Welcome back to reality. Nothing like a long, holiday weekend to refresh, repair and rejuvenate. Thanks to Shelli and Al for hosting a fun Saturday night with the "appetizer," group. Thanks to Mother Nature for a weekend filled with sun, sand and lots of water. From the ocean, to the pool and the periodic rainstorms, water was plentiful. Thanks to Mother Nature, too, for … [Read more...] about Getting to the Root of Things
Holidays and celebrations
Let Freedom Ring
"From every mountain side, let Freedom ring." --Samuel F. Smith Happy birthday America and Happy 4th of July to YOU! P.S. When pondering the question "to beach or not to beach," we should always choose beach. It was beautiful and we even got a pretty good work (play) out...walking in the sand and jumping in the waves. Talk about feeling free...water (especially the … [Read more...] about Let Freedom Ring
Think Before You Drink
Carol brought up a good point about the added sugar in orange juice, and can't we just eat the orange? Of course we could eat the orange, but many don't take (or more accurately make) the time in the morning to cut/peel, etc. During the winter months, Mitch always makes fresh squeezed orange and grapefruit juice. That solves the problem of added sugar, while still getting … [Read more...] about Think Before You Drink
I Get By With a Little Help From my Friends….
What a great weekend with the childhood/college friends aka The Garden Club. How special when friends want to fly across the country to spend their birthday weekend right here at the South Florida hub of our "club." To Mitch C., Dolores and today's birthday people Ted and Carole, thanks for the visit and all the quality time. Carole and Ted, have the best 54th birthday, … [Read more...] about I Get By With a Little Help From my Friends….