Christmas 2017

Been awhile since I have even looked at blog...merry Christmas

Got my butterfly garden started.. Had to move the pavers away from the pool cage, dig in some soil and peat moss.. Hope everything grows!

Spring clean up time begins... Feb 2015

Got this spot cleaned up a little... 

In desparate need some updating to this landscape 

 Nice sunny spot for a future butterfly garden.... if I can rid it of  those nasty biting ants under a couple of those pavers..

Spring is coming.. 

Guess I will be attempting to grow these seeds I picked up the other day...  I have an ugly galvanized fence around my back yard here.. It was a necessity because of all the trespassing kids in this neighborhood.. Protects our dogs but we still don't have much privacy because now they cut through the neighbor's yard on the other side and through our front yard and walk past our picture window.. Heathens..    So, I will try to plants some tall growing plants and vines and I won't have to see them walking behind the fence.... 

Crispy Baked Chicken Wings 

2 lbs chicken wing pieces              

salt or seasoned salt

3 tbsp Honey

2 tbsp butter

dash of soy sauce

dash of garlic powder

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

Bring a large pot of water to a boil.. add a couple tsp of salt.. I like seasoned salt instead of table salt 

Boil the wings for 7-8 minutes. Dry well with paper towels

Place the chicken wings on a wire rack in roasting pan. 

Bake for 20- 25 minutes on one side,  flip and bake for for 5 more minutes.  

Remove and turn off oven.. 

Heat honey, butter, soy sauce and garlic powder until mixed. 

Toss the wings in the sauce and return to the turned off but still warm oven for a few more minutes before serving..  YUMMY! 

Cocoa Beach.. 2014

Just a few shots of the 3 days I spent in Cocoa Beach in October.. more later..

Seafood chart

Went to Ohio in June

Why didn't we ever do the bypass around Jacksonville before?  

Bella was not happy to be back in the old house in Ohio... We weren't either.. but it's for sale now and one more trip up there and we will be done!!  Life in Florida will finally have our full attention..

She did prefer the grass and less intense sun there though...

Crows, deer, and groundhogs have taken over....

Been awhile

Haven't been blogging in sometime.. Need to update.. Been in Florida since October of 2011.. We finally own this house but still haven't sold the house up North... Had an accident in November (not my fault)  and went thru lot of depression.. Trying to get back in the swing of things.. still taking pictures, shelling on occassion, and getting ready to fly to WV with my mom and brother.. Health isn't too bad considering COPD, but doctor said Florida has been good for me..  Kids are doing well. Jess bought her own place and boys are happy in their new schools..  Going to add several photos now..

Me at the 2013 Seabean

Symposium in Cocoa Beach..

Good time..

One of my favorite pics of Canaveral Seashore.. 

Rainy day last year..

 

Nickerbeans

Boys in 2013.. 

South of Daytona Beach

 

Elegance

 

 Aren't egrets just the lovilest birds?

Ponce Inlet Lighthouse

Map of Sanibel

 

This is the most amazing place.. not only for great shelling but for sunsets and sunrises.. look to the left in the am and it's coming up, look to the left and it's going down.. love this place..

Just wasting my days sitting around this place.. constantly surfing the web instead of  watching surfers at the beach.. or beach combing or taking pictures or something... very hot today, so here are a few pics from days when I was out and about and not vegging out in this house...

Then and Now

 Found some old polaroids that his dad took when they first bought this house... trees in front are huge now..   circa 1986

  

Right after the new paint    

Day at Daytona

Took the kids to the beach.. took my new red umbrella for shade and it was a really nice day.. Spent about 3 hours there and then went to the Sonic for lunch..  

 

around town

                                                          Crabby Joe's  Sunglow Pier

                                                      Aunt Catfish's on the River

                                               
                                    Back side of the Daytona Speedway.. Looks like you're on the track..

Halley and Bella, not so sure they want out in this new world.. Like where is our grassy yard.. lol 

Saw this online.. really like the ideal..  might be a good thing to put in between the houses to deter all these kids from using our yard as a sidewalk..  very annoying thing about this house.. They cut thru on their way to school in the next neighborhood and to go to the retaining pond and murder the fish left back there.. sad thing to complain about it but it really bugs me and the dogs to have people riding bikes thru there and tossing their trash in the yard.. rude

Alameda

                  

Impatiens

Portulaca

                                                                                   

Just nasty.. 

                                                        

Mexican Sunflower