Welcome Bonnie, nice to have you here on the site. I miss the ocean sooo much(Newfoundland born and raised)but I'd settle for a pond in the back yard in Tennessee anytime. Weather is much better there than Nf.
Hot flashes are creeping up on me too these days. I have a chinese fan that gets some pretty strange stares and snickers from my dog and my other half...or maybe its because I have "no clothes on"...
Have fun with us Bonnie.
(You may never get to housework again)
chick