What a fun day, or night I should say, we did the usual things during the day, walked the circle, but the big event was Friday night, we went to the First Presbyterian Church of Bonita Springs for their "Let's Hang On!" concert series and our friends Ron and Polly saved us seats in the fifth row and we relived and enjoyed the classic "Jersey Boys" sound and look from the 60's. There were also two female singer doing songs from the same era and they were awesome.
Enjoyed the concert immensely and am grateful to Ron and Polly for thinking of us.
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Sunday, March 20, 2016
Friday, March 18, 2016
THURSDAY WAS A AT HOME DAY WITH A SURPRISE
Well, I can say it was a nice relaxing day and then just in the late afternoon Jim pops his head in and ask me what I want to do, Anything, so I said I still needed a summer nightgown. I only brought one and wanted another one. Well he read about this wonderful boutique up in Ft Myers so off we went at 3:30 or 4 pm. On a nightgown hunt.
It was too fun, I got a brand new nightgown with new tags and about 6 tops, all for a mere $71.
What fun we have had at the fancy thrift stores down here.
St Matthew's house here in Naples has racks with designer names and not to be out done. Ft Myers has a Goodwill Boutique, lots of racks with brand names. High end brand names, for instance I know I wear a size 2 from Chico's. I love that I wear a size 2. In the US, my thumb can't get in to a 2. It was fun and on the way back we stopped at a Bass Pro shop. Jim needs to have some fun too. He fishes for bass right off the dock at our camp site not 100 yards away from our camper.
We came back and had a wonder dinner of salmon, salad and ciabatta bread with Pomegranate Balsamic Vinegar, it's all about the bread. Yummy.
It was too fun, I got a brand new nightgown with new tags and about 6 tops, all for a mere $71.
What fun we have had at the fancy thrift stores down here.
St Matthew's house here in Naples has racks with designer names and not to be out done. Ft Myers has a Goodwill Boutique, lots of racks with brand names. High end brand names, for instance I know I wear a size 2 from Chico's. I love that I wear a size 2. In the US, my thumb can't get in to a 2. It was fun and on the way back we stopped at a Bass Pro shop. Jim needs to have some fun too. He fishes for bass right off the dock at our camp site not 100 yards away from our camper.
We came back and had a wonder dinner of salmon, salad and ciabatta bread with Pomegranate Balsamic Vinegar, it's all about the bread. Yummy.
WEDNESDAY - ROBIN AND TERRY
Well we received a wonderful phone call from Terry and we will have company this evening. How fun for us. I needed to get the laundry done in the morning and we needed to walk and pick things up around here. Job easily done and I pulled out all the stops. I had a box of Jewel Box wine ready. Traveling it's all about the "Box", isn't there some song, "it's all about the something" ah, now I know, it's all about the BASE, That's it.
They came and we had put in reservations for "Inca's Kitchen", a Peruvian Restaurant a few miles south of us on Collier. What fun and what good food. We spent a few hours there and downed two bottles of Balduzzi Wine, Robin shared with me that she dates the cork and writes the names of the person she shared the bottle with and is making a bulletin board for her kitchen. What a wonderful idea. I had her write on my cork so I know it will be the first of many I share a bottle of wine with. How fun. Robin had surf and turf, Terry had a seafood plate and Jim & I had the Pork entrée but in truth it was a bit over done. Still good. It was a perfect evening. Robing and Terry stayed up in Ft Myers on the Gulf. It is a fun drive at night up to Ft Myers taking the beach roads.
Everything all light up and the bridges. Too fun. So good to see them.
They came and we had put in reservations for "Inca's Kitchen", a Peruvian Restaurant a few miles south of us on Collier. What fun and what good food. We spent a few hours there and downed two bottles of Balduzzi Wine, Robin shared with me that she dates the cork and writes the names of the person she shared the bottle with and is making a bulletin board for her kitchen. What a wonderful idea. I had her write on my cork so I know it will be the first of many I share a bottle of wine with. How fun. Robin had surf and turf, Terry had a seafood plate and Jim & I had the Pork entrée but in truth it was a bit over done. Still good. It was a perfect evening. Robing and Terry stayed up in Ft Myers on the Gulf. It is a fun drive at night up to Ft Myers taking the beach roads.
Everything all light up and the bridges. Too fun. So good to see them.
TUESDAY
On Tuesday we took a run up to Ft. Myers to look at a new campground. I wouldn't mind a change, this campground is wonderful but Ft. Myers would be so much closer to where the action is. That's where we go to the theater and dinner shows. At least it has been so far and I would like to try the Ft. Myers beaches. I would miss Delnor-Wiggins State Park. It sure has been great for parking and walking the beach. The campground has 3 phases. Phase 1 is finished and lakeside sold out and Phase 2 almost completed and that lakeside is only available to Class A Motor Coaches. Phase 3 yet to be started and there is no lakeside on that. The pool looks divine and what I do like about that is there is no screening over it like here. I don't see us trading up. We have enough invested in "The Castle". We had a wonderful time and met a lovely, lovely lady, boy would she fit in at DOSS. Her name is Sharon and she is the wife of an old customer of Jim's. He had lunch the day before with 3 old customers at Cracker Barrel the day before and Fred, is Sharon's husband and they are full time RV'ers and own a place at the new park. It's called Cypress Trail I think. We talked about renting a boat for the day with them. What a fun day that would be.
