Finally.....

........ we are getting things sorted out, cleaned up, and back to normal.  Firstly, Poppa is fine - no need to worry.  So - to get back to where I left off....

..... on April 8th, Poppa started packing things into the car (that's his golf clubs at the front of the picture).

As I got things ready, I lined them up in the front entrance - this was the second-from-last load of stuff to be packed - some phone wires, yarn, and of course, some knitting!

This was the very last load to go to the car!

We spent the first couple of nights at the Comfort Inn close to the villa, so we could visit with our owners, David and Allison.  We went out for supper at an English-Style Fish and Chip restaurant and had lots of fun.  Allison was going to knit some pears (yes - the fruit) for a WI event in the UK - which for some reason struck us all as amusing!  Greetings to them and thanks for a good time!  During the day..........

........ Poppa and Squeegie took a few minutes to do some jigsaw puzzles on the tablet - kept them busy and quiet - so Taffy and I could watch CNN and do some knitting.  We finished off....

....... this pair of socks.  These were our "in-the-car" project for most of last summer and into our stay in Florida - and finally got finished on our way home!

Another night in another hotel - a Day's Inn in Whytheville, VA.  It wasn't as nice as the Comfort Inn in Florida, but we were tired and slept well!  The next day found us at Munchie's house about 4pm - so we had a quick visit and decided we could make it the rest of the way home before too late and we headed north!  By the time we were home Taffy and I had .....

.... finished another pair of socks.  We had started these before we left Florida, so they were also partly done!  I have already had some blog readers choosing socks, and the rest of the group will be receiving an e-mail soon!  But.........

......... for now - we are home!  Taffy and I have already made a couple of trips to the grocery store to pick up some things for meals.  As you can see, Taffy rides up with me in my little shopping cart and she loves going to the store!  As you can also see - she needs her winter coat up here in Canada - but not her hat and mitts - so the weather isn't too bad!