8-6-15
Settleing in
Well, our housewarming party went very well. We had
almost 100% of our invited friends show up and it was pretty laid
back. Its was nice to see people intermingling and meeting new folks.
Ms. Heather & I appreciated all the donated food and gifts and
the words of encouragement, both personally and via the blog & e
mail & socia media !! It's great to have great friends.
I've got ads posted locally and on Craigslist to sell
the motorhome and tool trailer. Got a few calls on each but nothing
solid yet. No hurry, no worry !!
The Florida summer weather seems to be tolerable
although hot. It's been near 90F most days this past month but
regular late afternoon showers do cool it off . Our central AC has
been great. I wonder how much the electric bill will be …. time'l
tell !
As is true with most moves, the “ where is this and
where is that” seems to be slowing down thank goodness to Ms.
Heather's great memory ! I haven't missed finding very much this
week.
Mama Cat has settled in quite well including licking my
feet and getting kicked off the bed a few times. I CAN”T STAND THAT
!!! So she's moved over towards Ms Heather's side of the bed for
survival !! ha ha ha ha !!!
We've met a few of our neighbors and so far so good.
Went to a “ celebration of life” memorial for one
of our island friends. We were kinda surprised how many people we
know from the island. Quite a few more than we realized. I suppose,
after 5 years of snowbirding down here, that's inevitable ! There was
quite a turnout at the church for Danny “Dog” Dobbins !!.
We
decided to NOT get involved in the boat after all ! Wants & needs
just don't require 125HP to go fishing a few days every month.
Besides, fishing from the bridge and canal fronts is just as much
fun. We already know several folks to go fishing with, so why take on
the aggravation of boat ownership ?? ( A hole in the water into which
you pour $$$$ ) .
A few years ago I sold all my good sound gear and since
we're land based now I decided to “ go big “ again. Over the last
few weeks I've reaquired some kick butt sound equipment again. Ms
Heather and I fired up the karaoke stuff and have had a few close
friends over to share some music ! Of course some libations were
involved too ! It's fun to have a good sound system again ! Since
our nearby neighbors are snowbirds and gone for the summer we haven't
had anyone to irritate . I wonder how that will fly this winter ??
Fellow
blogger, Billy Bob ( http://billybobsplace.blogspot.com/
) , has had some bothersome medical problems. I hope he get's
straightened up so's he can get on the road again. There, but for
God, I could go !!
As I still read blogs, it makes me daydream of
travelling. I wonder how much we'll miss that ???
Ms Heather has picked up her painting business again.
Since June she's done a few jobs and now she's doing a complete
interior job.
I'm building a wall hanging, home entertainment cabinet
for the living room. I love the smell of wood ! This should put all
our TV and sound stuff in one place. Did I ever tell you I love Lowes
and Home Depot. Like a kid in a candy shop !!
Windows 10 has been installed on my laptop for a few
days and so far so good..the install went seamlessly and it works a
bit faster. The replacement browser for Explorer is called EDGE and
works better. Still not as good as CHROME though !!
My buddy, Daniel, who lives just a few miles from us,
has been over a few times and it's been nice to see him. He is a
great musician and we have fun with a lot of music.
REMEMBER,
LIVE YOUR DREAMS AS TIME GOES BY QUICKLY !!
Charlie
& Heather
