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Acoya Troon #1357

Living room

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TV stand with fireplace and Chineese vase

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Dinning room

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Kitchen

Bedroom

The office

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The Foyer

At the entrance

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Living room balcony with our bar and view of Pinnacle Peak

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Evening cocktails on the bedroom balcony with our new kitty Yeti Bear

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Lucky loved the sunshine and the balconies

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Unfortunately, Lucky's life at Acoya was short.

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Lucky crossed the Rainbow Bridge on May 1, 2023

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"Louie" is a beautiful blue-eyed Siberian Masquerade who often roams our 3rd floor hallways

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"Fancy" is a resident service dog and loved by everyone

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It's a long walk to our apartment down this hallway and....

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Next, all the way down this hallway to the window

Art & Collections

Art

Crystal, Glass and travel souvenirs

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Glass Art

Our Kiln Art cat is one-of-a-kind, 100% glass; no paint or glazes are used. The iridescent eyes twinkle contentedly at their surroundings.
Handcrafted in Nova Scotia by glass artisans Sharon and Paul.

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Foyer art

Phillip Anthony Oil Painting
James Coleman Gallery, Key West, Fl (4/16/17 $1,387.50)

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Dancing Katrinas

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"Hot Salsa" Dancing Peppers (Out of the Bowl, Thadio)
James Coleman Gallery, Key West, Fl (4/16/17 $300.00)

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Joan's perfume bottle collection

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Collections

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My "Hole-in-One"

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A pin for eevery place we've traveled

Guns

The P10C is a 9mm hand gun

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Leather holster

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The LCRx snubnose shoots .357 magnums or .38s

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Cylinder holds 5 rounds

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Rosewood grip and leatther holster

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The Wrangler is a .22 Western Six Shooter

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Loads one round at a time

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The Wrangler with a Rosewood and Pearl grip

Hanukkah & Christmas 2024

Pearl Dinning Room

Hanukkah & Christmas 2023

Celebrating Hanukkah

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Celebrating Christmas

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Hanukkah and Christmas

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Hanukkah

The View

Pinnacle Peak

Pinnacle Peak from our living room

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Pinnacle Peak, Acoya courtyard & our apartment, 3rd floor right

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Pinnacle Peak at sunrise

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Pinnacle Peak at noon

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Pinnacle Peak at Happy Hour

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Pinnacle Peak in the evening

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Pinnacle Peak at sunset

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Pinnacle Peak is part of the McDowell Mountain range

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Acoya is between Troon Mountain and Pinnacle Peak

City Views

Looking south from our balcony

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Distant mountains from our living room balcony

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City lights at eveening

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City lights at night

Acoya Events

Entertainment

Wednesday Happy Hour

Music and dancing

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Bob's daughter visits and performs her "Vegas" act for Acoya

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Craig & Delores, Bob & Ginney, Ilene & Bill

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Craig and Delores

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Sam and Paul

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Arline and Dr Frank

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Diane at the bar with Debbie

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Debbie serving snacks

Music

Dinner music every Saturday

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Flute & Acoustic Guitar

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Harp music at lunch

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Piano concert in the Great Room

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Piano concert

Monthly Birthday Celebrations

Joan & August Birthdays

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Charlie & Septmber Birthdays

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There is always cake

New Year's Eve 2023

Halloween

Halloween 2024

Joan and Charlie

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Chuck and

Jim and Judy

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Dick and Loraine

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Ilene

Allen

Marcia

Mary Kate

Diane

Mary

Bud

Bud and Angels

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Bill B. and

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Annette and Margie

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Staff Diane and resident Marcia

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Resident Ilene and staff Diane

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Resident Annette and caregiver

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Staff Larry and Cedric

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Staff Joanna

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Staff Micheal

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Caregiver

Caregivers ? and Jose

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Musician

Rita, Sandy and Mary Lynn

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Food!

Halloween 2023

Joan

Charlie

Judy, Receptionist

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Caroline, Receptionist

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Dr Frank, Dentist

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Dr Mary Kate, Opthomologist

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Judy & Dr Jim, Opthomologist

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Mary

Signe

Elain, Singer

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Irene

Annette, Purple People Greeter

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Three Jeans and Arline

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Penny, Ted & ?

