The pictures below are of our brand new 6 year old Alaskan Huskie right after he has been groomed. He's a beautiful dog, and we love him to death already. BUT he slipped again today after about 5 error free days. We'll have to get his problem solved!!!

The pictures are from the first day of relaxation from moving, and the last day of 2007.
Any one who has walked past our condo in the years since 9-11 knows I flew a flag virtually every day we were home and there was no hurricane. Well, here's the flag at our new home!
The rest of the pictures are from the Wacissa area dedicated to kayaks, and small boats. It is a favorite place of my daughter, and I'm sure she will wonder how I found it. Easy for a highly skilled navigator like me [with the help of a google map!]
It is a beautiful spot, and I can see why she loves itl
Last might was New Year's eve, and we celebrated at midnight {London time] and then went to bed.
RHD

Loaded the truck Tuesday, moved Wed. bought dog Sat.,
took pictres Yesterday, Tues., AND THEY SAID IT COULDN'T
BE DONE!
RHD
P.S. Merry Christmas

Marge and I arrived in Tallahassee Wed. after a hectic week of last minute rushing to make our move after only about a week to get ready. However, the move went very successfully! We arrived at our new home in Westminster, Tallahassee, on Wed, and moved in Thurs.You have never see so many boxes!
We now have them 90% unloaded, Sat. night. It would have been impossible without my wonderfl daughter's help! She has worked like a demon to get us settled. And guess what, we found,and bought, a dog today!
He's a 6 year old American Eskimo, and he's already family. Picture to follow.
I am using my new Dell laptop, with Vista. Quite a change! HARD!
More to follow

old pictre to find blog again

Yesterday was a red letter day, we accepted an offer on our condominium! Of course more things have to happen before we move, but at least it has all started now. I would like to move by Xmas, but that may be impossible. It looms as a daunting task for an 84 year old man and his
beloved wife who has alzheimers! But with my daughter's help, I believe we will accomplish it by
about Jan. 14 or so. More details as they unfold. We are going toTallahassee,Fl. to the retirement village, Westminster.
RHD

Mortality

Because mainly due to my wife's Alzheimers, I have occasionally contemplated mortality lately.
We worry about where the world is going, what the tax rate will be five years from now, what
we will actually do about global warming etc.
And then I think to myself, in 2-3 years, it's likely that either my wife or me, or both will be dead. And I don't believe we'll be able to "look down" and see how it all turned out.
It should be a scary thought, but somehow it's not! Just makes me want to get to the retirement
village, and a dog soon.
RHD

A few thoughts about my personal philosophy. I consider myself a conservative Republican. But I support stem cell research, I would like to see strong gun control laws, I see no reason for religion to enter politics, I support abortion rights, and I'll think of some more ways I differ from my party.
What I don't agree with, are tax and spend, a socialistic type government, the present anti-war movements, open borders. But I know this country was developed by immigration, and we must find a way to legalize the process. I believe English should be mandatory for citizenship. I believe we are contributing to global warming, even if we are not the primary cause. I want to see our automobile industry really do something about reducing our oil dependency. At present, hybrids are the only answer being practical, and I'm glad to see Detroit finally tackling the problem. I would support big gas tax increase, if it was used to further our energy independance.
Some of this sounds contradictory, but to me, it isn't.
I feel like I should address religion. I was raised a strict Episcopalion, but the war and the holocaust changed my belief in God as it is taught in all churches. Some thing had to be at the beginning, but that was so long ago, I can't imagine anything lasting that long. Also, if God is so loving, how could He or She allow holcausts. Marge now has Alzheimers, and so I am going to
church again, she can't drive. Is this Hypcritical on my part, i don't know.
Anway, a few thoughts, I'll probably add to it after a while
RHD

Every week we brighten the house with these
long stem flowers from Publix. Just a small way
of enjoying life!
RHD

Lois Johnston, if you come back, Deb's URL is pineyflatwoodsgirl@blogspot.com

Last night we were at OPYC for my 84th birthday party!
Who ever expected to live that long!
Yet here we are, celebrating a birthday, and
planning to move to Tallahassee as soon as
we sell our Condo at Old Port Cove, where
we have lived for 14 years. A wonderful
place, but we have to "move on" [ sound familiar?]
RHD

Marge and I at OPYC, 9-14-2007,
my 84th birthday
RHD

The usual bar scene at OPYC,
my birthday

The birthday people at OPYC
9-14-2007

Sunrise seen from our balcony,
Mon. Sept. 10, 2007
Can't do it justice, but blogged
it anyway.
RHD

Below is a picture of the Yacht Privacy, Tiger Woods' boat. I have been trying to get a picture for months. In my view, Tiger is the athlete of the century, and I get to see it from my balcony
What a kick!
RHD

Yacht Privacy

Marge and I have made a major decision. We are going to sell [as soon as possible!]
our condo in Old Port Cove, and move to a retirement village in Tallahassee, Fl.
It's near, about 2 miles, from where our daughter lives, and is in a beautiful setting.
It also offers full assisted living when and if you need it. I hope that's not soon!!
The reasons are plain. I will be 84 in two weeks, and Marge 83 in November.
Marge has memory problems. I can and do take care of all of our day to day needs,
including all the finances. But when and if, Debbie can very ably do this job for us.
We have loved our 14 years here. Our condo looks right out on Lake Worth, and our yacht
club, Old Port Yacht Club, is about 200 yards away. We came here from a canal lot home
on Singer Island, Riviera Beach, Fl. This was wonderful for our last 24, out of about 60
years, of sailing. When I decided I was too old to handle my 43 foot Irwin sailboat [ see below]
is when we moved here to Old Port Cove.
But now I want to take it even easier!
RHD

a not very good view of the house Marge
and I hope to move to in Tallahassee
soon!!
RHD

one of the locals near the basin of the
wacissa river. He lives nearby, and
runs a kayak rental shop. He also keeps
this lawn and paring lot neat. It is the
place where the kayaks are put in the
river.

a scene showing the tree and plank from which swimmers
dive, I think, into a bay of the Wacissa river, one of my
daughter's favorites for kayaking