Lazy Lakes RV Resort, Sugarloaf, FL: Started out sunny and cold this morning, then clouded up. I think the high was 59 today. A veritable heat wave. We drove to Key West and ran some errands and then stopped at this place we’ve been wanting to check out called “A Buck or Two”. The owner of the building was in there cleaning up because the occupants had gone “belly up.” They left the building in pretty bad shape. We got talking to her and she showed us an iguana that was in a grassy area next to the building. He wasn’t moving and didn’t react at all when Mike touched him. It’s so cold they just shut down. Hopefully it will survive. Salads for dinner.

Lazy Lakes RV Resort, Sugarloaf Key, FL: Hit a record low for Key West this morning. Unbelievable! Cleaned today and basically hibernated. A beautiful, sunny day—but cold and windy. Undaunted, Mike went over and played shoes. I stayed in and read my book in the warmth. Instead of going to the KOA for happy hour, we went with Esther and Gerald to Mangrove Mama’s. Sandy and John from the site across from us were there also. We had shrimp St. Jacques and wings. Back home and Esther and Gerald came over for coffee and Bailey’s. Tomorrow isn’t supposed to be a whole lot warmer. But it’s supposed to keep getting warmer little by little. The iguanas actually fall out of the trees when it gets this cold.

Haven't seen these guys at all since it's been so cold...

Lazy Lakes RV Resort, Sugarloaf Key, FL: Cold and windy AGAIN this morning. Just hung out inside all day watching TV and reading. Gerald called early afternoon and invited us to join them, along with Fiona and Walter, at Finnegan’s to watch the Green Bay/Cardinals football game. We’ll do that for a while. Later we’re going to see “Randy Roberts, Both Ways” at the Tennessee Williams Theater. Randy is one of Key West’s best female impersonators. Supposed to be close to a record low tonight. We will be bundled up.

Randy in his Bette Midler persona

Sat, 1/9/10

Lazy Lakes RV Resort, Sugarloaf Key, FL: This morning I woke up early and it was raining with lots of wind. A really nasty day that never let up. We were supposed to go to see Fiona at Finnegan’s Wake with Esther and Gerald but we decided not to. Not a good day to be outside at all. I made brownies. We stayed in all day watching movies on TV and eating brownies.

Fri, 1/8/10

Lazy Lakes RV Resort, Sugarloaf Key, FL: A beautiful, sunny day. Supposed to warm up a little today. Decided to try and back up the computer again. Our Clickfree backup system all of a sudden isn’t working. Still couldn’t get it to work so I called Tech Support. They weren’t sure what was wrong. I really like this system because it is so easy. But since it’s not showing any signs of working any time soon, when we took our rental DVDs back I stopped at Radio Shack and bought another hard drive and will back up using the Windows utility. Esther and Gerald invited us over this evening so we headed over there around 7:00 and sat around talking and drinking until around 11:00. Supposed to be nasty tomorrow.

Old Weather Station--Now an Inn

Truman Annex

Lazy Lakes RV Resort, Sugarloaf Key, FL: A mixed day today of clouds and sun. Still pretty cool—only in the 50s. We hung out most of the day and then in the evening we headed to Key West and I went to see La Danse at the Tropic Cinema and Mike went to the Key West Speedway. La Danse is a documentary about the Paris Opera Ballet—mostly dance rehearsals, but also the choreographer working with individual dancers, administration, building maintenance, even what the cafeteria is like and the food they eat. Food looked pretty good for cafeteria food—of course it is France. They also showed the painstaking hand sewing of the elaborate costumes, dress rehearsals, and stage direction. They performed both modern dance numbers and, my favorite, en pointe. Dancers are incredible athletes—displaying both strength and grace. I am definitely a balletomane.

Mike ran about 7 races--came in first on one of them...

Tropic Cinema--Key West

Lazy Lakes RV Resort, Sugarloaf Key, FL: Today was a beautiful, sunny day—but colder than yesterday. It didn’t feel quite as cold because the sun was out I guess. We drove to Big Pine and rented a couple of DVDs and then went to Pizza Works for lunch. Floyd called and invited us to meet them at the clubhouse to play cards. We met them at 2:00 and played until 5:00 or so. Esther and Gerald headed to Key West on their Harley. Brrrrrrr.

Floyd & Terry

Home on Southard St.

Lazy Lakes RV Resort, Sugarloaf Key, Fl: This morning I stepped outside to bright sunshine and the distinctive call of the red winged black birds which are back. A really pretty morning with promise of a nice day—albeit pretty cold. But within an hour or so the clouds rolled in, the wind picked up, and we spent the rest of the day inside keeping warm. Guess we’d better get used to it since it’s supposed to be cold for a week or so. Last night after we came back from Boondocks, Esther was sitting outside with their dog, Shadow, so we stopped to say hello. Ended up staying for a while. They have a screen room with a gas heater inside so it was warm and cozy. A couple of other people wandered over before we finally trundled on home.

Cute little cottage on Southard with gingerbread trim.

Victorian style home on Southard Street