Nothin's Happening Today...

Sarasota, FL        High:    59         Low:   35

Br-r-r-r-r-r....Even Sparky is cold today......But she still loves it! (Goofy girl! exclaims Eldo.) You can't take the joy of the seasons out of the Chicago girl, what can I say? But Sparky is getting used to permanent sunshine and warm weather, 'cuz that's why she's cold today. It's funny, she used to laugh at people who put on sweatshirts and jeans when the temperature dropped below 70 while she'd still be in tee shirts and shorts. We'd joke about how you could tell who are the northerners and who are the Florida residents and now she's the first one to change clothes at that same temp!

What did we do today? Went to breakfast at the Broken Egg in Lakewood Ranch again.....LOVE that place! It was another great breakfast....We just missed seeing Dick Vitale, the ESPN sports announcer, by minutes. We're not celebrity seekers, it would just be interesting to see a well known TV guy up close and personal.

It took a long time for the temperature to creep up today...So we drove around looking at more Sarasota neighborhoods for open houses. We met a really nice realty couple at the last house we looked at this afternoon, a husband and wife team who work for Keller Williams Realty in Sarasota. Brenda and Craig Wilson were VERY interested in hearing about our RVing lifestyle. We sat for a bit in a beautiful house that had a courtyard pool and spa and talked all things RV for a few minutes. Nice couple! We invited them to come out to Sun 'n' Fun to see our rig and chat some more....

Sparky liked it that this last house had freshly baked cookies for prospective buyers. (Sparky is easily impressed, laughs E., especially if food is involved! ) Chocolate chip cookies at that! Needless to say, this house impressed her with its unusual layout and of course, the courtyard lanai and spa tub....

We looked at everything today from tiny little apartments to grand scale floor plans and housing styles, all with the idea of understanding more about different types of homes and residential areas in the Sarasota area. It was interesting to see how some houses had been "staged" for showing, such as furniture being removed to make rooms look more spacious in some homes, with artistically displayed floral arrangements, etc. And of course, every single light on in every single room to make it look as bright as possible. When Sparky sold her house years ago in South Bend, she had no idea about how staging works and how to best display a house for sale. But she was on the right track, as her house sold quickly that time. She had a sheet all made up about what her house was close to, what kind of neighbors were on the block, how close the nearest stores were, etc. AND--she had a cinnamon diffuser going to make the house smell like Christmas cookies!

Eldo gets an  "A" for doing a lot of open house homework this weekend....Sparky gets a "D" for goofing off and making stuff.  :-)

We're looking forward to chatting with the Williams's again about our RVing lifestyle....Nice to have met you folks. Call us anytime and c'mon over! We love sharing information about the modern RVing lifestyle and would love to show you our Tiffin Phaeton. (But Sparky's got to clean up her crafting corner first, before having company! insists E.) Uh, yep, that would be a good idea, it's a little out of control at the moment.  :-)

Later.......