has just materialized, and that is I will miss someone or something when I am blogging about an event. I did it and I apologize as it was quite a feat that was performed by the only all women Village Dragon Sisters United. They also participated in the races over the week-end and they placed […]
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Facts and fun…
is what I promised in my last blog. I still am in awe of the Village Dragon boat crew members, especially after witnessing their races in Disney this past week-end, and was able to gather a few more impressive facts that should interest our residents. They recently raced in Hong Kong China this past summer. The […]
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and off I go to give you an account of my two day experience watching and cheering on three of our Village Dragon Boat racing teams compete in the annual Orlando International Boat Festival, held in Downtown Disney. The teams from the Villages that competed were the Silver Dragons, the Leatherneck Warriors, and the Leathernecks. Races are won by just inches […]
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that is the Dragon Boat races. I’ll be joining the Village Dragon Boat racers in Orlando the next two days and I’m sure I will have plenty of fun as well as plenty to write about when I get back. They are racing Friday night and Saturday at Disney and I have the opportunity to join […]
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and you don’t want to do it yourself go see Sergio and Aurora. Many years ago I would do some sewing from time to time. We learned how to sew in school, in home economics. Imagine we cooked for half a year and we sewed for half a year. It was fun as we could […]
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so little time. Over the years I think we have all said…I wish there were more hours in the day. It probably started while we were still in the cradle. How many of us willing put our heads down and went to sleep, even at a tender age we wanted more hours to our day. As […]
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if you want to buy on your first visit, DO IT. You are probably wondering what has gotten me to shout do it, in internet language (capital letters). There are several things you might want to know about me before I tell you why I say DO IT. I am a very positive person, I do […]
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and also of The Villages. I would not be a bit surprised if you had no idea what I was writing about, because as of a few days ago I would have not known either. However, it has to do with the game of Petanque, (pe-tonk), which is the French game of Boules. Oh, that […]
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Last spring I read where the District would be offering a program to the residents, appropriately called Resident Academy, where they can learn about the local government and to alleviate any confusion or answer any questions regarding the responsibilities and functions of the Community Development Districts. It was billed as an in-depth look at the […]
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I know we have more golfers, more bowlers, more pickleball players, more softball players, more swimmers, more dragon boat racers, more artists, more writers than anywhere else I could imagine living, but the smooth and rhythmic motion of the cyclists really caught my eye. I don’t know if Thursday is a big day for cyclists, […]
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