I know it's closing in on November, but here in Central Florida today it finally felt like Autumn.
October felt like Summer as did September, but today was a refreshing change. I'm sure we will get a few more Summer-like days.
Our State legislature had passed the Daylight Savings Bill which is supposed to keep our state on year-round Daylight Savings time but it never did get approved by the Federal government, so for this season we remain with the rest of the country and fall back one hour in November.
I think I'm okay with that since staying on DST would mean a lot of things being disrupted. For instance airline flights would be out of sync with arrivals and departures. Network TV program times would be different. The most important event would be the school age children going to school in the pitch dark. Being closer to the Gulf Coast means sunrise is usually a little later than the East Coast.
That would be downright scary for any youngsters that walk to school or walk a ways to catch their bus, and there are children in that situation.
So we will once again have to turn all the clocks (except for the ones that are smart enough to turn themselves) ahead. So what's the big deal it's not like we haven't done it twice a year forever.
I hope everyone enjoys the change in season no matter where you live. Think pumpkin pie, apple cider, the smell of burning leaves. Oh, I forgot we're not supposed to burn them anymore. Well, have fun raking them anyway.
Don't forget the Harvest Moon will be making an appearance. Always an awesome sight.
Sunday, October 21, 2018
Saturday, October 6, 2018
Memories
A member of our family passed away this past week. The news brought to mind so many memories.
One of them was of family reunions. Do families still have them?
We would wait patiently for the appointed day to arrive. My mother would spend days preparing the food, which always was shared with the other family members.
If the event was held at a park we would spend the day catching up and playing with our cousins. If we were lucky there was a pool and we were able to swim.
I also thought about a family get together in my parent's backyard.
It actually was a clambake. Our fathers brought large burlap sacks full of clams and scrub the sand out of them. That was way back when the price of clams was minimal compared to today.
Then a wood fire was built in the outdoor fire place and the clams were steamed in large pots of boiling water.
There was also sweet corn, with the husks still attached, roasted on top of the iron grates in between burlap bags that were kept moist with water.
The side dishes were homemade potato salad, coleslaw, pickled eggs and numerous other goodies and of course desserts of all kind.The liquid refreshment was usually beer on tap for the grown ups and soda or Kool-Aid for us kids. Our Moms usually found their way into the house for Whiskey Sours, on the pretense of cleaning up and doing dishes.
There was always a clam eating contest between my Dad and Aunt Ethel. Most years it ended in a tie, after which the bicarbonate of soda was passed around.
After the food was consumed and the tables cleared. The cards were brought out and the card game ensued. Needless to say it sometimes got a bit loud and noisy.
We, the younger generation played Bean Bag Toss, or Hide and Seek.
Those were good times and warm memories. No interruptions from cell phones.
It has occurred to me that my generation is now the older one. Our parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles have all passed on, as have some cousins like this past week.
Remember your good times and cherish the memories.
Rest in peace, Warren.
One of them was of family reunions. Do families still have them?
We would wait patiently for the appointed day to arrive. My mother would spend days preparing the food, which always was shared with the other family members.
If the event was held at a park we would spend the day catching up and playing with our cousins. If we were lucky there was a pool and we were able to swim.
I also thought about a family get together in my parent's backyard.
It actually was a clambake. Our fathers brought large burlap sacks full of clams and scrub the sand out of them. That was way back when the price of clams was minimal compared to today.
Then a wood fire was built in the outdoor fire place and the clams were steamed in large pots of boiling water.
There was also sweet corn, with the husks still attached, roasted on top of the iron grates in between burlap bags that were kept moist with water.
The side dishes were homemade potato salad, coleslaw, pickled eggs and numerous other goodies and of course desserts of all kind.The liquid refreshment was usually beer on tap for the grown ups and soda or Kool-Aid for us kids. Our Moms usually found their way into the house for Whiskey Sours, on the pretense of cleaning up and doing dishes.
There was always a clam eating contest between my Dad and Aunt Ethel. Most years it ended in a tie, after which the bicarbonate of soda was passed around.
After the food was consumed and the tables cleared. The cards were brought out and the card game ensued. Needless to say it sometimes got a bit loud and noisy.
We, the younger generation played Bean Bag Toss, or Hide and Seek.
Those were good times and warm memories. No interruptions from cell phones.
It has occurred to me that my generation is now the older one. Our parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles have all passed on, as have some cousins like this past week.
Remember your good times and cherish the memories.
