Author Archives: Barry

TGIF

I am (obviously) running out of titles! The weather here is way too predictable, another hot sunny 80F day …… yawn!! It was laundry / crafts morning for Lyn. While she was doing that I tried to tweak the satellite … Continue reading

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Lights and Sirens

Another lazy day in the warm Florida sunshine! About mid morning, we heard sirens on the highway, but instead of going by they got louder then stopped. A couple of minutes later a fire truck pulls up across the road … Continue reading

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Death by Shopping …or How OJ is made

Wasn’t sure which title to use, so both can do the job. Had my Wednesday morning game of bowls, it was actually an interesting and close game, now that we are close to leaving I seem to have got the … Continue reading

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The Great Hike

Just to keep my sister happy, there will be no mention of food in this entry!! This morning we just hung around doing odd jobs, then after lunch  1PM we headed south to a conservation area to follow one of … Continue reading

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Wrong Free!

Continued working on the rearview camera set up this morning. Like most gadgets the concept is simple, implementation is more difficult. The camera came in a housing the mounts to the licence plate This gave a couple of problems as … Continue reading

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Sunday …..

No change in the weather, life is good. This is a long weekend down here in celebration of Presidents day, not sure what they do, but there’s free cherry pie in the club-house tomorrow. Spent some time setting up my … Continue reading

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Weekend Rest

Another hard week has passed, and the week-end is upon us, time to relax. Another warm day of clear blue skies and temperatures in the high 70’s. Started off the day with a few essential repairs, the TV remote required … Continue reading

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Eating Out

Yet another warm sunny day, life is so tough! Today was laundry and shopping day. While Lyn was busy doing the laundry I was putting a new antenna together. You may remember when we were in Georgia I put up … Continue reading

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Air Boating

Another warm day in sunny Florida, seems they have got their act together weather wise for the next few days. Today we headed out to Captain Fred’s for an air boat ride. For those who don’t know an air boat … Continue reading

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Summer Returns

Mostly sunny with high of 78F today, life is good. Wednesday has become bowls day for me, getting the hang of the game now, must have been the lesson I got in Portugal!! With the return of the warm weather … Continue reading

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