Garage Sale & Gardening.

Next Saturday, March 21st, is filling up with great things to do.

Do go through your closets and sheds to clear out unwanted stuff.

It's time to move your stuff to somebody else's shed or closet.

Take a walk around the park Saturday morning.

You just might find a treasure...you know, One Man's trash....
Then, Saturday afternoon join Sandy and a bunch of other dirty fingers at her house, #48, at 2pm, to discuss the newly formed garden club.

Anyone, everyone is encouraged to attend to get ourselves organized.

After the meeting we'll walk across the street to look at the new plot of land donated by Karen to build a butterfly/hummingbird habitat, complete with benches, a trellis, host & food plants for butterflies.

We'll attract hummers, too.

Even if your thumbs are brown instead of green please come.

We need strong backs for digging, wood builders (that trellis & benches), people who want to dig in the dirt and get their hands dirty.

Spring is calling....

The Eyes Have Had It!

I think we are getting a little weary of these eyes staring at us.
It's time to end it.
Theresa has identified 11 eyes correctly, and has she ever worked at it,

but I'm guessing the rest of you want to know who's who...so here we go.

I'm saving the hardest for last, to make you scroll through the whole list.

#2. Most everyone got Donna right away. Bedroom eyes.

#3. George was a little harder, but now that you know, it's so obvious!

It's George!

#4. These smoldering teal blue eyes are Joey's. #5. Marijanne has almost the same color eye as Joey.#6. Mysterious Mary. Many got her right away.#7. Sherry. Did the false eyelashes give her away? Nope.

She was a bit harder to ID than you'd think.#8. Sue P, was ID'd early. Think the jewels gave her away?
#9. Theresa. Very distinctive eyeshadow may have been a give away.#10. I think even Toni herself missed this one. #11. Tony. Tony with the longest eyelashes ever seen on a human.

I think maybe Koala Bears have longer, or maybe Llamas.

He was actually the last to be correctly identified.#12. Nora. Nora has the smoothest eyelids to work on, like a 20 year old make-up model.

And what a beautiful golden brown eye.

#1. The one left standing. The last one. Who the heck is this. Irwin? JimZ? Mel? Elsie's John? the guesses went on an on. Even after the hints nobody got it right. Well, that's not quite true. I heard it from "the eye" himself that Lisette guessed it was him, then after looking at him decided it wasn't. And I myself saw Sherry peer into his eyes, count freckles and declare, "Nope, not you."

And after Tony was identified I thought surely the correct guess would follow...but no.

Don, you fooled 'em all!

I am declaring Theresa the overall winner with the most correct "eye D's".

Theresa you have won a pair of lunch tickets to be given out at the next FunBuzz.

I am putting all the rest of the guessers into the cigar box for a drawing for another pair of tickets.

Fun contest. Thanks for participating.

Not That Far Away, in Pharr.

Dick and Sharon, #116, will be serving their famous

Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream

on Monday the 16th at 1pm in the pavilion.

Cost is $1.00 for 2 scoops.

There is a small amount of Strawberry Ice

for those who cannot have ice cream.

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Pharr 5K Run/Walk

Our on-the-spot, action reporter, Vickie, sent in this report:
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Neither clouds, rain or cold kept 12 Sandpipers' residents

from participating in this annual event. Out of the 12 entries from Sandpipers,

7 won trophies for their respective age groups.

Will not divulge age groups, you will have to ask them yourselves.

Duane picked up Bob W's trophy at the awards ceremony.

Bob W headed back to the park to soak in the hot tub and missed

the award ceremony and photo shoot, but that hot tub sounds sooooo good.

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We met Officer Johnny in the parking lot

and he did a great job of taking our group photo. Dorothee thanked Officer Johnny on our behalf.

In their age groups:

Roy took 1st place.

Vicki took 2nd place (notice there was no 3rd place).

Nora took 2nd place.

Duane took 2nd place.

Dorothee took 1st place.

Marijanne took 2nd place.

Bob W took 2nd place.

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The attendance was low due to the nasty weather (it wasn't SNOWING).

