The Cocktail Party - Part Five is available to read. Please enjoy!

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Evening Rumpies

I’m staying up late to watch my Wildcats tonight in the SEC tourney.

And I got EIGHT steroid injections in my calf today. It still feels like my leg is on fire. Not a fun time. Bring me a bottle of the good stuff, please! I mean it, Bear! None of the cheap stuff tonight! Pretty please 😊

OH DAMN! That hurts just hearing about it! HUGS!!

Bear, put the good stuff on my tab for Kimmi!

More progress around the property today! The irrigation is done (as far as it can be completed until the landscapers start planting). Woo-hoo!

Sorry for your loss, Bear.

sniffs...sniffs again... CUPPYCAKES! (thanks Bear!)

Another busy week for property reparations. We bought 5 new picnic tables for our gathering space yesterday at Costco. These are resin instead of wood, they fold up so we can store them during a hurricane, and they were $180 in the store (WAY cheaper than the online price). We are trying to be smart about how we rebuild/repair/replace things - keeping future storms in mind.

Hope the week is going well for all y'all!

With the new part of B&B published, I have had several readers ask what order the Mac & Grace stories should be read in. You can certainly enjoy them however you like, but if you wish to read them in order, I have listed them here, with links to part one of each story. The first three are completed series. The last one is currently being written with seven parts published thus far. If you enjoy strong redheaded women, and hot sex, these stories are for you!

The Last Escort - Part One

Amazing Grace - Part One

In A New York Minute - Part One

Boardrooms & Boudoirs - Part One

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(wanders in, yawning, smacks his lips, scratching his butt)

Oh man – why do we change clocks twice a year??

Only Arizona and Saskatchewan are smart enough not to do that.

Caffeine. Must. Have. Caffeine…

We're using High Octane Coffee today, to kick start everyone's heart.

Red Rose and Yorkshire teas are available on the sideboard, plus hot water for those who want to make other beverages.

Plenty of Coke Zero left – although SOMEONE seems to be going through it at a rate of knots!

And we've got a nice selection of pastries to pad your middles.

Plus some bacon, of course

Our 8-year-old granddaughter is visiting this weekend. She, and the 4-year-old, were convinced they turned me into a chicken yesterday, but I shook my wing at them and told them they were imagining things.

Then we played with cars…

After they changed me back into a Bear of course.

Take care out there, 'K?

Don't mind me as I grab some Coke Zero and a rasher of bacon. YUMMY combo!

My DIL sent me a video of my 11-month-old granddaughter walking. She's so adorable; I just melted!

Our Pool Opening day was wonderful. Hoping for another swim today. Happy Sunday, all y'all!

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Fans of the good old-fashioned double entendre are thrilled to know your backyard is alive and never expected anything less.😇

Well that just made me smile! 😊

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Congratulations, Kat! I feel quite sure that you and your amazing husband had quite a bit to do with it happening at all.

Take a bow!

Thanks! Yes, we did. And if Kevin hadn't done all that he did this week, we'd have been delayed another week or two. We couldn't let that happen. There was so much joy today. It felt good to see my backyard alive again!

Stopping in for my last Zero Cola of the night.

After five and half months, we opened our pool today! It was an amazing day, watching everyone enjoy the new furniture and swimming and having fun. So many smiles. We waited until after lunch, when the pool was nearly empty, to take my brother swimming. I still don't feel 100% yet. But I wasn't going to miss a swim on the first day!

It was a long road, but progress is a-happenin' 😎😊

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Morning my lovelies.

I hope you're all doing well.

@Kat

I hope you feel much better on the meds and that Palace of yours gets completed soon.

I brought a tray of chocolate and walnut brownies and a plate of buttermilk scones.

Do enjoy.

Will pop back later for a proper Goss.

Thank you! Lovely to have you back in Rump's! 😘

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Prednisone makes me crazy. The mood swings are intense. Better than the alternative though. Hang in there, love. 🤎🤎🤎

Thanks 😘😘 It makes me a lil crazy too. But yeah, feeling better than I have in weeks sorta makes it worth it. 😘💋

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Ice-pick in the eye? Yes, I know that one! ( although the sci-fi sounding tech in my head keeps me ice-pick free whilst it continues to do its mad miracles.) Fingers xd

We must speak of this sounding tech in your head sometime.

Thanks. Will keep my Rumpie friends posted. 🥰

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So … perhaps you could offer advice to other love-lorn animals?

As for your pool being closed, Kat, I can top that. Our pool has been closed since September 21st, and won't be open again until April 26th! Don't you feel for us!

Here's a photo of the pool as of this morning…doesn't it look inviting? (Polar Bear speaking…)

Very good point on the pool. As you know, I lived in the north where we were only able to have our pool open from early May till late September. One of the many reasons I relocated permanently to the beach. 😘

But for polar bears, that does look awfully inviting 😉

Stopping in for one of those Coke Zeros - thanks Bear!

As much as I dislike having to be on MethylPrednisolone again, today is the first day in 10 days that I didn’t wake up with a headache that felt like an ice pick being jammed above my right eye. I’m hopeful!

