January
2013
Wow! That year went fast! I made it through one whole year of
retirement. I think IÕll try
another. This is fun.
The
weather has been so nice I havenÕt had the time to post January.
Did you ever watch Big Game Fishing on ESPN? This is Capt. Norm Issacs receiving a
highly coveted North Passage Yacht Club T-shirt as a thank you gift for being
our guest speaker at the monthly meeting.
Interesting guy with lots of experiences to share. The yacht club has some great
speakers.
That
night was also the annual chilli cook off and our friend Carol Patton won! Carol and her husband Gordon live in
Riverbend and hale from Canada.
Nice people!
As
I mentioned the weather has been amazing.
I have enjoyed watching the sunset as it moves gradually north and the
days get longer and longer. From
my easy chair on the porch I can tell how much it moves each day. There is nothing like a good glass of
wine on the porch at sunset .
We
were able to take the boat to the sandbar for a sunset. Tinker lover to run free on the wet
sand. Diane and I like the feel of
the wet sand on our bare feet too.
We get some great sunsets.
The
men play golf early in the morning when the dew is still on the grass. I snapped this picture one day before
we teed off, because it showed off the light as it danced across the dew
drops. I thought it was
pretty.
We
were able to take a group to the Dive Bar Restaurant one night. I love to go by boat. The Bells, the Pattons and the Webers
were with us that night. They make
a great crew!
Because
the weather was so warm and dry I took advantage of the situation and did some
outside painting. I also
reinstalled a deck that we had removed to recondition the surface under neither. We are giving ChoiceDekª a try and will see how
it stands up to the Florida weather.
As they would say in Texas, ÒYou have to strike while the iron is still
hot.Ó The weather will turn from
warm to hot and it is not as much fun to paint out-of-doors when it is hot. Oh the joy of owning a home.
I have started playing tennis twice a week at night
with some better players. We
usually play three sets and then have a beer on the screened porch with
snacks. At first I was out of
shape but am now feeling stronger.
The tennis will improve in time.
I used to love playing in Naperville at night with some guys at the
Naperville Racquet Club years ago.
As
I write this it is half way through February already. We had a cold front come through and so it is more pleasant
to be indoors. 50 degrees, warming
up to 60 degrees. In two days it
will be back to 79 degrees. It has
been a good season. More later.