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I would love to see a pic of your favorite pedestrian and her buggy full of white dogs!

I hope that dream becomes a reality for you DD! What a great snowbird destination and sounds like DH is just as in love with Brazil as you are!

Greetings Peeps Peps and Pups

Kind of overcast today but dry. I think the rain starts again in a couple of days. That is winter here - rain or no rain. I made it to the gym and did my waddling and then went to the studio for a bit. I am grateful to have that place as a hang out. Always something going on and new art to look at. More remodeling has occurred. After that I stopped at the pharmacy where I saw my favorite local pedestrian - a middle aged woman in a leopard hat and hazard vest pushing an old fashioned baby buggy with 6 white dogs on leashes. One is a standard poodle and the others are little westies and other little foo foo dogs. After years of seeing this group I finally got to see what is in the pram - another little white dog. Fun.

And speaking of fun, DD you guys are having a blast. What a gift to have international family. Is Brazil generally safe and stable? Sounds like a good place to spend more time.

CC there are no fights quite like those of home owners (said the retired lawyer). The angry board member no doubt is embarrassed for being busted and that often turns to anger. But it will pass. Too bad you had to be in the middle of it. Life is too short for some BS.

More deer Liz! So they have deer crossing markers or are the deer just everywhere. Glad it was warm enough for ocean swim. More tiki?

Bonnie 150 good to hear from you. So what if Christmas stuff is not down. Who made those rules?

So my camellia bush is blooming!!!! It sits in a spot where I can't easily see it out the window so every year is a surprise. I should have planted it elsewhere but oh well. I put that in fairly soon after we moved here and it did not bloom at all for 6 or 7 years and I wondered if it was mislabeled. pictures maybe later.

DH brought home fish and chips so that is dinner. Yeah CC sugar and carbs are killer and I swear some of us are more impacted by them than others. Anymore it is the carbs I crave more than sugar which I attribute to vsg.

Diane S

I hope it goes okay with the fellow board member. They of all people should understand a rule needs to be followed and set an example. I'm sure her dogs are exemplary, but the rule doesn't say good dogs can be off leash.

We told my Aussie sister we would meet up with her in Australia next winter. She spends 4 - 6 months there every year. But yes, we do want to come back here, and maybe stay longer! Maybe an air BnB at the beach for a month or two? We don't know though if we can afford 2 big international trips, so maybe Brazil will have to wait until 2028? It's a good problem to have. But we are seriously considering that this will be our snowbird option for as long as we can travel.