Friday Shoot Out

Friday My Town Shoot Out

WATER

Was this weeks water challenge

came from Hensley in Hawaii.

We are surrounded by water

Here on the east coast of

southern Georgia.

Anything in green is a link

for more information. Anyone who wants to join in on our Friday shoot outs can go to our info site and find out how to join up with our "gang" of shooters.

This is the view from our property

up in the country.

It's for sale, interested?

You really have to watch for gators

here in these parts of the south.

They are really everywhere.

And they are always hungry.

Silver Springs, Florida

Home of the famous glass bottom boats.

This isn't here but not to far

from us in Ocala, Florida.

The water is crystal clear.


They even have baby boats for the kids.

Under the Darien Bridge

And if you look the other

way this is what you see.

A little pond up in front of the Dollar Store. We buy a loaf of dollar bread to feed the birds and that sometimes turns out disastrous. You can read about it here.

These next three pictures were taken at the Jacksonville Zoo. We bought a season pass and we will be experts on the animals before the summer is over. I'm not sure what the animal is but I was impressed with the green algae water it was standing in.

The flamingo's pink colouring is caused by the Beta carotene in their diet. They feed on brine shrimp and blue-green algae.

This little water area is at the back of the zoo. Gives the kids a chance to cool off.

Crescent Beach, Florida

(Low tide.)

My favorite beach!

I grew up going to this beach.

It is about 26 miles from

my home town, Palatka, FL.

GRAND~girls on Cresent Beach.

World Golf Village

St. Augustine, Fl.

Good thing their heads won't fit thru that fence.

St. Simons Island, Pier

is the heart of the Island.

This is about 12 miles

from my house.

From the Pier looking on the

mainland at the lighthouse.

Most everytime we go

we see dolphins.

They have a very nice playground that

over looks the pier and the ocean.

Easter Sunday

An Old Georgia Pond

Odum, GA.

Jekyll Island, GA. has a very nice water park.

Summer waves. They just opened for the season a few weeks ago. This is about 18 miles away. We have season passes and the Grand~girls really enjoy the water.

These were taken last summer.

They have grown so much in a year.

Driftwood beach is on Jekyll Island.

This is overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.

This was just and odd color.

This is what the marsh looks

like up close. Sort of yucky.

This is on the back side of St. Simon's Island, overlooking the Frederica River or sound.

And even prettier view of the

marsh and Frederica River.

The water fountain across from Lovely Lane Chapel at Epworth By The Sea.
In the back ground is the Frederica River.

This is just a little further over to the right. This also is over looking the Frederica River. This was taken on my Photography field trip.

This is with out the model.

This got so long I just had to quit. There are so many more places I could spotlight. This is a beautiful place to live and like I said in the begining we are surrounded by water. Great subject for me.

School

100 Years

Dolores Hope celebrates

her 100th birthday

LOS ANGELES – Bob Hope's widow, Dolores Hope, has celebrated her 100th birthday with friends and family at the Hope estate in Toluca Lake, Calif.

Although she was brought to Wednesday night's party in a wheelchair, Dolores Hope was alert and happy as she greeted scores of old friends and posed for photographs.

Guests included Gloria Stuart, Ann Blyth and Phyllis Diller.

Bob Hope died in 2003 at age 100.

The couple were married on Feb. 19, 1934.

I loved Bob Hope.

Way Back When Wednesday

1978

The Sweetheart

1979

Harrison's first Christmas

1980

Harrison 18 months old

1983

Travis 2 years old

These pictures sure are way back when.

Issues

After last weeks post on Toothpaste

Yall aren't going to believe the

issues I have with SOAP!

But first let me give you the

frugal tip I learned from my mama.

~HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAMA!~

(today's her birthday)

When you bring your soap home

from the store the first thing

you need to do is take it out

of the packages.

This way it will dry out and get really hard. Next time you open a new bar of soap, stick your finger nail in it and you will see how soft a new bar is. Then when you use it, it just starts melting. And if by chance one of the little ones drops it in the water and you can't find it for awhile it really gets soft. If you will let your soap dry out for several weeks, even months, it will last twice as long.

Don't believe me, just try it then. A bar of soap that has dried out will be hard to stick your finger nail into. Saves you money on soap.

That's my Frugal Tuesday tip!

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Now last week when I wrote about the Toothpaste, these are the comments that my parents left for me.

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Mama said:

You get that from your Daddy - - and maybe a little from me and your grandpa Padgett. But in all this I'm thinking SOAP, instead of toothpaste (which I have gone as far as sucking it out of the tube.).

Starting with Grandpa, When we owned the oceanfront motor court at Jax Beach, we never threw the soap away that was left in the cottages and rooms. It was brought back to the laundry room and when enough had accumulated Grandpa would boil it down for the family years supply. The boiling took care of germs if there were any on that caustic lye stuff.

