A beautiful Monday morning it is here in Florida. The sun is
shining; the breeze is light and the temperature a perfect 22 C. Our walk along Seaway drive this morning to
buy a few things at the Seaway market was exactly the right conditions, not too
hot, not too cool, but just right. The sidewalk was busy with all kinds of
people walking, from the power walkers who mean business, to the leisurely
strollers just getting a bit of exercise.
Of course there are the joggers who seem far too sweaty for me! Everywhere seems much busier now that all the
snowbirds have arrived on mass, much to the delight of the restaurant and store owners.
This is there busy time when they make their money; oh how they love the
snowbirds!
As usual I was tempted away from my blog writing by the call
of the sun and the lure of the pool. What a lovely afternoon sitting in the sun
chatting about life, planning social outings and discussing whether or not we
should start yoga. The jury is still out on the yoga although the
new wellness center here offers some great programs.
Today is Martin Luther King Day here in the USA which means
parades and marches to celebrate his life. The flag is at half-mast and although
it is not a day off for everyone there is no school. They also mark this day as a day of service.
People gather, black and white, and do a service of good works for someone in
need. The news showed different groups of people helping the elderly with
fences, yards, painting, and other projects they can no longer manage. Families hit by the recent flooding and fires were
helped with clean up and I am sure there were many other good works going on
even though it was not reported on the news. It is a nice concept to make the
day meaningful.
Our book this week at book club was To Kill a Mockingbird. A very fitting book since our meeting was on
MLK Day. I had not read that book since I
was about 12 and I had forgotten what a great story it is. I can see why it was
named the book of the century. I
certainly gained much more reading the book now than I did when I had to read
it in school. Our discussion at book
club was interesting since a few of the members lived in the deep south growing
up and experienced many of the prejudices of the times and the integration of
the blacks into the schools. Growing up in a small prairie town in the middle
of Canada with limited TV did not give me much exposure to the black culture
and the plight of the people during my early school years. Our world was very small back then by today standards and it was not until I was a teen was their more exposure to the larger and often harsh world. It is interesting to note that although our early
introduction to the black culture was so different all book club members seem to be at the
same place now with a more open mind and limited prejudices. We agreed that education and religious
backgrounds had a big part in how we view the world today. It was an interesting
evening with lots of discussion and everyone agreed the book was a great read.
I think I will down load the movie and watch it again….nothing like a good old Gregory
Peck movie.
On a different note, Brenda and Tom have arrived and are now
settled into their condo at Ocean village about 2 miles down the ocean road. I
have set them up with internet, email and Skype so those of you that want to
connect with them can go ahead. Tom also has Face Time and imessage for you Apple
users. We have been out with them a
couple of times and look forward to more fun ahead.
Better go catch some ZZZZ’s and finish this in the morning.
Pink…..the water this morning looks pink. The sun is rising
in the east turning the sky filled small puffy clouds pink and they in turn are
reflected in the mirrored water giving the illusion of pink water. Very cool!!
Hmmm….should of taken a picture. There are just little snippets of beauty
everywhere and sometimes you are lucky enough to catch the really rare ones.
It is shaping up to be a nice day so after my walk it will
be pool time again. There has been no aquasizes the past week as the mornings
have been to cool. Hopefully, these cooler nights will pass on and we can have
back our 20 degree C. mornings. (I am not
complaining though as it beats Manitoba weather.) In the mean time I walk in
the morning. I am sure missing my morning time in the pool though and my
morning pool pals. Boy, I never thought that I would be the one saying I was
missing the exercise. Perhaps I had better consider those yoga classes after
all.
Roger is off to paint with his paint club this morning at
the Fort Pierce State Park. He is really enjoying the club and it has given him
a whole new perspective to painting what you see. Tonight is jewelry making and tomorrow is Y Not
Wednesdays at the clubhouse. No wonder
the weeks fly by here with all the activities to take part in. I did put my
foot down at bowling league though, I am not a bowler and neither is Roger. Unfortunately
they do not do bumper bowling for adults so I guess we are out. lol. He is
getting better at bocce though so he can stick with that for now.
Well best get a move on here and head out for my walk before
it heats up to much outside. Take care
all and talk to you soon.
Carol
