Okay - it's time to play catch up! I apologize for the long delay - but we've been rather busy. Our trip down was great - the weather was fine and the temperatures comfortable. When we arrived in Florida on December 27th it was in the nineties. We spent two days in St. Augustine - and we had a wonderful time exploring the historic district. We walked there and then to the shopping area and then back to the hotel - so I didn't carry the camera with me. It is a great place to visit and if you are ever there during the Christmas season - take the lights tour on the trolley - it is well worth the low cost of a ticket. On the 29th we arrived ...........
...... at the Comfort Inn close to the villa, where we would spend the next three nights.
We were all content to snuggle into bed that night, knowing that soon we would be in our winter beds at the villa. The next day...
....... we stopped in at the villa to visit with little Ollie and his parents, Joe & Clare. He is really cute and reminded me of Munchie at that age with his big, blue eyes! I did get an opportunity....
....... to have a chat with him. His Uncle Bobbie took this picture...
....... and then he spent some time introducing me to his new toy. He just got this beautiful new HP laptop with a touch screen - I'm jealous! Oh well - my next laptop. Bob is a charming young man and I always enjoy visiting with him. Later that same day, Joe, Clare and little Oliver left for the airport to return to the UK. On New Years' Eve, we met up with David, Allison and Bob to head over to Disney World to watch the fireworks. When we arrived at the villa....
... we were enchanted by all the Christmas lights at the front of the house - my night-time shots are not so great with the little camera - but you can see why we were intrigued with "our" villa. It looked quite amazing. We were also invited for dinner with our owners before they left. It was delicious and we enjoyed the time to just visit....
.... get a picture of Bob filming me on the movie gizmo he took to the fireworks to film, and chat before they too headed back to the UK - which meant that we could move into the villa! We stopped by....
.... "our" Publix to pick up some staples and a lottery ticket.
We had some really good fish and chips at a new restaurant Allison and David recommended - thanks!
A couple of days after they arrived safely back home in the UK, I received this adorable photo of little Oliver dressed in the outfit I had knit and given him while we visited in Florida - where it was far too hot for him to try it on! Isn't he a cutie?!? More news in the next post, to fill you in on what we've been doing since.
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