TwoWaggingTales: FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Good morning! We were both up early, anxious to get the day behind us. At 11:20 Mark will have laser surgery to open clogged drainage holes in the back of his left eye that is causing high pressure. Three weeks later, his right eye will have the same surgery. It's amazing what can be done with lasers! Years ago, Mark's mom had two drains inserted into her eyes to reduce pressure. Twenty some years has changed the eye industry tremendously.

Every week, on Facebook, there is a Florida photo contest. No photo retouching is allowed. Look at the gorgeous colors in this Islamorada Florida picture!

News from the Tawns family downunder finds Katie working at Steve Irwin's ...

and handling all types of critters!

That's Katie in the brimmed hat. You go girl!

Mark's eye surgery was finished in 5 minutes ... zap, click, zap and repeat. He had to sit in the waiting room half an hour afterwards then his eye pressure retested. Voila! Pressure down about 12 points ... and he drove home!

On our way home from the eye doctors, we stopped at a Shell shop. There aren't many around this area now. The owner's grandmother opened it 69 years ago! Some of the shells in the shop are now illegal to harvest! I'd say it's just a little hole in the wall, but it's actually a large three room hole in the wall. LOL. Unfortunately, the family has not taken care of the buildings. There was still a very good selection of unique seashells.

I bought a bagful for a gift I'm working on. They had some beautiful corals which I am considering for the house.

Ramshackle café was on our way home, on 441. We've seen it several times and always wanted to go in.

So, today we did! Mark ordered a taco salad and said it was the best he's ever had! I had a classic bacon cheese burger with french fries, also very good. I predict we will be back there in the cooler weather and enjoy the roadside patio.