There is an informative Web site that rates Florida's performanceon public safety, health and family, education, economy and taxes, transportation, and environment/conservation.  Good news as well as not so good new is posted.  This site, in my opinion, is a good reference site for Florida buyers and sellers.

We once again have a drop dead gorgeous day in Naples today.  Pelican Bayis in the process of dressing up for the Christmas holiday.......pictures to follow in my next blog. (This translates to I have to go down to the beach to take some photos.)  L'Ambiance already has its Christmas decorations up. 

While my friends and family up North may be in the process of thinking about putting up outside Christmas decorations, many of the subdivisions in Naples have to begin this process early.  L'Ambiance, like other subdivisions, hire a company to string the Christmas lights up on the palm trees. 

I heard the Christmas tree lighting in Old Naples attracted 20,000 people this year!  We even had "snow" blowing around for our Northern visitors.  Living here for 11 years STILL has not taken away the memory of shoveling my driveway in Downers Grove, IL.  I can still remember showing homes in the snow.  So many sellers would "forget" to shovel their stairs as they always left via the garage.  Too many times my buyers and I had to scale a slippery Mt. Everest to get to a lockbox.  Once inside the door, there would never be a rug to wipe our wet boots.  DO I MISS THIS EXPERIENCE?  NO!  I'll take vacuuming sand out of my house any day over shoveling snow. :)

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!