Well shut my mouth - I saw an 11 foot alligator, in the wild - a cottonmouth water moccasin, barred owl, Anhinga, several red-shouldered hawks, vultures, blue-gray gnatcatcher, brown anole lizard and lots of other birds. It was at "The Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary & Blair Audubon Center", Jim wouldn't go, he said he just didn't want to walk on one more boardwalk. It was over a 2 mile boardwalk.
It's starting to rain, and we were going to go to the Naples Botanical Garden, don't want to go in the rain.
Jim is reading the local paper and if Remer has as much crime as Ft Myers we wouldn't have any people left.
There was a murder/suicide in Naples, wife blew away the husband, they were really into organic food and "migun" (beautiful health), worked at a food and thought organic market and restaurant, anyway they interviewed his ex-wife said he is passed, what kind of language is that, and she said they both were really peaceful people, well she wasn't too peaceful, she shot him and then herself. Makes me think, just how peaceful is Jim. I know he is a hard worker. We had a leak in our roof right at the speaker in the kitchen, he went on top of the roof and used 4 tubes of caulking to seal it up. He is sore today using muscles he isn't used to. It's not fun going up that little ladder to the roof. He did the repairs while I went to he swamp. I even overshot it, their signage isn't that good and it's easy to miss signs. I had to turn around and back track.
Today is a reading day. Jim has not only one newspaper but two. The Naples Daily News and USA Today.
I am sure I will have breaking news later.
We walked around the lake twice yesterday.
Once to look at lots for sale, I would snatch one up right away but Jim likes to think things through. In other words NO.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
SLIDE SHOW
I have learned how to do a slide show, now I just need to get my pictures in it. I think today is beach day, we are going to look up the Gulf dog beach. Could be wonderful - could be full of you know what!
IT'S MONDAY - WHAT HAPPENED TO SUNDAY
I have to finish up Saturday. We did have fun today, we left the kids at home, met Ron and Polly at the parking lot of Michalebob's Rib Shack. They don't open till 4pm and here it is noon. Oh well, we piled into Ron's Solaria, he decided to put the top down, it's been forever since I have been in a convertible.
We went downtown to Old Naples and had lunch at "The Boathouse", I had salmon and sweet potato french fries and Jim had a white fish, can't remember the name, but it had a lemon buttery sauce. I had blackened salmon. We were right on the water and Ron said at night they have lights under the water so people can see the fish up close. It was Yummy and fun.
Then we went for a tour of Old Naples and there happened to be an open house, Ron wanted to stop so we did and what fun. It was a 20 million dollar mansion. Just the kind of house I would live in if I didn't live in Remer. RIGHT! The list price was actually reduced to $19,950.000.00. A 2 story 5 bedroom 6 bath house with elevator, and guest house of course. Living area only 9,000 sq feet, total area 13,000 sq feet. Had to be seen to be believed. So much marble I thought I was at the Lincoln Memorial. Over 200 feet of gulf beachfront. It even had fresco's on the ceiling. The fountain out front was lovely. I could go on and on but you can't imagine that someone actually lives like this. It was so exquisitely beautiful. The view of the ocean rolling in and hand painted in ground over sized spa overlooking the Gulf and beach, lets just say, KILL ME NOW. 20 million. Has to be seen to be believed. The fountain's inside and outside, the railing upstairs overlooking the Gulf was handcrafted octopuses. Anyway it was fun and if I knew how to put pictures on my blog I would.
It was a day at home on Sunday, we did church, it was wonderful again, they have some very good speakers here, Jim has been so moved by the sermons. It was communion Sunday. I decided to venture out to Wal-Mart by myself. I was looking for an inexpensive lounge to lay on. I am having a hard time throwing a blanket on he grass because in my mind alligators and snakes are alive and well in Florida. Call me crazy, anyway I wanted to see if I could get there and back without getting lost, it's 5 miles away. I did fine but left my checkbook on the table so I came home with the perishables and made lunch and went back to get the rest. DUMMY. We spent the day walking around the lake and sitting outside. It's not warm enough for me but it is for Jim. Low 70ies with quite a breeze.
