There is something about looking at holiday decorations, the lights casting fanciful shadows on the new fallen snow, truly a winter wonderland. Remembering years back, we would take rides just to look at what and how people decorated their homes for the season. Funny how the holiday decorations come out sooner and sooner each year but as soon as the holidays are over...woosh...gone! One minute Fred's News would be all aglow with holiday cheer...the next, the winter doldrums! Didn't matter how dirty the floor got with slushy shoes coming and going, if it was holiday time...oh well. Take away the decor...what a crappy glum looking mess. At times the salt and sand mess required washing the floor at least three times a day! People always amazed..."How do you do it, the floor gets so messy but it sparkles the next moment!" Good old elbow grease, lots of "under the breathe" obscenities, a good mop, hot soapy water and a great back! If it was an unusually snowy winter, mop heads didn't last very long. I do believe we tried every product out there, the best, scalding hot water with a good detergent soap.
Living "in the south", many homes have pretty tile floors. Just for the record...they are a pain, tough to clean, tough to keep clean and yes, it is back-breaking work! Glad we don't have to add snow to the mix! As I was washing the kitchen floor today, Christmas Carols playing rather loudly, I began thinking of the cold snowy weather, wondering how I would feel in single digit temps once again. Well, this past week was cold, twenty-six degrees...that's not a cake walk! A quick trip to the local Walmart...two pairs of those little gloves for a dollar! The deal of the day, keeps the cold off the wimpy hands, as I make my way from work to a cold parked car...then the steering wheel feels like ice cubes too. OMG what a wimp! Crank the heat up, grab a cup of cappuccino for the long ride home, listening to Christmas Carols. Good thing the cold doesn't last, yesterday was eighty...Gracie Baby upset she is in Connecticut, and it warmed back up in Florida.
Today we thought about a quick trip to Lake Wales attraction Bok Towers, much like a Harkness Park or Gillette Castle, it is gussied up all in it's holiday finery. Unbelievable poinsettias, lights, and many other tropical plants. Very much a winter wonderland, Bok Towers is about twenty minutes from us, yet as you walk through the holiday gardens and rooms, you forget you are in a tropical paradise. Hopefully Mr. Bill, will gather strength, if not there is always another day! Although today is in the sixties it has been very overcast and a very rainy morning. We do need the rain, something we don't get much of this time of year. Fire danger is high, didn't have to deal with that too much in Connecticut, at least not during the winter months. Maybe a chimney fire or two back north, but not grass fires in the winter!
Last evening, our community had a golf cart parade. Believe it or not people decorate their carts for the holiday season, ride around the community, the entire season before the judging occurs! Some carts cute others...what were these people thinking. My favorite....someone handy with the jig-saw made an entire sleigh, minus the bottom and fit it over their cart. All painted red and green, holiday's lights adorn the top, quite the spectacle, it took first place. Other creations not so good, beauty however does lie in the eyes of the beholders. Outside this community, they would never venture, for fear of being locked up! All I can say is "keep the gate locked!"
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