How to fill time in retirement

 I have continued my food bucket list and sometimes it is easier with a little help from my friends. I got a text from Tim and than a call from Rodney that they were heading into Lou's Blues. We were expecting a front to pass through Brevard, but I joined them for a beer as they ate lunch. From up North were Wanda Bushey, Tim Mitchell, Karla Berger and Rodney Bicknell. Unseen in this photo, which I took, was the dog Tessa, who is a big fan of Canova Beach, our local dog beach. After eating, we headed down to the beach to watch the cold front enter the area. It was majestic :Looking North along Canova Beach. Tess, oblivious to the weather change, bringing her stick back to Karla. My fourth restaurant for 2025 was Ichabod's Dockside in downtown Melbourne. I had one of my favorites there, the Mahi Reuben. It is served with kettle chips. I was there with my cousin Patti, and Jackie and Stan who drove over from Oviedo. I think they all liked the place. Here are the four of us outsid...

 My bucket list goal on dining took a hit in 2024. My goal was for 26 NEW dining places and I only did 10. In 2025, I hope to become a Piggies , and eat at 52 different places. The new caveat is they can be repeats from previous years. I have found a lot of great places over the last 10 years of retirement and I want to retry some of those places. I still have a secondary goal to do 12 NEW places also. My spreadsheet has over 350 restaurants to choose from. I have been trying to order it down by desire of going; here are my current number 10s (top desire). I have added a column titled "My Visits". None means New and I have added Once, Few, and Many. I am always looking for people to go out to eat. If you see a place you like, let me know. After only one week in the New Year of 2025, I have eaten at two places. Puts me ahead of schedule. The first visit was to Terr Craft Sandwiches on Hibiscus in Melbourne. It was new for me and has been getting many raves on Facebook. There i...