November in Florida

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November in Florida

December 1, 2014

We arrived on November 17th to spend our winter in Florida. As usual it is exciting to make the trek (2 great flights with Delta) and to land safely in this warm state. The downside is the cleaning and organizing that happens during the first week. Most of that is now done and we can begin to really enjoy the time here. We have made the semi-annual big visit to Costco and came away $450 poorer. The freezer is now stocked and we can begin the fun. Since arriving, we have been joined by the Munroes and the Cullens who arrived on Tuesday and Saturday. On Friday we began the weekly dinner out at Altheas on Miami and were joined by the MacIntyres and Pothiers. The weather has been warm but the sunny days have been fewer as cloud cover seems to be the order of the day. So we haven’t been to the beach yet but that will happen soon I am sure.

I have a square vine wreath on the front screen – left it there for the summer and when we returned it had a sweet little nest in the top left hand corner – birds were all gone but I guess they nested there when we were away!

Last week we began putting out the lawn furniture and doing a little cleanup of the leaves and weeds. I walked by the plant in the backyard by our shed many times before I realized that the majority of what I was looking at was a large rubber plant which grew during the summer. They are a real problem as they undermine foundations etc. but it is so nice that I will keep it until we go home. The only part of the plant that was there last spring was the darker varigated leaves you see down at the bottom (artificial) in a gray planter. The real plant is over 4 foot tall. LOL

We celebrated American Thanksgiving at Judy and Mike’s. The weather cooperated with temps in the high 70’s during the day. It cooled a little when the sun went down but by then we were inside eating. There were 12 of us and we did a potluck – had appetizers (including Chris Brothers pepperoni we brought from home) baked ham, baked beans, scalloped potatoes, carrots, peas, rolls, dessert. The guys ate at the dining room table and the girls ate in the living room. It was a super time with lots of laughs and loud voices!