We went downtown to Old Naples and had lunch at "The Boathouse", I had salmon and sweet potato french fries and Jim had a white fish, can't remember the name, but it had a lemon buttery sauce. I had blackened salmon. We were right on the water and Ron said at night they have lights under the water so people can see the fish up close. It was Yummy and fun.
Then we went for a tour of Old Naples and there happened to be an open house, Ron wanted to stop so we did and what fun. It was a 20 million dollar mansion. Just the kind of house I would live in if I didn't live in Remer. RIGHT! The list price was actually reduced to $19,950.000.00. A 2 story 5 bedroom 6 bath house with elevator, and guest house of course. Living area only 9,000 sq feet, total area 13,000 sq feet. Had to be seen to be believed. So much marble I thought I was at the Lincoln Memorial. Over 200 feet of gulf beachfront. It even had fresco's on the ceiling. The fountain out front was lovely. I could go on and on but you can't imagine that someone actually lives like this. It was so exquisitely beautiful. The view of the ocean rolling in and hand painted in ground over sized spa overlooking the Gulf and beach, lets just say, KILL ME NOW. 20 million. Has to be seen to be believed. The fountain's inside and outside, the railing upstairs overlooking the Gulf was handcrafted octopuses. Anyway it was fun and if I knew how to put pictures on my blog I would.
It was a day at home on Sunday, we did church, it was wonderful again, they have some very good speakers here, Jim has been so moved by the sermons. It was communion Sunday. I decided to venture out to Wal-Mart by myself. I was looking for an inexpensive lounge to lay on. I am having a hard time throwing a blanket on he grass because in my mind alligators and snakes are alive and well in Florida. Call me crazy, anyway I wanted to see if I could get there and back without getting lost, it's 5 miles away. I did fine but left my checkbook on the table so I came home with the perishables and made lunch and went back to get the rest. DUMMY. We spent the day walking around the lake and sitting outside. It's not warm enough for me but it is for Jim. Low 70ies with quite a breeze.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
SAT IN THE PARK - LA DA LA DA LA DA LA DA LA DA
I missed posting yesterday - I was just plain lazy. Jim was gone about 8 hour fishing and he did catch fish. He caught one called "A Lady Fish", I wonder if there is one called a man fish. Probably not.
We watched a movie Thurs night. "All About Schmidt", dumbest movie I ever saw, Jim got something out of it , I'm sure because the guy had a camper. It was a really bad movie.
On Friday we sure had a fun day. We went to D. Wiggins S. P. You can see the ocean from the parking lot right outside the park so we walked in. It's so fun being barefoot on the beach picking up shells. We were the only ones on the beach, and believe me for the town of North Naples to be the only ones on the beach there has to be a good reason, it was early in the morning, we got here just after 8am but the reason we were the only ones is because it started to rain. It was only a soft rain most of the time but it did turn on us. We were there shelling for about 2 hours and walked and walked. We found some pretty shells but I did find a sand dollar, Jim did too. By the time we got back to our truck we were soaked and laughing. We had beach towels in the truck from our shower that morning and we turned the heaters on the seats to warm up. We got a little chilled but it sure was fun. Jim got some great pictures of birds. He does take good pictures. I still haven't learned how to download them to my blog. Mac where are you when I need you. He was going to help me last week but we were over our min. on our phones by 100. Not a good thing. Mac isn't Verizon. I will have to talk to him tonight.
It poured all day, we had fun reading and being inside. It looks like they got between 2 and 6 inches of rain. They said that was a lot being this isn't the rainy season. We won't have it as warm as the last two days, it was in the upper 80ies. It was only be in the lower 70ies. Right now there is no wind but it always comes up. I just like sitting by the lake reading in the sun. We haven't had much chance to do that.
