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Musings: Endings And Beginnings

It seems very fitting to be coming back/starting back into my writing on the first day of the first month of the New Year.  Yes, it really has been since 1 December 2010 that I last wrote.  I really wanted to write yesterday.  It was warm enough in the lanai, after a bit of a lie-in, to do my quiet time outside for the first time in a month.  Florida, the “Sunshine State”, has been rather stubborn in following last winter’s cold trend.  Actually the whole country has been ridiculously frigid for the month of December, with crazy storms and . . . → Read More: Musings: Endings And Beginnings

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Self Nurturing: Enjoying the Labyrinth at the Beach

What joy it was to get out to the beach at St. Augustine today.  Of course, we made our usual stop at Zhanra’s for a scrummy breakfast.  If you haven’t yet tried their Sunday Brunch it’s time to treat yourself.  An incredible buffet of cooked-to-order omelet anyway you want it, quiche, scrambled eggs (plain or dressed up), apple wood smoked sausages and bacon, chorizo soup or gumbo or cheese grits.  (I don’t like grits, but these are to die for!!)  Then there are fresh biscuits and sausage gravy, and home-made fries.  And that’s just the cooked section. Turn the corner . . . → Read More: Self Nurturing: Enjoying the Labyrinth at the Beach

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Musings: Open And Closed

We came to Florida in January 2004 and we have just experienced the longest freezing cold weather since arriving here.  The thermometer on my sheltered back porch lanai registered thirty one degrees Fahrenheit at about 7.30am on several mornings.  It did not get above fifty eight degrees Fahrenheit at any time during the day.

Half of the trees, bushes and plants in my garden have been badly frost burned.  I am hoping that their roots have not been damaged and that there will be re-growth.  Thankfully I had covered the precious small lemon tree that my son Marco had bought . . . → Read More: Musings: Open And Closed