Okay, Geo-Quiz/Trivia/Dictionary fans, here are the results you have all been waiting for…
As an aside, this reminds me of a fortunate turn of fate in my youth… my mother was a seamstress, and taught sewing classes to high school and college girls. As my bedroom was just off the large basement room where the classes were held, I was often drafted by said young ladies to pin up their skirts using the old wooden Pin-It skirt hem marker… 
I initially thought this request demeaning for a 16-year old male, but I quickly appreciated the potential benefits of such duty. And as is often said of such work, “It’s a tough job, but someone has to do it.”
5. You are in a hot-air balloon which has developed a serious leak, and you are descending rapidly. Your GPS indicates that you are about to land at position 48.452N, 71.255W. You call for help on the radio. A. What language does your rescue agency speak? French; you are in Quebec. B. You only have time to grab one item from the following list. Which do you grab and why? a. a rifle; b. a hiking stick; c. snowshoes; d. a life jacket; e. a bottle of wine. Life jacket. The position stated is in deep water. The screen shot shows the Google Map position, which is in the Saguenay River near Jonquiere, Quebec.
Thanks also to Cheryl Breault, Katherine Cote, and Chris Lavender for their entries. Of note, 4 of 5 contestants opted for wine rather than safety equipment when they were about to crash. That says something for their good taste, don’t you think? Special credit goes to Cheryl, whose statement that “Life is too short to drink bad wine” is duplicated on a small pillow on our sofa only a few steps away from where I now write. (It gives me daily inspiration!)
One of the nice characteristics of The Villages is that the flowers at intersections and entrances are replaced about every 3 months, so they never look tired. (There’s nothing worse than tired-looking flowers…) Anyway, here is one example of the floral rejuvenation being undertaken here in central Florida.