We did sit out by the lake Thurs night in the dark, it was so warm and pleasant, the only thing that was missing was my chimenea. The warm lake breeze flowing over us. A beautiful summer evening and no bugs. It must be what heaven is like.
Today we go to lunch with Ron and Polly, a rib place, I am trying to loose weight and watch what I eat but it is so hard on vacation. I am not eating any junk food and it doesn't seem to make any difference at all. There are so many wonderful grocery stores around. It's fun to shop in them. We are eating like kings. This nonsence will have to stop.
Today I will have to sort through my shells. I wish we could go to the Ocean every day. That would be my idea of fun everyday but if we do this again we would probably do it father North. It's just too crowded down here. Both of us would like a place with fewer people. Everyone is so nice but it fighting the traffic all the time. That's part of the reason we moved to Remer. No traffic.
There is a preserve nearby I want to go to today. It has a 2 mile boardwalk. Jim isn't too excited but maybe I will see alligators in the wild. Haven't yet, The manatees are on the move they say. It's that time of year. They said in one county alone 19 were killed by motor boats in the river. It's so sad, they are so huge. I truly would like to see a manatee. Later
We watched a movie Thurs night. "All About Schmidt", dumbest movie I ever saw, Jim got something out of it , I'm sure because the guy had a camper. It was a really bad movie.
On Friday we sure had a fun day. We went to D. Wiggins S. P. You can see the ocean from the parking lot right outside the park so we walked in. It's so fun being barefoot on the beach picking up shells. We were the only ones on the beach, and believe me for the town of North Naples to be the only ones on the beach there has to be a good reason, it was early in the morning, we got here just after 8am but the reason we were the only ones is because it started to rain. It was only a soft rain most of the time but it did turn on us. We were there shelling for about 2 hours and walked and walked. We found some pretty shells but I did find a sand dollar, Jim did too. By the time we got back to our truck we were soaked and laughing. We had beach towels in the truck from our shower that morning and we turned the heaters on the seats to warm up. We got a little chilled but it sure was fun. Jim got some great pictures of birds. He does take good pictures. I still haven't learned how to download them to my blog. Mac where are you when I need you. He was going to help me last week but we were over our min. on our phones by 100. Not a good thing. Mac isn't Verizon. I will have to talk to him tonight.
It poured all day, we had fun reading and being inside. It looks like they got between 2 and 6 inches of rain. They said that was a lot being this isn't the rainy season. We won't have it as warm as the last two days, it was in the upper 80ies. It was only be in the lower 70ies. Right now there is no wind but it always comes up. I just like sitting by the lake reading in the sun. We haven't had much chance to do that.
We did sit out by the lake Thurs night in the dark, it was so warm and pleasant, the only thing that was missing was my chimenea. The warm lake breeze flowing over us. A beautiful summer evening and no bugs. It must be what heaven is like.
Today we go to lunch with Ron and Polly, a rib place, I am trying to loose weight and watch what I eat but it is so hard on vacation. I am not eating any junk food and it doesn't seem to make any difference at all. There are so many wonderful grocery stores around. It's fun to shop in them. We are eating like kings. This nonsence will have to stop.
Today I will have to sort through my shells. I wish we could go to the Ocean every day. That would be my idea of fun everyday but if we do this again we would probably do it father North. It's just too crowded down here. Both of us would like a place with fewer people. Everyone is so nice but it fighting the traffic all the time. That's part of the reason we moved to Remer. No traffic.
