Dear Readers,
Part of the joy of living in an apartment complex (even temporarily) is taking advantage of the pool.
Enjoy these missives from our adventures.
Love and kisses,
Beth
EPISODE 1: Is this Sun City?
EXT. COMPLEX POOL – LATE AFTERNOON
Two elderly women tan their already leathery bodies on lounge chairs. A girl of about six years old plays with a pool noodle in the shallow end.
DOMINIC and GIDEON and THEIR STURDY MOTHER WHO IS NOT HAPPY IN HER BATHING SUIT (OR SKIN, FOR THAT MATTER) enter the pool.
DOMINIC
Let’s play Friday the 13th! I’ll be Jason.
GIDEON
OK.
SPLASHING commences. MOTHER drifts close to ELDERLY WOMAN NO. 1.
MOTHER
Is there a hot tub?
MOTHER emphasizes “tub” as in the SNL The Love-ahs sketch with Rachel Dratch and Will Ferrell. ELDERLY WOMAN NO. 1 does not appear to notice the affectation.
ELDERLY WOMAN NO. 1
No.
ELDERLY WOMAN NO. 2 has been listening to the exchange. She chimes in from the other side of the pool.
ELDERLY WOMAN NO. 2
There should be!
MOTHER nods. She drifts to the pool steps, exits the pool, and parks herself in the lounge chair with her thermos full of beer.
DOMINIC and GIDEON continue their game for another hour while MOTHER texts her friend BRIAN about PRINCE CARL of SWEDEN and SEBASTIAN BEAUPIERRE THEROUX. (Another scene for another day.)
Eventually, the three exit the pool area.
(END OF SCENE)
Observe and report 
Thermos full of beer. Yes. 🙂
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