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Dec 25, 2012 - Christmas in Miami & Everglades

I spent time in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, Miami, and Shark Valley in the Everglades from 12/22 until today, visiting friends. Rosemary's sister and brother-in-law own a condo on the 15th floor of the Sea Ranches, and since they were not coming down for the holidays, Rosemary had use of it. She and Gette came down from Palm Beach Gardens, Jeanne & Laurie came up from Miami, and I came over from North Fort Myers. We all arrived right around 11 AM! We had lunch outside at a restaurant down teh street and walked back via the beach. The day was...

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Nov 6, 2012 - My Birthday at the Everglades

I spent the weekend at Jeanne & Laurie's with Eric and the 3 furry kids - Murphy, Maddie, and Buddy and had a great time. I got a free (!!) massage from our favorite masseuse, Myra, on Monday, visited a couple of friends at Larry & Penny Campground, and was taken out to dinner at a new pizza and pasta restaurant close by. They served the best eggplant appetizer I ever had - like a mini parmesan - and then had a fantastic pizza! I would be eating here very often if I was still staying in Miami for the winter! On this day, we went out to the...

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Jan 15, 2012 - weekend in Miami

Jeanne celebrated her 65th birthday by inviting her closest friends to join her at a restaurant in Coral Gables called Seasons 52. they feature the food of the season and change their menu every week of the year. They also pride themselves in serving healthy meals under 450 calories. Their desserts are served in cordial glasses, and most everyone has room for dessert there! Chic & Marilyn joined me for this weekend trip and we had lots of fun visiting Jeanne & Laurie, watching football games, and shopping at Tuesday Morning. We also went to...

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Dec 26, 2009 - Christmas feast at Jeanne & Laurie's

Jeanne & Laurie hosted a Christmas dinner and invited those of us in the area who are not visiting immediate family members. It was a nice mix of seasonal workers from the Everglades NP, health care workers, and retirees (ha!). What a spread it was - meats, cheeses, and olives for appetizers, salad, lasagna, meatballs, and parmigiana of veal, eggplant, and prociutto as the main dishes, homemade apple raisin bread, and a birthday cake for dessert! I had bought little flavored cream puffs, but they stayed in the freezer for the next party...

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Mar 24, 2008 - Back in Miami area

Monday March 24…7:00pm Got on the road about 10:00am for the approximately 2 hour drive to Miami-Dade College. It’s back closer to Miami where the casino was that we stayed at a few days ago. So we’ve already been to this area and we’re backtracking now, but it gives us a chance to go into Miami Beach area which we never got to do earlier. The game didn’t start until 3pm, so we took Whiskey for a walk and then relaxed in the motorhome and spoke with some of the other parents. There are 3 or 4 players on Alex’s team who are from this area,...

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Mar 19, 2008 - Into Miami

Wed, and we drove across the state on 41, the old Tamiami Trail...saw many gators in the canals, and even a couple dead ones on the side of the road, with buzzards enjoying the feast. The Miami rv park is a lovely state park called the Larry and Penny Thompson park. It is far more spacious than Naples, (but w/out the gator) and all laid out in "pods." Each pod holds maybe 12 to 15 rv's, and each has its own laundry/bathhouse within a few steps. Walked the dogs, got settled in, and curled up with good books. Later we drove out and explored...

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