Pins and Needles (and a good family visit)

Darn it all, I am getting Pins and Needles in my right leg when I drive my brand new Kia Forte Car.

So much so that my leg goes numb - with possibly dangerous results.

Driving north on Beneva St (Sarasota)  last Saturday evening I lost all sense in that leg.  I came to the Amish Road Crossing just a wee bit south of Bahia Vista,but as an Amish woman tried to cross I pressed the accelerator instead of the brake.  I zoomed past her, and no-one was hurt.  But it was a close call.

Today I bought a seat cushion for the car to raise me up a bit.

It seems to be helping.

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My good brother Andy and his wife Izzy are here from the U.K..  It is so good to see them.

They are staying at http://www.islandhousebeachresort.com  on Siesta Key

Izzy and I had lunch at Panera Bread today (Andy was sleeping off his jet lag).

 After lunch I drive them up to the big parking lot on Siesta Key so that they could enjoy the https://www.siestakeycrystalclassic.com  which they did.

Then they walked on the beach the mile back to the Island Beach Resort.

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Tomorrow (Tues 14th)  I will treat Izzy and Andy to a calorific-intense  breakfast at

http://www.dhgroup.com/restaurants/der-dutchman-sarasota-fl

so that they can savour some of the Amish/Mennonite heritage in SRQ,'

After breakfast they will come to my home to pay the obligatory obeisance to my cat Adelaide  She expects nothing less.




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\Then we will head down to the http://www.hssc.org/adoption/adopt-a-dog/

to see if I can find a replacement  for the irreplaceable  PENNE



Goodness gracious, how I miss her.

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