Going away for the winter doesn't get any easier, as a matter of fact as time goes by, it gets harder.
The good thing about getting home is that Steve picks me up at the airport, we bring my travel bag and laptop up to my condo, take a look around and see that everything is ship-shape and then go to the supermarket for the staples.
My Plant is Gorgeous
Image: Mom's New Plant
What a surprise he had for me!
For many years now he and Carol have been the caretakers of a large plant that needed looking after while I am gone.
Before I left for Florida they took a sickly looking plant home with them. We all wondered if it was going to survive. They both have "a green thumb" but sometimes no matter what you do, the time comes and you just can't save it.
Well, that time came and what do you know, he brought me the most gorgeous plant, bigger and better than the old one ever was!!
I was living in a dump but didn't know it!
Image: Mom's Home!
When I opened the door to my place and looked around, every room looked terrific, I exclaimed to Steve, "I was living in a dump but didn't know it!" He said, "Ma that would make a great post, write that down so you'll remember just what you said."
So that's what prompted this post.
My rental in Florida is comfortable, but the furnishings are from a past era. The development is one of the oldest around. It's not Boca!
The condo is located near family and friends, near the movies, restaurants, community center, library - you name it, it's all there for me!
Goes to show you, looks aren't everything, it's what you do with what you have that counts!!