There is a preserve nearby I want to go to today. It has a 2 mile boardwalk. Jim isn't too excited but maybe I will see alligators in the wild. Haven't yet, The manatees are on the move they say. It's that time of year. They said in one county alone 19 were killed by motor boats in the river. It's so sad, they are so huge. I truly would like to see a manatee. Later
Thursday, March 11, 2010
LUNCH WITH JON FRYXELL
We had such a nice time meeting Jon and his friend Karin for lunch at Harold's, it's a pool bar in a motel that is now condominiums, Jon said they have the best hamburgers in town, (not true), I so remember the old days when Jon and Kathy, Lynn and Ray and Jim and I used to go on hamburger quest before the Burnsville Blaze Basketball games. What fun. Why is it so hard to find a really good hamburger? We were there about 2 1/2 hours and sat in the sun, was fun because we haven't had that much sun on vacation. Jon had two knees replaced the end of Oct. and was golfing after 6 weeks. Looks great and seems really happy.
We came home and sat outside and read, my new book is Thai Die by Monica Ferris, I have read several of her books before, she owns a yarn shop in Excelsior that she inherited from her sister that was murdered. That was many books ago, they are all murder mysteries and fun to read, I think all my authors have cats, what is wrong with dogs, I ask you.
I made chicken on the grill with baked, overcooked it, I hate when that happens. We walked around the lake and went for a walk last night in the dark, it's so neat how people decorate with lights here and they have many many street lights, it is really fun at night. Especially when it is warm and it was last night. About 70 or 75 out. Like summer all over again and here it is 11 am in the morning on Thurs the 11th and the sun just peaked out for a min., won't last but a good enough excuse to take the kids on a walk.
Jim went and picked up Frank Yates today and they are fishing. I watched a movie this morning, "Shadowlands" with Tony Hopkins and Debra Winger, the story of C. S. Lewis. It was good but sad, she dies, I hate when that happens.
Off on a walk.
We came home and sat outside and read, my new book is Thai Die by Monica Ferris, I have read several of her books before, she owns a yarn shop in Excelsior that she inherited from her sister that was murdered. That was many books ago, they are all murder mysteries and fun to read, I think all my authors have cats, what is wrong with dogs, I ask you.
I made chicken on the grill with baked, overcooked it, I hate when that happens. We walked around the lake and went for a walk last night in the dark, it's so neat how people decorate with lights here and they have many many street lights, it is really fun at night. Especially when it is warm and it was last night. About 70 or 75 out. Like summer all over again and here it is 11 am in the morning on Thurs the 11th and the sun just peaked out for a min., won't last but a good enough excuse to take the kids on a walk.
Jim went and picked up Frank Yates today and they are fishing. I watched a movie this morning, "Shadowlands" with Tony Hopkins and Debra Winger, the story of C. S. Lewis. It was good but sad, she dies, I hate when that happens.
Off on a walk.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
WED MARCH 10TH - BOY DID WE HAVE FUN ON MARCO ISLAND
We did go to the "Grand Buffet" and enjoyed it very much. All you need is one meal a day if you go there. I had so much fun trying out every chicken dish they had. Jim didn't like it as much as the "Grand Buffet" in Rockport TX. Not as much variety and the desserts weren't as good and we all know how much Jim likes desserts.
The buffet was in a shopping mall as they often are. I wandered over to a "Tuesday Morning" store. Nothing in there I needed but I did fine a fun Margarita glass and bought it. When I got finished shopping Jim decided we would go to Marco Island, I was thrilled because they are purported to have 3 beaches.
They indeed did.
My favorite thing is the Panther Crossing or Panther Traffic signs they have the farther you get near The Everglades.
Marco Island is right next to The Everglades. Next to Everglades City anyway. We had a hard time finding the beaches. We passed up Tigertail Beach, looked private, then we saw signs for Residents Beach, looked private and then we saw signs for South Beach but couldn't find it. We finally went back to Residents Beach and found a sign for a parking lot, Left the dogs in the truck for an hour, someone leaving the parking lot gave us their pass, they were from Ontario, it is $8 to park, we took the trail through two Hugh high rises, may have been hotels, all beach front there is tall. We we walking along and the beach wasn't crowded because it was cool and cloudy and very breezy.It's funny how 74 on the Ocean can be cool.
