Sunday afternoon and I write from the condominium.  I have been enjoying a Spanish language reader.  Anne a popular novel.  We encouraged Mom and Dad to go to the pool, but though Mom wanted to go, Dad did not.  They went to church this morning with Rose.  Seems one outing a day is more than enough for them now.  Anne and I went separately to the Unitarian church after I made a fine Sunday breakfast for everybody this morning.

So go days here.  Yesterday started off slowly, but we took Mom and Dad to one of the beaches along the Sanibel Island causeway where they sat for about an hour before Dad decided he was cold.  Returning we first stopped at the new restaurant, S.S. Hooker, just before the toll booth.  We ordered three soups and a BLT sandwich for Dad.  He shared the fries provided with the sandwich that made the lunch more than large enough for all of us.  Then we stopped at the home of friends, Joe and Liz.  Anne called them on the cell phone and they came out and chatted through the car windows.  With the cool weather they have seldom been to the pool, and we less often.  We enjoyed the chat and returned to our condo. 

Last week was a hard one for us.  We lost Anne's best friend, Jane, and joined the memorial service on Thursday before taking Mom and Dad out for their 71st wedding anniversary dinner.  What a bittersweet day of celebration.  Mom and Dad did not do well at the dinner.  Both were suffering minor ailments.  Less and less of recent events is becoming engraved in their memories as their short-term memory fades.

Still, they enjoy the little joys and we endeavor to provide them.  Last evening we watched The Philadelphia Story with them.  Even that was a bit too complicated.  I'm sure they have seen it before, but they could not keep straight who was whom.  We at least appreciated this old film with so many words, unlike modern grunt movies.

The Florida weather has been grand as always.  Yes there are some cool and breezy days, but compared to Yankee-land, it is great.  I don't look forward to return to Pennsylvania next week, but do look forward to going to San Francisco the week after that.  Find out how son, Alex, is doing.  Hope there is not another "pineapple express" during our stay.

We look forward to Rob's arrival next weekend.  We'll stay a day or two after that to share his company and let him settle into care for Mom and Dad.  Then we will end our stay and start north, probably stopping to bird here and there.  In no hurry, we may enjoy our journey back into winter.