Thursday October 17th 2024

Fall has finally arrived in Florida. The overnight temperature last night was in the fifties. Today’s high was in the mid seventies. The temperature will be back in the mid eighties soon enough, but it is nice to know that the daily highs are coming down.

My daily focus is on getting settled into my new base camp. Furniture is still my main deficiency. The kitchen is just about finished. It is fully functional now with items from my RV home and new purchases. The last purchase was a microwave oven. I can now snack a little healthier and whip up quick microwave meals. The thing about the kitchen is that everything is just a little different. The microwave is a little more powerful necessitating adjusted cooking times. My stove is electric rather than the gas I am used to. Electric stove burners just don’t react as quickly as gas. The refrigerator is a side by side with one side being the freezer. The narrow space causes a lot more stacking than I’m used to having to deal with. I suspect I am going to loose a lot more stuff in this unit. The fridge is probably going to be replaced first among the appliances that came with the house.

Other than the kitchen, I need just about everything. A sofa, recliner, dinning table, and bed along with necessary small tables and lamps are all missing from my base camp at the moment. My current furnishing are a couple of camp chairs, two small outdoor tables and a blow up bed. They are getting old quickly.

So far this week, I have taken some time off for two visits to Disney. On Tuesday I visited EPCOT. The park was very busy. I got in some walking exercise and some people watching style entertainment. Earlier this evening I stopped at Disney Springs for some shopping and entertainment. The rapidly cooling temperature didn’t align with my warm weather form of dress. In other words I got cold and went home after less than two hours and one Hot Fudge Sunday from Ghiradelli Chocolate Shop.