Sunday March 1, 2009

Another beautiful morning so Dave and I got up and went for a walk around the compound. We came back and showered and then we all had breakfast and watched Meet the Press. We were due for rain this afternoon so we decided to go for a ride while the sun was out. Sandy and Larry drove us to downtown Delray - very nice shops - and showed us the beach - lovely water and white sand. We then went to the local indoor flea market and walked around. I picked up a couple of little things and had a great time looking at all of the amazing things in the flea market. There was a man who sold only pickles, but he had every kind imaginable! Sandy bought a couple of half-sours for lunch. There were clothes, hats, purses, souvenirs, a barbershop, a law booth, shoes, and an area with slot machines. I had never seen anything like it. We came back for lunch and Larry took a nap while the rest of us read the Sunday paper. We had a brief (about 10 minute) thunderstorm with wind and rain and that was it for the rain. When Larry got up we went downtown to the Cinema and saw The Reader. It was very intense, but a thought-provoking movie. We walked around the corner for dinner at the Mediterranean Grill. Larry and Sandy had lamb kabobs, Dave had Shrimp kabobs and I had Zucchini pancakes. Everyone had a lovely meal and we took the leftovers for tomorrow's lunch. We have been chatting and reading since we got home and will hit the sack soon. The sky was clear when we came out of the movie, but it is still breezy. We may be in for a cool stretch, but I think the rain, such as it was, is over. Sandy spoke with her son Barry tonight and I understand you folks at home are getting snow. I was hoping that spring would be right around the corner when we got home next weekend, but I guess we will just have to be patient.