Snake at my front door

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Erik and I were mowing the lawn this morning. While he was pushing the mower around, I did some weeding and pruning, I planted some sunflower seeds and then started watering all of my plants. When I was done watering … Continue reading

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Photogenic red hibiscus bloom

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Have you ever noticed how some of the flowers are just begging you to take photos of them? I met a showy bloom like this today – on the patio behind my house. A red hibiscus bush, growing in one … Continue reading

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Pretty blooms and morning dew

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To me, my flowers look the most beautiful early in the morning, when they still have little drops of morning dew on their petals. Sometimes I catch the sun light coming through one of the drops and that is a … Continue reading

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Unusual blue orchids

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A lot of plants are growing around my house and indoors but I have never grown an orchid. I’ve been to Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Pittsburgh, PA,  and saw the huge orchid collection there, I’ve been to traditional … Continue reading

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One perfect butterfly morning

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I came back home at nine o’clock this morning – and everything was perfect. Not too hot yet, a gentle breeze, a cheerful breeze with only a few puffy white clouds on the sky. all of my plants still glistening … Continue reading

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Back to school and a traffic maze

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It’s the first day of school in Hernando County, central Florida. I drove to the nearest new high school and couldn’t not notice the big difference. What used to be an almost one-way-loop of smoothly flowing light traffic, turned into … Continue reading

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How hurricane weather affects people

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Ever since the hurricane Irene first hit the news, I’ve been receiving this email, saying, “Why are the Floridians having all the fun while we’re up north?” Of course, that’s only some sarcasm from the so-called “snowbirds,” people who spend … Continue reading

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My own movie marathon

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Every now and then, when I want to get away from everything – and I don’t go out – I enjoy my own movie marathon. I watch my movies on one of my computers, usually streaming them from Netflix. Most … Continue reading

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All the beautiful things

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Some things in life are just pure beautiful – like flowers and birds and butterflies, trees and happy people, wonderful friends, happy music and beautiful artwork – and so much more! . . . . And if we take some … Continue reading

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Mood and weather

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For many years of my life I had to look out the window – first thing in the morning – to see what kind of mood I was going to be in that day – depending on the weather. No … Continue reading

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My Halloween challenge

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I did something quite daring today. I challenged myself – to put together a new webpage on something I’m not interested in  – in the least. . . Acrylic painting “Laurel and Hardy / Stan and Olio” – courtesy of … Continue reading

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Love hurts

Love hurts… or – does it have to, really? I think love is one of those feelings that carries inside a wide spectrum of emotions – from the most ecstatic, uplifting, energizing ones – to the ones that we can … Continue reading

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Twitter and Facebook, Blackberry and GPS

Reading the “true life story” below really made me laugh. The introduction line in the forwarded email where I got it from said that it’s intended for those who are at least over 40 years old. I thought most anyone … Continue reading

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What is a healthy breakfast?

I used to have big breakfasts. I’d wake up hungry and had to eat ‘something solid’ – to get me going. At that time my breakfasts looked more like other people’s lunch or dinner. . . Photo “big breakfast” – … Continue reading

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Decision, decision

When I was away from home for four weeks this summer – and I was supposed to stay in Ohio for another week, I received an SMS on my cell phone. It was from my son, saying, “I have the … Continue reading

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