Our friends in Florida all have porches that they call lanais (pronounced la-ni with a long i sound on the “ni”)

It is such a lovely sounding exotic word, even though it just means a porch…either enclosed or open air.

We have a glass and screen enclosed back porch here in Bethlehem, and I told Allan I was going to start using the word lanai when referring to it.

“Sweetheart, please show the guests to the lanai”. “Be a dear and put the martinis out on the lanai”. “I think I’ll take my lemonade and magazines out to the lanai”. “If anyone calls, I will be napping on the lanai”.

Allan retorted “She was found strangled…on the lanai”.

I’m beginning to realize “Porch” is a delightful word as well.