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Papa’s World – A visit to family – Lake Holiday.

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Sarah, Debby, Maddy, and Ella,

the daughter and granddaughter,

are at home in Lake Holiday.

When we travel back to NVA –

One daughter and family live just outside of Leesburg, Va.

Here they are further North beyond Winchester, Va.

They do not live on the lake –

But a short drive to one of the three beaches.

They do have a boat –

and rent dock space for it.

Here is the fire pit in the backyard.

They love the outdoors –

every summer –

spend time at Raquet Lake –

in the far north of NYS!

Hiking – swimming – boating –

camping – an outdoor family.

Their yard reflects all of the above.

When he was young –

Bode – the only boy grandson –

adored Ella –

She was his idol and she took care of him whenever we were all together.

All during her soccer playing days –

Whenever he was at the games –

you could hear him shouting her name.

She went on to play at Randolf College –

and started as a Freshman-

Becoming team captain in her Sophomore season.

She even played against her sister Maddy –

who started

and was team captain –

For the University of Lynchburg.

The times we spend here are special.

We always try to split our time at home-

between the two houses.

Sherry and daughters – Debby and Tammy.

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Papa’s World – My brother and The Villages.

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In a half dozen years before my older brother – Roger – passed away –

He asked us to come and stay with him in the wintertime.

We would head down just after Christmas or New Year’s –

And spend two months with him at his home in THE VILLAGES!

This was his home in Sumpter Landing just off Canal Street.

He built this home early in the development of the area and was the first home to be built-

On Quarry Street –

A half-mile walk to the town center.

It was around 2000 SF.

A full lanai the width of the house in the rear and screened in.

All the trees and shrubs and flowers you see –

He had planted.

Every day – Sherry and I would walk to the town center –

And we would get in our three-mile walk going all around the center.

Up and down the many steps –

Sometimes – Roder would ride his golf cart over and meet us for coffee!

The golf carts were amazing –

Anything it seems you want –

can and is built –

Here a semi-truck –

others – antique cars –

Just so real.

Sumpter Landing Lake –

This was a long walking path we took each day.

A map of Sumpter Landing in THE VILLAGES!

A couple years we took Roger and went to Ocala to watch the LPGA –

This course had replicates

of many famous holes from all over the nation.

And – every week –

we would go golfing with him

on THE VILLAGES courses.

Roger was a very good golfer –

Almost always shooting Par or a little above.

Both my younger brother Mike and him were that good.

Me – somehow I didn’t get that gene! LOL

Sherry – teeing off on one of the many courses in THE VILLAGES!

Roger took this picture of Sherry and me

on one of our outings with him.

He was my hero growing up –

Ten years older than me.

I shall always think of him that way.

The memories of Lake Sumpter Landing in

THE VILLAGES

remain with me.

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PAPA’S WORLD –

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