Haloween in Florida

We'll I have to say, 84 F. and sunny beats any Halloween I've ever seen before.
Usually it's cold,miserable,snowing, raining or all the above. I can get used to this. Oh did I say I went golfing? Not one... trick or treater at our condo. So.... thinking ahead,we only bought what we liked anticipating just that.
Since my last post we have had guests down for a visit.
Ed Hall,Bob Richardson and Sheri Gauld came down (Ed and Ritchie) on Tue 14th and Sheri came down on Thurs. 17th. What a blast. The boys had 4 games of golf at Shell Pointe and we went of to some of our favorite haunts to eat. Junkanoos on the beach,the Grill on MacGregor.

It got a little cool on Monday the 21st(all the way down to 84 F.) so Ed had to put on ear warmers LOL

Ed and Ritchie had their own private accommodations at the guest suite( a fully furnished two bedroom condo)for the grand total of $50 a night(that's all in) That comes complete with free specialty coffees by the pool. or you could hve stayed at the RV park on the beach for $8 a night. LOL again.

Costco has terrific steaks and we had a fabulous steak dinner on Fri. the 17th.Complete with potatoes, onions, mushrooms and ceasar  salad. Thank you Ed and Bob. Great job on the BBQ Ed.
So I ask you, is playing scrabble with a computer legal?

On Mon. the 22nd we all took a trip up to Sannibel and spent the afternoon at Tarpon Bay Beach replete with Chardonnay, beers and a lovely lunch prepared by the Publix deli. Smoked turkey, the ultimate and the mixed sandwich subs were terrific. Thanks again Ed and Ritchie. Football in the gulf anyone? A great day.
Angie came down on Tuesday to spend a week in Florida with Ed. Bob flew home from Sarasota( after he finally booked a seat. Nice try for first class but too stressful)Thanks Ed and Angie for the two bottles of wine you left behind. They were delicious.

We took Sheri to Matlacha Thurs. the 24 th. A great little place to shop and hang out. Lunch was at Bert's with a background of steel drums,Calypso Magic by Skip Bowman. Fabulous.

Lamatta's for supper on Wed. Thanks Sheri!(does Raging Bull strike a familiar note?) Jake Lamatta is the owners brother. What a treat.Again.

Good thing Bob was messing with Delta trying to get a free upgrade or Sheri probably would have missed her plane. She had asked to be booked to fly out Sat. Guess what? It turned out to be Friday. Whew.
What a blast! Thanks for coming down everyone!
Oh boys, I just played Shell Pointe on Sat from tee position 5!! Fun wow. But I did shoot an 87. The course plays 6,100 yrs from these tees. It's really better(on most holes) to play from here because some of the hazards are not in play(*as much*)
The seasons are changing now.  We had a front blow in yesterday and any humidity left in the air is now completely gone. The birds are beginning to migrate and we had a flock of 15-20 storks(wood ibis take up residence at our lake. What a beautiful site. More species to come I hear. I can hardly wait.

My mother is arriving tomorrow at around noon and she is staying for two weeks. I can't wait for the first hug.