So again, as I get older I get slower! I cannot believe it has been so many months since I have posted. We seem to be busy all the time, I have many less rounds of golf this year; maybe I just move slower. But we have had fun the last 4 months. Special time with good friends.

January started with MJ here for her Christmas break. And as January started our seasonal neighbors started to arrive. So our grill outs started to grow and we spent some time catching up. My neighbor Mike invited me to go fishing with him. Mike loves fly fishing and goes out West every year for Montana fishing. He has a new love as he found a local Florida guide who loves to fly fish on the ocean. We had a great day as the winds were light and we had a full day on the water. It was so much fun just being out on the boat, and we caught various fish species. None more fun then when we went after spinner sharks (who actually jump out of the water and ‘spin’). They are fighters, and I DID not take the lure out of their mouths. We were catch and release all day.

We kept up a tradition as neighbor Donald went out and bought a TV so we could have our food share/Super Bowl party in the courtyard. It was a great time, so much fun to watch the game together.

Near the end of February our good friends Mark and Terry came to spend some days with us. We were very happy they made the time to join us. We did some dining, cruising, and maybe had a beer.

When Mark and Terry left I made a side trip to Oshkosh! A couple of things to take care of. I made it to see MJ and John in Sterling Heights and then on to Oshkosh. I took care of my tasks and had a chance to catch up with good northern friends!

I made it back to Florida for Marie’s birthday, and we celebrated her 85^th. We all enjoyed and she had a great time with lot’s of flowers and gifts.

That meant I made it back before St Patrick’s day, and Chris and I cooked up 20 pounds of corned beef. By all of our neighbors accounts it turned out OK. We feasted for St Patrick.

Also in March we were invited to Chris and Marie’s cousins surprise 80^th birthday party. That’s not something you can miss out on, we had a wonderful day catching up and a great job by her daughter Meredith.

So now we are getting late in April and more of our fun neighbors are starting to head north. So we are getting our last grill outs with them. More good food and drinks!

It looks like our friends and relatives up north have had a hard winter, the old fashioned kind. And now it makes wild swings every couple of days.

Well , get over it! We are thinking of planning our trip back and we want good consistent weather!

You take the hook out…

Super Bowl 2026

Marie and Molly

Marie’s Birthday

Pat, Mark. Terry, Marie, Molly, Steph

Mark and Terry at the beach

Jackie’s 80th birthday party

Back in Oshkosh

John and Deb Appleton lunch

Snug Harbor Group out discussing philosophy

2025 is coming to an end. The years really do fly by, which should not be surprising since the days and weeks also seem to fly by. We give thanks for all the positives this year; Chris and I remain healthy, we were able to travel and made new memories with Marie and Mary Jane. […]

We want to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving! We are living a good life here in Florida. The weather has been wonderful, although today it clouded up this afternoon because of a cold front coming down from up north. If course it will still be in the 70’s. MJ came down Wednesday so we […]

So I stopped the last blog post in Atlanta. We had some traffic problems that day but had a good nights rest and breakfast then headed out of Atlanta on Saturday morning. It was a good day to travel and we stayed right on our planned time on the road. We landed in Gainsville Florida […]

So the last blog ended with Chris, Marie, and I heading to Oshkosh. We then spent the second week of July in Oshkosh and prepared to head north again. July 12-26th we were in Door County joined by MJ and our old friends Jeff and Donna. And of course our multiple old friends from all […]