24 March 2026 Sanford: Lindsay Turns 40 With Tacos and Tequila!

 

Lindsay is turning 40 and we drove to Mt. Dora to a Taco and Tequila joint to celebrate.  Laura chauffeured us and the drive there was easy and smooth. We were the only second table at the restaurant and so we had extra time with the server.  When Leslie revealed her aversion to tequila, our server asked if it was bad tequila or "user error" that was the genesis of her aversion.  Happy hour delighted us with three nacho plates.  Each plate had a different dipping bowl, two were cheeses and one was guacamole.  no sooner had we loaded the table with food then Matt, Lindsay, Jaxon and Evan arrived.  The restaurant was filling up but our stomachs were not so we ordered more food.  We had a few drinks and so when it came time to salute Lindsay, it is no surprise that tequila shots suddenly sounded reasonable.  Oh my!

We have arrived

Floral chandelier

Spooky

More of a floral motif

Nacho nacho nacho!

Taco taco taco

Hi sweetie!

The boys are playing outside

I thought that there was an ordinary shot glass...

But the glass was three inches tall and was a large amount of tequila

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 It has been 3 years and 289 days since we began our Migration

22 March 2026 Sanford: Sunday Evening Dinner

 

Shaun and Erin had a Sunday Evening tradition and we were lucky to get invited on this Sunday.  We had a lovely pork loin grilled on the egg!  Great times were had by all, except for the dog Hemmingway, who was wondering what all the fuss was about.

Zac truing on the pulsing pressurizing leg apparatus

This small table will transform into a gathering of epic proportions

Epically large dog

Hey!

Hemingway resting her head

A little bit of Paupa New Guiniea 

Cooking in the egg

My old canoe!

Time for dinner

Which salt and pepper set shall we use

Hmmm, let me think

So amny choices

Food prep is in earnest

Setting the table

Hemingway retreats while we eat dinner.  Thanks Shaun and Erin!

 It has been 3 years and 287 days since we began our Migration

20 March 2026 Sanford: Moving Day for Shoe Display Fixtures

 

Laura rented a U-Haul truck and recruited Cooper, Zach, Jackson and Evan to help.  There  were an over supply of shoe displays at the Sanford store and they had to go to the storage unit.  We all got a real workout out of this.

Finding our truck

We have made it to the store

Help has arrived and the truck gets  loaded

We had to re-arrange the storage unit before we could start loading

This large CNC table has to come to the front of the unit so it can get sold

We moved the table forward and can back fill the unit

Now to put the shoe racks in

The woodpeckers bid us adieu 

Back at the store we see the cranes

With the chicks

 It has been 3 years and 285 days since we began our Migration

19 March 2026 Sanford: Roll Your Own Sushi and So Much More

 

Lindsay, Matt, Jaxson and Evan came over for the big sushi experience.  We had sashimi grade tuna, and salmon.  Three kinds of fish roe were also on the table to round out the fish category.  For the non-raw fish enthusiasts we had the surimi crab sticks made famous by the California roll.  We had fresh nori to wrap the roll in and all the fixings, cream cheese, fish roe, wasabi, soy sauce, cucumbers, avocados and more.  Great Fun!

Cooking udon noodles and edamame 

Peas in pods

All we need is the sea salt on top

Time for happy hour

A leechee martini

A fine gin drink

I think it is working!

The rolling station

Success

Will it stay together after getting rolled?

Nom nom very tasty

Some quail eggs as a topper

Evan is enjoying the event

Hands down a great dinner.  Time for Pokey Sticks

 It has been 3 years and 284 days since we began our Migration