Jim hit the honeypot, as Grandpa Wester would say, bring the coffeepot, something like that, when Jim wakes up he will have to tell me. I never get the old sayings right. anyway he found a bunch of shells, they were pretty and spiral like small conch shells, he gathered them up and put them in his jacket, we headed back and when we got back to the truck he put the shells in a gallon jug by cutting the top off and we stopped and got some rubbing alcohol and dumped on them to clean them out. Now we have to see if it works. He didn't want to bleach the color out of them.
There was a park ranger in the park when we got back and came over and talked to us about the dogs in the truck. In Collier County there is an ordinance about having animals in your vehicle. $30 fine so it was a good think we got back when we did. He just talked to us (scolded us) and told us stories about some tragedies that had happened in the past with dogs. I can understand his point of view but we would never leave the dogs there on a hot sunny day and never for more than an hour in any event.
As we left the beach the sun did start to peak out, it was a half hour ride or so to get back to our RV park. The dogs have traveled so well on the trip.
You can tell it's starting to warm up outside, we are able to sleep without the huge quilt, and I don't have to have the heat on in the morning, just the small electric heater in the kitchen to take off the chill and no jacket when I go outside.
We meet John Fryxell today for lunch at "Harry's Bar", they have wonderful hamburgers I hear. We love our burgers.
Everyday we say, "this is the day we just sit around and read". Then something comes up. I will designate March 11th as "SAD" Day. Sit Around Day! I kind of like that, and on SAD Day we have to walk around the lake twice. We need to get some exercise in.
Jim is reading WWII books and I am almost finish with "Summer on Blossom Street" by Debbie Macomber, the fourth book in a series, I started with "The Shop on Blossom Street", "A Good Yarn", "Return to Blossom Street" and now this one, I am doing this from memory so I hope I have it right. For all you fellow knitters, it's a fun read and for all you women the stories are all about friendship. Fun reads. I get to start a new book today, Yipee Skipee, I brought 8 to read and I still am finding time to knit, I want to finish my shawl.
I talked to Linda Johnson from our knitting club that I started, we have gained some new members, we call ourselves the KCiers. For knitters and crocheters. Or The Bethany Knitting Club. In any event it is still going on and I am pleased. It is so much fun to get together. I guess you can say both Jim and I miss our little community of Remer. We do have fun there. Jim can't wait to take Makons to the pond and throw sticks so she can fetch. This pond, (lake) we are on at the park, I hear has a 4 foot alligator I haven't seen yet.
The buffet was in a shopping mall as they often are. I wandered over to a "Tuesday Morning" store. Nothing in there I needed but I did fine a fun Margarita glass and bought it. When I got finished shopping Jim decided we would go to Marco Island, I was thrilled because they are purported to have 3 beaches.
They indeed did.
My favorite thing is the Panther Crossing or Panther Traffic signs they have the farther you get near The Everglades.
Marco Island is right next to The Everglades. Next to Everglades City anyway. We had a hard time finding the beaches. We passed up Tigertail Beach, looked private, then we saw signs for Residents Beach, looked private and then we saw signs for South Beach but couldn't find it. We finally went back to Residents Beach and found a sign for a parking lot, Left the dogs in the truck for an hour, someone leaving the parking lot gave us their pass, they were from Ontario, it is $8 to park, we took the trail through two Hugh high rises, may have been hotels, all beach front there is tall. We we walking along and the beach wasn't crowded because it was cool and cloudy and very breezy.It's funny how 74 on the Ocean can be cool.
Jim hit the honeypot, as Grandpa Wester would say, bring the coffeepot, something like that, when Jim wakes up he will have to tell me. I never get the old sayings right. anyway he found a bunch of shells, they were pretty and spiral like small conch shells, he gathered them up and put them in his jacket, we headed back and when we got back to the truck he put the shells in a gallon jug by cutting the top off and we stopped and got some rubbing alcohol and dumped on them to clean them out. Now we have to see if it works. He didn't want to bleach the color out of them.
