May 14 2013
There’s a whole lot to Highland Park beyond lilacs, although the lilacs, themselves, are reason enough to visit. Today I spent some time in the lesser known areas of the park. First, the tulip beds on South Ave., behind St. John’s home. These have some unusual tulips of all different colors and are visible from […]
April 18 2013
The Gananda Parkway in my neighborhood has wide, paved shoulders, but today I chose to walk totally off the road in the dirt. I didn’t like the idea of just a white painted line separating me from speeding cars. I think the tragedy in Boston struck a little too close to home. Not that any of my […]
April 16 2013
My grandson, Evan, took his first steps today. He’d been walking holding on for awhile, but today he bravely walked by himself about 10 feet, from Mommy to Auntie, with Grandpa there to cheer him on. That and the events in Boston got me thinking about cheerleaders. Where would we be without them? I know that […]
April 07 2013
I’m not really a film buff, but I was saddened by the death of film critic Roger Ebert this week. How about you? I admire his bravery in not giving in to cancer. He kept working despite not being able to speak and not being able to eat. His life revolved around feeding tubes five […]
April 02 2013
Have you ever felt like you were a character in a novel? When an unexpected thunderstorm hit the day that I left my converible top down at Wegmans, I felt like Stephanie Plum in one of Janet Evanovich’s novels. Stephanie manages to “total” a car in every book. But last week I felt like I was […]
April 02 2013
This morning was so dreary that I found myself thinking, Oh, Lord, just let me see one sign of spring today. When I stepped outside, the first thing I noticed was that the sidewalk was covered in worms. Who knew that God likes April Fool jokes?
March 29 2013
There’s an awesome bridge that connects Ormond Beach to the mainland of Florida. It’s bow shaped, with walking paths on both sides. The pedestrian lanes are separated from the cars by a bike lane and a 40 inch high concrete wall. I’d been wanting to walk this bridge since we got to Ormond Beach, but […]
March 27 2013
It’s been really cool here in Florida so Gary and I have had to find other things to do beside walk the beach and sit in the sun. Today we went to MOAS, a museum of arts and science in Daytona. One of the most popular displays at the museum is the skeleton of a […]
March 22 2013
I’ve been doing lots of reading here in Florida. In fact, I’ve been reading two books at the same time, something I never do at home. I have one book on my Nook, and when that’s charging, I read a paperback. I’m partial to the cozy type of mysteries. They involve an amateur sleuth like […]
March 21 2013
What do Boy Scout knots, Hungarian folk costumes and beach chairs from the early 1900’s have in common? They’re all on display at The Casements, John D. Rockefeller’s winter home in Ormond Beach. By billionaire standards, The Casements is on the modest side, but it has a great location along the Halifax River and wonderful […]