Fingers crossed, today that all the last odds and ends get completed so we can officially open the pool tomorrow. It’s been closed since the storm surge from Hurricane Helene last September 26th (23 weeks and 3 days ago). What a journey it has been. There is still so much to do, but it’s been a constant stream of contractors these past 2 weeks which has been wonderful to see. The concrete work is finished, the new lawn irrigation system is about half installed, the new pool furniture is here (I’m overseeing the placement of the 30 loungers and 24 chairs I ordered before Christmas that finally arrived last week), and the temporary fence with a gate is in place thanks to my wonderful hubby who stepped up when no contractor was available to build it. Praying for good weather tomorrow. I’d love to be able to take my brother for a swim without having to traipse over to the condo two places to the south of us. He’s been watching the progress every day and saying, “Pretty soon.”

Well that is all I have to babble about. But if any guy is feeling baffled about how to add a little spice to the sex life or how to get the Mrs. in the mood, check out my latest story, Dear Mistress Kat (link in my signature bar below). Thanks! 💋

TGIF all y’all!

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Morning Rumpies

I’m about to become a human pin cushion with my acupuncturist, but he’s helping me so much! Stories seem to flow after my appts. 😊

I forgot to ask, how did the pin cushion session go?

I figured this would be a good place to share my story.

Please enjoy: Dear Mistress Kat

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Someone pour good alcohol down my throat, please, then stick me in my corner.

A bright spot is a new Netflix show called “Running Point.” I like it.

Thanks for the recommendation. It's going on my list. We've been binging a show on Apple TV+ called Mythic Quest. Very quirky but fun.

After what felt like having my brain sucked out through my nose today, I am now on yet another antibiotic (Cipro this time) and another round of steroids. Surgery worked great for the left sinuses, but the right sinuses are still a hot mess. ENT is still unsure why this infection won't go away. I figure by the law of averages, something he tries will work. On a bright note, I still think the surgery was helpful. I can breathe better, and I no longer snore. 😜

A Coke Zero would be lovely at the moment, please, and thank you!

Well, it was my intention to finish either The Cocktail Party - Part Five or Boardrooms & Boudoirs - Part Seven. But a trip to the ENT for another sinus procedure shot most of my day. However, while I was searching my flash drive, I found this fun piece of writing that I edited into sort of a story called, Dear Mistress Kat.

My foray into being a Sex Advice Columnist: Dear Mistress Kat

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Headache is gone. Weather improved as the day wore on so I suspect that this one was weather- related. Anyhow, I am no longer in pain.

Made good progress on a new Lush story. Not sure if it will make it, but prognosis is good. Sex of the MMF variety is happening anyhow.

Yay! Glad to hear.

My pain is gone right now too. The storm passed and the afternoon brought some sunshine. My head pain is almost always weather related. It sucks. My head is like a human barometer. I though my sinus surgery would fix this. 😩

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It’s crazy the positive effect it has on my creativity and anxiety, too.

In other news, just took Dad to eye dr for his monthly shot in the eye for macular degeneration. He’s almost blind in his right eye, so the Dr is trying to preserve his left. The medicine is very expensive and not covered by insurance. Patients rely on grants from outside organization and I was told the org just had its funding pulled. 😕 Of course, we’re gonna keep up the shots. Just another big hit to Dad’s rapidly dwindling funds. I can’t imagine him with Alzheimer’s and blind, too. Too many things suck in my country right now.

Please, bring me a bottle of something strong, Bearkeep.

Look what I found over yonder at the blue site!

Congrats to the Rumpies who received a nod for their cleaner work!

https://www.storiesspace.com/forum/writing-competitions-and-calls-for-submissions/announcing-the-winners-of-the-writers-block-competition?post=212067

I'll take my caffeine in the form of a Coke Zero please and thank you. I'm gonna snag one (or two) of those yummy cuppycakes…for tomorrow. It's Ash Wednesday 😩

But don't worry, I'm not giving up erotica for Lent. 👅

I should probably give up Coke Zero…Nah!

Enjoy your calisthenics, Bear. No workout for me today. My sinuses are being bitchy.

Please enjoy The Cocktail Party - Part Three

With Part 4 of The Cocktail Party submitted, I've been working on finishing up Boardrooms & Boudoirs Part 7. I have a stand-alone story in the works. It's been a while since I've written a one-part story. I keep trying, but they keep wanting more parts. My characters are very bossy sometimes.

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Those beignets look suspiciously like they are from Cafe du Monde, an American company. Fortunately I have arrived with Canadian beavertails which are far more exceptional by every culinary measure. There will be a 25% tariff for American purchasers. "Fat Tuesday"? Is that a new American holiday for the cheeto guy?

Lol. No, but that's hilarious!

Actually the best beignets I ever had were at a little bakery in a small town called St. Denis in France years ago. I went looking for ancestors and found pastries instead.

Two years ago, I wrote a story for the blue site Mardi Gras comp that placed second. It's a story I'm quite proud of, so I'm gonna share the link here in honor of Mardi Gras!

Happy Fat Tuesday!

https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/speculative-fiction/memories-of-mardi-gras-one-last-time

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It's clear that is purely AI, I assure you. I would NEVER use a straw with that kind of drink.

Which one was it? There were a number…

Okay, to be fair, the beach one wasn't an ACTUAL pic, but the restaurant one was. 😉😘

We know Bear is not a bot because I've seen him in person. Here is an actual photo from when we had lunch when he and Lady Jay were visiting:

And here is one of him on the beach: