Florida Factoid Friday

Five species of endangered sea turtles are found in Florida: green, loggerhead, Kemp’s ridley, leatherback, and hawksbill.

Chicken for a BAWK?!

If you haven't heard, Boston Market has a super coupon deal going on this week. You get a quarter white or three pieces of dark with mashed potatoes (here, they let you choose a different side) and cornbread for a buck. This one expires on 1 November. There are other coupons here, as well. You might want to get there early in the day. Duller tried around noon and after work and both times there were unbelievable crowds waiting in line. He said about 60 people in front of him and by the time he got to the counter, as many behind and more coming. Just as he got up to second in line, they announced they were out of dark meat, cornbread and most sides. Wonder if it's that way all over.

Mystery solved

Suze was first to recognize a rear view. 8-] Yep, y'all guessed it. This pretty little thing was munching acorns by the refuge pay station, not the least concerned by our proximity - as long as we stayed in the car. I never get tired of snapping deer and gators. Had the light not been fading, I'd have lingered longer.

Monday Morning Mystery

Free Fazoli's

I have a printable coupon good for a free small spaghetti entree w/meat or marinara sauce with purchase of a drink. It's good Monday, the 26th, only. Our Fazoli's closed and has been replaced by a bank. (How ironic is that?!) Nearly all my favourite places have closed in this area, which is just another reason I SO want to move back to a more civilized part of Flarda. OK, but that's beside the point. If anyone wants this coupon, let me know and I'll e you the link.

Have a JESUS-filled day! ^i^

Florida Factoid Friday

The Tampa Bay Hotel served as headquarters for U.S. military leaders, including Col. Theodore Roosevelt, during the Spanish-American War in 1898. Some 30,000 troops were stationed in the area.

Monday Morning Mystery - oops

I've been having computer trouble and can't get to my pics right now. So sorry, but it looks like MMM will be on hiatus till next week. Meanwhile, back at the ranch...

If you need a mystery fix, check out this blog. But don't forget to come back here next time. 8-]

Florida Factoid Friday

Dr. John 'Lucky' Meisenheimer, an Orlando dermatologist,
owns the world's largest yo-yo collection.

Mystery solved

Well, I'm gonna have to try harder to stump y'all. It was, indeed, a fence lizard. Pretty cool unders, eh?

Monday Morning Mystery

What's the temperature, Momma?

Tupelo, honey.

A few weeks ago, I ran out of honey. When I ran down to the river to get more, this was standing on the honey man's corner.

The thing that makes me most sad is that I didn't take more time to talk with Clyde and get to know more about him and his family. I never stopped to think that one day he wouldn't be there.

Oh, there was small talk about his mayhaw jelly and different honeys, but I never asked about his personal life. And why not? He was a nice old guy and was surely full of wonderful stories of Florida's amazing past.

I'm so glad I came out of my comfortable shell and chatted with the hot dog man every weekend till he sold his trailer. He's quite a character and still hollers at me whenever he sees me at the store. Yep, he always sees me first.

So, is there a Clyde in your life? Next time you stop for a refill, spend a few extra minutes on the corner. It's worth it.

Have a JESUS-filled day! ^i^

Florida Factoid Friday

About 500 cats live in style at Caboodle Ranch, a 30-acre cat sanctuary created by Craig Grant in Madison County. The property resembles a mini-city with a city hall, police department, chapel, elementary school, Wal-Mart and the Cat Nap Inn with lakefront cabins.

Mystery solved

Y'all got it! Suze was first. (Sorry for keeping you hanging so long... had a hard time getting online today). Yep, we get changing colours here in Flarda, as well. Autumn is definitely beginning to fall around here. We're still having hot, humid days, but every now and then, a deliciously cool one sneaks in to delight us and bring us out of our summer stupours. We've even opened the windows a couple days. Aaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!

Monday Morning Mystery

Florida Factoid Friday

The second oldest town in Florida - oldest inland - is Micanopy. It was known as Cuscowilla (a Seminole village) when William Bartram visited in 1774 and later became Wanton's Trading Post. Micanopy, for whom the town was finally named, was the Seminole chief during the 2nd Seminole War.