This evening we enjoyed a rare treat, dinner with our three offspring! Once upon a time it was a nightly event, a tradition we truly treasured, but time moves on and eventually kids leave their childhood home and establish their own families and traditions. Now these three live in three different states. We get to visit each of them and their families on a regular basis and we gather for special events every so often. What was unique about this dinner was that it was the first time since probably 2003 that it was just we five for dinner. And we gathered at Fourth Street Shrimp Store, a quintessentially old Florida seafood joint and a perennial favorite for all of us. Thanks, kids, for a wonderful evening.
Winter Magic in Medina
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!
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