There was a park ranger in the park when we got back and came over and talked to us about the dogs in the truck. In Collier County there is an ordinance about having animals in your vehicle. $30 fine so it was a good think we got back when we did. He just talked to us (scolded us) and told us stories about some tragedies that had happened in the past with dogs. I can understand his point of view but we would never leave the dogs there on a hot sunny day and never for more than an hour in any event.
As we left the beach the sun did start to peak out, it was a half hour ride or so to get back to our RV park. The dogs have traveled so well on the trip.
You can tell it's starting to warm up outside, we are able to sleep without the huge quilt, and I don't have to have the heat on in the morning, just the small electric heater in the kitchen to take off the chill and no jacket when I go outside.
We meet John Fryxell today for lunch at "Harry's Bar", they have wonderful hamburgers I hear. We love our burgers.
Everyday we say, "this is the day we just sit around and read". Then something comes up. I will designate March 11th as "SAD" Day. Sit Around Day! I kind of like that, and on SAD Day we have to walk around the lake twice. We need to get some exercise in.
Jim is reading WWII books and I am almost finish with "Summer on Blossom Street" by Debbie Macomber, the fourth book in a series, I started with "The Shop on Blossom Street", "A Good Yarn", "Return to Blossom Street" and now this one, I am doing this from memory so I hope I have it right. For all you fellow knitters, it's a fun read and for all you women the stories are all about friendship. Fun reads. I get to start a new book today, Yipee Skipee, I brought 8 to read and I still am finding time to knit, I want to finish my shawl.
I talked to Linda Johnson from our knitting club that I started, we have gained some new members, we call ourselves the KCiers. For knitters and crocheters. Or The Bethany Knitting Club. In any event it is still going on and I am pleased. It is so much fun to get together. I guess you can say both Jim and I miss our little community of Remer. We do have fun there. Jim can't wait to take Makons to the pond and throw sticks so she can fetch. This pond, (lake) we are on at the park, I hear has a 4 foot alligator I haven't seen yet.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
TUE MARCH 9TH AND WE HAVE THE DAY OPEN
Mac sent me an email stating he does read my blog and Jim said Carrie looks at it too. I know my brother Mark does. I just wondered if the kids did look at it. I think Mac is very perceptive, he said from the blog it sounded like we were both homesick, we do both miss home. Don't get me wrong, we are enjoying ourselves and the weather, we walk the dogs around the lake, it's two miles and beautiful and pleasant, but knowing you are so far away from the kids and grand kids. Not the same.
We have an open day today. We did have plans with Jon Fryxell but he cancelled. Rescheduled for tomorrow. I think he is doing well out here. Can you imagine, he had both knees replaced. Wow.
Jim is real tired of walking on boardwalks looking at the swamp's. There is a preserve I still want to go to with a 2 mile boardwalk. Hum I may have to go alone but I can tell you this, if he doesn't take me I will get lost. I sure get turned around here.
We went to Helen and Frank Yates for lunch yesterday and they only live about 5 miles North of here. Each of the complexes have a name and I think theirs is called "Bridgewater Way" or something. It's new and quite beautiful. They are in an 8 plex. Have 10 foot ceilings and are on ground level, a view of the lake and it has 3 fountains in it. Everyone here has a lanai. At home we call it a screened in porch but when in Naples, do as they do. I just don't think I am comfortable around all this wealth. It's hard to believe people have that much money. Helen and Franks place is exquisitely beautiful, 1400 square feet, done in cool blues and sea shells. White woodwork and lots of white wicker. She just has good taste in decorating and color. So pretty. Makes me want to get home and get the painting done that I have to do. I have ceiling painting to do and we all know what a pain that is. It will be fun.
