Little things are now coming up…..invitations to events, local notices (concerts, plays, charitable requests) that fall in the “hole” of our absence…
I’m starting to panic on Library books. Even though I’m (we’re) dedicated E-book readers, I utilize our wonderful Library for inter-Library loans on newer items that appeal to me, but not Alice or Joanna with whom I share my Kindle account. Why would I buy the newest Stephen King book if both Alice and Jo would not want it on their Kindle’s? I have three books out and I’m running out of time to get them read. In the same breath I’m worried about our Florida Library status. We’re “Motorhomers” and have used our Manatee Hammock address there for our Titusville (Brevard County) library card…but one wag there has intimated that we’re really Floridian transients and are therefore not eligible for the Library card. We’re thinking of reversing our positions….selling our place here in Preston, and purchasing a home in the Titusville Fl area….and staying THERE 9 months and the rest of the time (3 months) here in CT and New England. This is the first year we’re going to be seriously looking at a lifestyle change, and It’s scary…but exciting!
Every morning at 6 a.m. when I’m walking Kincaid down to the road to get the paper (Joanna and Alice like a hard copy…I read several on-line) I’m reminded of how much I’ve grown to dislike the cold. I’m not good with it anymore, and when I’m walking down those long driveway memories of my youth leaving the house in bitter cold and snow delivering the Hartford Courant comes back. I dressed for it, but I don’t remember being uncomfortable regardless of how cold it got. Florida has its advantages, the main one (from my personal perspective) is we spend more time outside. We find ourselves walking more, going to outdoor events, walking on the beach, down to the river – even just around the campground. Every year we’ve been staying down longer, or leaving here earlier…and this year is no exception. By leaving in December we’re now down to one month (November) where there is NO motorhome activity. As soon as we get back from Titusville we begin our Seaport Sams monthly camp-outs, and they go right through the middle of October. We’re now past Thanksgiving, Christmas is around the corner, and then we’re on the road….
