My Road Trip To Illinois My trip actually began around 10 PM. I was amazed how relaxed I was tonight. All day, in fact. I had the house picked up. Vacuumed. Laundry : Washed, Dried And put away. Dishes washed and put away. I was packed by midafternoon. I amazed myself and actually got unpacked…
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Quieting Your Heart For The Holidays/ Update from Sarah On Week 1 And Life In Our Neck Of The Woods/ Week 2 / By Time Warp Wife
From Sarah :
I am starting this wonderful study today. I wasn’t prepared for it when Advent started last week. I could blame it on the fact we were in Plant City until Tuesday of the first week. I had plenty of time to get ready for it here. I could have shared the first week on time but I chose family (In my case , Danny) and held off. Lighting Advent candles at a B & B could have been done. We had the whole house to ourselves. I still chose not to. I wasn’t ready (in my heart ) to begin.
My HEART WASN’T QUIET.
MY HEART hasn’t been QUIET in a very long time.
I was praying that our mini- vacation would bring us closer and in a way it did. Yet, NOT IN THE WAYS I NEEDED IT TO.
Thank You Florida! Fall Is Here In Our Neck Of The Woods!
The last few years, Florida has had much hotter weather. Winter never came. In January, we saw 90 degree temperatures. We were still While I am thriving, Danny is freezing . Of Course he has been cold all summer when it was in the 80’s here. The AC has only been off one day. Today…
Not Really In The Mood For A Daily Post! A Short Ramble From Sarah
Why oh why did I switch to the ”New For Me” Block System? I did it last thing last night. BEFORE I knew anything about it Probably very simple but for now it’s a pain in the neck.Kind of what my mood has been today.I have been fighting a Migraine. So far, I have held…
Dear Danny; What Happened To Us? I am Beginning To Write About What Has Been going on this year. WHY THE ANGER! UPDATED November 2, 2019
From Sarah: UPDATED November 2nd, I keep adding updates to this LETTER TO DANNY. Not really a letter anymore with all of the UPDATES. I still haven’t written on WHAT happened to us (REALLY ME) in FEBRUARY and WHY I have been very angry and bitter. Betrayal is a nightmare. What’s worse is when the…
Early Days With Danny: Before And After Moving To Florida (Part 2)
These are the rest of the pictures and comments from the original post. https://ourneckofthewoodsblog.wordpress.com/2015/08/16/early-days-with-danny-in-florida-august-16-2015/ One of my favorite pics of Danny. Another favorite photo. Feeding the fish at Bok Tower. Opening the bottle of wine we got at Epcot. Our first visit to Hooters together. Our first date. Animal Kingdom Cinderella Castle at Disney World….
Our Neck Of The Woods : Re-posted August 2019
Originally posted on Our Neck Of The Woods:
I wanted a way to post and share lot’s of pictures and information about OUR NECK OF THE WOODS….. Rolling Meadows Ranch Lake Kissimmee State Park Allen David Broussard’s Catfish Creek Preserve State Park Collier Farm Road Camp Mack Road Camp Mack Fish Camp AKA Camp Mack…
Second Buster Island Trip With Bill – (Rosalie Creek, Tiger Lake) Part 4
Entering Rosalie Creek. I can’t wait to share the first trip through here because I was able to TAKE ALL THE PHOTOS I wanted to. On this trip, I was too busy paddling and helping to stay off a few of the sand bars to take the pics. We heard the airboat coming way before…
A Beautiful Morning Here In Our Neck Of The Woods. The Drive To Lake Kissimmee State Park From Rolling Meadows Ranch.
The humidity is way down. Which is surprising with all the rain we have had. Not as hot. YET. Windows were wet from the dew. We have new windshield wipers but SOMEONE hasn’t put them on yet. I tried but it’s hard for me to reach them any more . Rolling Meadows Ranch : Collier…
What Happens After Danny Comes Home
We have some kind of snack. Danny leaves to change his clothes. Lunch box gets emptied. I unload the bucket of ice. Spilling the ice. Leftover hard blocks of ice go into the freezer. Then we talk about the park. What happened that day. Much of which I already know thanks to the radio. Usually…
My Afternoon At Home Waiting For Danny To Get Home
Got Danny’s ice tea ready first. I never know when he will come home early when it starts thundering and lightning. His tea : 2 gallon sized teabags in a 1 gallon tea pitcher. NO LEMONS . No sugar. STRONG. Mine : 1 maybe 2 regular tea bag(s ) if it’s real tea. Lemons /…
Watch “Abandoned Farm Area in Catfish Creek Preserve” on YouTube
Our Neck Of The Woods. Rolling Meadows Ranch. 3 miles from our Cracker House. We sold that RV right before Christmas . The first VIDEO shows the ruins of an old barn. This one has the old shop. He was about 4 miles from where he should have been hiking at Allen David Broussard…
This Week In Our Neck Of The Woods ( Or Sarah Got Sidetracked While Writing This And Did Her Dishes, Even The Pots And Pans That Were Hid)
