I HATE to exercise. I haven’t always felt this way, but the older I get the more my arthritic old knees complain when I try to do anything more physical than walking to my kitchen! And because I’m not getting enough exercise my weight continues to creep up. (Is that happening to anybody besides me?) […]
Road Trips And Restaurant Meals – The Good Bad And UGLY!
I’m always quick to give high fives to the awesome Mom and Pop restaurants we find in our travels…but let me share one of our less than awesome meals on a previous road trip. This diner was in Ocala Florida on our usual winter route to our Florida condo. And let me also tell you […]
National Maritime Day – Remembering My Catamaran Cooking Experience
Ideas for my blog posts come to me in many different ways. In fact I was headed in a totally different direction until I saw a note on my wall calendar proclaiming today as National Maritime Day. That special designation made me remember my years as a cruise specialist. And I’ll make a point in […]
Let The Packing Begin! These Snowbirds Are Itching To Head NORTH!
Let the packing begin! In some ways it’s hard to believe another winter has passed, but in other ways it seems like FOREVER since we’ve hugged our grandkids! So for that reason we’re more than ready to pack up our belongings and button up our condo for another year. And thanks to the generous gift […]
Seven Reasons For Joining The March – Parkland, Florida
My heart still hurts for the Marjory Stoneman Douglas families in Parkland, but after witnessing first hand the passion and conviction and determination of those students left behind I have no doubt those kids WILL change the world. And they’ll change it for GOOD. When the nationwide March For Our Lives events were announced I […]
Bokampers Five Buck Wagyu Burger – Our Lunch With A View
Please allow me to introduce you to the best five dollar burger lunch in Fort Lauderdale! And the best part for us? We can walk there from our condo. Yes, Bokampers is right across the water from our condo. And to get there we simply walk out our back door and walk across the drawbridge […]
Mirror Mirror On The Wall…Once Again. Check It Out!
As some of you already know, our snowbird nest is a one bedroom condo with less than 600 square feet of living space inside. (Take a tour HERE.) Two walls in our home are totally covered with a floor to ceiling mirror. Those mirrored walls make our tiny place feel so much larger than it really […]
Fort Lauderdale Or Bust…We Made It Once Again!
Our most recent snowbird road trip ended successfully in Fort Lauderdale. (Thank God!) We have our “getting settled” routine down to a science. We actually stopped to pick up our DVR’s at Comcast on our way into town. That way Peepaw could take care of the TVs and the “technical stuff” while I unpacked our […]
The Traffic Was TERRIFIC…But NOT In A GOOD Way!
My dear old Mom always told me “If You Can’t Say Something Nice, Don’t Say Anything!” And normally I try to follow that advice. But when it comes to Atlanta traffic…there are no good words to say. Except that once again we survived that mess on our snowbird trek to Florida. Thank God! We left […]
Life Is Not A Dress Rehearsal…A Firsthand Reminder
Life has a way of reminding us how fragile and precious it is. Two days ago one of our best friends arrived from the frigid North and we were so glad to welcome her back to our Florida paradise once again. Linda has been a fixture here forever! You see, HER parents bought a condo […]