January 17, 2021

A nice week for us (seeing friends from up north) except for Mary’s wrist when she fell. But it is

getting better.

Here our friends Ken, Cara and we make a video for Michael’s birthday while having lunch at this

nice crab house restaurant in Punta Gorda. It has a huge crab sculpture hanging from the ceiling.

Tom, who has a house in the next town over- dines outdoors with us at one of our local restaurants.

Tom built his house near our first subdivision project in Litchfield 20 years ago.

The 3rd set of friends from our old town: Larry and Carol hosted us at their home near Siesta Key.

They bough a lot from us in 2005 and plan to build another CT home to go with their FL home.

Here is the fruit they served us. Can you match up the name with the fruit?

Please email me because we really do not know! Ignore the shrimp and asparagus.

Red fruit Bread fruit Mamey Leecheys with hair Dragon fruit red and yellow Sapote Jack fruit Star fruit

The obvious Star Fruit was picked by Carol from a neighbor’s tree.

Second picture shows some of the fruit cut up- all delicious.

There are still some real emails, like this from Rich to Gerry and us: Hey hey, Bro - - a very Happy Birthday wish to you. Hope you go out and come close to "Overdosing on Buttered Lobster." Ha! //// Wow, Urban Meyer, ex-Ohio State Football Coach, signing on to Coach the Jacksonville Jaguars with the Number #1 pick in the draft. Do I see and hear Treavor Lawrence, the Clemson standout QB buying a ticket to Jacksonville Fl? You Betcha, I do!!! The thing about that QB or any great one, the Vikes screw them up - - don't know how to build a team around them. We know that Coach Meyer knows how. One thing, he had to quit Ohio State for health reasons, presumably, his Heart. Playing a game of chance of Croaking during this coaching stint. //// Peter, oh Peter, two NFL playoff games where you have "skin in the games!" The "Betting Line" that I read has Buffalo with a 2 pt. win and the Buccaneers with a 1 pt. upset over New Orleans. Rest assured, Peter, that NO's is talented. What "tripped my trigger" about the Saints is that xxxxx Coach, Sean Payton, who back about 5 years ago, when playing the Vikings, it came out that he had a hit list of sums of money offered for taking out, the QB, a Great Receiver or running back etc. no matter how dirty a play, it was. This was back when the NFL didn't have the stringent protections for QB's. He's a xxxxxx..!! That Billionaire Owner, of the Saints, Gayle Benson, bought their teams way out of that scandal. Good luck, Peter on the Bills and Buccaneers winning this weekend!!! I have been playing more golf. I never heard these two Bing Crosby golf songs before. Did you? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9hqQ6Yqepo Tomorrow’s my Lucky Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDkV_41qEVM Straight down the middle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9hqQ6Yqepohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDkV_41qEVM

The new mobility mat walkway for wheelchairs on our beach:

Peter