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I have been following this story here in SoFlo, it doesn't seem right after how much time and service he has apparently given to this church. How was this not known until now? Mary

@Heartgrove condolences to you and your family at the loss of your sister. I'm sure your visit brought her peace in her last days. Mary

No words for this!

Good morning everyone from a hazy but calm SoFlo. @kazu great to see you posting again. Love your flower pictures, miss the spring flowers living in SoFlo. Looking forward to the drink recipe, I had a jalapeno margarita on Royal that was really good, I like spicy food but DH does not so I indulge on cruises! Nothing planned for today, maybe down to the pool this afternoon. Prayers for those who need them at this time and to those on the celebration list enjoy! Mary

Thank you for posting this. DH has mobility issues and needs an electric scooter to get around. On the last cruise he was having flare ups of some of his other medical issues and spent most of his time in the stateroom. As of now we do not have any cruises booked and I think we need to evaluate future vacation plans. I solved the moving heavy chair in the dining room by moving the table away so he could sit down and then sliding the table towards him. Fortunately we had a table for two!! The waitstaff was surprised by my ingenuity and told him I was very smart. Obviously couldn't do that with a large table. A few years ago we took his 92 year old mother on a cruise but brought a full time aide to help with her. It was a memorable cruise as all of the care was not on one person and we all got some free time. It is very hard when there is only one caregiver.

Good afternoon everyone, I've been following but not posting the last couple of days. Busy with medical appointments for DH, it seems it's always something! I had my 6 month skin check as scheduled today and did not have to have any areas biopsied YEAH. Just got home as the rain started so I'm getting caught up with chores at home until the rain stops. Best wishes to everyone Mary

@ger_77 As many of you know, over the past number of years I've knit toques almost every evening for distribution to inner city schools. Well I had a bunch of baby yarn given to me, but it was too fine to make toques, so I've got a new focus. I joined a provincial group "Prairie Blankets For Angels Volunteers" and am knitting blankets for "babies born sleeping", stillborn babies. When you think of it, they have to be buried in something, why not make it something nice and soft. There are 3 sizes we can make, 5", 10", and 20" square. I've already got a number of the 5 and 10 inch sizes done, and look forward to teaching myself how to crochet tiny angel wings to put on them. this is amazing that you are doing this, brought tears to my eyes reading it.. Mary

www.iflyea.com Not the original Eastern but flying currently!

Sid, the weather forecast is locking OK for tomorrow. We had some sun and blue skies late afternoon today. Check it out in the morning when you arrive, Mary

Good morning everyone from a very soggy SoFlo. It was raining all night, however the winds were light. Looking at the local news this morning there is flooding especially in downtown Miami as usual. Skies out my window are very gray and it's still raining. I haven't been downstairs to check the roads or garage, will go in a little bit. Don't think I'm going to walk to get my cortadito and empanada this morning. Weather should start clearing up around noon, hopefully the forecast is correct. Wishing everyone a great weekend, Mary

Good morning everyone from a wet and gloomy SoFlo, it started raining here a few hours ago but the heavy rain is not forecast until this afternoon. Only June 3 and under a tropical storm warning. Flooding seems to be the main danger with this storm. I have moved the balcony furniture inside just in case. Hopefully by Sunday it will be past us and we keep power on, I've got movies to watch!! Hope everyone has a great weekend and stays safe. Mary

Sorry to hear this, hopefully you will recover quickly. Mary

Great news, have a great night's sleep hopefully pain will be slight

@dfish Wishing you an uncomplicated and successful surgery today, travels await! Mary

They work great, we have a set in the bedroom and living room. Easy to set up and use.

@0106 @summer slope perfect description of my life with DH and his hearing issues!! He "forgot" to bring his hearing aids on the last cruise, but was very pleased that he remembered the batteries that he forgot the time before! When I come back from running errands he is usually watching the TV with the volume turned up painfully loud (at least to me) TV ears are the best invention ever. M

Good morning everyone from a rainy SoFlo. We had big thunderstorms for an hour last evening but it looks like it might clear up later today. My dog care days are over for now, so I'm going to clean up today, its amazing how much mess a dog can create with his beds and toys! If the weather clears up I'm going to watch the parade nearby. otherwise a quiet day at home.. Thinking of those who gave so much so we can enjoy our lives now. M

Good morning everyone, Just a quick post as I have been busy since I returned from my cruise last Sunday with family issues and also needed to emergently dog sit for a cousin. Although I haven't posted I have been reading every day, the Daily always is "go to" for me. For some reason this week I didn't want to post, just wanted to get get through things by myself. On previous occasions I have found the support of this group very welcoming and hopefully those who have shared both good and bad in their lives have also felt this support from the group. Even though I have never met you I feel like I know you and look forward to continue to share in your lives and Travels. Mary

As always I enjoy your descriptions of your food and drink in Miami. Photos of street art were amazing, you have such a great eye for composition. Looking forward to rest of your report. Mary

Many years ago(1995) I was on the Celebration when it caught fire in the engine control room. 2 days at sea with no power until Ecstasy came to rescue us. We had to transfer via lifeboat and were assigned same cabin number on both ships. No effort was made to transfer to like cabins. Luggage was delivered to cabins. We couldn't bring any bags onto lifeboat with us. This should be a much easier process to organize as passengers can walk from one ship to another and appear to still have power to hotel operations.