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Visitors Are Coming

Tomorrow is the next meeting of the poetry group I joined here in Florida.  I have invited my neighbor to go with me since I recently learned that she writes poetry as well.  Actually, I have met a number of poets this year.

Then I will have to head down to Fort Myers to pick up my sister and  my brother in law.  They are coming for a week.  I know that the Vermont winter was oppressive when they are making a trip to get away from it!  I have never heard my sister say she is sick of snow before.

I have a list of things to do to impress them with the area.  Beaches, parks, and botanical gardens, birds singing, palm trees, sunshine, and shrimp.  I am excited about having some company.  

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  1. Glad you have company to look forward to!
    You won't have to work very hard to impress them. The GREEN will knock their socks off.

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  2. When the company is a sister, it's twice as good! Have a great time!

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  3. Great. You will love having family around. I hope you have much sunshine and a very good time.

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  4. Have fun with your poetry friends and your family too.

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  5. My sister visited in January. Such fun to have family in my second place!

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  6. A wonderful week is in store for you!

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  7. Enjoy the week with your loveable ones. Good luck for the poetry competition.
    You asked about the tender coconut. it is not a brand name. It is a drink. Earlier stage of coconut is called as tender coconut. It is very much good during summer seasons!

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  8. you will have a wonderful time. We are getting ANOTHER snow storm as I write this. About 5 inches!!

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  9. We had ice and snow again yesterday after a week of 60 and 70 degree weather. Today the sun is back and we are to have warm weather all week. There needs to be some poetry about this crazy winter.

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  10. Enjoy the visit. I'm sure they'll be impressed just to not see a white blanket on everything!

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  11. You'll have so much fun! We're still coping with health issues.
    (ツ) from Cottage Country Ontario , ON, Canada!

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  12. I hope you have a wonderful week playing tour guide and showing off your sunshine! I feel guilty it was so beautiful here this weekend. So glad I don't live where it snows anymore!

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  13. Enjoy their visit. It is very nice of you to open your home to people you like.

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  14. Gosh, your list of things to do with company sounds delightful. I'm coming, too!

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  15. Are you sure we are not sisters. I could sure use a visit with someone that has your list of things to enjoy. haha
    Sounds delightful that you are meeting so many other poets. I think it is wonderful that you are finding such good companions that you have so much in common with.
    I know you will enjoy your family coming to see you and they have to be exhausted from their harsh winter. I don't know how every one has survived those brutal temps and soooo much snow.
    Thank you honey for coming by and leaving me such a sweet comment. I thought of you often during my days of not blogging and I kept telling myself to get back into this amazing lovely world of blogging.
    I will see a doctor if I don't improve in the next few weeks. I haven't been like this in ten years so hopefully I can pull out of it with spring knocking on my door.
    I need to get out more and stop living like a hermit.
    Have fun and know I appreciate and love you
    Maggie

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  16. Enjoy your company! I'm sure they will be thrilled to be out of the snow and cold, and able to enjoy some sunshine and beautiful scenery.

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