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Mama’s Turn: Push the Button

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I was avoiding doing real work when I came upon it – the most adorable door wreath I have ever seen. It had buffalo plaid bows with dainty white flowers and lemons. LEMONS! It was the perfect blend of farmhouse chic and summertime whimsy. I had to have it! I knew I would need to convince myself that this was a much-deserved purchase later. It would be a hard sell, too. Buying … [Read more...]

Sunny Side Up: Snakes

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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...]

Sunny Side Up: Deer Flies

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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...]

Mama’s Turn: We Get To …

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We were supposed to be in New York. We had the whole trip planned out for the first week of June. My daughter, Bella, and I would arrive early Friday, check into our hotel in the city, ask them to store our bags, and then head to Penn Station to grab the Brooklyn-bound A or C train to Pratt Institute School of Art & Design for our 2 p.m. student-led tour. After our tour, we … [Read more...]

Sunny Side Up: Pets

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This morning, I’m trying to shake a nightmare containing a 20-foot alligator, some wobbly docks, and a whole lot of not being able to run. I blame last night’s movie: Jumanji. Usually, with the morning comes relief, but as I peek out the window, my backyard looks exactly like … you guessed it, Jumanji. My home, like most in Central Florida I suppose, serves as a … [Read more...]

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