I’m relaxing this afternoon after several days of working on blog posts. Some posts like this one are just easy to write. That’s what I need after working hard for several days on brunch for mothers and then a look of low maintenance flooring.
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Checking Out Almost Famous Chicken
Since my childhood, I’m been a big fan of fried chicken. Like many southern families, we ate quite a bit of fried food. My mother’s fried chicken is one of my favorite memories. As a senior, I grew up in a time where we ate homecooked food daily. Take out was unheard of. Going to a restaurant was a treat, and we sat at tables with cloth tableclothes.
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March Unknown Flowers in Central Florida
I moved to Lakeland, Florida in mid-January 2024. I’ve been enjoying beautiful blue skies most days here. In February and March, there is an added pleasure of spring blooms.
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Cool Days of February
The weather has been changing in the last few weeks. We had a warm spell and the temperatures went up to 83 degrees F. Then a cold front came down and the high was 59. Now I know all you in 4 season climates are thinking my cold spell isn’t really cold. If you lived in Florida for several years, your body acclimates to hot weather. When I moved to Miami from Tennessee in my 20’s, I laughed when Floridians were so cold in January. Two years later I found I had joined them. Life is funny some times.
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A Rainy Start to the Day
Overnight a front moved in with a slight drop in temperature and moisture filled clouds. I woke up to a very cloudy sky. I watched the rain come. It rained off and on for about an hour.
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A Day of Puffy Clouds
I’d like to thank all my readers who sent messages of concern last week when the hurricane blew by Florida. I sincerely appreciate your support. As expected here in central Florida away from the coast, we had a tropical storm warning (not a hurricane warning), rain, and wind. Yes, other areas were not so lucky. Tampa had extensive flooding and property destruction.
The next day was a regular sunny day with blue skies and puffy white clouds. I hope you enjoy the beautiful day I’m sharing. I wish you all beautiful days where you live.
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Trees & Sky Views in September
Hurricane Helene is forecast to land in the big bend of Florida (the curve in the shape of the state) Thursday evening which is today. I’m writing this on Wednesday. Since my move to a more central location in the state, I no longer worry about being where the storms land. I will get wind and rain but less fierce, and my county is under a tropical storm warning. The worse that can happen is possible loss of power for a while, but I don’t really expect that to happen either.
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August Neighborhood
Today I’m sharing a few photos I took last month. Let’s start with a photo of a neighbor’s house with a small crepe myrtle in the front yard.
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