delray beach: Delray Beach...Rainy Days
- 04/27/18 03:36 PM
Delray Beach...Rainy Days
We’ve had rainy afternoons and nights and some thunderstorms but you’ll get no complaints from me.
Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren't enjoying today's sunshine. William Feather
The orchids love the rain. In fact, I think everything looks so fresh and healthy after a good drenching.
Do not be angry with the rain; it simply does not know how to fall upwards. Vladimir Nabokov
It was also the start of the NFL Draft...Round 1 was Thursday night with the Number 1 draft pick going to Cleveland. (Lots of luck)
Don’t worry Barbara Todaro ...the Patriots did … (27 comments)
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delray beach: Delray Beach...a Good Bye
- 04/20/18 03:23 PM
Delray Beach...A Good Bye
My favorite First Lady has always been Barbara Bush. She spoke her mind and put family first.
At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child, or a parent. Barbara Bush
What I loved most about her was her dedication to making sure that everyone could read.
You don't just luck into things as much as you would like to think you do. You build step by … (43 comments)
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delray beach: Delray Beach...Delray Affair and Friends
- 04/13/18 04:16 PM
Delray Beach...Delray Affair and Friends
Someone told me today that we may be in for one more cool front but I’ll believe it when I see it. We are reaching daytime temps in the 80s and humidity has already set in.
Older women are like aging strudels - the crust may not be so lovely, but the filling has come at last into its own.
Robert Farrar Capon
I had lunch with old friends and spoke to many over the phone this week. One, in particular, was a friend I’d not spoken with in a while, just a few texts. Isn’t it … (24 comments)
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delray beach: Delray Beach...James Dray Must Love This Week
- 04/06/18 04:09 PM
Delray Beach...James Dray Must Love This Week
Thank goodness the Masters began this week or Larry would be going through serious withdrawal after March Madness.
Concentration is a fine antidote to anxiety. Jack Nicklaus
And, I’d imagine that James Dray is loving this week as well.
We made a short trip over to Naples, FL to have lunch with Larry’s daughter, her husband, and our two grandsons.
The road to success is always under construction. Arnold Palmer
We were able to take in the Annual Easter Bonnet Pet Parade last Saturday. Larry and his sister watched KU go up against Villanova, but Nova was … (28 comments)
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delray beach: Delray Beach...Resurrection, Freedom, and Toss in a Bunny for Good Measure
- 03/30/18 05:31 PM
Delray Beach...Resurrection, Freedom, and Toss in a Bunny for Good Measure
Some people measure time by holidays...for example, the last time you saw your family was at Christmas. Easter and Passover are kind of hard to pinpoint because they don’t always fall on the same calendar day. For that matter, neither does Thanksgiving.
If you live in South Florida, Easter and Passover tend to also mark the beginning of the great migration north by our snowbirds.
Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime. Martin Luther
Often that migration is inversely proportional to … (25 comments)
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delray beach: Delray Beach...Spring?
- 03/23/18 05:47 PM
Delray Beach...Spring?
If you ask people in the north they might disagree if you said it was Spring. Winter has been hanging around as if it was reluctant to leave.
Those of us here in Florida are wondering if Spring may have gone on vacation and left the door open for summer. We’ve had temps in the high 80s. Thankfully, it cooled down later in the week.
The beautiful spring came; and when Nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also. Harriet Ann Jacobs
We had perfect weather for the St Patrick’s Day Parade. We were honored and excited … (36 comments)
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delray beach: Delray Beach...March Madness
- 03/16/18 04:33 PM
Delray Beach...March Madness
The madness that is March is upon us, and my brackets (all 4 of them) are collapsing as I write this.
It is fun though and it’s a lot easier to check your brackets since computers took over the sheets.
A leader is someone who puts their people in position to be successful all the time Mike Krzyzewski
In years past, you had to sit there with your bracket(s) in front of you and in your own manner, check your teams that won and also mark who lost.
Now, all you have to do is open your bracket (I use CBS … (22 comments)
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delray beach: Delray Beach...Not Since Sandy
- 03/09/18 05:31 PM
Delray Beach...Not Since Sandy
What a week in Delray! We’ve not had waves like this since Sandy back in 2012. You’ll get no complaints from us since we still had warmer temps than our neighbors to the north were enduring.
Like as the waves make towards the pebbl'd shore, so do our minutes, hasten to their end. William Shakespeare
You could barely find a parking space even in the early morning hours! The surfer network was sending out calls to all surfers...Surf’s up!
Granted our surf doesn’t hold a candle to the surf in Hawaii, Australia, or the West Coast, but you take … (30 comments)
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delray beach: Delray Beach...Conversations
- 03/02/18 05:26 PM
Delray Beach...Conversations
The second set of houseguests has left and we have a break until the next set arrives. For me, the favorite parts of the visits have been the morning chats over coffee, our afternoons catching up over ice cream at Kilwin’s on Atlantic Avenue, and then after dinner conversations on the patio.
A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Which leads me to a gentle reminder about the Reaching Out...An ActiveRain Challenge that I am hosting this month. If you don’t know about it, all you … (37 comments)
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delray beach: Delray Beach...Friends
- 02/23/18 05:19 PM
Delray Beach...Friends
Our friends finally retired from their business and took a long-awaited road trip to Florida. It was the first time they’ve visited us here in ages. We do get to see them every year when we make our annual road trip to Kansas, Omaha, and Houston.
My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me. Henry Ford
We had so much fun showing them Delray Beach and even more fun just catching up.
We went to one of the inlets and had fun watching the pelicans, and of course, ate way too much food.
