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I’m finally caught up enough to continue posting! But first, a real life friend of mine has joined the prosebox community so go tell Sherri hello: I’ve been crazy busy: SEO pages and writing mag...

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Just a short entry today, because I have VIC (Very Important Company) in town: my BFF from junior high school days! She has developed a neurological disease and it is taking its toll on her. She ...

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Here is an excerpt of the magazine article that will appear in the next edition of “Senior Living”, set to launch in November. I’ve excluded a good part of it, especially on the Native American h...

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In the afternoon, we visited the Planes of Fame air museum. The museum has 150+ aircraft displays and is a walk through history. The members hold periodic air shows (1st Saturday of each month) a...

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I’m glad you are all enjoying the pictures. We visited during monsoon season. The brochures don’t tell you that. Overall, we didn’t experience A LOT of rain, but the skies were overcast, so the c...

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Our fair city fared the storm well. Now my thoughts turn to those still in Hermine’s path. Instead of the deluge of rain that we experienced, they face high wind. I have a second or two to conti...

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We returned from a wonderful trip to Arizona to a tropical storm in the Gulf! Thankfully for us, Hermine (who thinks these names up? What’s wrong with “Sue” and “Betty” and “George” and “Harry”? ...

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A quick entry, but thought you’d enjoy seeing my eldest son’s latest. His client asked for a dresser that was rustic yet sophisticated. He made this and the client was thrilled. She was ecstatic ...

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I’ve been busy picking pineapples. I’ve pulled 22 so far (given away about 7 or 8) and all that is left are 6 small pineapples, but we have more plants that will probably be producing baby pineap...

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Our trip to Silver Springs was fun but if I were to go again, it would be middle of the week in Oct/Nov or Apr/May, to avoid heat AND kids! I tried to film the glass bottom boat tour but could ha...

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The glass bottom boat ride was fun but extremely noisy. If I went again, I think I’d choose mid week in October/November or April/May. Less heat and humidity and the kiddos are all in school. App...

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We celebrated our 39th anniversary this weekend with a trip to Silver Springs. I wanted to ride the glass bottom boats at least once more in my life. My last visit was 56 years ago. Not much has ...

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Well, you’ve seen the “before” and “during”, so here is the “after” (flooring man and electrician not quite done, but our part, other than getting final inspection and getting that attractive dum...

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But we’re fixing it. :) While I’ve often posted “before” and “after” pictures, I’m breaking with tradition by posting “before” and “during” shots. Usually I like to wait until the end of the job,...

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Sorry to be lax in writing. We’ve had a bit of an Easter uprising with a few people at church eye roll so I’m doing extra volunteer stuff on top of the new ministry of reaching out in concrete wa...

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Well, as most of you know, we’re going to do the work on kitchen remodel. To be honest, I never expected to get it. I was more concerned about making sure she didn’t get cheated, so I suggested ...

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Okay. I get it. From time to time, we ALL gossip to one degree or another. But sometimes, it just hurts. As most of you know, my son died of hyperthyroidism, possibly inherited, possibly triggere...

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I come from an eclectic background. My father, a northeastern Italian, became quite successful in the 1950s and 60s. My mother, a third generation Florida Cracker, was born beautiful and dirt poo...

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Just watched Downton Abbey and can only say the dinner table scene made me jump in my seat! I’m disappointed in the weak resolutions to storylines (Lady Mary’s blackmailer, Baxter’s non-confronta...

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Not much happening in my life right now. I picked up a few SEO pages, but nothing much on the horizon. Instead, I am back on a downsize wagon. I swear we spend our first 50 years accumulating and...

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Hard to believe, but here it comes. I won’t be sorry to say good-bye to 2015 and the heartbreaks it delivered, first as we fought the devil for Nick’s addiction and then losing him to thyroid dis...

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I’m cooking a turkey today, so I can serve it with roast beef on Christmas. The house smells great. Our eldest son’s girl doesn’t eat beef. She also can’t have any meat with skin, fat, or bone on...

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I had dinner on Saturday night with the Godfather. No, really. He’s my little old Italian godfather. Uncle Robert and Aunt Pat. We eat early. 5 PM. He’ll be waiting. When I walk in, he rises and ...

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The Vote: The Bradenton Beach vote for mayor was a real nail biter. The race between Shearon, who was mayor until he was ousted last year, and Clarke, who was put in his place until this election...

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Hmmm…well, this is a very different birthday for me. My husband is working on the other coast, one son is in the air, flying home after an AWESOME trip to Norway, and eldest and his girl (who are...

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