Category Archives: Food

Are We Ready Yet?

It’s 30 days until we leave Florida, and another 24 days after that, we start the PCT. That’s the plan that has been in motion since we got our start date over five months ago. We have since packed over … Continue reading

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Sponge Docks with Aunt Lois

Aunt Lois is on her way to the Sponge Docks at 830, so I am too. I park by Rusty Bellies, and she’s in the fenced-in parking lot for Hellas Restaurant. We start the morning with her buying a new … Continue reading

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Strawberry Festival with Aunt Lois

I found out back in late December, while discussing family history with Aunt Lois, that she would be down near me, northwest of the Tampa metropolitan area, for a wedding on March 1st, and she suggested we should get together. … Continue reading

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A Morning By the Window

The sky is one smooth color of blinding-white grey. The water has the slightest ripples, giving the trees and buildings reflected on its surface a blurry image. The muddy grass at the water’s edge has been topped with sand-colored gravel … Continue reading

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100+ Things That Made 2024

1. Watching Zeus, a golden doodle, for the holiday week2. Finding a half-done cross-stitch tree for me to finish3. Remembering to do my Q&A books since we forgot last year4. Dad calling to reminisce about a trip we took and … Continue reading

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