9 March 2025
Oof! Brunch at the Dune was a waste of time and money. At least we got a good view of the ocean. The entrance to the restaurant was a good hike from the valet. You had to valet and you had to provide a phone number for a text. Once the valet took your fob, you had to figure out the direction to the restaurant.
Once you made it down the runway, you entered to bar area.
I had requested an outside table. We got a great view of the Atlantic.
There were plenty of people in the restaurant and on the beach. Sadly, the food was just meh. The $21 Bloody Mary was pretty good but I’d pass on any of their meals. The hostess told John that the restaurant would close March 31. With their bad food, no wonder.
I am so sore from yesterday cleaning the dryer vent. I cleaned it quickly but when I went to put the vent hose back on, I couldn’t get it to stay even with an “O” clamp. It took me an hour of kneeling down and trial and error – mostly error – to get it reattached. Not only are my hips and knees sore today but so are my feet. I can hardly walk on them because I spent most of the time on the balls of my feet.
Add to that and it took me from 10 am until 5 am to finish washing and drying and folding the clothes. Part of the reason is a normal wash in my machine is 58 minutes. Add time if it finds an unbalanced load. Add more time as you try to readjust the load, and even more time after you take half of the wash out and let the cycle run, put that in the dryer and wash the other half. Mechanics and machinery are conspiring against me.
On a good note, Chris came over to deliver something to me after I got home from brunch. We both had commiserated about how hard it is to get up and down when doing tasks in the yard. In particular, I have trouble getting up when I clean out the skimmer in the pool. He said he had the answer – a bench that works both as a bench and a kneeling platform. I fully intended to buy one but forgot. He brought me a brand new one – and it included a pair of work gloves!
To use the kneeling part, just flip it over. It’s genius. What a great gift!
Tomorrow is lunch at Rosies. Stay tuned!