Last post from Florida for 2017!

By the time most of my followers read this (although, there are some early birds aren't there!), we'll be on the road heading back to Michigan!  It seems like we've been here for quite some time (four months actually!) and yet it doesn't seem that long!  Although, with all the eating out we've been doing it does seem like a long time!  HA

So of course, we had to have a 'last 2017 supper' with the gang!

We had a great dinner (pizza!) at Dan Zano's in Ocala.  We ate there about a month ago and it was just as good  as it was the first time!   And we got one cheese pizza free!  So guess what we'll be eating Saturday night in the hotel room for dinner!

I have to say it's like leaving family when we have to say  goodbye to our Florida friends.  Hard to leave Michigan to head south and hard to leave Florida to head north!  But we are blessed and lucky to be able to spend the winter here.

A huge thanks to the gang and another hug and thanks to Jan and Larry for allowing us to 'move into' the OP home for four months!


I have to show what Jan gave me today...she asked if I wanted  a Publix shopping bag (I love, love, love Publix!). I said "OK" and look what she gave me!  Isn't it cute!  It's a key chain with a little bag!

Well, squirrel didn't get a face finished this week...but I did get lots done!

So he is now packed away in the car with all my other art and sewing supplies! No he's not a smoker...I just keep my beads in a cigar box!  Doesn't everyone!

More food, friends and fun!

So it's Thursday which means dinner with Ocala friends!  This week we ate at the new Ocala Palms Cafe and it was another fun night!

Good food, good drinks and after dinner we headed back to LaPlantes to have an early BD celebration for Barb (Jan M's. friend) who is here visiting.

Since she is heading back up north on Saturday, the group had cake and coffee after dinner as a surprise for Barb.  Verna baked a great cake which was a take off from Olive Garden's lemon chiffon cake.  Of course we think Verna's cakes are better than most bakery's so I won't even try to compare it to Olive Garden's!

Just a fun night.  Barb is a very nice lady and I hope we get to see her again sometime in the future!
Happy Birthday, Barb!  Hope your wish comes true!

Tonight we are headed off to see the musical group Backwater!  We saw them last year and I think it was Bob's first so called concert!  It must have been a good night, as Bob even bought their CD!  Looking forward to being with good friends and seeing a good show!  Life is good isn't it!