Florida

  • That was a fast week

    It is our last day here today and we decided to just take it easy.  There was no tornado watch but it still was quite windy.  Karen and I did run out to do some final shopping before meeting up with the rest of the gang at Sweet Annie’s for an ice cream and toy…

  • Did you say tornado?

    We had been planning our days based on the weather all week.  So what do you do when they issue a tornado watch, you go shopping of course.  But before we could begin, we fueled up at Doreen’s Cup of Joe.  Everyone’s breakfast was amazing and nothing is better than fresh squeezed Florida orange juice….

  • Nothing

    What did we do today … absolutely nothing.  Well maybe not nothing but close to it.  We did walk over to the Marco Island Farmers Market which is held every Wednesday from November to April.  There are quite a few vendors selling everything from salsas, jams, fruits, vegetables, crafts and of course The Happy Pickle….

  • Taco Tuesday

    It was a lazy morning today … sleeping in, swimming, Christmas crafts and movies.   Since the weather does not look good for the next few days, we decided to hit the beach for the afternoon to take advantage of the sun.  We spent our time looking for shells, building sand castles and just relaxing….

  • Happy Birthday from Florida

    Since today is my birthday, I get to be the guest blogger!  We were up early, and found that Coconut the elf-on-the-shelf has been hanging out in our bar area overnight. I bet he was a big helper with all the birthday decorations too! We rented a 12-person pontoon boat today from Rose Marina, from…