Saturday, September 11, 2010

Giggle and Hit..oops I mean Hit and Giggle

I
am
still
giggling!

What a happy,
light- hearted.
outrageous
golf event
this
Hit and Giggle
is!

It
is
an
annual event
proudly
organized
by
a most
amazing
group of
ladies,

This was the
7th Annual
event
...
Procedes
from the
Golf
tournament
this year
go
to the

Let me
forewarn you,
the
"giggle"
in this event
is that
the golfers
get
to
dress up
er - um,
well,
actually
most
of the
golfers
dress in
drag..
The team
may choose
a
common denominator
(i.e. schoolgirls,
Geishas
disco queens)
or
NOT.

Let the tourney begin!!!

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I
was lucky
enough
to
cruise the
with
Max
on the back
of a golf cart
...
SO
FUN!

We found this
beauty
at the second hole

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She, uh... HE, was accompanied by these lovelies. The wigs, short skirts and various undergarments
made each strike a bit more difficult - but, by golly,
these are some serious golfers!

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REALLY!
I mean they are
really
serious
golfers!


(This brave soul borrowed his daughter's plaid skirt)

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Each hole is sponsored
by a local
business,
and
at
each hole
are
taste treats
to nourish the golfers
Yummy
sandwiches,
chips and salsa,
bowls of
stir fry noodles,
cookies
local wines
and
beers.

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(men sure have pretty legs )

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The Avila Beach Golf Course is really incredibly beautiful!
It meanders around creeks
through bridges
with the most glorious fairways-
it lies between Avila Beach
and the

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Oh
Look..
another
golfer
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and there's a honey with a curly fro
waiting for his turn to hit
and giggle..

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another
schoolgirl
team
...three blonds and
a brunette
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This
team
modeled
African attire
...
these guys were
really
G O O D !


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Oh, hey look ...There Paul Kwong! He was making delicious pork noodle bowls
for the golfers!
Paul has a little noodle house in SLO - Mee Heng Lo!
worth a visit
delicious noodle bowls
and
Wednesday night Jazz is a blast!

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Ah!
Did you
know that
the Supremes
were
golfers?

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...
The fun
continued
throughout
the
entire
eighteen holes
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Sadly,
I missed
the
awards assembly
at the end.
and
sadly,
I didn't even
know if someone
won
the
BMW Convertible
...they needed to get a
hole in one
at one
particular hole.
piece of cake,
not!

I was so impressed by what an outrageously fun tournament
Hit and Giggle was....
A perfect,
sunny
day,
by the beach
golfing with friends,
good food and libations,
great prizes and raffles
and all for a really good cause.
I had hoped for a really good picture
of these
most dedicated
women
of
WOMEN FOR COMMUNITY


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but,
the ladies
were all
too
busy
ensuring
a
successful event.

In conclusion,
if you like to golf
and
you like to
giggle,
make plans to be a part
of the event
next year,
and the next year
and
the
next
...................




An Unexplainable, Meticulously Charted Course


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"Life is not a path of coincidence, happenstance and luck, but rather an unexplainable, meticulously charted course for one to touch the lives of others and make a difference in the world" Barbara Dillinham

Thank you, Julia and Scott for the glorious sunflowers and your friendship!

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Islay Hill can you see it?


IMG_0179, originally uploaded by TTT with Toulouse.

it is an extraordinary evening in SLO! We never, well,hardly ever have moisture in the air in September.
Moisture brings amazing lights and colors..
In the distance - there - is the first of the Nine Sisters, Islay Hill
(as in the blog)
Beautiful, huh?

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Chelsea

I
Love

Really!

I mean
you can't
not
love
working
in a place
that
has
wonderful guests,
the perfect staff,
happy
and colorful
rooms,
delectable food,
stellar wines,
and
I
get to do all
the things
that
I love to do!
.....


We just had
the
most charming
guests.


Meet Chelsea!
(she is sitting on Mama Mimi's lap)
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Chelsea
is a nine year old
Miniature Pomeranian.
Really,
though,
I think
she
is a
child
in
a
puppy suit!

Chelsea
loves
Petit Soleil,
so
her parents
decided
to stay.
In fact,
they
all three
stayed
two days!

...
Chelsea
had her suitcase
with
a few of
her outfits
with her,
so
she
was prepared
to vacation
in
STYLE!

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Really,
though,
Chelsea
is quite famous
and
has
a page
in a beautiful book

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Chelsea
presented
me
YES,
ME!
a copy
of this
beautiful
book

(which is,
by the way,
REALLY
BEAUTIFUL!)
Chelsea's page talks
about her
Spa days,
and her outfits
and her nanny
and her
Mama Mimi
who
along with
Papa Sam,
are
just
three
M O R E
reasons
I
Love
Petit
Soleil!

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Meet Granny Gummy


IMG_0167, originally uploaded by TTT with Toulouse.

Stephanie and I decided that her 1967 bug,
whom she calls " Gummy",
is really Toulouse's long lost Granny.

She has been lovingly restored and "purrs like a kitten" or was it "runs like a top".

Happy Sunday!