Who Put The Heat On?

Ok, that's better. Now we're hot. I don't know what it was about those two cold days, but the second day I could not warm up. I had layers of clothes on in the apartment, topped by a bathrobe, not to mention 2 pairs of socks (including thick ones for hiking) and slippers and still ended up having to drink hot tea to finally get my core temp to come back from that of a cadaver. When I say I don't like (or can't handle) the cold, I really mean it. Thankfully, the cold snap didn't last long and we're back into the 80s. From electric blanket to ceiling fans.

Sorry the blog's been sort of a dud lately, Michael & I have been pretty busy work-wise for the past couple of weeks. It occurred to me Saturday morning that I had not left the house in two weeks. I'm not kidding. Lest someone accuse me of suffering from agoraphobia, I thought I should get outside for a bit. So, how did I spend my first excursion? Walking through the cemetery. Some of you might know that February is Black History month. While it's hard to top Mississippi's abolishment of slavery 148 years after every other state did, the Historic Florida Keys Foundation and Friends of the the Key West Historic Cemetery were nice enough to give free tours through the Key West Cemetery to introduce us to some interesting historical Key West characters.

Odd

After doing those Toronto presentations, I now have a new appreciation for people who battle their own nerves to enlighten us. Thanks guys! We got there just in time for the last tour (the write-up had said "all day" but what it meant was "last tour leaves at 10am") and had a good time (well, except when planes flew overhead every few minutes drowning out the lectures - yes, it's becoming a pet peeve. I can't wait for the Blue Angels to start practicing for the air show in late March - not!). We went from umbrella to umbrella (grave to grave) and learned a lot about Key West and nine people who helped make it what it is today.