Category: Florida
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Happy Candlemas Day
If Candlemas be fair and bright,Come, Winter, have another flight;If Candlemas brings clouds and rain,Go Winter, and come not again. According to German lore, if the hedgehog saw his shadow on Candlemas Day there would be a “Second Winter” or 6 more weeks of bad weather. Leave it to us crazy Americans to see a…
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What is good about having a pet? Everything
I love my not dog. See she is really my husband’s dog, not my dog. What’s good about her? She keeps my husband happy. She wakes him up when his lung condition is making breathing difficult as he sleeps. She is fun to spend time with. She is love on four feet. All the good…
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Home
Share a story about the furthest you’ve ever traveled from home. My first thought is home is in Florida. I’ve been to England, so for distance that’s the furthest. I was six. My grandfather kept telling me, “When you get to London you will have tea with the Queen.” I believed him. The first time…
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The Color of Water
What do you love about where you live? I love that I can be anywhere I need to be in five or ten minutes. Even this is a short drive away. I love it here. To be here is home. Light & Love, Lori
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Green Gravy
What’s the most delicious thing you’ve ever eaten? How can I choose just one delicious thing? I’ve eaten at five stars and sat at dirty picnic tables at the beach each with equally delicious things in front of me. My husband, daughter, mother, and countless other family and friends have over the years offered me…
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It’s Hot
The O’Garas live in Florida and it is hot. Not just hot but humid and hot. It’s like living in a sauna. What did people do before AC? Thank you Mr Willis Carrier. What do you do to stay cool? Are you one of the lucky humans who live in a constant temperate climate? Anyway,…
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Day 100
Your disposition is a personal choice. When you wake up feeling bad, you can choose to push that attitude onto others or you can choose to be happy. You can decide to be in a better mood or hang on to that bad one all day. If someone bumps into you by mistake, you can…
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Day 79
In 1979 my mom and dad got divorced. Mom and I moved back to Florida from Texas. Florida is home to me. It is home to my mom and it was home to my dad. My dad never left Texas. He married my step mother there. My oldest daughter left Florida for Texas. She says…
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Day 67
March is a sneaky month. You think it’s all sun and spring time. Next thing you know you’re searching the closet for the sweater you thought you didn’t need. I love March. Where is that sweater?
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Day 11
How’s the weather where you are? It’s dark, misty and gloomy which is rare for Florida. It’s true that the weather affects your mood. When it is raining or gloomy I mostly want to stay in and read. Today it’s soup and books. I’m at the library of course. What is your favorite rainy day…
Brendan & Lori O'Gara 