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Dead Coconuts

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Not the ones that succumbed to lethal yellowing in the 1970’s, but the bar/nightclub at CityWalk that Steph worked on. Friday night, we decided to see for ourselves. First up, $32 parking in the garage (remember Cat in the Hat section, row 659 so we can find our truck), then a long walk, escalators, security (thank goodness not sensitive enough to catch Grant’s large pocket knife; one wonders what other tools/weapons are let in), moving sidewalks, then we have arrived. Early, 5:54 PM. I ordered the Nu Brew (Old Forester bourbon, lime juice, black currant syrup and ginger beer), 20 oz souvenir cup, $18. Grant stuck with tried and true Crooked Can Bügermeister Ocktoberfest, 18 oz, $13. Both good. While he sat, I wandered and wondered. It was definitely dark with lots of black light. Music wasn’t deafening and a wide range of tunes. Obviously a dance floor for the later hours. Upstairs was another bar. Lots of portraits of women. Seemed like a sorority was having a party. Pizza boxes and ...
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Fall

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  Happy autumnal equinox and the first day of fall (I had to look up if seasons are capitalized, although I suspect by now most of our English grammar and punctuation rules have gone by the wayside.)  For the past week, night temperatures have been below 75°. Back up to burning blazes during the day, but I can actually feel the weather changing. So different from South Florida. Time to plant tomatoes and trim the tropical sage. Saturday, we went birding with Brady, the last of my purchases from Orange Audubon’s auction. Getting up at 4:45, we met Brady at the St Cloud Publix, transferred his gear to our truck, and headed for our first visit to Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area. On the way in, a family of caracara: mom and dad sitting atop a telephone pole with 2 juveniles foraging in the fields. The rest of the day we drove higher and yon, looking for red cockaded and red headed woodpeckers, success with both.  27°55'50.0"N 81°07'33.8"W for RCWO; 27°54’55”.3N, 81°...
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Flower Show - I Survived

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The Windermere Garden Club agreed to have a flower show as an event in the celebration of our town’s 100 anniversary of incorporation. No matter that our snowbird members aren’t back, the club hasn’t put on a show for 11 years, we had only a few months to plan, and lastly, September is not a great month in for plants in Florida. Details, mere details.  I agreed to create an educational entry with the assumption that it would be a simple trifold board with a few plants in front. Not a big deal. Wrong, our fearless and inexhaustible leader Vicki interpreted the National Garden Club’s rule of “at least 18 square feet” of information to be table area, not vertical display area. By the time I’d become aware that I was covering an 8’ x 30” table, it was too late to back out. You see, WGC is part of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs and NGC. Flower shows are standardized and judged by highly trained volunteers. I think the Centennial Committee thought it would just be a bunch of pret...
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100 Tiny Paintings in 2025

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A year long project. 61 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 71 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 81 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 91 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 100
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