I’ve been feeling a little blue lately.

After the Engagement Party, Wedding, Baby Shower planning, there is now nothing left to plan. I was supposed to pick up Wyatt for a short Gigi Camp, but since we both had to be home in less than a week, it didn’t make sense to drive the 4 1/2 hours to Saint Augustine and back.

According to the Astro Twins, last week was a “mini” Mercury Retrograde, where everything technology and communications related goes wacky and boy, did I feel it! My biggest issue was with my computer, which got ruined with water damage and I had to replace. Then, I had to get my old information back (still ongoing) and upload programs I had.

On top of that, our dishwasher in the Keys is on the fritz; we’ve already fixed it twice and it’s brand new. My Mother’s Day gift, an Ember mug that keeps coffee hot, seems to take a computer programming degree to set up. And things I’ve ordered on Amazon have come late, or in the wrong size. The ankle brace for Zeke was too small (a large) so I ordered an extra large and it came again as a large. I finally got an extra large, but more ankle braces kept coming!!!

We did celebrate Emma’s 26th Birthday at the new Mexican behemoth Mais y Agave, (located on the corner of Miracle Mile, across from City Hall) on Friday night. My restaurant review (Quick Bite) will be in another post. The rooftop was pretty.

We left for the Keys Saturday morning for the long Memorial Day weekend and went out on Kelley’s Boat (Playin’ Too) on Saturday. It was a calm day on the bay, luckily, and we stopped at Bayside Grill for a snack and a drink. I had a Tequila Sunrise and it was delicious. I’d forgotten how good they were.

We went to the Chickee Hut for sunset on the dock for the first time since Zeke has had his accident. It was a lovely sunset! We were alone, as all the snowbirds at the Sanctuary have fled for the Summer. Although not summer yet, it sure feels like it. We are anxious to get back on the boat, but Doctor’s orders say not for about four more months.

Zeke has transitioned from the boot to an ankle brace and is doing well. There is still swelling, but it should go down eventually. We went to Riviera for our “free” hot dog and spent a quiet Memorial Day at home.

Since I needed something to cheer me up, I invited Emma over to learn how to make my Aunt Josie’s Eggplant Parmesan. Cooking lessons was Christmas present to her, along with an Eggplant pan and Mandoline. I use a Mandoline to cut my eggplant, because it’s easier but my Aunt Josie always used a big Chef’s knife.

We baked the assembled eggplant and I made Lemon Chicken Breasts and a big salad to go with it, since Emma’s on a low sugar/low carb diet. Guillermo and Lucy came over for dinner and we had Mango Sorbet for dessert. Store bought- which Ina says “Is fine”, but I can’t wait for my Mallika mangoes to ripen so I can make some homemade mango sorbet.

House hunting has been depressing. We went to see a lovely old Spanish in the Gables, but when we walked in there were wires hanging and walls that had been knocked down. It had been a re-do, but the owner lost interest half-way through. I asked the realtor how long it would take and how much. She said a year and a million dollars.

I think we’d kill each other.

I told her.

Another place in the Gables seemed promising. It was in our budget, new construction and in a great neighborhood. It seemed too good to be true. It was. We found out the price was for the empty lot, without the house. The price did come with the plans for the house, however. We looked at a couple in Palmetto Bay- outside only. They were all meh. Nothing thrilled me. I don’t want to move out of our house, even though it’s too big for us, to a house I don’t like. So the search continues and I continue cleaning up and clearing out this house, room by room.

My Foodie in Miami redo is more complicated than I anticipated, but I’m working on it. Little by little, bird by bird, baby steps. And, of course, I do have Emma’s big project – a baby girl- to look forward to in July.

It’s another tequila sunrise starin’ slowly ‘cross the sky I said goodbye He was just a hired hand Workin’ on the the dreams he planned to try The days go by

Tequila Sunrise, The Eagles

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