Visitors from far and wide

We have had an unbelievably busy/full few days starting with thurs.


Joel and Ellie annd the Accuros were here at the same time on
thrus.mary and moe joined us and we had one big dinner party.

The weiss's left on friday and the Accuro's are staying a wk with a few side trips to visit friends in Naples.

Everyone is so tender and loving .. they just want to help.  People come over with soup, cookies, homemade candy etc.

Yesterday we took the Accurso's to the Farmers Mkt (which is always fun) and then we  went to a special BarBQ restaurant that dad/neil has been wanting to try..an off beat kind of place owned by a jewish woman who loves to BBQ.


We were able to walk there from the Farmers Mkt..  Unfortunately, dad is loosing his taste for food. He ordres and then cannot eat it. I don't know if if is his taste buds, his stomach or just part of the slowing down process.. He does love and is able to eat, Wendy's Frosty's..so I get him one everyday.


He manages to stay chipper and when Jerry gets weepy and tells dad how much he loves him.. dad tells Jerry to "Buck Up" and pull yourself together.

He tells Jerry  that he has had a WONDERFUL LIFE, filled with a job he loved, friends and family he adores.. he has no regrets; from where i sit he is  still living life as fully as he possibly can.  I think dad is amazed at his populariy, but takes it in stride..  Guess i really picked a good one.  All of the company makes my head spin,but it is also a wondreful distraction to both of us.

I remember at Joel and Deb's wedding, the rabbi asked Joel how he wd like to see himself in 40 yrs and the rabbi said that Joel's reply was "I wd like to be rich with love." And that is what i we have and what i wish for each of you.

Last ntie, Jerry made dinner for dad.. (served it and cleaned up!) while Joan and I went to the movies. The people sitting in front of us (the Recoons, whose daugher in lawMike and Mar know) asked us if we knew that there was an article about nel and the walk in the Sarasota news paper that day.
When we got home we found and read it and dad was pleased. one of our freinds from shul had put it in.