I'm wrapping up my stay in Jupiter, Fla. We've been here since Dec. 7 and enjoyed every moment. And, unfortunately, it is our last excursion down here. We have been coming here for 21 years and it was a difficult decision to make especially since the weather up there was so horrible this year.
But due to my husband's bad eyesight we can no longer do many of the things we used to enjoy.
Fortunately we sold our place quickly and close on the property April 12 and return home April 13. I'll jump back into writing my Inside Saratoga column soon after.
One thing we could still do was go out to eat. And we have several favorite places. Nick's Tomatoe Pie on Indiantown Road tops our list. The unique Italian restaurant is not only known for its incredible fare, but for its unique decor.
The owner Nick and bartendar Tony have been to Saratoga Race Course many times and love our city restaurants, as well.
Portobello restaurant, also Italian fare, on U.S. 1, is a classy place. Juno Beach Fish House, also on U.S. 1, has the best 2-lb. lobster and a great price. And for casual dining that can't be beat is Duffy's. It is a sports bar - located in several locations - that has the best variety of food and offers customers a MVP dining card that provides points toward future visits. Unique idea.
So there it is a roundup of our favorite dining places in case anyone comes here for a winter visit.
In the meantime we are gathering what we will bring back north. We sold our condo on the golfcourse fully furnished save our personal items.
The name of this column is "The Golden Years" and unfortunately there are decisions to make that are not always to our liking. But we have been fortunate enough to enjoy many winters down here and now will go back to doing what we did for many, many more years put up with the cold and stormy winters in the Northeast.

It's been awhile since I my northern friends to hate me. I know it has been miserable up there. I know, in part from what I read and heard from everyone, and also because our good friends Martha and Grant Van Patten sent us pictures of our home, which was almost buried in snow save our bare macadam driveway taken care of by our wonderful neighbor.
I am really enjoying my stay down here since this will be our last year here. More about why in the next couple of months.
In the meantime I am seeing all our snowbird friends that come from our neck of the woods back north. In fact, Loren and Veronica Brown and Loren's sister Maxine, visiting from New Jersey, Frank and Norma Quinn, and Rod and Mary Sutton and their daughter Cammie and her husband Keith were all together Tuesday night at Juno Beach Fish House for the 2-lb. lobsters. Yum!
But I know from experience once it becomes March spring is not far away. Remember that so maybe you all won't hate me for soaking in the gorgeous sunshine.