Hello from the FLORIDA PANHANDLE

We arrived at Eagle's Landing Campground at Holt on a Tuesday after spending the previous night in a Walmart because of heavy rain and storm. By time we got "our home" set up we found that we were too late to join Audrey's brothers for their usual Tuesday lunch. You can't tell from this picture , however, the campground is very green compared to Red Barn at Bushnell. It was very nice, clean and quiet. We enjoyed our two week stay there! The the best thing was being near relatives and being able to visit. Two of Audrey's brothers stopped by on Thursday and we had Grilled Chicken Salad together and a great visit. At their usual Tuesday lunch in Pensacola the next week, we joined them and a friend of my oldest brother's for another fun visit! We also stopped by their homes to visit. While at Audrey's oldest brother's we had to take some pictures of his Lego collections for our grandson's benefit . We had stopped at a yard sale with him and the temptation was too great, he had to buy more! He has a granddaughter from Chicago who also enjoys them. I believe it was his last trip to Chicago where they checked out a huge Lego display that he new about in advance. Now I'll be checking out Lego's at garage sales!! While in the panhandle of Florida, we went to see an art show at Valparaiso which turned out to be more crafts and fun and Heritage celebration , than art. We have not found any art that compared to what we saw at the show we went to in Mt. Dora, Florida. While on this trip to Valpariaso we stopped to shop at Santa Rosa Mall and I found a Bon Worth's store and had to change out my wardrobe! After that shopping spree I cleaned out the closet and took a garbage bag to Goodwill. That was a nice feeling. I found a Scrapbook store and stocked up on some paper at 5 cents a sheet. I couldn't do much more than that as I don't have storage space. We also tested out Blue Bell ice cream. Yum-m. We finished off that day at Red Lobster and took these pictures from the deck where we ate. We sure love this area along the Gulf. Before we finished the day, we stopped in Crestview so that Gary could check out a local car show . He never tires of them!! So I humor him as he humors my shopping! While in the panhandle, we also took a sailboat ride and I will share those pictures with you in the next Blog. Check it out!