Day 5

March 2 Friday
Started out the day with a home spun breakfast at Steve and Mary Ann A.. We then went on a little stroll through the neighborhood; it sure is neat to see the palms and other southern plants. The weather is off and on rain and somewhat cool.
During the walk we went into an active cemetery for blacks. It is in the subdivision but accessed from outside via a path. Because of its location it is hard to get too. It is quaint but run down, there are some headstones, some concrete markers and small metal name plaques. The vault lids are lying on the ground; suspect that the vault itself is buried directly beneath the lid and not six feet down like ours, not much concern about frost line down here. This cemetery needs attention and if in any of our towns I would think a scout troop would pick it up. Think the name of it is Stanton cemetery.
Lunch was at one of “The Villages” restaurant, had one of the best Ruben’s I have had since the old days at the Kaiserhoff. Steve thought that I should have a jacket so he tried to make me wear Homer (the jacket) and then tried to make me buy one. Well I didn’t and we continued to drive around the “Villages” complex looking at the differently aged areas, ranging from double wide’s to some monsters. Also took a look at the blue tarps from the tornado damage of a couple weeks ago, six or so mile from there home.
It was 4 pm and time for our afternoon nap. Upon wakening we had wine and appetizers. I mention the crescent roll wrapped cocktail weenies that can be made ahead and frozen. Take out what’s needed and bake on a sheet pan for 20 minutes at 350deg. Another wine and it is time to go to dinner.
We went up the road of this subdivision to their restaurant. The grouper Steve and I had was just delicious, his broiled and my Cajun blackened. Mary Ann had shrimp and Shirleen had salmon. We skipped dessert because of the obvious consumption of the day.
Back home we sat down for a while and watched TV and talked. Steve and I headed our own ways to the sack before the gals.