Thursday, March 17, 2016
MONDAY- AGAIN
Well it's been a week, and one wonders where the time goes. Yesterday was a day at the campground for me and Jim went to Lunch up in Fort Myers with three old customers from his work days that have settled down here. Fun for him and fun for me to just lay around all day with the dogs.
We did start the day off by picking up a 5 year pass at Delnor Wiggings State Park in the morning at 8am.
We went to The First Presbyterian Church for services Sunday and what services they were. Wonderful music, sermon and you wouldn't believe the Art Gallery, a 36 piece photography exhibit about, what as a Christian do you see when you look in the mirror, Do you see Christ? It was really a moving exhibit and the photo's by Michael Belk, I think that was his name.
We did start the day off by picking up a 5 year pass at Delnor Wiggings State Park in the morning at 8am.
We went to The First Presbyterian Church for services Sunday and what services they were. Wonderful music, sermon and you wouldn't believe the Art Gallery, a 36 piece photography exhibit about, what as a Christian do you see when you look in the mirror, Do you see Christ? It was really a moving exhibit and the photo's by Michael Belk, I think that was his name.
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
MONDAY-TUESDAY
Well this is so much easier on my computer. No only if I could do this in the sunlight. It is Wednesday morning and I just have to be outside. What a day it has been already. We did the one thing I have wanted to do since I arrived and that is walk the circle. It's two miles around if you don't do the cul-de-sacs and three miles if you do. We have been here a week and a day. Boy it sure doesn't take any time to make life a routine.
The first night we got here we had dinner at our favorite place.
Buzz's Lighthouse. It is my favorite lunch place. You sit over the water outside. So Wonderful.
Monday: supposed to be a pretty normal day, what a joke. Jim really wanted to get rid of the walleye for his friend Ron Maki that lives in Naples year round, We had called him to pick up the fish but he was just too busy and I needed the freezer space so we ran the fish over to them. They have a pretty place in a gated community called Sterling Oaks. We spent maybe an hour there and headed to the Ocean to look for our favorite place,, Buzz's. Found out they are closed on Monday so we went in search of another place on the water for lunch. and found it but there was no parking that would accommodate our truck, they had lots of parking lots but all the parking spaces were for cars and it was really full. Doesn't anyone work anymore or is everyone retired, oh ya, I am in Naples. You won't believe this but we went to a Wendy's because I just couldn't take it anymore, I wanted to eat. We ran a few errands and went back to the campground. By the way, you won't believe the beautiful wine decanter I found for $2.99 at a thrift store.
You wouldn't believe the bamboo or fern wall between our campsites. There is noise coming from it, something lives in there, it is at least 30 feet high and 6 feet wide and you cannot see through it so I can believe something lives in there. Otto 's wants to know what. In a way it's kind of creepy. I just hope it's not an armadillo - did you know you can catch leprosy from Armadillo's - go figure. All you have to do is handle them or consume their meat. Armadillo Anyone? I wonder if dogs and get leprosy. Hummmmmmmm.
Tuesday: Ocean day. We decided to take a drive up to Sanibel Island. Of course we had to go to best buy first. We are busy getting the right router so we can use our 5 devices outside if we want to. Our phones, my iPad, our computers. It took three try's to do it buying and returning but we finally got the right one. I wish you could hear the noise in "our woods", I see nothing.
We headed to Sanibel after Best Buy, We wanted to eat at the Purple Giraffe - we have eaten there before and you can have dogs there. In fact you can have dogs at 15 different places in Sanibel. Jim found the same jeweler we found two years ago where he got my starfish necklace and this time cute, dangle earrings. You will love them when you see them.
We then headed for the causeway beach. We could have the dogs there on a leash. Fun Fun.
Jim and I arrived home by 7pm and tired. This vacationing is tough work but someone had to do it.
The first night we got here we had dinner at our favorite place.
Buzz's Lighthouse. It is my favorite lunch place. You sit over the water outside. So Wonderful.
Monday: supposed to be a pretty normal day, what a joke. Jim really wanted to get rid of the walleye for his friend Ron Maki that lives in Naples year round, We had called him to pick up the fish but he was just too busy and I needed the freezer space so we ran the fish over to them. They have a pretty place in a gated community called Sterling Oaks. We spent maybe an hour there and headed to the Ocean to look for our favorite place,, Buzz's. Found out they are closed on Monday so we went in search of another place on the water for lunch. and found it but there was no parking that would accommodate our truck, they had lots of parking lots but all the parking spaces were for cars and it was really full. Doesn't anyone work anymore or is everyone retired, oh ya, I am in Naples. You won't believe this but we went to a Wendy's because I just couldn't take it anymore, I wanted to eat. We ran a few errands and went back to the campground. By the way, you won't believe the beautiful wine decanter I found for $2.99 at a thrift store.