They made us a lovely lunch of salmon, salads, yummy bread and key lime pie. What wonderful hosts, we went for a walk around their complex after. Must be 500 homes in the complex. Their complex is twice as big as Remer. I just don't think at this point Jim and I are the type of people that go south to escape the weather. We travel to see things, and we have seen so many beautiful gardens and homes and we simply can't believe the homes of the very rich.
It's funny, Ron and Polly wanted to know if we wanted to rent a boat and look at homes of the rich and famous. Not our things. If we happen to be on Minnetonka in a boat we would but Jim has never enjoyed just riding in a boat to view homes. If you are going to idle your motor, shouldn't you be trolling? There certainly are other things I want to see here. We will see if he will take me. I do want to go to downtown Historic Naples. Helen said that each block there ends at the gulf. Would be fun to just walk around. We don't want to go an an air boat ride. Too much noise. I will have to ask Mac about that. I think he did that.
Today is the day I do laundry and give Otto a bath. It's time. Jim suggested I do it in the sink in the camper. Maybe I will. I have always snuck him in the handicap shower and done it there. Seems tacky to do that here. I will do it in the sink.
I think we will go to a Chinese buffet today. There is one nearby and we have been wanting to try it out.
It is not that easy getting to the ocean here, there are lots of small shells but if I want the sand dollars and really pretty shells I think I will have to buy them.
Later
We have an open day today. We did have plans with Jon Fryxell but he cancelled. Rescheduled for tomorrow. I think he is doing well out here. Can you imagine, he had both knees replaced. Wow.
Jim is real tired of walking on boardwalks looking at the swamp's. There is a preserve I still want to go to with a 2 mile boardwalk. Hum I may have to go alone but I can tell you this, if he doesn't take me I will get lost. I sure get turned around here.
We went to Helen and Frank Yates for lunch yesterday and they only live about 5 miles North of here. Each of the complexes have a name and I think theirs is called "Bridgewater Way" or something. It's new and quite beautiful. They are in an 8 plex. Have 10 foot ceilings and are on ground level, a view of the lake and it has 3 fountains in it. Everyone here has a lanai. At home we call it a screened in porch but when in Naples, do as they do. I just don't think I am comfortable around all this wealth. It's hard to believe people have that much money. Helen and Franks place is exquisitely beautiful, 1400 square feet, done in cool blues and sea shells. White woodwork and lots of white wicker. She just has good taste in decorating and color. So pretty. Makes me want to get home and get the painting done that I have to do. I have ceiling painting to do and we all know what a pain that is. It will be fun.
They made us a lovely lunch of salmon, salads, yummy bread and key lime pie. What wonderful hosts, we went for a walk around their complex after. Must be 500 homes in the complex. Their complex is twice as big as Remer. I just don't think at this point Jim and I are the type of people that go south to escape the weather. We travel to see things, and we have seen so many beautiful gardens and homes and we simply can't believe the homes of the very rich.
It's funny, Ron and Polly wanted to know if we wanted to rent a boat and look at homes of the rich and famous. Not our things. If we happen to be on Minnetonka in a boat we would but Jim has never enjoyed just riding in a boat to view homes. If you are going to idle your motor, shouldn't you be trolling? There certainly are other things I want to see here. We will see if he will take me. I do want to go to downtown Historic Naples. Helen said that each block there ends at the gulf. Would be fun to just walk around. We don't want to go an an air boat ride. Too much noise. I will have to ask Mac about that. I think he did that.
Today is the day I do laundry and give Otto a bath. It's time. Jim suggested I do it in the sink in the camper. Maybe I will. I have always snuck him in the handicap shower and done it there. Seems tacky to do that here. I will do it in the sink.
I think we will go to a Chinese buffet today. There is one nearby and we have been wanting to try it out.
It is not that easy getting to the ocean here, there are lots of small shells but if I want the sand dollars and really pretty shells I think I will have to buy them.
Later
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