We are on our way, slowly, back north as May warms up and
the rains approach SW Florida. Our
months in Naples were both fun and productive; meeting new friends, a bit of
fishing, entertaining, days at the beach, working hard on a new novel… did I
mention a bit of fishing? In Minnesota
there are somewhat over a dozen or so game fish that people pursue for eating…
in the Gulf there are eleven varieties of Snapper alone. More than 140 different fish tempt a Midwestern
fisherman nearly to the breaking point.
Diane mentioned eating ten new varieties of fish this season… and they’re
healthy, too.
Enough about fishing (not that I’m completely consumed by
the topic)… The past few weeks have been a combination of saying goodbye to
other snowbirds, packing for our own migration and enjoying the warm Gulf
waters… think biggest bath tub EVER. Enjoying
sunsets that are never duplicates and watching Black Skimmers flying an inch
above the waves looking for dinner make for a delightful evening. As is said, “All good things must come to an
end”… why is that? I prefer to go from
one good thing to another, and the greatest is endless.
Our plans are to stay in Iowa and Minnesota most of the
summer; I have editing and more writing to do on Five For Freedom, which
I hope will release in November. We
look forward to spending time with family and more friends, reacquainting ourselves
with Minnesota’s beauty and taking a trip in the fall. Putting together a book signing and speaking
jaunt through Wisconsin, Michigan and Ohio will mean more adventures along the
lines of last fall (I wonder if there are bears in Ohio).
I’ll be blogging more regularly as we hit the road
again. Looking forward to seeing all of
you that we can…
