Tag Archives: Florida

Saying goodbye to the condo

Posted on February 2, 2019 by

Tomorrow I’m going to fly south through (hopefully) friendly skies.  Over stick-figure tree skeletons way down below.  Perhaps the sun will set through our jet window.  We’ll pass across the snowy vista of the Upper Peninsula and head south across … Continue reading →

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Palm trees, egrets, shrimp boats (and home again, home again, jiggety jig)

Posted on February 14, 2018 by

    Hello, dear reader.  I am back from a lovely week of vacationing at Fort Myers Beach, Florida, with my mom, brother and sister-in-law. Am feeling rather mellow and tired, but wanted to upload these photos this afternoon. It … Continue reading →

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Annoyed, amazed, humored, and sad. All in one day.

Posted on January 29, 2018 by

 Very annoying.  Yesterday we “fixed” the wood stove furnace belt, which “entertained” us with squeaky noises for the past month.  An hour later the new belt is entertaining us with different squeaky noises. Can it be fixed? At times squeaky … Continue reading →

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Driftwood dreamin’

Posted on November 29, 2013 by
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Life’s a Beach

Posted on November 14, 2013 by

Every morning this week, here on Fort Myers Beach, we’ve left my parent’s condo on the Back Bay and ambled for about 25 minutes toward the beach. We gain beach access through a grassy path.  This week the sprinklers shot … Continue reading →

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Happy 81st Birthday, Mom!

Posted on November 11, 2013 by

Dear Mom, It is so wonderful to be at Fort Myers Beach celebrating your 81st birthday with you! As we said this morning while shelling and birding along the beach, “It doesn’t get much better than this…” Spending these days … Continue reading →

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What doesn’t kill you may heal you and other frozen stories

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

1. It’s three below zero right now.  (Tree below zero according to that old Finnish joke.  Must look for photo to illustrate.) 2.  It’s damn cold.  I started Barry’s car this morning when the thermometer shivered at 6 below zero … Continue reading →

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My Mother Got Stuck in an Elevator!

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

Ohmygosh, Blogging Friends, Big News! My mother, my sweet mother, the mother you’ve all met & heard about, just got stuck in an elevator in her condominium in Fort Myers Beach! She just called with the exciting news! “Oh, Mom, … Continue reading →

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Sunrise, Sunset (Florida Style)

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

“Sunrise, sunset.  Swiftly fly the days. Seedlings turn overnight to sunflowers Blossoming even as we gaze.”

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When you’re a scaredy-cat

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

OK, I admit to being a scaredy-cat sometimes. Don’t you? You know what scares me? Winter roads.  Icy roads.  Freezing rain.  Slushy driving.  White-outs.  They all scare me so that I shake inside.  My mind stills and knuckles grip the … Continue reading →

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