I'm baack.

 

Pink Cassia - Florida's version of a cherry tree

I have officially broken the record for longest time between blog posts. First let me say, I am still alive and kickin'. This will be a fast condensed update of happenings since the beginning of the year.

Long time Maryland friends Bob and Vicki visited in January. Golf, shopping, and restaurants made for a fun time!

March brought Paul and Sherry for Mark's member/guest golf tournament. This is the miracle man (double lung transplant). He is great and looks fantastic- I think you would agree. Mark is cooking on his discada. Kinda of huge cast iron wok. Yum. Sherry and I found a bit of fun ourselves...

Late March brought us to Huntsville, Alabama to visit friends and Colorado neighbors Steve and Kim. So much fun. Wonderful hospitality, great food, and lots of trekking to see this southern city, which is also home to NASA (They are retired aerospace engineers). Quick trip to Jack Daniels headquarters in Tennessee. Fascinating even if you're not a bourbon drinker. And watching the Artemis II launch (on TV) with them was a special experience. Steve's last project was literally the rocket ship. Impressive for sure.

April and Easter brought Tiffany, Chris, Penny, and Jules down for spring break. The week zoomed by. Lots of beach and pool action. We were lucky with weather - mostly rain stayed away. Always sad when their visits end...

visiting historic (1700's) Chatham Manor near Fredericksburg

Last week we finally visited Heather at her farm in Stafford, VA. Amazing! Aubrey and Braden are loving it there with all there is to do and see. There are so many fruit trees, berry plants, vegetables, grapes, that I couldn't keep them straight. It's a BIG project for sure. You'll see there are little animals around, now full grown geese, ducklings, and soon to be chicks. Those are rainbow eggs - a little hard to see. It's quite rural as you can see, and Brian commutes into the office twice a week, otherwise works from home. We stayed in nearby historic Fredericksburg which is a darling town.

And that's it for now. We are back to Colorado in two weeks and I will be posting sooner than later- promise.