HERE WE GO AGAIN--

Today Sue and I launched ourselves on the first day of the rest of our lives.

We are headed to Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, OH where granddaughter Brittany will be awarded her graduate degree in occupational therapy--the very first day of her new life as well. 

From there we will continue south for our second winter of snow-birding in Vero Beach, Florida.

The blog may be silent for awhile.  Consider us on vacation if that happens.

I have selected my favorite pictures of the year and they are in the queue to be published on the 28th and the 31st.

Meanwhile we will be trundling along with our next planned stop being in Jacksonville, FL to say hello to my daughter TJ and family.

From there we may spend a couple of days in St. Augustine.  Founded in 1565 it is the oldest continually occupied European settlement in the US.

While we will enjoy our unhurried pace of travel we also are anxious to rejoin our very special friends Dick and Dee Weeks from Syracuse, NY who are waiting for us in Vero Beach--along with long-time Bellville friends Dick and Jan Shafer and Duane and Jerri Maxwell; with whom we will be spending Christmas day this year.

Yes, life has been bountiful in many ways and I am thankful to be blessed with marvelous friends, good health and abundant energy with which to continue its celebration.

Can you see me whistling as Sue and I meander along hand-in-hand sharing a devilish wink from time to time.

We hope you will stay tuned.