Tue, Jan 3, Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf, FL:  What a beautiful day today.  We slept in late because we had a bunch of people over to our site after happy hour last night—10 humans and one dog.  Wish I had taken a picture of that astute gathering. In walking over to the KOA last night I realized someone had taken up the mantle of trash pick-up on Johnson Road as it is quite free of trash—or maybe people aren’t throwing trash out their windows any more.  Really? Doubt that.  After lunch today we walked around the lake and stopped at the office to check our mail, etc.  Came back and got supine on my chaise and read for a couple of hours.  Trying to decide whether or not to go to Key West Bight tonight to see Fiona play.  83 today and absolutely perfect.

Doors of Key West

...and windows

Mon, Jan 2, Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf, FL:  Up early this morning and put fresh sheets on the bed and then went over and did the laundry.  It’s getting busier in here every day.  How much longer we’ll be able to use the laundry here in the park remains to be seen.  Anyway, the laundry was finished by 10:00.  Then we figured we may as well get the grocery shopping done as well.  So we headed to Big Pine, got that done and then had lunch at the Galley Grill.  Happy hour tonight at the KOA.  Really nice today—83 with a tropical breeze.

Another beautiful sunset.

Sun, Jan 1, 2017; Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf, FL:  The day started out nice, then clouded up, then sprinkled a little, and then cleared off later in the afternoon.  I did the cleaning and Mike emptied and rinsed out the holding tanks.  Some of our people stopped by to wish us a Happy New Year.  Was supposed to reach 82 today, but don’t think it made it.  A nice day though. 

Large yacht in Key West harbor.

The Three HOs

Sat, Dec 31, Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf, FL:  We plan on having a quiet New Year’s Eve tonight.  I’m cooking a turkey dinner.  No champagne, but we have wine.  We’ll have a nice meal and watch the ball drop at midnight.  Warmer today but still windy.  Last night we bundled up and went over to Jerry and Char’s site.  Dale and Carolyn were there also.  Mid-70s today. 

The three HOs are lit again this year.  Three homes on Sugarloaf have them lit up every year.  Then tomorrow night it will be.......... 2  0  1  7.   

Fri, Dec 30, Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf, FL:  The wind picked up during the night and I had to go out and put the awnings up before 6:00 a.m.!  Back to bed and when we emerged again it was cooler than at 6:00.  Guess the cold front came through.  Ventured out and talked with Larry for a while and then we came in and stayed in.  Mike read and I binge-watched Sex and the City.  Chili for dinner.  Good night for it.  Upper 60s today.

Our group of reprobates the other night at the Green Parrot.
Picture by Sandy Bush.

Thu, Dec 29, Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf, FL:  No plans for today, other than relax, relax, relax, read, read, read.  Larry brought over some just-caught mangrove snapper. That will taste good sometime in the near future.  A beautiful day and very little wind.  Supposedly there’s a cold front lurking out there somewhere.  Will only last a day or two.  82 today.  Nice!

Doors of Key West.

Wed, Dec 28, Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf, FL:  A nice, breezy day today.  We headed to Big Pine around lunch time—me to get a manicure and Mike to pick up some things for our New Year’s dinner.  A bunch of us are going down to the Red Barn Theater in Key West this evening to see “Picasso at the Lapin Agile”, which was written by Steve Martin.  We all met at the Blue Macaw for dinner, which was excellent, and then we walked over to the theater, stopping at the Green Parrot to harass some other Lazy Lakers.  The evening was fun, but the play was a disappointment.  Back home and Carolyn stopped for one more glass of wine before stumbling back to her site, which is right across from us.  83 today with lots of sun.

At the Blue Macaw

Mike, Douglas, Carolyn and Dale.

The Blue Macaw

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The Red Barn Theater

Back in the day, the Red Barn Theater was a carriage house behind this sea captain's home, which is now home to the Key West Women's Club.

Waiting for the show to start.

The set of the Lapin Agile--a watering hole in Paris--where a young Picasso meets a young Einstein.