Yes, the first month of the “trifecta” season — January, February and March — is finished. We should not be sad about this. It was a great month! Not just because we had some terrific activities that kept us all hopping in a literal sense, but mainly we missed the white monster up north. You know — snow — that wonderful thing that makes all those Christmas Day pictures so scenic. That lad, senor El Nino, has just promoted Florida to a premier senior destination this season. Even if we do not speak Spanish, we appreciate the translation and snowbirds were spared. Hooray for no snow plows.
(Photos courtesy of Ian Marwick)
January was a hectic month as usual with this season’s activities in full swing, but all the specials topped the cake. Highlights were the park breakfast, karaoke, ice cream social, rec hall sale, potluck dinner, Friday music jams, turkey shoot, hot dog lunch, and the yummy pie and cake auction (which broke the record at $740), and the Chef Phil annual chili supper, the one event where you can enjoy it now and again next morning. Another senior special, double the pleasure for the same price!
On another note, hectic aptly describes our park team of Judy, Dan and Jeremy with our park happily busting at the seams. We all notice the energy and dedication they expend to keep the wheels turning. Next time they go by while serving us, wave, give them a smile and throw a thank you. Thanks, we do appreciate all the effort.
And now, the spring event that drives the sensible person crazy was just completed. It can be called mini-golf. It can be called redneck golf. Or, the easy description is goofy golf. What can be said. More than 145 crazy residents participated in our version of ‘Tom Foolery,’ on a track that covered the entire park, in three hours in clothing that any mother would send you to the woodshed for. Our team accounting firm of “Beatem and Cheatem” is diligently pouring over the score cards now to finalize the winners. It is a purely a vicious rumor that for some reason the “goofy” team has absconded with the proceeds and took off for Buffalo. Stay tuned next week for the real story.
By Ian Marwick (the happy scribe)
Published February 10, 2016
