GRAPEFRUIT - JUICY FRUIT . . .

Grapefruit 

A bathin' suit 

Chew a little Juicy Fruit 

Wash away the night 

Drive in 

You guzzle gin 

Commit a little mortal sin 

It's googd for the soul 

Bridge: 

And oh it gets so damn lonely 

When you're on a plane alone 

And if I had the money, honey 

I'd strap you in beside me 

And never ever leave you 

Leave you at home all alone and cryin' 

Ten speed 

No need 

My pickup gets me where I please 

Chuggin' down the street 

But I'll be leavin' 

In a little while 

So close your eyes and I'll 

I'll be back real soon 

Spoken: 

"Ah, take it Reefers" 

"Ladies choice, Everybody dance" 

"Here we go" 

Bridge: 

Yes and if I had that money, honey 

I'd strap you in beside me (in your strapless) 

And never ever leave you 

Leave you at home all alone and cryin' 

Grapefruit 

A bathin' suit 

You chew a little Juicy Fruit 

Wash away the night 

Yeah you chew a little Juicy Fruit 

It's good for ya soul

THE TIKI BAR IS OPEN . . .

[Chorus:]

Thank God the tiki bar is open

Thank God the tiki torch still shines

Thank God the tiki bar is open

Come on in and open up your mind

On a leave of absence

With no resemblance to reality

I felt like a rocket launched into the wild blue yonder

By the boys down at Kennedy.

Checked into His Majesty's Court Hotel

Where the sign said "praise his name"

I was tired and alone I didn't feel too well

But I don't think that he was to blame.

[Chorus]

Full moon over Marathon

Full moon in my mind

And my sun tan dream is still out of reach

And the strip malls are robbing me blind

Well his name was Captain Adam Troy

And he sailed the "Kon-Tiki"

Now the captain's gone but he won't be forgotten

Nor his likes will we ever see

[Chorus]

Well a drink ain't no solution

But it can calm your fears

And if that tiki bar closes down tonight

Well I just might dissappear

 

MENTAL FLOSS . . .

I'd like to be a jelly fish

'Cause jelly fish don't pay rent

They don't walk, they don't talk

With some Euro-trash accents

They're just simple protoplasm

Clear as cellophane

They ride the winds of fortune

Life without a brain

In one ear and out the other

Don't you get criss-crossed

I recommend you try a little

Mental floss

It's the small, small problems

That keep me so upset

And send me seeking shelter

Beneath my mosquito net

I stay there for hours

Protected from the nights

All those insects and vipers

And other things that bite

In one ear and out the other

Don't you get criss-crossed

I recommend you try a little

Mental floss

I'd like to be a jelly fish

Because jelly fish don't pay rent

They don't walk, they don't talk

With some Euro-trash accent

There just simple protoplasm

Clear as cellophane

They ride the winds of fortune

Life without a brain

It's in one ear and out the other

Don't you get criss-crossed

I recommend you try a little

Mental floss

It's in one ear and out the other

Don't you get criss-crossed

I recommend you try a little

Mental floss

Yeah, don't forget to floss every day

Mental

CHANGES IN LATITUDES, CHANGES IN ATTITUDES . . ..

I took off for a weekend last month 

Just to try and recall the whole year 

All of the faces and all of the places 

Wonderin' where they all disappeared 

I didn't ponder the question too long 

I was hungry and went out for a bite 

Ran into a chum with a bottle of rum 

And we wound up drinkin all night 

Chorus: 

It's these changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes 

Nothing remains quite the same 

With all of our running and all of our cunning 

If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane 

Reading departure signs in some big airport 

Reminds me of the places I've been 

Visions of good times that brought so much pleasure 

Makes me want to go back again 

If it suddenly ended tomorrow 

I could somehow adjust to the fall 

Good times and riches and son of a bitches 

I've seen more than I can recall 

Chorus: 

These changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes 

Nothing remains quite the same 

Through all of the islands and all of the highlands 

If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane 

I think about Paris when I'm high on red wine 

I wish I could jump on a plane 

So many nights I just dream of the ocean 

God I wish I was sailin' again 

Oh, yesterday's over my shoulder 

So I can't look back for too long 

There's just too much to see waiting in front of me 

And I know that I just can't go wrong 

Chorus: 

With these changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes 

Nothing remains quite the same 

With all of my running and all of my cunning 

If I couldn't laugh I just would go insane 

If we couldn't laugh we just would go insane 

If we weren't all crazy we would go insane

Barometer Soup . . .

