Wednesday, March 4, 2026

​LUNCH AT NANCY’S

Good evening. We had a wonderful day taking Belize and Wyatt for a big car ride and dropped off donations at Leesburg’s thrift on 473. It was so busy there and hard to park! Afterward we had a visit at Nancy’s. She picked up haddock, fries and coleslaw at the Fish Camp for lunch! It was quite a feast with prosecco and cheesecake! Belize & Wyatt were so good … and had blueberries with Cheerios for their lunch. What a fun visit!

Back home we ALL had a nap! 😂 Then Mark went hunting hogs with his friend Wayne.  

That’s it for tonight! 

M A R C H 🥰

​Good morning! It’s finally March! Florida had a “real” winter this year and we hope it’s done. The neighborhood palm trees need a pruning and many younger/smaller palms are likely done for. Sad. Records were broken! (Our beautiful areca palms around the fenced yard are brown, right to the ground. They’ll come back, eventually. 

We’ve been busy with lots of community activities and are now on a permanent Survey Sez table! Yay! With the newer golf cart our vehicles stay in the garage more! 

It’s Wayne’s birthday month! Sue’s planned a pizza party for the get together. That’ll be fun. 🤩 

TaTa EZ-GO

​It’s Thursday, February 19, 2026 and we said Tata to our 1999 EZGO golf cart. 

Belize and Wyatt were in the side yard watching it get loaded up. I bet they were wondering what happened! 

Here’s the “new” Scottie mobile! It’s a gas-powered 2015 Yamaha 4 seater with rain shields and gadgets! By the look of it, it’s been garage kept. We know it was a “snowbird” cart as the hours are very low. 

We tested the canvas/eisenglass roll downs. They’re in excellent condition! 

Tomorrow, we will do a little polishing up before we take it on the streets! 

Life’s been good fun in our new ‘hood. There was a Valentine’s Day dance with desserts on site last Saturday, an art show with wine, beer and appetizers on Tuesday night!!! 

Last night was “Majority Rules” game night. It was total fun! 🤩 Tables of 10 … 19 in all vied for points by choosing the “correct answer by majority” with extra points for being the quickest to push the button on the deck. What a great time! 

Table 7 … We won 50 bucks! 🤩 

L-R Mark, Kathy, Sonya, Carol, Liz, Don and you know the other two. Bob’s missing from this picture. 

Snacks were included … hot dogs, chips and cookies! (Don ate 3 of each 😂)

When we entered the Clubhouse our table number was 7 and I said “That’s my lucky number!” Of course there were  jokes and laughter BUT GUESS WHAT??? We were the big winners!

Saturday February 7th, 2026

​🎶Happy Birthday to meeee …and what a great birthday it’s been!

Yesterday, a package arrived from my friend Bonnie … a heartfelt card and sweet elephant sun catcher. It’s lovely! ❤️

Today, I had fun scratching off lotto tickets from Sue, Lynne & Carol  Nope … not a winner. 

Phone calls from Shay & Roddy, and Aurelia in Canada were fun! It’s so nice to be remembered on my birthday!

Mark gave me gorgeous orchid … very unusual color, isn’t it!

Then a new office chair arrived … perfect for my ‘mini’ art area now. This chair has a foldout foot rest and reclines! Very cool.

Yeah, assembly was required  😂 ( At Walmart I found a good desk lamp so maybe some artsy-fartsy time tomorrow?)

Tonight it was off to Longhorn’s for steaks! There was a huge crowd with an hour’s wait for a table for two  So … we sat at the bar and met a nice couple. When their table was ready they invited us to join them! We had an interesting time and a great dinner then exchanged contact info. 

Facebook postings of birthday wishes are so appreciated … my birthday twin Adam (England) celebrated with a snuggle from his son. 

I have very happy memories of celebrating together before Covid. 

I enjoyed wearing the coral ring tonight from Diane … it fits perfectly! 

Well … that’s it! A very nice start to the next round of fun! 

February- Birthday Month

​Good evening! It’s the 5th already! We’ve had a couple nice warm afternoons but generally it’s been a colder winter than normal.

The foundation at The Villages froze!!! We had an overnight low of 26°  🥶

Last Sunday, Nancy played Catan with Mark and me … we had salad and broccoli cheese soup for dinner. It was a fun afternoon. 

Lynne S. and Carol V. arrived Monday from a Caribbean cruise and joined us at Applebee’s.

I had forgotten the pink selfie stick that makes taking group photos easier. Anyway, this was the best I could do with my arm. 😂

Wednesday night, Mark and I hosted a pizza get together! 

It was a fun gathering! 

Well, that’s it for now. Maybe I’ll write more tomorrow.  

Monday, January 26, 2026

​TAX JUNK SORTED ✅  … Two days of organizing paperwork for our CPA. My eyeballs are bugging out. 😳 

Meanwhile … Mark handled the kitchen and cooked up a big batch of chicken meals for Belize and Wyatt plus chicken soup for we humans. 

Tonight we’re meeting up with the Fam for burgers … photo op maybe?

Florida’s in for several days of COLD 🥶 overnight. Mark covered a few of our plants. 

More later. 

Sunday, January 25, 2026

​Tropical few days here in North Central Florida but … tomorrow rain is forecast ahead of a few very cold days! 

Bonnie & Roger had snow in Oklahoma and the Scotties loved it! 

Ha! You’d think that’s a black and white picture! 

More tomorrow!