Rest in peace, Warren.
Sunday, September 23, 2018
TMT
Happy Autumn Everyone
The title of this post is TMT. To me that means "too much technology".
What seems to come naturally to the younger generation takes me a lot longer to figure out.
Have you noticed that whatever new appliance, electronic gadget or even a car comes with new technology you have to learn.
Some time ago my sons decided I needed to have a Smart Phone.
I told them you must be kidding, I'm not "smart" enough to use it.
Their reply, "It's easy, Mom. Besides you need to download the app to get our flight arrivals."
Okay, I got myself a Smart Phone, which of course doesn't come with written directions aside from how to turn it off and on.
I basically figured out most of it and did well with apps and inserting phone contacts. My problem was to make and answer calls. Isn't that why you have a phone?
It was totally different form my old flip phone. I went to You Tube and found a helpful site that showed me how to use it. Thank goodness for people who educate on You Tube.
I pretty much was getting used to the Smart Phone when my son bought himself a newer updated I-phone and decided I needed to acquire his used one.
Oh no, I thought, here we go again. So he set it up with my carrier and explained the basics to me. Then he decided I needed to have the Waze app instead of using my Garmin. Well, it took me awhile to figure that one out and then found out it used up my battery real quick. I solved that by plugging it in to the car charger. My next problem was I couldn't turn it off. So after a call to my son for a tutorial I finally learned how to do that. (I still use my Garmin too).
Since then I found it is easier to text on the I-phone than my older phone and even learned how to send pictures, yay for me.
Just the other day I dragged out my old Fibit and charged it up and updated it. This time I linked it to my I-phone and also found out there is a pedometer on the phone within the Health icon.
So hopefully I'm set with technology for awhile, because my brain needs a rest.
Hope everyone has a good week and the flood weary residents in North Carolina can resume some normalcy in their lives.
The title of this post is TMT. To me that means "too much technology".
What seems to come naturally to the younger generation takes me a lot longer to figure out.
Have you noticed that whatever new appliance, electronic gadget or even a car comes with new technology you have to learn.
Some time ago my sons decided I needed to have a Smart Phone.
I told them you must be kidding, I'm not "smart" enough to use it.
Their reply, "It's easy, Mom. Besides you need to download the app to get our flight arrivals."
Okay, I got myself a Smart Phone, which of course doesn't come with written directions aside from how to turn it off and on.
I basically figured out most of it and did well with apps and inserting phone contacts. My problem was to make and answer calls. Isn't that why you have a phone?
It was totally different form my old flip phone. I went to You Tube and found a helpful site that showed me how to use it. Thank goodness for people who educate on You Tube.
I pretty much was getting used to the Smart Phone when my son bought himself a newer updated I-phone and decided I needed to acquire his used one.
Oh no, I thought, here we go again. So he set it up with my carrier and explained the basics to me. Then he decided I needed to have the Waze app instead of using my Garmin. Well, it took me awhile to figure that one out and then found out it used up my battery real quick. I solved that by plugging it in to the car charger. My next problem was I couldn't turn it off. So after a call to my son for a tutorial I finally learned how to do that. (I still use my Garmin too).
Since then I found it is easier to text on the I-phone than my older phone and even learned how to send pictures, yay for me.
Just the other day I dragged out my old Fibit and charged it up and updated it. This time I linked it to my I-phone and also found out there is a pedometer on the phone within the Health icon.
So hopefully I'm set with technology for awhile, because my brain needs a rest.
Hope everyone has a good week and the flood weary residents in North Carolina can resume some normalcy in their lives.
Sunday, September 16, 2018
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.
I've taken the name of the blog and turned it around to title this edition. I explain why next.
I'm going to start with Yesterday. It has been many years since I posted, why?
Life got in the way including relocating from Pennsylvania to Florida.
Now to Today. I'm enjoying life here in Florida where the sun shines most every day.
There are flowers blooming all year long. I don't miss the ice, snow, and cold of the north.
I had a motto when I lived in Pennsylvania. I would say we had two seasons, Winter and Construction. When one ended the other began and the cycle continued. The winters with thawing and freezing played havoc with the highways. With so many interstates from east to west and north to south there was so much traffic, especially trucks. Because the winters seemed to go on forever the roads wore out quickly, but the ski resorts loved the long winters.
Here in Florida,we did endure Hurricane "Irma" last September, but we were fortunate to escape with only some missing shingles from the roof, others weren't so lucky.
