Awake: 7:40am Temp 71 sleep 6+55 sunny-breezy overnight @ Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Before lunch, we drive (6) miles to the Fort Lauderdale Beach; park the car & walk north along Atlantic Blvd while watching people eat lunch on the sidewalk cafés on one side & ogling some of the beach ladies toward the Atlantic Ocean.
We were curious about the Bonnet House, Museum & Gardens. It was advertised as "stepping back in time to a period of gracious living, charm & whimsy." Try as we might, we could not find a true entrance to this huge mansion; we could see portions of the building as we circled the area but every entrance was either blocked or locked.... & so we gave up.
After that disappointment, we reversed our trail somewhat & spent some time checking out more yachts docked in the Intracoastal Waterway just off of Seabreeze Blvd. A cool breeze off the Atlantic Ocean kept us comfortable throughout the afternoon. I bet we covered a good (5) miles on foot today.
This time, we left the area about 3:40pm, staying ahead of the rush hr traffic; one stop @ Winn Dixie for Organic Milk, fresh asparagus & bananas, then home @ 4:20.
Katrina calls & talks with Kathy: the Dr's evaluation of Katrina's enlarged lymph nodes was "folliculitis" possibly caused from shaving with a dull razor or from a hot tub. Not serious now, but, of course, she should watch for changes. They obviously talked about other things as they were on the phone over an hour.
Nick calls while walking home from work on a very cold evening: it's Kathy's turn to talk & get caught up on happenings at Isilon & Nick's travel to the Bay area of CA & his next trip to Houston, TX. On the home front: Jerry still has a cold & Nick & Eriko are working on getting him on a more scheduled nap/nighttime sleep schedule.
Dinner: Tuna steak, asparagus, brown rice & tomato slices.
Zack calls from Seattle: we discuss his Camry & the question of: how much money does one pour into a used car to make it road-worthy without going overboard on the expense...vs. buying a newer pre-owned car, selling the old car & living happily ever after? We tossed this subject around for a good (40) min.
Late movie: "Mr. Deeds goes to Town" with Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft, Lionel Stander, Douglass Dumbrille, Mayo Methot, etc. Cooper is Longfellow Deeds, who inherits (20) million dollars &wants to give it all away to needy people. Arthur is appealing as the hardboiled big-city reporter who tries to figure out what makes him tick. Capra won his 2nd Oscar for this irresistible film. 1936. Superb, heartwarming, outstanding, etc. This one goes to the top of our list.
Lights out: 11:05pm
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