Follow in my wake

You've not that much at stake

For I have plowed the seas

And smoothed the troubled waters

Come along let's have some fun

The hard work has been done

We'll barrel roll into the sun

Just for starters

Just for starters

Barometer's my soup

I'm descended

From a deckhand on a sloop

I travel on the song lines

That only dreamers see

Not known for predictability

Come and follow in our wake

You've not that much at stake

For we have plowed the seas

And smoothed the troubled waters

Come along let's have some fun

Seems our work is done

We'll barrel roll into the sun

Just for starters

Sail the main course

In a simple sturdy craft

Keep her well stocked

With short stories and long laughs

Go fast enough to get there

But slow enough to see

Moderation seems to be the key

Constantly searchin'

Oh, my eyes have seen some horizons

And I've crossed the ocean

For more than just thrills

No, I'm not the first

Won't be the last

You lust for the future

But treasure the past

Follow in my wake

You've not as much at stake

For I have plowed the seas

And smoothed the troubled waters

Come along let's have some fun

The hard work has been done

We'll barrel roll into the sun

Just for starters

We'll barrel roll into the sun

Just for starters

We'll barrel roll into the sun

Just for starters

ISLAND TIME . . .

As you all know Tim and I travel quite often to the Florida Keys and we will be heading there again soon. As usual we tend to do some of the same things. However over the last five years since we've had the Airstream (yes, it's been that long) a few things have changed like we can't take our off shore boat ... we only have one tow vehicle ... so we haul our kayaks down instead and we are now staying at different locations than before. The last five years of going to the Florida Keys have been the best of the last twenty-five years going there. Like I have said in the past ... My Airstream has far exceeded the dreams that have inspired it. 

This year will be no different so to speak. My mother, Phyllis, and her husband John will be joining us for the first seven days with their travel trailer then Tim and I will be down there on our own. M&J, as I call them, have been down there with us several times prior. We always have  a good time when camping together. There are a few things planned but for the most part we will be just hanging out and relaxing at the Airstream. So instead of boring everyone with the same 'we kayaked toady' ... 'we went to a bar today' ... 'we did nothing today' ... I will be posting just pictures of the day that I have taken along with lyrics from a Jimmy Buffett song. Hopefully letting the pictures tell the story. Please read all the lyrics. Those familiar with his music will discover that you don't know all the words and those who are not will realize that Jimmy Buffett can teach us all a few lessons in life.

I'm not sure how it will work out. I have a few good ideas that I hope will work and for the rest of my posts to the blog I will just be wing'n it. So sit back and enjoy our 'Floridays' over the next few weeks. 

         Dry fitting my new Bimini for my kayak. 

                                                      Washing the Airstream.

A FEW NEW LOOKS

I've started the process of re-making the drapes in the Airstream and I did a revamp of the actual blog website if you haven't been there in a while check it out:

http://airstreamn.blogspot.com
( ... it has a whole new look)

The Airstream is eight years old now and a few interior items are starting to show their age. Like the drapes, blinds & dinette cushions. Plus the drapes never had the proper width from the factory to begin with & the elastics have stretched (age & FL heat) as you can see in the picture above ... so one thing at a time. Last year I decided to get a quote to have someone else make the drapes. Keep in mind the Airstream has only two draped windows ... the small rear bedroom (2 panels) and the front panoramic window (4 panels). I knew I could make them myself but how much could it cost for two windows? The quote came back at $499 and with the material selection from this company being very slim & dated I decided I can so make these myself. All the rest of the windows have pull down shades that are starting to wear as well. But I will change those out with another plan later.

My plan was to complete the rear bedroom drape first. But I had to find the right material. I didn't want a material with a sheen or with a heavy texture or any print. Just a solid color. With the bed having a bright orange poppy flower my choices were few. The local fabric store had nothing that would work so I found a drape panel I liked from another store, bought two yards of blackout drape backing and the sewing notions I needed and I now have the final drapes installed. I made each panel one inch wider giving me two total inches more in the width than the originals AND thanks to my lovely ladies out in Oregon (Mona, Susan, Kimberly & Cary) I went with magnet closures instead of velcro. I love them ... both the drapes & the ladies.

I did this project on my domestic sewing machine not my industrial one. But with all the issues I had with the old domestic sewing machine in doing this project ... I think I will get a new one prior to tackling the front Airstream drapes. My final material cost for just the rear window came to $32.48. Keep in mind this was done with coupons and I hope to be able to complete the front four panels (thinking about a print material) for under $100 ... bringing my grand total for both draped windows to just under $150. With the new dark chocolate fabric and the blackout drape material it makes a big difference in the amount of light coming into the bedroom of the Airstream. The look is definitely different. Going from a dingy off white to the drastically dark material was a big change but the final product is better than the original. We will be testing these out very soon ... a trip is on the horizon. I can smell the fresh salt water, feel the ocean breeze and see many gorgeous sunsets in the very near future!