…is this Saturday, Feb. 2nd, starting at 10AM at Lake Sumter Landing. The Chili Cook-offs have been a very big happening in The Villages for many years, well 16 to be exact. It is one of the Rotary Club of The Villages fund raisers, and have they raised funds over the years, in excess of over half-a-million […]
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Booklovers’ Showcase…
…this Saturday, Feb. 2nd from 9AM to 2PM, the Writers League of The Villages is holding its’ BookLovers’ Showcase at the Lake Miona Recreation Center. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet published Authors of all types of books for all different ages, children through adult. Several years ago I stumbled upon their showcase when I […]
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…is alive and well in The Villages. I had mentioned them in one of my more recent blogs, and was determined to find them and get some pictures. More easily said than done. I was on Rio Grande and spotted them in the lake by Chula Vista, however did not have my camera. When I […]
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in Eustis, is the home of the Bay Street Players, and if you have never attended a production of theirs there, I highly recommend it. Yesterday I attended a performance of Avenue Q, The Musical and can’t tell you how much I enjoyed it. I was with a friend, who had seen Avenue Q on Broadway, and she […]
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our own Radio Station at WVLG 640AM, and you can also listen to it on Cable Channel 99. There are two locations of the station, one in Towne Square Spanish Springs, and the one pictured above in Market Square Sumter Landing. It is very pleasant to listen to as it plays music we all appreciate. We […]
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I was looking through some pictures when I came across this one taken only a few short years ago. Two of them have recently gotten their drivers licenses, and the third one is a few months away from getting his permit. These are my pajama boys of summer, who I have written about in the past. I’ve […]
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had by all. Saturday evening, the Monday, Wednesday, Friday Golf Group got together for their Annual Party. The party was planned for 60 people, however the flu ruined the plans of several, and we wound up with a healthy and lively 56 people. This was the second year we have done this, and that is […]
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It’s time to get up, rise and shine. That was a familiar greeting I received as a young child and also greeted my children with for years. As I think of today’s activities in The Villages, it probably is the most appropriate thing to say. Rise and Shine, y’all. I added y’all since moving to […]
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Sean loves to get a reaction out of people. He loves to see people laugh, to be happy, and he will go to any length to get a smile out of you. He does it so much that you would think none of us would believe anything he says, but we fall for it, all the time. He even […]
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As I wrote about yesterday, it was my Book Club meeting and I said I was going to talk about Daisy. Well, I didn’t get a chance to share that story, although joined in on other stories. I do want to tell you about my feelings about this Club, and the great people in it. Anyone who […]
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