Palm Beach in May 2007

As you may have noticed, it's been HOT here in Merida lately -- and I mean temperatures over 100 by late afternoon. NOT pleasant. So Sandy headed off to visit her parents in south Florida, figuring it would be about the same, but fortunately, it was cooler there.
They live in a darling townhome, perfectly located and decorated, great size, and a pool of their own for dunking. We did the Flagler and Norton museums (there is a fabulous Iris Apfel exhibit at the Norton -- her style and choices are just amazing), the Four Arts gardens, the Breakers (seeing it again after 35+ years away), Worth Ave., every club Palm Beach has to offer (Bath and Tennis, Everglades, and Old Guard at any rate), and a few forays to West Palm, too. One night during something called SunFest, there was a fireworks display to rival any I have ever seen. Lots of time for chatting with the folks, too.
And finally, I found the secret to perfect communication with my parents. It is based on what they really care about (and I tend to think they are right in this), but it's taken me all these years to figure it out. Just needed to answer two questions (and hopefully in the affirmative!!) -- are you healthy? are you happy? That's it. I should probably write a child's guide to pleasing your parents based on this novel approach.