There were 91 participants that crossed the finish line.

How do I know that????

Bob was number 90 and I was number 91.

Yes, I was the last one to cross the finish line and still got a trophy.

Vicki

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You guys are terrific! Sandpiper's is so proud of you!

St. Pat's Day

Make plans to attend the St. Patrick's Day Dinner & Show this Tuesday evening.

There will be a great traditional Irish dinner lovingly prepared by Neet & Tony, to be followed by an Irish Extravaganza of a show!

The multitudes have been practising, and worrying over, and refining their acts for weeks now. It should be quite entertaining. And the green beer will help insure that. Give us a little food, a bit of drink, and we'll be entertained, don't worry.

The Bowling Banquet

Yesterday afternoon the intrepid bowling league from Sandpiper's met

at Grand China Buffet to wrap up our season of bowling adventures.

And adventures we had, too.

1st place, 2nd place, 3rd place...oh yes, we admire these accomplishments.

But...

The struggle for last place was so monumental, and all consuming,

that we just couldn't let it go unremarked, so...

a performance was in order.

Here is the script, with performers names/initials at the side.

We stood.

We said our bit.

They applauded.

We bowed.

Now, sing along......

Isn't she lovely...Miss Booby is inscribed with the names and dates of the bottom feeding sucker fish team, and will be passed down to future qualifiers of this honor.

Meanwhile, back to why we were really there...the food.This was SueP's plate. Note the green stuff.

She makes healthy choices.See mine...no annoying green color to be found.

Unless you count the wasabi.

Wasabi is a vegetable, right?

This is one of John P's plates. He was on a quest to find spicy food and

just had to go back again and again to satisfy his craving.

But the champion Buffet Browser of all time had to be Roy.

I swear he wore a path into the carpet. Where does he put it?

Oh. You want to know who won the 1st, 2nd and 3rd places.

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3rd was Annie & Bill, Roy & Kathy

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2nd went to Laura & Bill, Louise & Tom

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1st place was awarded to Bob & Bev, Bob & Pam.

Congrats!

Junque & Java...& Another Hint!

I wish it was going to be a bit warmer on Saturday, March 14,

for the March Junque & Java, but don't let that stop you from attending.

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We interrupt this program for an important message:

***NewsFlash from H-less***

Our lunch will also go on as scheduled with Prime Rib Au Jus sandwiches (the prime from the "Showdown at the Pavilion Corral"), horsey sauce, Swiss cheese, sautéed onions, baked beans, chips, a beverage and a cookie! Hopefully cabin fever will make everyone want to get out and enjoy this lunch!

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Now back to our regularly scheduled program:

The tables are free (just sign up in advance), the coffee is also free and hot.

There are tables to sit at and enjoy a baked goodie a la Miss Bev.

And.....

the first copies of Funs-A-Poppin *1* will be on sale,

with orders taken for Funs-A-Poppin *2*.

We have a sweet deal for you...

Buy either copy separately and they are $5 each....but buy them both and

you will walk away with *1* in your hand and *2* will be delivered

to you (mailed at no extra charge) in about a month.

See Jim, #38.

All that for the measly price of $8.00...for both!

Only if you buy in the next 10 minutes.

This offer not available in stores.

Sorry, I lost myself for a moment.

Where was I.

Oh, yes.

Pay for both copies, give us your address if you are a soon-to-be-goner,

and we'll take care of you.

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The last two eyes left to be identified....

Hint 1: Both male

Hint 2: One a seasonal visitor, one lives here year round.

Hint 3: One likes dogs, one likes cats.

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Quite soon I'll ID all the eyes, as I want to move on and I feel them staring at me every time I get on the computer. So enter your guesses, wrong tho they may be, so you too can possibly win free lunch tickets.

Time for some HINTS!

The cigar box is getting some action with this contest. Lots of guesses.

You can guess, and get into the box, as many times as you want to, thus upping your chances for winning lunch tickets.

But nobody can figure out these two eyes.

And yet you see them

ALL THE TIME!

So, maybe some hints....
One of these eyes is a seasonal visitor,
one lives here year round.