Bicycle Ride Christmas Day

Holly and me at a bridge across a lagoon near the East Marsh at the Landings on Skidaway Island. Temperature on my bike thermometer was 81 degrees. Eat your heart out friends and relatives in Seattle, Kansas City, Chicago, Vail, Binghamton and Long Island, NY!

Holly breezing along on DeLegal Road at The Landings on a very warm Christmas Day!

Approximately 6,000 homes with mail boxes at The Landings are decorated with red ribbon and greenery, all we need is a little snow ONLY on these decorations!

Christmas lights at Holly's

Last year lights were strung in the Japanese Maple inside the fence in the garden. This year they were strung among the plants outside the fence. Here are two pictures of the results.

Holly's Birthday, Dec 11 2008

Holly, Linda and Janet "lighting" up candy cigarettes after dinner "smoke"

The beautiful table setting!

Linda and Holly before dinner

Holly and me. Holly was totally surprised!

Linda and I first talked about a surprise birthday party for Holly about 3 weeks ago, not long after returning from Long Island. While we would have liked to have invited more guest, we settled on some of closest friends that would be able to seat at Linda's (the host) dining room table, twelve great friends they have become!

I planned the menu of pork loin, creole eggs. Linda had friends bring a salad and hors d'oeuvres Linda added a very good cabbage veggie.

On my way to the Landings after finishing a trip out of town on business, I picked up a birthday cake I had ordered and took that by Linda and Kyle's on way to Holly's the afternoon of her birthday.

We were to stop by Linda and Kyle's for a drink on the way out to have dinner. Linda had the guest arrive early, they parked their cars at neighbors so no evidence of anyone but us stopping for a drink. Then we entered the house all the guest came out of the dark dinning room saying, 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY". Holly was totally surprised!!!

A great time was had by all!

Many, many thanks to Linda and Kyle Felt who's planning and good ideas were most appreciated and made this surprise party a booming success!!!!