Monthly Archives: April 2016

My brother Dan and his wife Debra just left, and what a nice time we had together.   They arrived Monday late-ish;  Tuesday was beach/Anna Maria Island day; yesterday we just sort of hung out here until a 4:00 o’clock cocktail … Continue reading →

It’s still farewell party time around here.  Shouldn’t these snowbirds be about gone by now???    Across the street everyone has now left so we have parking galore.  Yay for that, as tandem parking is a nuisance. Over the weekend I … Continue reading →

…but, as you can see,  there’s nothing resembling a yacht on our little 32 acre lake.  What a fun morning we had, though, playing in the water!

I was thinking about that this morning as I took a leisurely 9:00 a.m. shower.  Back in the working days, I’d leap out of bed at 6:00 and fling myself into the shower.  There were two teenage girls in the … Continue reading →

Now that rainy season seems to have passed, Don decided to take our little boat out for a ride.   It was lovely out there, smooth waters,  lots of birds looking at us with curiousity….some neighbors, too! Our home from the … Continue reading →

As our snowbirds pack up and head out there are parties, parties, parties.  After all, we have to send these winter friends off in style.  Don and I have been making the rounds; enjoying most of it (me more than … Continue reading →