Things are never … (25 comments)
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delray beach: Delray Beach...An Unthinkable Week
- 02/16/18 06:31 PM
Delray Beach...An Unthinkable Week
The weather was beautiful in Delray this week but after Wednesday’s horrific shooting in which 17 beautiful hearts were silenced, the rest of the week turned grey.
There's no tragedy in life like the death of a child. Things never get back to the way they were. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tears come from the heart and not from the brain. Leonardo da Vinci
We don't even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward. In times of tragedy, of war, of necessity, people do amazing things. The human capacity for survival and renewal … (30 comments)
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delray beach: Delray Beach- Happy Valentine’s Day Week!
- 02/09/18 04:33 PM
Delray Beach- Happy Valentine’s Day Week!
Valentine’s Day is Wednesday so if you haven’t made dinner reservations, ordered flowers, purchased some darn good chocolates, or visited my favorite jewelry store with the very recognizable blue boxes, then you’d better hurry.
Of course, you could still write a good poem if that’s in your repertoire.
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt. Charles M. Schulz
I’m a bit verklempt because they are considering some changes to our lifeguard towers along the beach in Delray.
You’ve seen them in some of my pictures. I must admit that … (29 comments)
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delray beach: Delray Beach-Super Bowl Weekend
- 02/02/18 05:40 PM
Delray Beach- Super Bowl Weekend
If you have read any of my posts then you may be aware that I absolutely love football...college and pro. This weekend has mixed emotions for me. While it is the day that every football fan has waited for, it also signals the end of the football season.
Obviously, talent gets you to a certain point, but it's what you do with it, how you handle. Brett Favre
Thankfully the winter Olympics will begin soon and the Streib household is always excited about that.
Don't ever think, no matter how old you are, that you don't need to … (24 comments)
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delray beach: Delray Beach...Winners
- 01/26/18 04:44 PM
Delray Beach...Winners
This week while we were watching Larry’s Kansas Jayhawks lose a game they should have won, I began to think about winning.
You learn more from losing than winning. You learn how to keep going. Morgan Wootten
I’m more of a football fan but college basketball is fun, especially when March comes around.
The Jayhawks have a way of playing well in the first half and then coming out after the half as a different team, either that or they come out thinking they already have the game won.
Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes … (30 comments)
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delray beach: Delray Beach...Old Friends and New Ones
- 01/19/18 06:07 PM
Delray Beach...Old Friends and New Ones
I’m not sure where the week went but it was full of old friends and many new ones.
Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends. H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Elyse Berman, PA, CRS and I caught up this week for a quick lunch and a cute tearoom in Delray Beach. The lady who started it owns the wallpaper store that adjoins it. When customers would come in to look at books and books of wallpaper they would ask her where to go for lunch. As there wasn’t much other than a lot of fast-food places, she … (30 comments)
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delray beach: Old School Square in Delray Beach-The Center Of This All America City
- 01/14/18 02:36 PM
Old School Square in Delray Beach-The Center Of This All America City
Almost all cities and towns have a center. It is a place...be it a city block, a corner, or an area that extends many blocks...where residents gather to disseminate local information, hold meetings, and celebrate events.
Old School Square in Delray Beach is just that.
Actually, Old School Square is not just one building but several...Crest Theatre, Cornell Art Museum, The Creative Arts School, The Pavilion, and The Fieldhouse.
What it was…
The corner of Atlantic Avenue and Swinton began as the home of Delray Elementary (1913) and Delray High School (1925). … (16 comments)
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delray beach: Delray Beach...Honoring Martin Luther King
- 01/12/18 04:46 PM
Delray Beach...Honoring Martin Luther King
It’s been one of those weeks with rain and sunshine and thankfully the return of warm weather.
In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Alabama won the National Championship Game and Jon Gruden will be returning to the NFL to coach. In a couple of months, we’ll be heading into March Madness.
Some things are heading back to normal.
One day we came upon a gentleman sitting on a bench on the sidewalk. He was playing his guitar and had his playlist on … (25 comments)
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delray beach: Delray Beach...Beginnings
- 01/05/18 04:14 PM
Delray Beach...Beginnings
We managed to make it through the first week of the New Year! The beginning of a new year always seems like a fresh start.
Life is not so much about beginnings and endings as it is about going on and on and on. It is about muddling through the middle. Anna Quindlen
There are new eating regimens, gym memberships, house projects, business plans, friendship and family maintenance plans...and some may have already cast them to the wayside.
Isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?
L.M. Montgomery
We made a point of … (33 comments)
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delray beach: Delray Beach- Waiting for the New Year
- 12/29/17 04:39 PM
Delray Beach- Waiting for the New Year
My apologies to those of you to the north but we have had gorgeous weather here in South Florida.
Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man. Benjamin Franklin
The Christmas holidays are over, and I don’t know about you, but didn’t it seem to just come and go before we even had a chance to polish off our Halloween candy?
We had friends from Houston who visited us for all too short a time. Naturally, we took them to see the 100 foot … (31 comments)
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delray beach: Delray Beach-Christmas...Joy, Love, and Peace.
- 12/22/17 01:12 PM
Delray Beach-Christmas...Joy, Love, and Peace.
If someone finds where this month or even this week went, would you please let me know. As has most everyone else, I have been busy preparing for Christmas.
Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift. Albert Einstein
We also have our wonderful friends coming in for a too-short visit, so very excited about that. Actually, as I’m writing this, they are on their way up A1A from having visited Key West. But when you read this, they will have already arrived. Confusing, I know.
Christmas is the spirit of giving without a thought of … (19 comments)
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Delray Beach...Rainy Days
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