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Dizzy dog
Grace just turned 15. She has, until recently, not acted her age. On a recent trip to the dog park she was romping with a 2-year-old German Shepherd. But last Thursday she approached me at 7:40am, sitting on the sofa with my computer on my lap and gave me a get-me-up-there look. So I lifted her … Continue reading
The residency adventure
I think I mentioned that Jett and I are becoming Florida residents. We have both been residents of MA for a LONG time – 48 years for me and Jett’s entire life. It is, like selling the house, another big life transition. We knew it would take some work – we need to establish a … Continue reading
STS Hop 12: Bushnell FL to North Fort Myers FL
167 miles, almost entirely on I-75. This would have been a simple, uneventful trip in sunny weather had it not been for the idiot young woman who cut us off north of Tampa and who damn near caused a catastrophic accident. I guess she was missing her exit, so, at 70 mph, she swerved in … Continue reading
Carnival Breeze – Days 7, 8 and 9 – At sea and in the Everglades
We like ports of call, too, and shore excursions, but one the the best things about cruising is sailing along on the sunny open ocean, with nothing to do. Having two long, lazy days at sea to end this cruise – with beautiful sunsets – was just fine with us. The final days of a … Continue reading
Carnival Breeze – Days 1, 2 and 3
Jett and I are midway through a 9-day (8 night) Caribbean cruise on the Carnival Breeze, one of Carnival Cruise Line’s biggest and best ships. Our itinerary includes stops in Grand Turk (Turks and Caicos Islands), La Romana (Dominican Republic), Curacao and Aruba. After the winter we have had, we felt the need to get … Continue reading
Cousins
Once again I am playing catchup on my blog postings. This one should have been posted before I left Fort Myers because it was that last weekend before leaving that I traveled up to the Tampa Bay area – specifically, to Valrico, FL – to see my cousin Wayne and his wife, Patty. As an … Continue reading
QTN Hop 1: Fort Myers, FL, to Biloxi, MS
The Quick Trip North (QTN) won’t be quite as quick at the Quick Trip South (QTS). We are doing it in 3 weeks instead of the 2 that got us to Florida last November. But we are taking a longer route – Florida to Massachusetts via Mississippi – and there will be some very long … Continue reading
Puzzling
One of the many aspects of life at the Seminole Campground that I enjoyed was the ever-present communal jigsaw puzzle. I have enjoyed the challenge of a good jigsaw puzzle since early childhood when I assembled one with the help of my father’s wartime buddy, Dale Richter. Well, it may be coincidence or it may … Continue reading
Spring training
So, yes, I have popped my spring training cherry. Jett and I saw the Red Sox play the Orioles at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers last Sunday. It was a beautiful day and a good game. Mike Napoli (who gave me his autograph a week ago) his a home run and Dustin Pedroia (my other … Continue reading
Spring training prelude
Speaking of the Red Sox (yes, I did speak of them in the previous post), our first ever spring training game is Sunday, just 3 days from now. To get a jump start and to clean out the RV, we went down to JetBlue park yesterday to drop a few bags of clothes and other … Continue reading