Lisa and household had been spending Thanksgiving at Corey’s mother or father’s house in Cape Coral. An lodging in order that Robert and Ally may take part. Thanksgiving is a brief faculty vacation. The drive from Tallahassee to Key West horrendous. Cape Coral type of the mid level so Thanksgiving was to be spent there so Robert and Ally wouldn’t should drive a protracted distance twice in a brief time frame.
The most effective laid plans of mice and males…..It was to not be. Ally acquired sick a number of days in the past. Undecided what. Appeared like a heavy bout of the flu to her. Docs unsure what. She “died” for five days earlier than her abdomen considerably settled.
So Robert and Ally remained alone in Florida State in Tallahassee whereas Lisa, Corey and Corey’s mother and father did the vacation in Cape Coral. Corey’s Dad is in a tough method so the journey to Tallahassee wouldn’t have been in his finest pursuits.
I knew none of this until yesterday when Robert and Ally known as to want me a Completely satisfied Thanksgiving!
Robert rents a home in Tallahassee with some buddies. Ally rents an condo with another females. Robert and Ally had been at Ally’s condo. I acquired their story. Robert had been caring for Ally since she acquired sick. Drove her to the physician’s, acquired medicine a number of instances at Publix, commiserated and held her hand all through.
Yesterday she was feeling higher. Robert shopped and was cooking their Thanksgiving dinner at Ally’s condo. At Ally’s as a result of she had a dishwasher.
My grandson impressed me along with his culinary efforts. He had a small butt ham within the oven. He was heating stuffings, mashed potatoes, inexperienced beans and rolls. Additionally they had cranberry sauce.
Higher love hath no brother for a sister!!!
Caring for her, cooking for her.
Each indicated it appeared they had been the one college students left at Florida State. Lonely! Unusual!
We talked of many issues. Fairly some time until it was interfering with Robert’s cooking.
Nice youngsters! Love my grandchildren!
Some Key West objects.
The identify Michael Mulvaney ring a bell with you?
Mulvaney was Trump’s Director of the Workplace of Administration and Funds in Trump’s first time period. Then served Trump as performing White Home Chief of Workers.
He’s again in Trump’s new administration. I can not recall in what place. It was introduced this previous week.
I’ve talked about Mulvaney a number of instances over time. He’s a frequent customer to Key West. His father or father in legislation owns a condominium right here. He’s a quiet customer. Does what everybody else does when visiting. Walks, lays within the solar, naps and eats. Attracts no consideration to himself.
I’m correcting some details about our 96 gallon rubbish assortment carts. I wrote a number of days in the past they had been to be supplied freed from cost to unincorporated Monroe County. I famous no cities had been included. New info made out there immediately advises the 96 gallon carts shall be supplied the cities of Marathon, Key Colony Seaside and Layton.
What about the remainder of us? If I sound a bit pissed off, I’m. Rubbish assortment is pricey and is a part of actual property taxes. Waste Administration does an excellent job at rubbish assortment and is paid properly for its efforts. It has one drawback, nonetheless. The rubbish carts are abused within the assortment course of. By Waste Administration employees, not these of us who fill the pails. Typically somebody as I wants a brand new pail consequently. Good luck! Not free! Sixty 5 {dollars}!
Ought to all the time be free!
Key West was a booming city in 1884. In a single week alone starting 11/22/1884, 645,000 cigars, 14 bales of sponges, and 112 hides had been shipped from Key West to New York.
Quickly you’ll have to watch out what you say whereas in a automobile. Your automobile shall be listening.
Ford plans to show its vehicles into eavesdroppers and ad-spewing smartphones.
Ford not too long ago utilized for a patent for what it calls their “In-Automobile Commercial Presentation System.” It would bombard us with texts, messages in your middle server, and rubbish emails. The know-how additionally makes use of in-car microphones to take heed to passenger conversations and show focused commercials. And extra. Privateness issues out the window.
The Taliban required ladies in Afghanistan to put on burkas or different head to toe overlaying.
Jogged my memory of a narrative instructed me by my pal Anna’s son at a birthday banquet for me in Novara some years in the past. Her son was an engineer with a freeway building firm that did work throughout Europe, Asia and Africa. His work and place each an enormous deal!
He was overseeing the development of a freeway in Morocco. Anna came around. As quickly as she exited her airplane on arrival, he went as much as her with a burka and stated, “Put it on.”
Anna was an opinionated educated particular person liable to do what she needed. Nobody instructed her what to do, not even her son. She instructed her son, “No.” He responded, “Put it on or you may be instantly arrested.” From the tone of his voice and the look in his eyes she understood. She instantly put it on.
Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral has been restored. The devastation of the 2019 fireplace which gutted the Cathedral has been corrected. The Cathedral is scheduled to open to the general public December 7.
I’ve by no means been to Paris and doubt at my age I ever will. My loss I by no means visited one of many world’s best cities.
I recall having talked about a portion of what follows a few months in the past. The matter is within the information once more, together with some extra info.
Denny’s introduced it will likely be shutting down 150 of its eating places in then subsequent 12 months. That I reported earlier than. The brand new information is Denny’s can even be lowering its menu from 97 objects to 46.
Take pleasure in your day!