snook haven

One of our adventures when my sister-in-law was visiting was a boat tour on the Myakka River. We ventured up to Snook Haven which felt like turning back time to "old time Florida".

"Snook Haven visitors can explore the Myakka River and its diverse environment on a 30-passenger tour boat that departs from Snook Haven three times a day, rent a canoe or kayak and experience the river on a more personal level or dine in our shoreline dining room overlooking the unspoiled Myakka."

Perhaps we'll take our next visitors {Prestons} there as well.

We are looking for more adventures in and around
the Venice/Sarasota/Englewood area.
Any suggestions?

baby quilt

I have been visiting a quilting club during our visit in Florida. This lovely group of ladies has helped me make my first quilt. Not perfect this time but I have learned a few tricks along the way and am ready to try the next one.

arranging the squares/blocks



adding the sashing and a border



a colorful backing



a sunny place to sew



finished and ready to go



I am thinking maybe a Christmas gift . . .
since our grandson will be back from Cambodia by December.
He certainly wouldn't need it there where they have just two seasons
"hot and hotter"

{For those of you that I have made market bags for,
you may see scraps from your fabric in this quilt}

finger plays

When baby Cedar was visiting at Christmas
I tried to teach him . . .
"How big is the baby?
Sooo big!"



Now that he is back in Cambodia he has mastered it.

daylight shifting time

The official spelling is Daylight Saving Time, not Daylight SavingS Time. Adding to the confusion is that the phrase Daylight Saving Time is inaccurate, since no daylight is actually saved.

Daylight Shifting Time would be better. The idea of daylight saving was first conceived by Benjamin Franklin during his sojourn as an American delegate in Paris in 1784, in an essay, "An Economical Project."

Daylight Saving Time
Daylight Saving Time begains at 2:00 a.m. on the second Sunday in March (11th) and reverts to standard time on the first Sunday in November (4th).

Spring Forward, Fall Back
During DST, clocks are turned forward an hour, effectively moving an hour of daylight from the morning to the evening. In spring, clocks spring forward from 2:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m.; in fall, clocks fall back from 2:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.

Is it hard for you to adjust to the "shift"?

Daylight Saving Time Facts

love me or leave me

During our visit to Florida I have been
jazzercising with a lovely group of ladies.



One of the new songs {that I love} is
"Love Me or Leave Me"
from a 1955 Doris Day movie.

The version we dance to is now sung by Rod Stewart.



Now how fun is that?