Category: Roger and Shirley’s Florida escape!

St. Patty Potluck! March 15th.

(Note:  I have a bunch of stuff to post—we’ve been busy!  To save me some time and effort here, here’s the text and pics to be posted in our parks, Pescara Lake Tidings, newsette). As hosts, Shirley and I extend our thanks and gratitude to the special people who helped make our first potluck (AKA [...]

A frog walks into a bank…

…and asks to talk to a loan officer. The clerk directs him to Patricia Wack. Ms Wack asks the frog how she could help him. The frog replies that he would like a loan. Ms Wack asks if he has any collateral. The frog replies ” why yes, I have this little porcelain leprechaun and [...]

At 100, Mom Takes a Dip!

Well, we finally talked Mom into joining us in the pool rather than just being a spectator.  I don’t think she’s ready for synchronized swimming yet, but she enjoyed the warm water in the pool here in our park at Pescara Lake Community in Bradenton, FL.  At 100-years-old, she stills takes to the water like [...]

Pier 22.

Friday night we wanted to look for a new place to dine with Mom.  Shirley surfed the waterfront venues and came up with Pier 22 on the Manatee River,  just a short drive from home (click here > http://www.pier22dining.com/).  We have been dining in waterfront restaurants while in Florida, even though many good places with [...]

Old Friends (and I mean ’0ld’!) From Two Rivers Pay Visit…

I’ve known Don Stangel for decades; known him since I was in about 4th or 5th grade; he’s six years my senior; I’m 63; that makes him…!   But, by golly, he doesn’t act his age!  He always had the coolest cars back then including my favorite, Corvettes—still has the ’65 convertible he bought new stored [...]