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Craig, Fancy, Signe, Bill, Jean, Jack, Koan

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Pumpkin cake

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Candy apples

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Mexican shrimp coctail

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Veggies and deviled eggs

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Flamenco guitarist

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Theme Events

Summer Luau 7/30/24

Joan and Charlie

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Music steel drums

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Staff Larry, Joanna, and Bill

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Staff Karen and Joanna

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Dick, Bonnie, and annette

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Staff Cedric and resident Annette

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Annette and Ruth

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The End

Madi Gras 2/15/24

Guitar and Drums

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The danxer's costume was a "surprise"

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50's Sock Hop 2023

Joan in her "poodle skirt"

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No dance floor for the Sock Hop

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Sock Hop entertainer

Roaring 20's Night 2023

Our table Ilene, Joan, Dr. Frank, Arline, Betty, Jean, Carolee

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Bob and Carolee, Honey and Bill

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Roaring 20s entertainment

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Musicians

Roaring 20s singer

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Joan and Carolee in their Roaring 20s outfits

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Susan and Carolee

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Carolee and Bob

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Dr. Jim and Judy

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Annette

Dr. Frank and Arline

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Betty and Jean

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Director Krista and Event Staff Larry and Debbie

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Chef Tony

Trent and Diane

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Pearl dinning room section A

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Annette and Ilene on the dance floor

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Pearl dinning room section B

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Brook, Jean, Joan, Jack, Marvin and Judy

Sinatra Night 2023

Frank Sinatra singer

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Joan and Charlie on the dance floor

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Dinner of lobster tail and lamb chops

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Mary, Joan, Carolee and Charlie's hat & cane

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Trent and Diane at the bar

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Debbe with the dessert cart

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Best cannoli I've ever had

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Baristas

Joan's "face" is on her Latte

Talent Show 2023

Talent Show
Debra and Larry bring a comical close to the show

Holidays

St. Patrick's Day 2023

July 4th 2023

Happy Fourth of July

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July 4th entertainment

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Buffet Bar-B-Que

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Hot dog, potato and macaroni salads

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Hamburer, tater tots and macaroni salad

Memorial Day 2023

Memorial Day 2023

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Staff members Diane and Mitch

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Staff members Diane and Angelo

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Memorial Day 2023

Seder Dinner 2023

Residents' Seder Dinner

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Residents' Seder Dinner

Fashion Show 2023

Charlie, Connie, ?, Barbara, Marie, Kay, Annewtte

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Charlie and Connie

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Barbara and Marie

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Annette escorted by Larry

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Kay escorted by Larry

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Carolee escorted by Larry

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Ailene escorted by Larry

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Nikkie escorted by Caretaker

Outings

Martin's Auto Museum

1939 Crosley Convertible.
The price for a Crosley Convertible was $350. The only luxury offered in a Crosley was a radio. Fuel economy was 40-50 MPG

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1948 Crosley Super Sedan
Built by Crosley Motors in Cincinnati, Ohio. They were the first American cars to have caliper disc brakes. All Crosleys weighed less than 1400 lbs.

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1931 Cadillac Fleetwood Convertible

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Enough room for a set of golf clubs

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Cadillac Fleetwood Convertible

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2006 Cadillac XLR Convertible

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1947 Crysler Town & Country Sedan
After WWII Crysler used white ash and Honduran mohagany because of the shortage of raw materials for auto making. 114 hp, 4.1 liter, 6 cylinder engine

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1930 Duesenburg Model J Torpedo Convertible
The most expensive, fastest and technologically advanced car in America

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Dual Pilot Ray driving lights turned with the steering-wheel.

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320 HP supercharged straight-8 engine. Top speed 135 MPH, Duesenburg was the first car with hydraulic brakes.

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1930 LaSalle Touring Car
GM gave the car the axe in 1940 as it became a threat to their Cadillac flagship marque. 90 HP 340 cubic-inch V-8. Mechanical brakes on all 4 wheels

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1933 Buick Series 90 limousine
This vehicle was owned by Queen Wihelmina of the Netherlands.

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1933 Buick limousine

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1937 Rolls-Royce Limousine

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1950 Packard Custom 8 Sedan

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Corvettes

1914 Dodge Bros. Race Car

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1922 Chevrolet Sport Roadster

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1931 Studebaker Commander Series 70 Sedan
The car features oval shaped headlights and shifting without a clutch. 101 HP, 312 cubic-inch, 8-cylinder engine

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1930 Ford Model A Standard Coupe
The Model A's price started at $400. 40HP, 205 cubic-inch 4-cylinder engine. Top speed 65-70 MPH

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1909 REO Five-Passenger Touring Car
230 cubic-inch 2 cylinder opposed engine. Two speed transmission and rear wheel drum brakes. REO manufactured a large range of cars, trucks and busses.

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1959 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner
This car featured a retractable hardtop that folded into the trunk. With almost no trunk space it attracted more attention than sales.

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