Tomorrow will take care of itself.
My thoughts and prayers are with the residents of North Carolina where Mother Nature has wielded her wrath with now Tropical Storm Florence. Much sympathy to the family and friends of those that have lost their lives and prayers to those that have been injured.
More is yet to come as the storm moves farther west and then heads north toward New England, first hitting West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and finally into the New England states, wrecking havoc and destruction along the way.
Hopefully everyone will heed orders from authorities when asked to evacuate.
Having lived In Northeastern Pennsylvania all my, life except for the last three years, we have endured hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and blizzards with many power outages in both summer and winter. Bad weather can be very scary and one needs to have common sense and prepare for it when forewarned.
I want to thank all the first responders who have risked their lives to save victims. Kudos in advance to the electrical linemen and all who will aid citizens in the aftermath and cleanup.
It's good to be back.
Stay safe everyone.
I'm going to start with Yesterday. It has been many years since I posted, why?
Life got in the way including relocating from Pennsylvania to Florida.
Now to Today. I'm enjoying life here in Florida where the sun shines most every day.
There are flowers blooming all year long. I don't miss the ice, snow, and cold of the north.
I had a motto when I lived in Pennsylvania. I would say we had two seasons, Winter and Construction. When one ended the other began and the cycle continued. The winters with thawing and freezing played havoc with the highways. With so many interstates from east to west and north to south there was so much traffic, especially trucks. Because the winters seemed to go on forever the roads wore out quickly, but the ski resorts loved the long winters.
Here in Florida,we did endure Hurricane "Irma" last September, but we were fortunate to escape with only some missing shingles from the roof, others weren't so lucky.
Tomorrow will take care of itself.
My thoughts and prayers are with the residents of North Carolina where Mother Nature has wielded her wrath with now Tropical Storm Florence. Much sympathy to the family and friends of those that have lost their lives and prayers to those that have been injured.
More is yet to come as the storm moves farther west and then heads north toward New England, first hitting West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and finally into the New England states, wrecking havoc and destruction along the way.
Hopefully everyone will heed orders from authorities when asked to evacuate.
Having lived In Northeastern Pennsylvania all my, life except for the last three years, we have endured hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and blizzards with many power outages in both summer and winter. Bad weather can be very scary and one needs to have common sense and prepare for it when forewarned.
I want to thank all the first responders who have risked their lives to save victims. Kudos in advance to the electrical linemen and all who will aid citizens in the aftermath and cleanup.
It's good to be back.
Stay safe everyone.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
PRESIDENT & MRS. FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT
Can you believe it's August 1st already.
It won't be long and the kiddies will be back in school.
I know they just got out, didn't they?
Were you and your family able to get away on vacation this summer?
Many haven't been able to, because of the poor economy.
The usual perhaps one or two weeks away was just too expensive this year.
With the cost of everything escalating and many losing jobs or having hours cut back it just wasn't a prudent decision to spend the money this year.
Why not take a day-cation.
Yes, just a day trip somewhere close by, maybe a two or three hour jaunt.
May I suggest a trip to Hyde Park, NY.
From here in the Scranton - Wilkes Barre, PA area it's only a two and a half hour ride.
Hyde Park is a beautiful town along the Hudson River in NY.
Situated in the Hudson River Valley, the Franklin D. Roosevelt mansion and museum are a historic part of the National Park Service.
A tour of the home and museum and grounds takes you back to a time in our history when our nation was called to war.
The tour will also take you to the rose garden where the president and his wife are buried.
About two miles down the road from FDR's home is the Frederick Vanderbilt mansion and farm. This too is part of the National Park Service Historic Sites.
The story of this man's success differs in many ways from Roosevelt's.
You can see both places easily in a few hours.
Along the main road are quaint shops and restaurants.
The restaurants vary from fast food to a 1950's retro chrome diner to more upscale dining. Whatever you and your pocketbook choose you won't be disappointed.
There is admissions charged for both historic homes but at the Roosevelt site you can opt for as many or few sites you wish to see. There are several belonging to the FDR property.
The beautiful sculpture pictured above is the President and First Lady.
It is situated right outside the visitor's center and cafe.
When you first see it, they look as if they are sitting in the garden, welcoming guests to their home.
I highly recommend this day-cation destination.
Adults and children alike will enjoy it.
The children will have memories stored to write about when called upon for an essay, when they return to school in just a short month.
Have fun and don't forget your camera.
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