We spent a quite enjoyable evening with friends. Deb and Pete plied us with delicious food and drink. Then we got to tour both their back and front yards with all the landscaping they have added since our last visit. Anne grew glorious sunflowers this summer and there are a few still surviving in the summer heat. Al’s butterflies are in all sorts of wonderfully whimsical places. There’s a frog’s house and a white ceramic pig. There’s blueberry and raspberry bushes and a delightful freeform patio sitting/grilling area. Then the four of them surprised us with birthday cake and champagne. The fact that the cake was scratch made and hand decorated by Anne made it even better. It was a great evening.
Aboard the Norwegian Jewel we’ve made stops in Cozumel, Mexico and Georgetown, Grand Cayman to explore beyond our previous experiences here. Soon we’ll be making our way to ports we’ve not yet explored in the Southern Caribbean.
What a treat to pause for a BBQ lunch with the locals at Pearl Country Store and Barbecue on US-441 in Micanopy, Florida. It’s a taste of the Florida we remeber from our youth.
By deliberate choice we were in Medina for all the winter holiday festivities from Candlelight Walk in the days before Thanksgiving through A Christmas Carol and A Celtic Christmas as well as an Alex Bevan Concert and a historic house tour all the way through Medina’s 31st Ice Festival but perhaps the highlight was the town hosting hundreds of folks whose homes and lives were devasted by Hurricane Helene at the A Promise of Christmas Event the middle of January. It’s an honor to be a part of this amazing community!
We loved having you! It was a joyous evening to be sure.
Wish we could be there for the next birthday celebration. Hope a wonderful time will be had by all. Our love to Al, and to all of you.