You wouldn't believe the bamboo or fern wall between our campsites. There is noise coming from it, something lives in there, it is at least 30 feet high and 6 feet wide and you cannot see through it so I can believe something lives in there. Otto 's wants to know what. In a way it's kind of creepy. I just hope it's not an armadillo - did you know you can catch leprosy from Armadillo's - go figure. All you have to do is handle them or consume their meat. Armadillo Anyone? I wonder if dogs and get leprosy. Hummmmmmmm.
Tuesday: Ocean day. We decided to take a drive up to Sanibel Island. Of course we had to go to best buy first. We are busy getting the right router so we can use our 5 devices outside if we want to. Our phones, my iPad, our computers. It took three try's to do it buying and returning but we finally got the right one. I wish you could hear the noise in "our woods", I see nothing.
We headed to Sanibel after Best Buy, We wanted to eat at the Purple Giraffe - we have eaten there before and you can have dogs there. In fact you can have dogs at 15 different places in Sanibel. Jim found the same jeweler we found two years ago where he got my starfish necklace and this time cute, dangle earrings. You will love them when you see them.
We then headed for the causeway beach. We could have the dogs there on a leash. Fun Fun.
Jim and I arrived home by 7pm and tired. This vacationing is tough work but someone had to do it.
Monday, March 7, 2016
IT'S MONDAY MORNING AND I AM COLD
You would love fact that I have a little heater warming up my feet in the living room in the morning. Jim likes to sleep in and of course I have been up since before dark. By hook or by crook I am going to the Ocean today. I feel it calling.
We have done a lot of running around since we arrived. We of course have gone to St. Matthew's house and thrift store.
It is a treatment center , and working store for chemically
people.
We went to church in the common room on grounds Sunday, 9:30. Good sermon, same pastor we have had the past years.
We decided to take a drive to "The Big Cypress Preserve" we haven't had the dogs out for a drive since we arrived. We left after church and a bite to eat, church is same time as at home. You can tell there was a water problem here, the fresh water mixing with the seawater. They have had lots of news about it and those yellow floater barriers up all over the place. You should see the dump trucks full of that yellow plastic barrier stuff. We had heard it rained a bunch here and on the loop it sure became evident on our drive. When we have taken this drive before the water was feet below the many bridges we went over and now it was maybe 2 feet to the water. Not nearly as much sand and rock for the alligators to sun on and this time we didn't see any sunning on the gravel road. We saw a few but very few. It was just a fun day for a Sunday drive.
I of course have to talk about Downton Abby being the final show of the series. What will I watch on Sunday nights now is the question. What will I enjoy. I did enjoy the series so much. Just like a good book where the characters come alive to you, like friends. I certainly had a goodI laff after.
I called Dot and Jim thought we should have a cigarette after it was over. I guess you would have to know Jim and his sense of humor. I must have laughed for 5 minutes straight before I could compose myself and talk. His comments was almost as good as the show. Well today we police up the place, best get cracking, Jim is up having coffee with the guys I guess down at the clubhouse. I know on Tuesdays from 2-4 they have women's bible study. You know what I don't understand is why we don't have a couples bible study at home. I would enjoy it but I don't think Jim would. I have some notes to write and things to think about. Jim talked about looking at a rental down here for 6 months. One of their double wide's. Eyes are playing tricks on me, I had better quit while I am ahead.
We have done a lot of running around since we arrived. We of course have gone to St. Matthew's house and thrift store.
It is a treatment center , and working store for chemically
people.
We went to church in the common room on grounds Sunday, 9:30. Good sermon, same pastor we have had the past years.
We decided to take a drive to "The Big Cypress Preserve" we haven't had the dogs out for a drive since we arrived. We left after church and a bite to eat, church is same time as at home. You can tell there was a water problem here, the fresh water mixing with the seawater. They have had lots of news about it and those yellow floater barriers up all over the place. You should see the dump trucks full of that yellow plastic barrier stuff. We had heard it rained a bunch here and on the loop it sure became evident on our drive. When we have taken this drive before the water was feet below the many bridges we went over and now it was maybe 2 feet to the water. Not nearly as much sand and rock for the alligators to sun on and this time we didn't see any sunning on the gravel road. We saw a few but very few. It was just a fun day for a Sunday drive.
I of course have to talk about Downton Abby being the final show of the series. What will I watch on Sunday nights now is the question. What will I enjoy. I did enjoy the series so much. Just like a good book where the characters come alive to you, like friends. I certainly had a goodI laff after.
I called Dot and Jim thought we should have a cigarette after it was over. I guess you would have to know Jim and his sense of humor. I must have laughed for 5 minutes straight before I could compose myself and talk. His comments was almost as good as the show. Well today we police up the place, best get cracking, Jim is up having coffee with the guys I guess down at the clubhouse. I know on Tuesdays from 2-4 they have women's bible study. You know what I don't understand is why we don't have a couples bible study at home. I would enjoy it but I don't think Jim would. I have some notes to write and things to think about. Jim talked about looking at a rental down here for 6 months. One of their double wide's. Eyes are playing tricks on me, I had better quit while I am ahead.
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