Friendship is an incredible thing

What makes a long lasting friendship? The answers are many and varied but I do know that I am grateful for my friendships that have stood the test of time and distance and life changes.  Linda and Ken are wonderful friends who are there if you need them and when lots of time passes between visits we catch up like it was only yesterday.  Linda retires this spring and is starting a new chapter and I am thrilled for her.  She has been there for me in large and small ways and I will be forever grateful.

  I feel like I have known Keith and Julie forever. Keith and I started out as pen pals more than 50 years ago and we have stayed in touch throughout all of my moves (although he did say that it was easy  because I just kept sending them those Christmas cards).  Life is not the same because Parkinsons challenges everything but his spirit is the same and we love visiting with them.  BTW the beaches in Naples are simply beautiful!

And then right before we left for the winter we were able to get together with friends from Brandon.  My does time fly!!!  We are so blessed!!!!!!

With membership to Bok Tower Gardens comes priviledges

Bok Tower Gardens seems to have become a routine destination for us especially because it is a lovely place to take friends and family when they visit.  This year we looked into membership and decided to join.  One of the perks is a visit to the Founders Room, the grand entrance into Bok Tower.  The tower from the outside is a work of exquisite art and the Founders Room was no less spectacular.  From the ceiling to the beautiful arches,the balcony leading to the upper levels and the magnificent floor, exterior window on to the fireplace (through which all of the bells were brought into the tower and then hoisted skyward) it is an incredible sight.

LANCE

Lazy Days may still think that I am Sally Franz, an alias that I chose to find a salesman that would help us find the specific camper that we were looking for, but it was John and I that were thrilled to buy a travel trailer with thoughts of taking off and doing some traveling. It seemed like a good time to go camping again......so we bought a 23' Lance travel trailer, just the right size to take the grandchildren on an adventure or head out on an adventure of our own.

To test the waters we went to Lake Kissimmee State Park, a lovely area with hiking trails and wildlife.  We discovered that we need to get back into the camping mindset again not to mention that it rained like crazy the first night we were there.  Anyway we have begun and are ready to plan the next great chapter of our lives.