Saturday - Jan 2/16

The cold spell has arrived with the temps just reaching the mid-60's F. Dark; but no rain.

Started the day with a gas fill-up. $1.87 a gallon is the lowest Florida price of the year! (grin)

First stop was JoAnn Fabrics for some more fusing material for quilting.

Then we were off to Brownwood Paddock Town Square. This is the newest town square in The Villages. The area was once cattle ranches resulting in a Western Theme.

On Saturday there is a Farmers Market in the square from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.

A Chocolate Brown Newfoundland was in the square getting used to the environment of people in open spaces. He is in training as a Therapy Dog. Everyone petting him helps in his acclimatization in preparation for his future task.

As usual, we found something we didn't know we needed. Giving free samples does work!

Well, sometimes! We passed on the excellent cheesecake because we didn't have a cooler and it would be a while before we returned to the motorhome.

I really think Charlotte just comes to view the dogs?

A stop here resulted in a purchase of Cinnamon Bun Bread.

We did our best; however we only lasted a few dozen steps before sampling...sinfully good!

What goes better with Cinnamon Bun Bread than coffee? That's a rhetorical question, eh! (grin)

The Villages has it's own radio station. Mellow sounds from an earlier era (mostly pre-millenium) play softly from speakers mounted on the lamp posts surrounding the square. This makes sense as this is an "Over 55" community - nearly all 115,000 + residents (technically only one partner has to be 55+).

We stopped on the way back at Publix. We needed a refill for our water dispenser and a few groceries. We also picked up a few tickets for the Powerball Lottery. I'm sure we could find a way to spend 242 million if we won. The chances are pretty good - 1 in 300 million.(Right!)

Back at OMS Charlotte went into the office to pick up tickets for upcoming events and to pay our monthly electricity bill. Back at the RV Charlotte prepared potato salad for the Potluck upcoming at 5 p.m.

A good crowd as usual. Folks at our table were from Michigan and Canada. The Michiganers were not "Yoopers". (Nickname for those living in the Upper Peninsula).

The Potluck today was "Bean Soup". The ham pieces leftover from the Christmas meal is made into hearty soup. Piping hot bowls of this hearty soup, as much ham as beans, is brought to each while all waited for their call to self-serve at the potluck table.

The soup was a meal in itself.

We were back at the motorhome by 6 p.m. in time for the local news followed by Jeopardy then  Movies to end the evening.

We had a busy day!