(w) 5-8-02
What a wonderful time I had with Viola and Jan visiting Hitty Margaret
in Redwood, New York. I made so many new friends but I was excited to
be traveling again. I am on my way to a new Florida adventure to visit
Paula and Hitty Georgina. I get to go on a new type of transportation
for me: a jet airplane. It was very fast compared to the other ways I
had traveled and yet so many delays. I was so very happy to finally arrive
at Paula's house. What a warm greeting I got when I arrived. Mrs. Plum
gave me a big welcoming hug when she opened the door and led me into her
warm, fragrant kitchen where she was making a fresh batch of cookies for
me. After lots of hugs from Hitty Georgina and her friend Izzy, (short
for Izannah), we had a wonderful time eating the cookies and visiting
together. Hitty Georgina helped me get settled in her room and afterwards
feeling tired from my trip, I decided to lay down for awhile.
(Th) 5-9-02
How beautiful Florida is, but so warm. It was 91 degrees today and I
feel I should have packed some cooler clothes. Hitty Georgina lent me
one of her summer dresses and we were off to see St. Petersburg Beach.
How beautiful the water is, all warm and sparkling with the waves breaking
over the beach. Hitty Georgina, Izzy and I found a sand dollar and starfish
to bring home in my basket. I bought some postcards and plan to write
Julie and the girls when we get back. What a shock when we got back!
I am so sunburned!!! Ohhh! Ohhh! I hurt so and I don't want to move
much. Hitty Georgina told me to take a cool bath in tea to soothe the
pain. I feel this will be another early night…
(F) 5-10-02
When I awoke this morning I felt so much better. That tea bath sure
helped to take away the pain and instead of looking like a boiled lobster
I have a real nice tan. Today we will stay home and visit. We went outside
and Paula & Hitty Georgina showed me the biggest tree I have ever
seen. Paula said it is called a Banyan tree and is over 150 years old.
It has all of these dangling roots hanging down and Paula helped me
swing on them. Whee - what fun I was having. Hitty Georgina and I took
turns swinging all afternoon. Afterwards, we looked at all the pretty
flowers. Today is a nice breezy day. I love when the breeze blows through
my curls. What fun we are having.
(M) 5-13-02
Today I picked my first orange off of Paula's tree. Umm, umm, good!
I picked two to take back with me. They have places called orange groves
where you can send crates of oranges to your friends. I wonder if Julie
and Hitty Charlotte would like some?
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