takes up two weekends) and I am back at the gym 5 days a week. Tim and I had lunch with Mary Lou, something we try to do every month - it cheers us all up. And so another July of the long days has passed into history and the dog days of August have come.

June - The first weekend in June I had two more guests from Sweden arrive...they called Grasshopper Bungalow the Jokkmokk guest house... they stayed with me for a week and went to Orlando for part of that time to see the Great Mouse and Shamoo. While I didn't really know Lars and Joar, they were easy house guests and the time passed quickly while they were here. Richard took them canoeing and Julie & Eric brought their kids over to play with Joar. Mister Knightly was thrilled to have them visit because they spent so much time playing with him.

Kids play in the bubbles while Fathers watch and eat...women cook (not pictured).

On the 16th I joined the herd on Sunset Beach for the Monday night gathering. Randy took a bunch of great photos that evening...below you can see the herd assembling and the star of the show, the Sunset

The following weekend we welcomed Summer with a celebration of the Solstice by the pool... it was a wild and crazy night and no photos were taken thankfully, but a lot of fun was had and a lot of laughter took place. On the 28th I partied again - this time at Julie's "Dancing" party where there was again, great food and interesting people and yes, even dancing. And so June, like the Sun, is going to slip into the sea at the close of the day today. I think I will go out to the beach and celebrate its departure with the herd again. But the party will continue in July - of that I am certain.

May - What an interesting month for me. The allergies began to ease up and as I write on May 30th they are practically gone, thank goodness! Of course May is the month of the May Babies - birthdays and anniversaries abound. I took Tim and Ed to see Sweeny Todd live on stage for their birthdays. On Ed's birthday the whole herd went to Tropical Heat Wave, which was lots of fun and the perfect way for the herd to get together - a big outdoor event where we could come together and drift apart as needed and without any one person having to feel the need to be in charge. Mondays at the beach are another excellent way for the herd to travel - since I think if everyone shows up we could be as many as 23 persons. The Memorial Day (observed) weekend, Randy's birthday, the guys and I went to visit the Kails at Bella Marea. Mister Knightly was invited and he fell in love with the freedom and the open space in which to run. And tomorrow there will be a big party (I think the whole herd could show up) at Cindy's for the real Memorial Day. On a sad note the Kail family dog, Summer passed away...but I did get to see her at Bella Marea for the last time a few days before she slipped away.

And if that wasn't enough I closed on a 2nd house on 5th Avenue which will be an investment for my retirement...pictures another time.

At Tropical Heat Wave

At Bella Marea
and by the Atlantic Ocean

Mister Knightly running free and happy
Dear Summer

Cindy's May Babies Party

April - I continue to be battered by allergies - for the first time in my life they are a dominant part of my whole being. Very strange...

The month was a good one despite the allergies, however. Jerry and I attended a luncheon to honor Syd and Thalia Potter - the League of Woman Voters named an award after them for Community Service.

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Mimi arrived from Sweden by way of Central America with her friend Malin and we had a 10 day visit that was much too short. We went to the beach and had a picnic and went to Busch Gardens.

I introduced them to a nice guy that I know from the dog park and he also took them out. I thoroughly enjoyed their visit...and miss them now. My offer for a house was accepted ($92K) and I also have a tenant to rent it immediately. This is a part of my retirement strategy and so far the 1st part of it is working... it will be 2+ years before I know whether it all will work out... my fingers are crossed.

March - Somehow I have managed to be sick the entire month of March! What started off as allergies morphed into a cold and then into a sinus infection and then bronchitis! I have eaten soup and consumed a ton of tea and still am not quite 100%. Despite this I did manage to go to a couple of parties and host the Easter Egg Coloring here. I also took a trip to Denver, which was pretty miserable...but it was business. the Egg Coloring was great as my good friend Bartley was here from Ireland

as you can see we are a large group of egg craftsmen! Easter was spent on the sofa in a daze. Toward the end of the month I went to the Renaissance Fair with Tim, Randy, Doug and Jerry -

I was starting to feel better by then. Now I am trying to get well and looking forward to the visit of my friend Mimi from Sweden, via South America.

February - A lovely little month! I didn't do much but had fun none the less. My Giants won the Super Bowl and I saw the game with Ed. This was nice because Ed and I seldom do things just the two of us. I also tried to get to see the movies in contention for the Oscars...several of which were so dark and violent that I had to wonder why anyone would want to make them in the first place... a sign of the times perhaps.

Went to lunch with Tim and Mary Lou, went to lunch with Susan Hunt, went for drinks & dinner with Julie and still managed to drop about 5 pounds. All in all, a quiet short month... Oh, Sherri had baby Molly without a problem - here they are

January - So now we begin a very political and hopefully interesting year...what will 'W' do to piss me off before he leaves the stage? Who will succeed him? How will the visits from Sweden turn out? And will I loose the 10 pounds I put on this year? Stay tuned to find out...

January has been filled with things to do beginning with the wedding of Christopher Kail to Karla Sue. I always love being invited to functions of the large and friendly Kail family and this one was no exception. I get to see a lot of people that I enjoy and have a good visit with my girlfriend, Geri... this time was no exception. I have a little video of the happy couple on the My Space site if you want to see it and here is the happy couple:

The following weekend I gave my holiday brunch at the Castaways and got to reunite with Jim, Russ, Sandra, Cindy, Tim, Randy and Ed. This event was followed by my 61st birthday with Julie, Ed, Tim & Randy at The Oyster Bar and Civichi's a very fun evening. The next week was a dinner with Sydni and the play Moonlight & Magnolias which I truly enjoyed. Then this weekend we had a baby shower for Sherri who is way pregnant as you can see:

In between all this fun I made my annual trip to the dentist and began the arduous process of trying to loose the weight I gained over the holidays... not easy with so many parties and lunch with Tim and Mary Lou but tomorrow is another Monday and I will begin again by going to the gym. Mister Knightly continues to be the love of my life though I did hear from my old flame Louie this month too - he and I dated briefly in 1967... amazing that we are still in touch.

If you haven't already seen the photos of my Trip to Sweden at Mid summer 07 or Amsterdam 06 or the wine country of France 05 or my Millennium trip to Sweden or my 2002 trip to Scotland, you can see most of them in Places We Like.

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Interests:
    Travel (including camping)
    Books (except Best Sellers)
    Films (mostly classics)
    Dancing (Swing )
    Walking
    Swimming (both kinds)
    Fishing (especially at night)

Life is Grand!

Mister Knightly and I wake each day with smiles on our faces. We strive to be happy without doing harm to anyone else in the process. This isn't very deep stuff, I know, but that's our philosophy and we're sticking to it! We hope you are enjoying your life. Send us an email and let us know what you think. As my dear friend Richard likes to quote,

"May the long-time sun shine upon you,
all love surround you
and the clear light within you guide your way home"

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