How to fill time in retirement

 On this day, November 24, in 1946, my parents were married. Today would have (well, it actually is) the 75th Anniversary of that wedding. Sadly, it was 30 years ago that my father died, and 20 years since my mom left to rejoin dad. Dad just missed the 45th anniversary and mom was a little short of the 55th. My parents were married at Saint Mary's Catholic Church in Middlebury, Vermont. This photo is them after they were joined in holy matrimony. Harold had just turned 24 in October and Stella was a young 18 which she became in July. I am pretty glad they got married. If they hadn't, this blog would not exist. Nest photo shows the happy couple with their wedding party. Mom's sister Lillian was the Maid of Honor and dad's younger brother Kenneth was the best man. Of course I knew them as my Aunt Peasoup and my Uncle Ken. They are on the steps at Saint Mary's Catholic Church. All my siblings and I were Baptized, had First Communion, and were Confirmed at this same chu

 On my most recent visit to the local Brevard Zoo I made a special visit to the new display they have. It is not live animals, but sea animals and other things made from sand. There were twelve total displays and each had a sign (except one) that describes the scene. This is a photo tour of what I saw.  If you live in the area I would recommend a visit. It is well-done and also informative. They did have a sign answering some frequently asked questions which I have included at the end. Enjoy the photographs... No sign on this one, sorry about the shadows...

My interest in baseball has not completely faded. I really enjoyed the postseason of MLB this year with the early wild card games and different series including the World. I am happy for the Atlanta Braves to win it all and was glad to see some good games against the Houston Astros. Of course, the final four teams included the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers, all have connections to my life. I started to play baseball as a little kid in Little League. I was a pitcher and enjoyed being the center of attention in each game I participated in. I could also play outfield and even tried some infield positions throughout my life. I played Junior High School, Senior High School, Babe Ruth League, American Legion League , one year at the University of Vermont and three years in the Stan Musial League here in Florida.  I also liked to attend games. Although this is the not the complete total but just the games I have ticket stubs for, I attended 276 games; 245 of those were Major League B