Now from that education -- I would never throw a sliver of soap away and I put it back for hard times. Your daddy goes a step further than me and one less than Grandpa -- He makes sure it - the sliver is real moist and soggy and bonds it to the new bar - waits for it to dry out & adhere real tight and keeps on bathing with it!I might add - that we have our own bars of soap - me three/four different brands in use at a time and Daddy two. Plus the liquid hand soap at the bathroom & kitchen sinks.You could say that is the far side of c r a z y, I think.

But you dear daughter are frugal and smart and beautiful inside and out. You know who you are and you like it!!!XXXOOOXXXOOOXXXOOO, mama

Daddy said:

President Kimble said to.. "Fix it up, paint up, use it up."

Yes, I use up that thin sliver of soap, soften it up, attach it to the new bar and it's used completely up. It made be mad to see what the Dial company did to the bath soap, cut it down in size and shape and still charge the same.

I also recycle cans, paper, card board, plastic bottles, jugs, what ever they take. Helps in the preservation of this good earth we live in.

Call me crazy or frugal, but that's what I am.

Love you,

Daddy

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Don't you think that just a little rubbed off on me :)

Thank you to all our

Military Personnel

and their families!

Our prayers go with you.

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Hope you all had a nice

holiday weekend!

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I met my parents for a

late lunch in

Orange Park, FL.

My mama's birthday

is tomorrow!

Happy Birthday Mama!

It was great to see them

and enjoy their company

and some good food.

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Even found a little

time to have a

pedicure.

How do you like the new

color of polish I found?

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Have a great week!

Sunday Stills

Sunday Stills

This weeks challenge: Yellow

To join in next week

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Pretty Avery in yellow.

Driftwood Beach

Photo~Hunter~Saturday

This weeks theme: Plastic

Next week: May 30 Book(s

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to see other peoples pictures.

Friday Shoot Out:

Gordon over at Friday Shoot-Outs From Florida got to pick this weeks subject and he chose "Paint The Town Red."

Since this week we have been experiencing a nor'easter here and in the state of Florida, I didn't really get out to take any pictures. I just looked through my files for some pictures with Red in them. So forgive and maybe I'll do better next week!

This isn't from around these parts but it was good and Red so I stuck it in here.

Amish home in Ten Mile, MO.

From last years hunting trip.


Our favorite breakfast restaurant

has red walls and has the University

of Georgia, Bulldog theme as

you can tell by the tablecloth.

Red Grape Tomato

This child loves grape tomatoes
better than regular grapes.


Starting the canning process

last year.

Some of last years canned tomatoes.

My Red Velvet Cake

Click here for the recipe.

That post has two different recipes

scan on down to the last one.

That will be the one for this cake.

Red Velvet Cheesecake

Click here for the recipe.

To see other gang member's RED shoot out pictures you can click over to Gordan's blog and he has us all listed on his side bar. Check us out!

Happy Memorial Day Weekend.

Be safe.

It's a good thing...

that I'm not a betting

person, because

this week...

between this and this

I would have lost

the house!

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You know, just sayin...

Frugal Or Crazy?

The sweetheart would say,

"that, I ain't right".

Well that's debatable and that's okay.

When he ask for a new tube

of toothpaste, I usually tell him

there is plenty left in that tube.

I give him one anyway.

But that sets a challenge for me.

Now I can get a lot more

toothpaste out of that tube.

I can flatten that tube like

you wouldn't believe.

Since no one else is using this tube

I've been known to suck even more

toothpaste out of the tube. Now,

it's not like I don't have the money

to buy another tube. And at all

times I have no less than 12 tubes

of toothpaste in this household

of two people.

(in my years supply.)

But there is just something about

the challenge to see how much

longer I can use this tube of

toothpaste. And when I have

sucked out all I can,

I then cut the end off and there

is still toothpaste left in the tube.

Now you can call me crazy.

It's okay, the sweetheart does.

it doesn't bother me because I'm

still using that tube and it's

been a month now.

But I can see an end coming this

week. Then I'll feel really good

about getting another tube.

Would you call that frugal?

Or just plain crazy?

Engaged

This is my nephew, Ashton.

His Parents are Tony and Angie Griffis Ripley

He proposed to Annie last week.

She said "Yes"




Guess who took these cute pictures?

I did!

They let me practice on them.

I took over 100 just hoping I would get a
few good ones. They are so cute, I got a lot
of good ones.

This makes me feel very old.

I kept this sweet baby the first 8 months of his little life. He was the best baby ever! Always so happy and good natured. Then his parents moved away to finish college and never moved back to our town. But he has always held a special place in my heart. I'm so proud of him and love him to much. He is the oldest of 4 boys.
Their plans are to marry Dec. 23 in the Birmingham Temple.