Winding Down

Andre, whose working life was working with Photoshop for Advertising and magazines made me a souvenir photo- a lot of work and very artistic-a kind of "Beauties and the Beast" theme working here. In fact we have all bonded nicely and now the unbonding is taking place.

Dave and Bonnie, on the right, below, will be leaving tomorrow, ending up, eventually, near Dallas for the birth of a grandchild on the 18th of April. Joyce and Gary will leave early Sunday and take their time with a couple of stops on their way home to Pittsburgh. Generous people we all are, and they took me to dinner at the Rum Shack in downtown Lake Worth to repay courtesies past. Good company and good food. That place has it together-they haul in the early birds like crazy. Downtown Lake Worth is fun-we hit a couple of shops and I found one that bears a repeat. Exotic stuff from Bali. There is a Buddha and a spear that caught my eye and some possible baubles for Lori.

I spotted this blooming tree on the north side of the park and thought it deserved a picture. Click to see the tree in its splendor:

Another winter storm warning at home made this breezy and warm day especially sweet. Visiting with Andre and Nicole, Bob and Ruth (from New Jersey-they are cheerful and funny characters who leave tomorrow): Nicole was quoting a sign she has at home that says the secret to a long life is eat wisely, live honestly and lie about your age. Then she added "they say lots of sex will extend your life." Ruth turned to Bob and said "You're Doomed." Only time will tell if laughter or sex wins in the longevity race.

Yves and Eve were pulling out as I was running Honey this morning. The Rosenbergs leave Sunday and they will all meet in upstate New York for a last visit before Yves heads to Quebec. "See you next season, God willing," is the standard bon voyage in John Prince Park.

Rich had checked with Doris and spoke to Bob-his weight has stabilized but he will be in the hospital for a couple of more weeks. He is cogent but sounds tired. Apparently Richard didn't get the memo (or ignored it) on when to call. I'm glad he did.

And that's the news from Lake Osborne, where all the residents are old.