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Showing posts with label winter escape. Show all posts
Showing posts with label winter escape. Show all posts

Monday, February 5, 2018

Midwinter R and R

The house/cat sitter has been arranged and will be here in a week. The packing will start soon and the anticipation of a warm getaway is in my thoughts. We've had way too much really cold weather this winter and I'm ready for a change!

Sorry Guy, you and Dot have to keep our house sitter entertained!


I'll be closing down my Etsy shop for a few weeks for some rest and relaxation. I'm going somewhere warm and hopefully sunny.


Trading ice castles for sand castles!





I'll be back posting sometime in March. For many of you, the signs of spring will already be arriving. Winter for us here in Minnesota lasts till May!










I'll try and drop in on your blogs when I have time. 
Here's where I'll be,  in a chair like this sipping on a cool refreshing cocktail .... ahhh....

Bye for now, see you in a few weeks!
Diane

Monday, March 14, 2016

Tropical Delights

Things are almost back to normal here.  You may have wondered what happened to me, well I slipped away for a couple of weeks to a warmer climate.  It was nice to relax and breath in the fresh salt air and listen to those lovely waves crashing upon the shore.



This year we traveled to the East side of Florida and flew into Fort Lauderdale where we spent a couple of days.  It was a warm, sunny and very windy day, but the color of the water was brilliant blue and the sand like sugar!



I had to get a photo of this guy while we were there. I had forgotten how large Olas the Sandman was. He stands at least 20 foot tall. The next day we drove north to Hutchinson Island and the Jensen Beach area.




Our room overlooked the ocean and I caught a glorious sunrise on Hutchinson Island.




These little shorebirds were adorable and ran in 'gangs' up and down the beach looking for food.
















Even the public restrooms in the park were fun and artistic! I loved this mosaic of the mermaid and dolphins!




We visited friends up the coast toward Fort Pierce where they keep a seasonal live aboard sailboat. They showed us more of the lovely beaches and parks in the area.



This beach was strewn with loads of seashells and again the water was gorgeous!  It was a beautiful escape from the same white and brown winter we've been having.

We really didn't do anything on this trip other than visit with our friends, eat tons of seafood and the occasional piece of Key Lime Pie... oh and there were a few Margaritas, Beers and Hurricanes in the mix too! No photos of those though, sometimes when you are enjoying your life, you don't stop to take photos!



Now things are getting back to normal and it even looks like Spring is on its way!  The taxes are in the mail to our tax accountant and we can relax!

I'll be back soon with another post and will be catching up with all of you as soon as I can!

Have a fantastic week!
~~~~ Diane ~~~~