We had hoped to have visits with several friends from Salem and Canada who are now along the Gulf Coast, but many have had flu to deal with. Thus we have stayed home more than we had intended. However, last Thursday we went to
Bartow, FL to visit with friends, Diane and Bob, from Salem for a second visit since we have been here. We had a wonderful visit and had beautiful weather for the trip. I did remember to take pictures of the back patio

and flower gardens with Diane's Gnomes

which I forgot to take on the last visit. It is such a pretty and restful setting.
Bob has turned his storage shed into a very handy (and neat) work room. He loves it and spends a lot of time there. However, Bob has decided to return to the north even though winter really is not over. So he will fly out on the tenth. Diane is not ready to make this change and suffer from the breathing difficulties that she has while in the north. So her girls will fly south later in the spring and drive back with her. We will probably not see you again until we are all in Ohio for the summer. Take care.
I wanted to let the rest of you know that you will not be hearing from us by Blog for at least three weeks, as the plans are now. I will be flying north on Monday and Gary will be staying here with the
motorhome while I check in on my brother to see how he is doing, to see if I can do anything for him. I will appreciate your prayers during this time. Keep checking in. The best to you all until I am back on the computer again!