march 30 2025

another winter almost over. we plan to head back to wi in about 3 weeks . just had a great weekend with brad, kevin, and eric in hollywood fl. fun fun time with them. went to the horse track, casino, out to eat and hung at the house catching up and doing a segment on brads podcast.  enjoyed ourselves immensely! from there we went to the everglades for a couple of days. interesting park. saw lots of gators, took a tour and got in two airboat rides and a swamp buggy ride. fun. ate a our first cuban restaurant at a darling hispanic type restaurant. friendly and great food. said goodbye to laurie 2 weeks ago. she has already said she doesnt know what she will do next winter but she wont be using sydney.  so we dont know if we will even bring it back down next winter. if we do we will have to pay for storing it somewhere. not a big deal i  guess. beth and todd bought a place in homosassa  last month and they are now moved in. its just far enough away that we probably wont see much of them in the future. things change. garden  did just ok. tomatoes are really starting to ripen and taste divine! got  4 meals of green beans and are now done. cucumbers didnt survive the cold weather in jan. already have different ideas on how/what to plant next fall. i am going to help with the walk/run cake by the lake race again this yr. trying to get more involved with the community. 

fun night out with the boys

laurie, dianna and i out for a concert at the valerie theater in Inverness. wonderful show

amaryllises' that i was given did well

two thorns amongst the azaleas 

super fun time at the racetrack. even better since i won!

mango tree roots along the boardwalk in everglade city fl

pretty along the river

walkabout

another national park checked off

havana cafe. delicious!

 Happy 2025

Another year gone by. busy but i guess we are slowing down. got all settled in at the house and the little hurricane damage we had has been taken care of.  Planted a raised garden bed in the back and it is doing well. But seriously cold weather happening right now. a high today of 50 and freezing again tonight.  geez, this is florida! been covering up my babies nightly for a week already and will continue to do so for a week yet. 

we went to brads for thanksgiving for a week and it was a great visit! did a lot of walking with bode. he is a good hiker. madison loved watching football with grandpa tom.  kevin and aprill and the girls came for a couple of days at christmas. aprill, the girls and i hit up the farmers  market in town and all of the gift shops on the main drag. it was a lot of fun. beta and todd finally got here the 1st of dec, so we have gotten together  a few times since then. always fun. went to spring hill fl to visit some friends dan and bonnie that we met the first year we started traveling. also went to the villages to see friends scott and gail that we met in gulf shores a few years ago. funny how so many that we met the first couple of years have now bought places in the area and we still keep in touch. i have been doing my bike riding and doing the swim classes 3 times a week. keeps me busy. tom had cataract surgery on dec 20th and is now loving his better vision in the left eye. get together with ray and rita, john and diana next door a couple times a week for happy hour.l

kevin, aprill, kendall, payton and tom and i

my tender babies all tucked in for a while

brett is growing up!

aprill, kendall, payton and i supporting the local shops in Inverness

dec 19th

nov 8

brad, mallory, brett, bode , madison along with tom and i  at thanksgiving 2024

went for a number of walks while visiting

thanksgiving dinner at brads with friends gary and amanda

watching the packers play

madison. she is so fun at this age!

tree decorating bode was really into everything christmas this yr