We were fortunate to be there for the Coconut
Grove Arts Festival which is block after block of the finest art I have ever
seen in one place. This is a juried festival with artists coming together from
across the country. The 6 of us spent most of the day at the festival. Marcia
then showed me the art of relaxed, no stress hosting when she pulled together setup
and appetizers for a party for 40-50 people within an hour. It was a special treat
to meet some of the artists whose pieces D & M have decorated their condo
with.
The Miami Boat Show, a visit to the Fairchild
Tropical Botanical Garden and sunset cruise in True South kept us pretty busy
over the next couple days. Tuesday, we had reservations at Myakka River State
Park so it was time to move on but this was a great visit!
We had a home issue that came up over the
weekend. The new temperature alert that we installed went off. The temperature
had gone down to 45. Brian checked the house and found that the furnace was
off and could not get it going. They were still dealing with the 2 feet of
snow from the last storm w/another 5-10” predicted for Sunday with high winds
and temps predicted to drop. Tom walked over (snowed in) and tried to trouble
shoot but it became clear the problem required a plumber. We had tried 3
different plumbers before calling Jonathan Hickey’s company. They came during
the storm at about 8 p.m. on a Sunday night. At that point the upstairs temp had
gotten down to 34 and 38 in the basement!
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