Growing Bolder Community

This year we delivered over 1200 Baskets of Hope and Love to families in need... in Central Florida...I invite you to join us for Basket Brigade 2008 on Nov 22! Please visit www.basketbrigadeflorida.com for more information....Together....we can all take care of our community!

I know. I know. I just uploaded MORE gardening pics to bore everybody. You must think I garden 24/7. And I do talk to my plants. Its part of getting them to grow properly. It beats talking to yourself . One of natures most beautiful plants is called a " Moon Flower". It gets its name from the fact it only blooms at night. During the day the bloom furls itself back to a bud like...

As I set off for my "after work" walk early this evening, I didn't know if I felt more like Red Riding Hood or the Pied Piper. These jaunts are taking on a slightly surreal quality, and at times are absolutely HILARIOUS.For starters, my traveling companions are a fifty-something pound dog and a six pound housecat named Meatball. I've written about both these guys before, Lucky is the border collie...

If you lived as a teenager in the late 1940s or during the 1950s, this musing will probably be a walk down memory lane. If you are young, this might help explain why those of us who were teenagers then have strong feelings about what life was like then versus what life is like now for those younger. One way to compare is to recall a few songs that we heard either on the radio (AM) or heard...

Holidays are dangerous times for diabetics and dieters, and I fall into both categories. Here's how I try to make it through the day without landing myself in a coma.First, most people don't seem to know that diabetes is not about avoiding sugar. It's about managing carbs. So eating white bread and rice while avoiding cake makes no sense. If you know there will be sweets, just budget them in....