Once again, Life In Our Neck Of The Woods consists of All Indoor Photos. Except for some internet photos. I make NO APOLOGIES. SUMMER in Florida is Miserable. A few years ago. Danny and I volunteered at Bok Tower Gardens. Where he use to work. 10 years ago, even 5 years I was still healthy…
Second Buster Island Trip With Bill (Tiger Creek, Tiger Cove And Lake Kissimmee) Part 5
Leaving Tiger Lake. Headed down Tiger Creek. Tiger Creek is ALL in the open. No cover from the blazing sun. Lot’s of boaters and airboats to watch out for. They certainly don’t watch out for kayakers and canoers. Leaving Tiger lake and our IN BOAT lunch break. (In the blazing sun). Tiger Creek meanders around…
NEW- Lake Kissimmee State Park : 11 Mile Buster Island Paddling Trail OPENS -EVENT SATURDAY, November 14, 2015
Lake Kissimmee State Park: Buster Island Paddling Trail Lake Kissimmee is remote and unspoiled, offering endless reflecting waters, stunning stars in dark skies, and excellent fishing. Paddlers encircle Buster Island, a hiker and equestrian’s delight with miles of trails winding between moss-draped live oak. The paddling loop meanders through the Zipperer Canal, Lake Rosalie, Rosalie…
Buster Island Paddle Trail Concept[1] – May 17 2012 To Dedication Ceremony , November 14 2015 Lake Kissimmee State Park
From Start To Finish, Danny and I were there. We hadn’t put the handicap seat in yet. Buster Island Paddle Trail Concept[1] Buster Island Paddle Trail Concept[1] Lake Kissimmee State Park Buster Island Loop Paddle Trail Concept To develop an approximately 12 mile paddle trail that circumnavigates the Buster Island feature of the Lake…
Second Buster Island Paddle Trip With Bill – (Lake Rosalie) Part 3
Entering Lake Rosalie Slow and Easy at first and then the race was on. We came in way ahead of the rest of them. It also meant I couldn’t take PHOTOS. LOL Still slow and easy. They were just busy looking at all the birds out. There weren’t a lot of other boaters out or…
The Second Trip Around The Island With Bill. ( Getting Started ) -Part 1
Off We go. These got out of order. Unless I do them 2 at a time they may get out of order. It is taking too long to do them 2 at a time. LOL Yes, That is a gator. Erik is in Shorts. Erik We are off.
A Roundup. New Life. Rainy Days. Sunsets Sunrises. Park Life
Times are changing once again. All winter volunteers have left the park. The snowbirds have left as well. It’s time for the locals to come and come they have. In droves…. So the rangers and this year round volunteer are back to doing Scrub downs and other such jobs. Summer is still not here as…
Our Fall Roundup At The Park Part 3- Wednesday, October 14, 2015 (They Aren’t Doing Much)
Everyone is on a break. I had more time to take photos. The cows were standing very still Big Josh is in this one. Off they go. Free at last. There they go. …
Our Fall Roundup At The Park-
It was one of our first really nice mornings this fall. We have only had a few NOT SO HOT ONES. Clear Blue Sky…Something we haven’t seen much of. Getting ready to cross the Wooden Bridge Over Zipprer Canal and onto Buster Island. Looking at the Weir. The flood gates/locks are open.This is looking East…
Our Spring Roundup At The Park- April 2015
We were fortunate that the rain held off. Everything around us was WET. Flooding had already started. It rained all Spring and SUMMER. It was 86 degrees. HOT AND HUMID. WE Usually DO Our Spring Roundup in May But they were paying more at the time. Mark, Big Josh in the back, Erik and Danny….
Headed To The Roundup and What I Saw Along The Way
The Bunkhouse across from us. The sun was just starting to break through. It was 78 degrees. Cool compared to a few weeks ago. Someone (ME) needs to MOW. I am hoping to get started mowing this weekend. If not, then I will be doing it when Danny is…
Life At The Park – We’re Flooded – Water Is Finally Receding Slowly- Wednesday- September 16, 2015
Park Drive : These were taken awhile ago. It looks a little better on Park Drive. There are still places where the water covers the road. The Day Use Area is a bit higher as are the actual campsites. Park Drive is four miles long. )
Bobby’s Cove Part 2 – How It Got It’s Name- 2012
Posted by Our Neck Of the Woods on Monday, September 24, 2012 Bobby’s Cove June 2012 · · Taken at Rolling Meadows Ranch, Lake Kissimmee State Park, Lake Wales, Florida June 2012 – Birthday gift from Danny 2011. I’ve been wanting a good name for a favorite place of mine- of ours. I come here to…
The Restoration At Rolling Meadows Ranch – Bobby’s Cove Part One
https://www.facebook.com/sarahsue.224/media_set?set=a.903716199692429.100007260243350&type=3 The Restoration at Rolling Meadows- This Area Is Bobby’s Cove Contributors: Sarah Kasch (owner), You and Debbie- Sarah Kasch Updated about 4 months ago · Taken at The old sod fields Just a few years ago all of what you see here were sod fields. Lake Kissimmee has taken back much of what was….
August In Our Neck Of The Woods- August 24, 2015-
I want to warn you: Nothing Special has gone on in Our Neck Of The Woods this month except Our Reunion At Bok Tower Gardens. I still need to do a post on our visit there. I keep forgetting about it. LOL. The ONLY SPECIAL THING that happened here and I forget to post. I…
