2019 Florida family trip – part 6, visiting friends near Tampa, town of murals
Since we’re having a longer visit with Brian and Jana this time, we decided to take a couple of days and drive over to the Tampa area and first see...
2019 Florida family trip – part 7, grandsons’ costumes
After our quick trip to the other side of Florida, we made it back in time to say goodnight to the grands (and their parents). They showed us their outfits...
2019 Florida family trip – part 8, Starbucks outside, boys playing, and time to leave
When I’m in Alpharetta, I know I can sit outside in the morning at Starbucks when the temperature is above 70 degrees. Finally today was that day in Stuart. Brian...
truck saga – part 1, Lake City: unplanned “visit” to Dodge dealer
We’re on our way to south Florida to see Brian, our middle son, and his family. We started hearing a weird sound just after passing the Georgia state line. Long...
truck saga – part 3, Lake City: playing tourist and lunch out
On Thursday we drove out to a local state park that was the site of the largest civil war battle in Florida. We’ve seen a lot of these sites over...