Thu, Jan 12, Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf, FL:  Well, whatever malady Mike has, I now have.  Felt miserable all last night and all day today.  Just laid around and read all day.  Finished the tome “Hamilton” and now started another tome, “New York”.  A nice, sunny day, but windy still.  Only went out once—to get the paper.  Haven’t stuck my head out since.  Mike, fearing the onset of ennui, wanted to know if I wanted to go out to dinner tonight.  Told him there’s no way I feel good enough to eat out.  That left no doubt in his mind that I’m truly a hot mess!  Tomorrow hopefully we’ll both feel better. 

Interesting stained glass window.

Tree being taken over by this vine-like flowering plant.  Beautiful flowers.

Wed, Jan 11, Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf, FL:  Decided not to go to the dinner at the park tonight because I didn’t think Mike was feeling all that great still.  But he seems to be way better.  A nice day today, but chilly.  We need to get out.  Cabin fever is setting in.  I didn’t even go for a walk today.  Tomorrow is another day.  Left-overs for dinner.  Mid-70s today.

Walking around Key West last week.

Tue, Jan 10, Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf, FL:  Cool, but nice and sunny today.  Mike feeling a little better.  We went grocery shopping and then had lunch at the little bagel/sandwich shop in Big Pine.  Back home, and after putting all the groceries away, I tried sitting outside reading, but it was too chilly for me.  Back inside.  I’m almost finished with the Hamilton tome. Left-over chicken piccata for dinner tonight.  73 today.  Clouded up in the afternoon and got much windier.  Okay!  Enough!

Cozy place to read.

Mon, Jan 9, Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf, FL:  Cool and windy again today.  Slept in late again.  I got up, had some breakfast and went over to do the laundry here in the park.  On the way I met Dale who was looking for Mike to play shoes.  Told him he was not feeling well.  You know Mike is not feeling well when he doesn’t want to play shoes.  Had to wait for a machine, so the laundry took longer than usual.  Plus, someone (who will remain anonymous) left a tissue in his pocket and left all the darks with lint everywhere.  Had to rewash most of the darks.  Not going over for Happy Hour or dinner tonight.  Decided to make chicken piccata for dinner tonight which turned out pretty good. 60s today, windy and sunny.

Chicken piccata

Brrrrrr!

Sun, Jan 8, Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf, FL:  Really windy all night last night.  Great sleeping though.  But woke up to stuff blown all over the place in our site.  Picked up the stuff and put two of the chairs under the slide for now.  After breakfast I bundled up and took the trash over to the dumpster and just kept going around the lake.  The wind was incredible.  Came back and just hunkered down inside.  Mike not feeling too good.  After lunch we watched more episodes of “House of Cards”.  What a great series.  It’s supposed to be a little warmer tomorrow.  But if the wind keeps up it won’t make much of a difference.  Mid-60s today.  Wonder what the wind chill was?

Historic Gato cigar factory.
Key West

Still some Christmas decorations on Duval Street.
Key West

Sat, Jan 7, Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf, FL:  Our foray into Key West yesterday was fun.  Except that we can’t park by the Coast Guard cutter for a while.  It’s now a staging area for the yacht races which are taking place in a week or so.  But we parked at the Eco Center—just a little longer walk.  The movie was good.  Sad though because it takes place the four days after the Kennedy assassination.  Back home and poured some wine and went over to Dale and Carolyn’s for a little while. She was working on her plants.  I call them the “death plants” because they kill the iguanas if they dare to eat any of them. This morning I got up, showered, had some breakfast and waited for Mike to emerge.  Walked around the lake and ran into Karen going the other way.  Waited for Mike to get himself together and then we went to the Flea Market at Big Pine and ran into some more Lazy Lakers.  I bought a thumb ring and some produce.  Wanted to get some spices, but the spice lady isn’t here yet.  Over to a little lunch place by Winn Dixie we found.  Had BLTs and I got a bagel to go.  When we emerged from this little lunch place, the skies were dark and ominous looking.  We headed home and it poured down rain and the wind increased.  It was 82 when we left and 72 when we got home.  Guess the cold front came through.

Cock your Doodle Do!!

Key West Mounted Police.

My new thumb ring.  How cool!

Fri, Jan 6, Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf, FL:  Had a surprise visit from our Canadian friends, Esther & Gerald yesterday.  They were on their way to Key West on their Harley to meet some friends of theirs from New Hampshire.  It was really great to see them. They return to Homestead today.  Not sure if they’ll stop or not.  Our evening with Larry at the Little Room Jazz Club was great.  Bobby Nesbitt was performing.  After the Jazz Club we stopped at Bogart’s for some dinner.  A nice evening.  This afternoon we’re heading to the Tropic Cinema in Key West to see “Jackie” and walk around Key West a little—as much as Mike’s back will allow anyway.

Little Room Jazz Club in Key West.

Bobby Nesbitt performing.

This place was all decorated up on Duval.