Honoring Dad
This Sunday is Father’s Day. If you are fortunate enough to have your Dad still, be sure you take time to let him know how much you love him.
Some Beth Moore words
One of my very dear friends, Debbie had a close friend pass away a couple of years ago from a long painful illness. Near the end of this strong Christian’s fight her friends gathered at her bedside. They put on the praise music and passed the hours by reading passages from books about heaven and…
Putt N Crawl 2011
This past Saturday, thanks in part to Bonnie Upright of Upright PR and Karen Estella Smith, our Executive Director, the newly formed JT Townsend Foundation was selected as a participating charity in the 7th Annual Putt N Crawl event at Jacksonville Beach. The event is basically a group of beach bars that host a golf…
Z Stromboli
When you realize the way to a man’s heart is thru his tummy, you have discovered the secret to many years of happiness. And, truthfully, it does’t take much. This stromboli was waiting for my foursome when they finished their round today. To tell you they were happy would be a definite understatement. It is…
I do……
Eight months have passed since that autumn day in October when our beautiful daughter, Lindsay became Mrs. Matthew C. Garrity. Much like the last eight months, the wedding we had been planning sped by quickly. Even now I reflect on it and an image pops into my head of a small detail. I wonder if…
Paula Deen’s Fruit Pizza
This evening we are celebrating with family and friends the birthday of my dear friend Lisa. It is just a casual evening on the beach. I sent out an e-vite on Facebook asking everyone to gather at the beach at 6:30 and bring your favorite app or snack to share. A few of us have…
And she moved on
The wedding is nearly eight months past. Most of her clothes and personal things are gone from the bedroom she occupied for the last seventeen years. The items in the closet are mostly platters and various wedding gifts being saved for the Garrity home when they have more space. It is time to move on…..she…
Could it be love at first sight?
“There was the hottest guy on the shuttle bus today” she beamed as she returned home from her classes at the University of North Florida. “Aunt Judi, no, he was so hot!” “And, I think he smiled at me.” That was the beginning of what I felt to be Stephanie’s first and hopefully only true…
The Players – 2011
As soon as the weather promises no more frost the grounds crew at the TPC at Sawgrass gets to work. They have been mulching, planting, fertilizing, pruning in preparation for the biggest annual event of Northeast Florida to unfold and the players and crowds will begin to arrive this weekend. If you are familiar with…
Basil, flat-leaf parsley, rosemary, mint, cabbage, peppers and more!
The garden is doing great. We were really concerned planting on the north side of the house would not provide adequate sunlight. That actually seems to be a great choice. Florida direct sun might be too hot for tender plantings. This picture was taken just three weeks after the garden was planted. ( April 12th)…