For those of you following this blog, you know when things start slow and easy, it’s time for us to do at least one thing: wash clothes.We hauled everything that need washing; clothes, sheets and towels to the campground laundermat. This time we had three loads, and at $1.75 per load plus $1.00 per load for drying, these events are costing close to $10. It was still Africa-hot here in Florida, but fortunately the laundermat was air-conditioned.
I stayed with the laundry as it was going through its machinations, finishing reading the book, “Heathsouth: The Wagon to Disaster”, written by the accountant for the company that started cooking the books to meet Wall Street’s expectations. Healthsouth was based in Birmingham, Alabama. I borrowed the book from my mother-in-law Helen and wanted to give it to my brother-in-law Frank before I left Orlando.
When the laundry was finished, it was time to find a local Wal*Mart to load up on groceries and supplies. I used to think all Wal*Marts are arranged pretty similarly so I would know my way around. Not this time. So what should have been a 20 minute excursion turned into a 60 minute diversion.
Later that afternoon we head back over to Chris and Frank’s home to barbecue steaks that Marianne still had frozen from California. We also brought our criminals, Molly and Coco, aka Frick and Frack. With the big yard, the dogs would once again be able to romp and chase each other.
Frank grilled the steaks to perfection, Chris cooked up the tasty accoutrements, and we dined in fine style.
After dinner Chris brought out a blueberry Jello dessert that was delicious.
And into the evening we reminisced about old times as well as the future.
But a new trend was developing: no rain. For the first time we were in Florida we weren’t rained on all day. We’ll see how long that lasts!
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