Fri, Mar 1, 2024:  Glades RV Park:  Another warm and sultry day today.  We met Dale and Carolyn for lunch al fresco.  Pretty breezy but really comfortable.  Saw our first snake yesterday while I was reading in the screen room.  A little black snake.  It slithered over into the palms.  After lunch we sat outside reading for a while.  George stopped over.  Today is the golf cart poker run and they were out in force.  The county line band will be playing at the pool tonight.  We’re not going.  Played spades in the afternoon.  Mid-80s today.

  

Sunset Sail - Key West

Thu, Feb 29, 2024:  Glades RV Park:  Leap year day today!  I went for my walk after Mike got up.  Stopped and talked with a bunch of people who were out and about.  Since it was nice and shady in the patio I got out my book and read for a while.  When the sun edged onto the patio I sat in the screen room.  I decided to get the lawn mower out and see if it works.  Put the batteries in and it started right up.  Cut the grass where the big mowers can’t and then relaxed for a while.  During lunch I started watching “The Tourist” on Netflix.  Really good!  Watched two episodes.  Played spades with Nomad in the afternoon.  Warm and humid today.  Nice!

Beautiful Callaway Gardens

Wed, Feb 28, 2024:  Glades RV Park:  Lazy day today.  Didn’t go for my walk.  Pretty windy.  Finally cleaned up the stains on our pavers.  Used Clorox and rinsed.  It’s a lot better.  Mike not feeling so good today.  Hopefully he’ll be better tomorrow.  Our neighbor, Rick, is home from the hospital.  I’m sure he’s glad to be back.  Their party room has been pretty quiet the past week or so.  Hopefully he’ll take it easy for a while.  Low 80s today. 

Little White House

Warm Springs, GA

Me with FDR

Little White House

Tue, Feb 27, 2024:  Glades RV Park:  Yesterday when we were in LaBelle we stopped at Ace Hardware and bought this cleaner called “30 second clean”.  I wanted something to clean our pavers where the rain drips off the slide cover.  Makes black spots on the beige pavers.  Tried it out this morning.  Didn’t work that great.  So today when we made a trip to Walgreens, I bought a bottle of bleach.  Haven’t tried that.  Tomorrow.  After Walgreens we had lunch at the tiki bar.  A really nice day.  When we got back we sat outside reading and George came over.  Blabbed with him for a while.  It hit 85 today—in St. Louis!  It’s my sister’s birthday today.  Happy Birthday Sandra Lee!

Cars of Cuba 

Mon, Feb 26, 2024:  Glades RV Park:  Grocery shopping day today.  I started out walking and Mike picked me up and off we went to LaBelle.  Got that chore out of the way and then we picked up lunch at McDonalds and went to Barron Park by the river to eat.  Lots of boat traffic.  Had to raise the bridge once for a sailboat.  Stopped by the office on our way back and also the library to pick up another book and drop off our cans for recycling.  Back home and put all the groceries away.  Gary stopped by and carried the propane tank for Mike.  And he put it in the compartment.  Thanks Gary!  Now we have a full complement of propane.  Hopefully we won’t need it any more.  It’s warming up nicely.  Sat around talking with Gary for a while.  Came inside and played spades.  Lost all games (sigh).

Blowing Rock Beach
Jupiter Island

Sun, Feb 25, 2024:  Glades RV Park:  Nice day again today, but chilly in the morning.  Around 12:00 bikers started rolling in for lunch at the Riverside Grill.  Counted about 50 of them.  Some with two people each.  Must have been a busy day for the staff up there.  Mike took care of the black water.  We sat in the screen room for a while reading.  And then went inside and played spades for a while.  Lost both games. 

Flowers of the Everglades

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