Caring for Clay

My DH recently broke his leg.  He wasn’t doing anything exciting or brave:  no handgliding, no climbing 40 foot trees to retrieve our cat, no cleaning out the gutters (which I’m told is a very dangerous job), and not even riding a horse.  He was merely carrying a rather heavy load through the basement, when he [...]

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The Purpose of Reading

Well, life has gotten in the way of my planned New Year’s update to my blog.  I promise it is coming, but somehow between taking care of my invalid husband and starting a new business I haven’t found a chance to start.  However, I recently came across an article written by a friend of mine, [...]

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For Those in Need of Some Review

A good friend of mine recently sent me an e-mail to let me know that I really needed to start reviewing some more books, because she depended on these posts to know what to read.  I am humbled that she finds any of my reviews helpful, and that she would actually follow my lead in [...]

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Bookstores and Kids

Navigating bookstores with children in tow.  I know what your thinking, “Don’t do it!” 
I know, I know.  I tell myself the same thing everytime I go.  See the thing is, we have this great secondhand bookstore in my hometown–and I mean great!  It is about 10,000 square feet, two levels of books, dvd’s, audio-books, cd’s, [...]

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Safety Chick

Biking the PinellasOriginally uploaded by Gasparino1.Why does my DH have to give me such a hard time about following the rules. The rail trail people went to too much trouble (time, effort, money) to post signs explaining trail etiquette for us to just ignore them and do our own thing. When another biker is coming [...]

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Pip and Ernie

Pip (or Phillipa) and Ernie were some great new friends we made at Southern Comfort. We met them shortly after we arrived and were able to share our evening meal with them as well. We ate at a lovely restaurant called the Sunset Grill at the Inn at Little Harbor. It was highly recommended to [...]

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Lots of “Southern Comfort” in Ruskin

My DH and I recently celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary by taking a trip to the St. Petersburg/Clearwater area of Florida. As hotel prices seemed to be extraordinarily high in the area, we were delighted to find a comfortable and elegant B&B called Southern Comfort outside of the city in a little town called Ruskin. [...]

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Do I Need a Personal Assistant?

The last comment that was left on my blog by “Claire”, which listed a few of my recent activities and my blogging inactivity brings up an interesting point.  Is my life just too busy for one person (me) to handle?  Do I need a “personal assistant” to keep me on track and sane? 
I am currently [...]

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It’s me!

It’s me!
Originally uploaded by Gasparino1.

Well, I’ve actually figured out how to post pictures on my blog.  Yeah!  I knew it wouldn’t take long, but I didn’t know how long my readers could endure a pictureless site.   I am usually the one with the camera in the family, so I was surprised to actually find a picture [...]

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Kickin’ it up With a Real Rockette!

I was really looking forward to the tap dancing workshop.  I had the blessing of my DH as I left him with our two daughters.  “Go on.  Enjoy yourself”  he said.  I was all smiles as I headed out the door in my pink warmups.  I arrived at the studio early, so I could stretch and [...]

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