The Villages

Archive for June, 2012

On the road again…

I’m leaving this morning for NJ for a month or so. I thought tropical storm Debbie was going to delay my start, but it looks like she has decided to come in a little more south than predicted. Thank you Debbie, glad you won’t be traveling with me. Sean will be joining me later in […]

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Be careful what you wish for…

We have wanted so badly for the preserve behind our house to fill up with water, as every little bit of rain we have gotten over the past several years has not stopped it from getting dryer and dryer each year. When the water goes away, so does the wildlife. Gone are the days of […]

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Golfview Lake…

The other day I stumbled across an article in the paper about  Camp Villages sponsoring fishing at Golfview Lake park for the Village grandchildren.  They had a great shot of  a gazebo at the end of a dock  that extended out into the lake.  Across the lake you could see golfers and I’m sure that […]

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Imagine, 55 thousand pounds…

For those of you who have subscribed to V-Mail you probably have been watching the building of Brownwood, which will be our third downtown area.  However if you haven’t, I highly recommend watching it. I have enjoyed all the episodes, of which there are presently six.   I have especially enjoyed episode 5, which is […]

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She loved her Father so…

In 1908 Henry was blessed with a daughter.  He was 68 years old, and she was the apple of his eye.   He had returned from America for the blessed event, as he had wanted her to be born in his family home, where he along with many generations had been born.   She was named after him,  Henrietta, and […]

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Aesthetics…

As anyone is aware that has been following my blog, there is no rythme nor reason to the subjects I blog about. There is no continuity from one day to the next, and there are no axes to grind, no political opinions, and nothing negative. I think I am in a retirement frame of mind, […]

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Music, music, music…

I really think everyone loves some type of music.  I have rarely heard anyone say, I don’t like music. If I never hear another note of music in my lifetime I will be so happy. I have heard people say I love jazz, but I don’t like rock, or I like banjos but I don’t […]

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What’s happening in The Villages…

What I am writing about  is a reminder, I am not repeating myself as you might think.   I think my acute awareness of not wanting to repeat myself comes from the fact that my Grandmother, when she was in her 80’s, was so afraid of telling the same story twice that she would start almost every […]

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Hank…

I’m so sorry  that I did not mention you when blogging about my cold porcelain class and the woman that were in it.  Besides Yvonne the teacher, you were the next most important person. You came to be supportive of Jean, and little did you know you would wind up taking care of all of us.  You were kept busy […]

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What did you say…

about me? When I am writing my blog, I will most often write in generalities, unless I am featuring one person in particular. I think it could be because for years being a real estate broker, the privacy act is something we incorporated into our everyday interactions with people.  We never divulged information about anyone, […]

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