What a night!! It was crisp and chilly but not bone chilling. The stars were out. A good thing too because I went on a sleigh ride tonight. It was alot of fun. We crammed 14 ladies into this sleigh and huddled under blankets and sang as we were pulled along by two beautiful horses along a resort area in the tourist town we live in. We stopped to see the sites along the way. We saw the deer they have fenced in; imported from Europe. These were not your normal run of the mill deer. ...

I mentioned my neighbor Bill a few days ago saying how lonely I thought he might be. He's, I think around 80 or so and single living alone. His daughter lives somewhere nearby and visits often taking care of some of his basic needs especially driving him around. I haven't met her yet but have seen her car out front a few times. He's legally blind so he has no car. Although I know he has a golf cart. I actually met him at the mailboxes, about half a mile away, a few weeks ago. ...