Fri, Dec 27, 2019:  Hung around all morning.  Rained off and on.  When it finally cleared off enough to go for a walk, we headed out and on our way back saw Mark taking down his Christmas decorations.  Stopped and talked with them for a while and they invited us over for happy hour.  Met a bunch of new people.  Their site is across the road from us.  So we took a couple of chairs, some wine and joined the group.  The guys played corn hole for a while.  There were about 15 people over there.  We had a great time.  Thinking about joining them for New Years at a place near here.  A guy from the park plays in the band.  Low 80s today. 

Bill, Abby, and Daisy out for their "poop" walk.

Daisy stopped by for a visit and jumped onto my lap.

Thu, Dec 26, 2019:  We had a great time with the Canadians yesterday.  Had a great meal and lots of fun playing games and also with their traditional mystery gift exchange.  I made way too much stuffing, so we’ll be eating that for a while.  The weather was great until we left to come home and it started raining.  Today has been a mix of clouds and sun and sprinkles now and then.  But it’s in the 80s.  Windy.  That’s okay because we didn’t plan on doing anything anyway.  Just relaxing and trying to digest all the gluttony from yesterday.

Christmas dinner with the Canadians

From left to right--Gerald, Charlie, Mike, Esther, and Johanne.

Tue, Dec 24, 2019:  Went over to Esther and Gerald’s for happy hour last night.  Charlie and Johanne were there also.  Going to Crumb’s this afternoon for a Christmas Eve dinner.  Tomorrow we go over to Esther and Gerald’s for Christmas dinner along with Charlie and Johanne.  Will be fun!  Merry Christmas all!

My sister, Sandy, and her husband, Dan.

Sun, Dec 22, 2019:  Rained most of the night and is supposed to rain all day.  You need a day like this every once in a while.  You can nap, read a book, or play games on-line without guilt.  That’s what we’re doing today.  Still windy and in the mid-70s.  Not bad.

Intrepid Museum, Hudson River
NYC 2005

Sat, Dec 21, 2019:  Today is the winter solstice.  So, days will start getting longer.  Yay! Really windy again today.  Mike has our screen room anchored down really good, or it’d be in another county by now.  The sun was out for a little while this morning.  I saw Bill walking around looking for something—Daisy probably.  He was taking Abby out for her “poop walk” and Daisy usually joins them.  Couldn’t find her.  It’s pretty warm out there, even when the clouds rolled in.  Mike watched basketball (yawn) and I read my book and dozed for a while.  Our new chairs are great.  They recline back all the way and I don’t get up with a sore back.  Mid-70s today but windy.  We’re still eating our left-over goulash. 

Laurie and I in lower Manhattan
2014

View of the Brooklyn Bridge and the NYC skyline from the Manhattan Bridge.

Fri, Dec 20, 2019:  Not a great day today.  We signed up for Florida wi-fi for 4 months so we could stream movies, but it didn’t work.  Our little AT&T wi-fi had a stronger signal.  So, I called Florida wi-fi back and cancelled.  75 here today, but with the wind it feels cooler.  Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.

The water garden at Giverny, Monet's home and the inspiration for a lot of his paintings.

His home at Giverny.

Thu, Dec 19, 2019:  Still cool and breezy today.  Didn’t go out at all.  The wind makes it seem a lot cooler.  After lunch we tried hooking up our broadband to our Dish.  We actually made it happen.  But watching a movie we need a more powerful wi-fi.  We might try the wi-fi here in the park, which we have to pay extra for.  Heard it’s not that great, but we’ll see.  Dish is making us crazy.  It was probably in the 60s today.  Left-overs for dinner.

Ocean Point, Maine