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2012
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Autumn is indeed here in Crystal Beach Florida! I could feel the difference this morning when I was out for my morning walk. The humidity is below 50% and the temperature was around 70 degrees at a little after 7 am. It feels good and I know my new plantings my veggie garden are enjoying the redu...
09/24/2012
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Here in Florida, we are known for soil that has plenty of sand and clay. So if you don't help your garden, it doesn't grow very well. Needless to say, my garden is doing wonderfully! Ronnie has made me two large above ground beds for veggies and in addition to that, I have plenty of pots both in ...
09/24/2012
Grouper was on the menu this week. Nothing like fresh grouper and since I was not there when they were caught, there are only photos of the fantastic meal that Ronnie made. We had both blackened and beer battered grouper last night and again today. The grouper were large, thick and plentiful, so ...
09/23/2012
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Angel fish anyone? While I was out with Ronnie and his buddy Bob on the boat yesterday, I managed to catch an angel fish. We were actually catching bait (pinfish and grunts) for the guys to use to catch snook but I caught this adorable angel fish. You can't eat them and even if you could, I prefe...
09/22/2012
It is true, we are suffering through another sun-filled day here on the Gulf Coast in Crystal Beach Florida. Life can be hard when you have to deal with the sparkling waters off our coast and add to that the sunshine and blue skies. My favorite past-time pleasure is long quiet strolls along the ...
09/22/2012
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Florida home prices have bottomed out was what I read this week from the Florida Association of Realtors. They were quoting facts from Florida Realtor's chief economist, John Tuccillo, that from January 2000 to November 2006 Florida home sales rose an amazing 152%! The time span from that peak t...
09/22/2012
Yes, it was another beautiful fishing trip today, out in the intercoastal waterway. We started out fishing off of Clearwater and then headed down further south for lunch at The Pub in Indian Rocks Beach Florida. There are many restaurants that offer docking facilities so people can stop in for ...
09/21/2012
Pinellas County 4-H Association needs your support! It is time for fresh apples and pecans and the Pinellas County 4-H has started taking orders! What better way to bring in Fall than with crisp fresh apples and pecans for your baking needs? Yellow Delicious and Empire apples are being brought to...
09/19/2012
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Florida's real estate market is indeed bouncing back! According to the Florida Association of Realtors, exisiting home sales were up 10.8% in August 2012 over a year ago and pending contracts are up a whopping 40.2% over last August. Along with this comes the good news that median sales prices ar...
09/19/2012
Pasture raised turkey and duck are available for the Holidays and you can place your order now! If you live in the Greater Tampa Bay Area, check out Rabbitsetc.us to place your orders for pasture grazed and hormone free turkey and duck. The are accepting orders now, so don't delay if you want a h...
09/19/2012