Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope yours is going well, or maybe it's all done...I'm in charge of turkey breast, whole wheat rolls, pumpkin pies, plus I just made a salad for Kevin because he doesn't like green bean casserole. The turkey breast is in the oven and it's actually starting to smell pretty good. I made the pies and the rolls yesterday thank goodness, so I had some time to watch a little of Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. I mostly fast-forwarded through it, and certainly had the sound down for the majority of it but now I'm realizing that I forgot to watch the Rockettes. Maybe they'll be on You Tube? Surely...

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One last day in Florida

One last day in Florida

Friday Feb. 24th, it was nice to wake up with nothing electric car-related to obsess about. Mom wanted to take a boat ride and they had ones leaving from the aquarium near the Publix where we'd...

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Driving around in Florida

Driving around in Florida

On Thursday Feb. 23rd, Mom and I drove to Lakeland to visit her cousin Barb. Barb is such a sweet and lovely person, and we were so happy to spend some time with her. First we drove to the Tampa...

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The Ringling Museum

The Ringling Museum

Mom and I walked down the very very long walkway to the Ringling mansion which was huge and ornate. Mom sat on a bench to catch her breath while I darted around trying to figure out where the...

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The Ringling Museum & Mansion

The Ringling Museum & Mansion

As I wrote previously, the Ringling Museum was a five-minute drive from the Sarasota Airport, so after I figured to put the electric car in drive, we headed right over. Since Ringling had made his...

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Florida in an Electric Car.

Florida in an Electric Car.

Last Monday, February 20th, Mom and I headed down to St. Louis to spend the night and fly out to Florida on Tuesday morning. It was a make up trip since Mom hadn't been able to go to NYC with me in...

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM!!!

Mom turns eighty seven today! She didn't used to want people to know her age but now now she's loud and proud! I guess she's always been loud. Yesterday afternoon Mom and I got back from a quick...

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Kitties and other wildlife in January

Kitties and other wildlife in January

This was actually the end of December, when Mom was staying with us after being run over in the Kohl's parking lot. We decided it'd be easier to care for her cat Hobbs if Hobbs was here with our...

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Flying Back Home

Flying Back Home

Our flight home from NYC wasn't til 3:30 in the afternoon on Friday Jan. 20th so we had plenty of time to do some final things before leaving. Well, plenty of time isn't necessarily the right word....

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