Sat, Feb 24, 2024:  Glades RV Park:  Another nice day.  Too chilly/windy to comfortably sit outside and read.  We watched another episode of Masters of the Air on Apple+. Got the laundry out of the way, so I now have clean underwear LOL.  Our next door neighbor, Rick, is in the hospital with gallbladder issues.  Our neighbor across the street (Deb) was in the hospital with the same issues a few months ago.  What the hell?  So far Mike and I are okay.  Must be something in the water.  It’s going to warm up nicely in the next few days.  Mid-70s today.

Everglades National Park

Little Owlet on Mahogany Hammock

Fri, Feb 23, 2024:  Glades RV Park:  A chilly morning turned into a beautiful day.  Really windy.  Felt good though.  We met Dale and Carolyn for lunch al fresco.  There was a male cat there begging for food.  Someone apparently dumped him there.  He’s pretty young and has not been neutered.  But very sweet and affectionate.  After lunch we read for a while and then played spades.  Laurie called.  It was good talking with her.  They’re enjoying nice weather in STL.  Mid-70s here today.

Joshua Tree National Park

 

Thu, Feb 22, 2024:  Glades RV Park:  Woke up this morning to a nationwide cell phone outage.  Great!  Now what?  A 12-year-old hacker?  What hell is this?  Land lines still work.  If we were home we’d be able to make calls.  Doesn’t do us much good here.  And, our wi-fi is also out.  May as well put the computer away for now.  Too chilly to walk right now.  Back to my book and wait for Mike to get up.  I finally went for my walk before lunch.  When I got back my phone was back on.  They still don’t know why the system went down.  I took a bottle of vodka over to my neighbors, Rick and Aleta, since I won’t be drinking it.  A nice day today.  73. 

Skull Rock
Joshua Tree National Park

Wed, Feb 21, 2024:  Glades RV Park:  A nice day.  But cool this morning.  I went for my walk after lunch.  Stopped by Tim and Todd’s site for a little while.  Sat outside for a while when I got back.  Mike was out enjoying the sun.  It’s actually warmer in STL today than here.  Go figure!  I had my eye appointment yesterday.  They dilated me so everything was blurry the rest of the day.  The plumber came by and replaced the leaking pipe outside.  So I guess everything is fixed.  Left-over pasta for dinner tonight.

Wild Flowers of Door County

Sun, Feb 18, 2024:  Glades RV Park:  Rained all day today.  No race for Mike.  After I cancelled Paramount+, I received an email stating I could stream through January 2025.  Really?  I don’t get it.  I watched some shows I recorded and a Netflix documentary about Taylor Swift.  She is so talented.  Left-over chili for dinner tonight.  A good night for it.  Think it hit 67 today.

Lunch with friends in California.

Sat, Feb 17, 2024:  Glades RV Park:  A nice day today, but pretty windy in the afternoon.  We didn’t get any rain yet, but some ugly clouds here and there.  Think it hit 80 today.  Sat outside and read for a while waiting for Mike to get up.  Once he was fully awake we got the laundry out of the way.  Then everything went to hell because the race he was looking forward to got postponed until Monday at 11:00.  He was NOT a happy camper.  I called and cancelled our Paramount+ subscription.  Their streaming platform is terrible.  We ended up watching the Super Bowl on a Hispanic channel. Anyway,, I paid for a whole year, but am supposed to get a full refund.  We’ll see. 

Moon rise over Key West

Chickens of Key West

 

Fri, Feb 16, 2024:  Glades RV Park:  Had to get up early again this morning to head to LaBelle for my hair appointment.  Came back to the Glades and drove around the new sites they’ve been putting in here.  Most of them are really nice.  Met Dale and Carolyn for lunch at the Riverside Grill and then back to our site and sat outside reading for a while.  Played spades for a while and now going back outside to enjoy this beautiful evening.  Upper 70s today.

Iconic statue of Marilyn Monroe outside the Tropic Cinema in Key West.