In March 2006, Mom and Dad came down for a few weeks of fun and relaxation in
the sun. Heavy on the relaxation. We did a bunch of fun things too, from eating
out to renting a pontoon boat and gator sighting on the St. John's River. Here's
some of the evidence.
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Relaxing in the living room after a "welcome meal." This
picture is also proof that the
folks did make it to Florida. |
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Dad, Mom, Tom, and I at
Chef Henry's Cafe where we had an outstanding Central European meal.
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Fortunately, I had some pierogi left in the freezer since Christmas,
and we enjoyed them as an appetizer for dinner one night. Yumm! I
like to cook them like potstickers, and server with bacon and onion,
with a few trimmings |
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This is breakfast.... a potato bacon and cheese frittata. Yummy, for
sure |
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Mom found some material and sewed bathroom curtains from me. They
are great and exactly fit in with the "tropical and fish" theme and the
colors of the newly repainted master bathroom |
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Me. At
Wekiwa Springs Park. |
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A view of the spring and surrounding area at
Wekiwa Springs State
Park. |
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Tom with the folks, relaxing. |
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Enjoying the pontoon ride along the beautiful and scenic St. John's
River. |
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Yes, Dad is keeping an eye on that gator. |
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Spanish Moss drapes many of the trees along the river. |
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Do you think Dad and Tom were enjoying themselves? |
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Enjoying the day..... |
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....and still enjoying the day. |
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Mom just had to pick up one of these little buggers..... |
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Actually, this gator was a good 12 or so feet long. He did not
seem too afraid of us, but then again, he was back a ways on the bank,
basking in the warm sunlight. |
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Mom and Dad, enjoying the day and the ride. |
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More St. John's River scenery. |
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Enjoying the day some more. (Can you tell we had a really, really,
... REALLY good time??!? |
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More river scenes. |
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Mom and Dad at Big Tree Park in front of "The Senator"--the USA's
oldest Bald Cypress tree. It's about 3500 years old. Makes all of us
feel a lot younger. |
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Mom and Dad in front of Lake Rowena, enjoying a day at the beautiful
botanical gardens at Harry P. Leu
Gardens (botanical park) in Orlando (more below). |
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An artist has their easel set up and is painting the scene at Leu
Gardens. I thought this was an interesting shot. |
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We went to George Cohen's surprise 75th birthday party. He was sure
surprised. Lots of family entertainment and gag gifts. Here you see Pat
and George, his brother Seymour, cousin Harry, and the kids and
grandkids. |
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Here you see the kids and grandkids performing a skit. They were
quite the entertainers and had fun "roasting" George. |
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