It's Sunday and . . .

my Red Hat Society chapter "dragged [ourselves] to brunch" at Crocs in Virginia Beach.

Crocs is a local restaurant that is a green (eco-friendly) bistro that features Mediterranean & Middle Eastern fare. On Sundays they have a "Drag yourself to brunch" with drag queen entertainers. I don't remember who recommended we try this but we made reservations well in advance, or so we thought. Today was one gloomy and cold day with mixed precipitation. We dressed in our Red Hat clothing and hats and arrived at the bistro in the rain. Our tables were in the corner, in the back, near the "stage" door. The place has a huge bar set in the middle of the restaurant and we were behind it. Turns out that the entertainers go in and out of the door by our table but do the performing mostly on the other side of the bar, which meant we didn't see much. We could, however, see the DJ from our position and he was hamming it up, dancing along with the performers from his platform. I expected what I consider typical brunch food that is, some breakfast type items with some lighter lunch items. Nope. There were salads, crab cake plates, a burger plate, and a couple appetizers. I got the hot crab dip from the appetizer menu, hoping it would be similar to what I make at home. Not! There was a huge dish of it with tacos chips (?) and while I ate a little of it, I found the taste too strong. My Bellini was strong too! A couple of our group managed some photos of the few entertainers who stopped by our table. As soon as they post to Facebook, I'll make a page to show you. Coming home we stepped into icy water as we went to the car. Rain changed to sleet mixed with a little snow. The change from the warmer weather we'd been having made my lungs unhappy and I coughed pretty much all the way home. Took a little nap and am now having a hot toddy as I write to you.

I'm sorry the link for the first Motocross zip didn't show up. I have edited the previous post and it is showing now. Heard from Kristy requesting I add another color to the swatch, a Kawasaki green

This is what I found on Google. That what you need? Have a second zip for you today:

Link: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/57614067/2016%20freebies/MotocrossFun/ws_MotocrossFun_2.zip

And here is the first zip of A Purple Pause (couldn't think of a good name):

Link: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/57614067/2016%20freebies/APurplePause/ws_APurplePausse_zip_1.zip

Hubby's Pittsburgh Steelers are on TV battling the Denver Broncos which is Tyler's girlfriend's team. John is busy yelling, "Throw the ball, Ben!" and talking to the TV. I don't enjoy football so I'm in the computer room with my hot drink. Will have some time to work on these new kits.

Wishing you all a good Sunday.

Oops! Think I forgot to post this freebie?

In recovering from my trip to Atlantic City, I think I forgot to post the elements to A Touch Of Color_Purple?

Link: http://www.4shared.com/zip/Wd-SQ_cJce/ws_TouchOfPurple_elements.html? I know, I could go back and check but lots on my mind at the moment, so will just post.

June "rang the bell" last week, ending her radiation treatments. She's got some radiation burns to recover from and is extremely tired but things look hopeful. We are in something of a dither here as we get everything set for my husband to retire at the end of December. There are choices to be made regarding his pension, papers to file, social security to be dealt with and so on. It's all kind of frightening as we look toward what 2016 will bring. Halloween is approaching fast but it's no big deal here. I'll put out my witch flag and either climb into the attic to find the wooden witch sign I made years ago or just go with a glitter tinsel pumpkin I don't have to track down. We live on a busy street and don't get trick-or-treaters anymore. People take their children to events at local schools, churches and malls now. I had thought I wouldn't make another Halloween scrap kit because I've made so many over the years when I worked for stores. However, I know some of you are very much into the holiday so I decided to play around with some resources I'd collected and maybe make a few things like borders or clusters. Being anxious about all the stuff going on here, I ended up doing a lot of playing with the files I pulled so you will be getting a Halloween Treat kit and a bunch of little themed freebies. Made a bunch of previews last night but still need to pack things up and load to 4shared. Off to start cooking dinner now but expect to be back on tonight and add at least one little Halloween freebie for you. Before I sign off, a note to friend Stacey. I am so sorry to hear of your loss and further bad news about your relative. It's a trying time for you and doesn't help that you are ill too. Sending prayers and healing hugs your way. Hope you feel better soon!