Feb 20

Shoes

Posted at 8:44 pm in flip flops, footwear, Lincoln Mall, Miami Beach, sandals, shoes

On our recent trip to Miami Beach and the Florida Keys, we walked the area in Miami Beach called the Lincoln Mall. There are lots of shops and restaurants. I had to take this photo of the shoes below. I can’t believe someone can actually walk in these shoes. [...]

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Feb 14

Happy Valentine’s Day

Posted at 6:16 am in anniversary, Cincinnati, grandfather clock, Loveland, Ohio, President's Day, Valentine's Day, weddings

Today isn’t only Valentine’s Day. It is my wedding anniversary. My hubby and I decided to get married on the Saturday that preceded President’s Day because I was teaching school and President’s Day was a vacation day, so we would have a long weekend. It just happened that Valentine’s Day fell on that Saturday. We [...]

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Feb 9

What’s In A Name?

Posted at 11:06 pm in babies, baby names, characters, Cincinnati, German, Moses, names

My daughter is having a baby girl sometime in May. She and her husband are in the process of picking out a name, but they still haven’t decided on one. These days there are lots of websites that feature baby names. Here is one that gives the meaning of names. In some cultures, [...]

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Feb 6

Remembering The Super Bowl XXXIX

Posted at 10:04 pm in FL, football, Jacksonville, New England Patriots, Super Bowl, Tom Brady

If you realize that the football game played this past Sunday, February 5, 2012, was Super Bowl XLVI (46), you may be wondering why I am talking about Super Bowl XXXIX (39). I’m going to recall the Super Bowl from seven years ago when Jacksonville, Florida, was the host city because I attended that game. [...]

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Feb 1

Saving Things

Posted at 10:01 pm

I have to admit that I’m a saver. Getting rid of things is difficult. When I am ready to throw something away, I think, maybe I better not. I might need it someday. So I keep it. I married a thrower, so he prevents me from collecting too much stuff. And the fact that he [...]

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Jan 28

My Favorite Fruit

Posted at 10:45 pm in fruit of the Spirit, gardening, pests, strawberries

After a little break to visit Disney World with my granddaughter, this week I’ve got one more garden blog. The photo above shows a portion of my strawberry patch. You can even see a couple of ripe berries. Last year in late spring I was shopping at [...]

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Jan 23

Never Give Up

Posted at 12:09 am in house plants, perseverance, prayer plants

Do you sometimes feel like giving up? Well, don’t. I had a long journey to the publication of my first book, and I’m glad I didn’t give up my dream even though I came very close several times. But I’m not going to talk about writing or getting published. Today I’m going to continue my [...]

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Jan 17

House Plants

Posted at 11:41 pm in growing plants

When I was growing up, house plants were house plants. They stayed inside all the time. Since moving to Florida over ten years ago, my house plants are only house plants on very cold nights. Last year we had a lot of those, so the plants were inside for weeks. Strangely enough, they didn’t do [...]

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Jan 15

Cold Weather and Plants

Posted at 1:44 pm in azaleas, Florida, garden, gardening, master gardener, Montana, plants

This week I’m going to do several blogs about plants because I’m a gardener at heart. My love for gardening started when I was a kid in Montana and my mom gave me a little patch of ground in her garden where I grew some green beans. However since moving to Florida, I haven’t done [...]

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Jan 12

Staying Happy

Posted at 1:05 pm in happiness, happy, inspiration, Toms shoes

As I stated in one of my earlier posts this year, I want to be joyful no matter what the circumstances are. My older daughter was instrumental in giving me this goal. She inspired me through her blog. She has been blogging about things that make her happy, but one of her posts was about [...]

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