NYCorchidman, you would be surprise how time consuming it can be down here, especially this year to protect chids from that rain that was non stop the whole summer and fall, and wind! I only wish it was just water and let it drain, for most it was like crab, it's raining again!:-)

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bellini girl, there is always some wine when there! Just good times with great food, wine and great people around, many friends living there including Marie-Claire Blais, great Canadian author, I always truly enjoy to have a few glasses of some good wine with her and chat till late night;-)

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Short while for sure, but not extended period of time:-) The island style living is killing me when in big doses:-)))))

Oh, trust me I know.

I used to visit my friends in south Florida and they all had big gardens around the house. Always work as things grow like crazy. mowing the lawn, trimming the hibiscus and other trees and shrubs, pick up the dead brown leaves, pick up the drowned bugs from the pools,,,,,never ending work, but I think I wouldn't mind too much as long as my garden would not be too big. lol Ok, it gets a little too hot for me in the summer.