The annual Nova Scotia picnic is sponsored by the Canadian Snowbird Association and used to be held in Largo. Since Covid they have moved it to Fort DeSoto Park which is on the southern end of St. Pete Beach. The dates used to be fixed but this one was earlier than usual and although only 125-150 people attended it was a good time to meet up with our Largo friends – Joe & Patty Arseneau and Ross & Victoria Bruce. The weather was fantastic and the music wonderful.
Usually we have several large events at the clubhouse but Covid and an aging population here has altered that quite a bit. This year the big planned event was an ALHOA themed dinner and dance. Our little park of 185 trailers managed to have over 100 attend tonight’s event. The main meal was provided – pork and chicken sliders and dessert – the attendees brought the sides. It was a fun night and we enjoyed the band who used this opportunity to jam before their upcoming paid gig.
We continue to have more luck than we expected. Week five and six we were winners again at bingo -$20 last week and I won the $80 full card this week but had to share it with 2 others so I got $27. It is an embarrassment of riches for sure.
On the 8th we went downtown for the Chocolate Walk. It was like Halloween for adults with a huge crush of people clamoring for a piece of chocolate, a bite of chocolate cake or a drink of chocolate at stores along both Venice and Miami Avenues.
I forgot my camera but Earl captured this pic of Liz and a pet bearded dragon. After about an hour of the walk we decided we had had enough and headed to Perkins to have supper.
Valentines has come and gone but my lovely bouquet of flowers remains quite lively despite its age.
One of our favourite places to spend an hour is the south jetty. Its location means that it bears the brunt of storms and is often damaged. A city news release noted that while the parking lot and Jetty Jack’s concession stand have reopened, the South Jetty walkway is still closed because of damage caused by Hurricane Idalia. The U.S Army Corps of Engineers is scheduled to transport rocks to the site and begin work on the project in 2024. We visited the parking lot and took a few pics today.
There is a bingo night every Wednesday from January to March here in the park. We consider ourselves very lucky when we win but this year we are more than lucky. The first night I won $80, the second night I won $20, the third week Dave won $50 and the fourth night I won $30 (shared the $60 with another player) and Dave won $58 on the 50/50 draw. It is hard to imagine since there are so many players who never win anything year after year.
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