I don’t believe I’ll ever run out of material for this column because if I ever need to reach for something to write about, I can reach, with trembling hands, into the bag of perilous terror of living in Central Florida. Today, I pull out a very real scene of me, on my front lawn, watching a snake slide out of our drainage grating. My wife’s already assured me it’s a black … [Read more...]
The Lake Nona Book Maven Review
American DirtAuthor: Jeanine Cummins First, let me say I enjoyed reading this story. In addition to being an Oprah Book Club selection that was just released in January, it rated 4.32 stars on Goodreads and 4.8 stars at Barnes & Noble. In choosing to read this book and discussing it among friends, I inadvertently stumbled into a controversy I was not prepared for. I am … [Read more...]
The Artist: #FrontPorchProject
In the midst of darkness, light can always shine through. Kelly Rodriguez’s #FrontPorchProject that took place in Lake Nona is an excellent example of light shining through to our community. Get to know photographer Kelly Rodriguez, her #FrontPorchProject, and how she was able to make us all smile throughout the current COVID-19 pandemic. Nonahood News: Tell us about your … [Read more...]
Sunny Side Up: Deer Flies
If you’ve been reading “Sunny Side Up” for any time now, you’ll know that I do my best to never complain about life in Central Florida. I despise writers who waste perfectly good real-estate in our papers by stooping to mindless rants. They’re lazy writers who couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn with a good word. So, on an extremely positive note, I thought that I’d … [Read more...]
The Lake Nona Book Maven Review
The Book Woman of Troublesome CreekAuthor: Kim Michele Richardson This is the second book I’ve read in the last few months about the Packhorse Library Project of Kentucky and the women who delivered library books by horseback (or mule) in the Kentucky mountains during the Great Depression. This project was part of the WPA (Works Progress Administration) and was championed by … [Read more...]
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