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Strawberry Limeade Blender Recipe Summer festivities are best enjoyed with

Summer festivities are best enjoyed with an ice-cold fruity beverage. I whipped up a pitcher of this classic, chilled beverage to celebrate our wedding anniversary and Independence Day.

Do you love vintage glassware, plates, and linens? If so, you’ll love perusing the lovely vintage ware from my personal collection, I used to style each color photograph in this book.

In keeping with the style of the book photographs, I selected my favorite vintage glass pitcher. It has a cardinal bird on one...

Who's That Barking Outside My Door? We haven’t had a dog since our

We haven’t had a dog since our treasured girl of many years passed away.

Imagine my surprise hearing a little dog bark just off our deck. I stopped what I was doing, froze, and listened. I heard the bark again. From the sound, I knew it was close, but nothing moved. Peering in that direction, I didn’t see a dog or any other animal. But it was there. Surely my ears weren’t deceiving me. The barking stopped as I walked to the far end of the deck. Sneaky creature, shut up as I scanned the grassy...

At Home on Holly Creek Growing up in Florida, we often swam in murky lakes

Growing up in Florida, we often swam in murky lakes and rivers without giving it much thought. Due to the presence of tannic acid, the water was the color of black tea, our family's favorite iced beverage. Wading in the warm water each summer, you couldn't see your feet or legs as you went deeper. We splashed and played never fearing the alligators and snakes residing in those brownish waters.

On one occasion and never again, we floated down Ichetucknee Springs in rubber inner tubes, bottoms...