Friday Meanderings

June 24, 2016 by KTgreen

Sad news for us this week. Our friend Carroll Wood passed away on Tuesday.

Jon and Carroll when they won the family cornhole tournament back in 2015.

Shirley and Carroll chillin’ in our screen

Shirely and Carroll — Shirley and Carroll enjoying an afternoon on the Homosassa River.

He was Terry’s Mom’s “boyfriend”. He loved coming to Homosassa and was just here for Mother’s Day. We all went to “Vintage on 5th.”

We will miss him greatly.

So what else is going on?

I’ve been working on a project in my sewing room. I signed up for the “Manchester Metallics Summer Bag Challenge” through the blog SewMamaSew.com. I thought that if I actually got picked out of the over 100 people that applied, they’d send me some fun fabric, I’d throw an easy-peasy tote together, post it and they would put it on their website. (Always looking for free publicity) But then I read the acceptance email and realized that it’s actually a challenge against other sewers! What? Now I’ve got to bring my A game! It will be posted next week. Check it out at DesignsByKTGreen.com on Tuesday.

Here’s the fabric I get to work with!

They are all from Kaufman Fabrics and the one on the left is SHINY! The middle one is indigo denim and the one on the right is Kona cotton is silver. I’ve got the bag designed and part of it put together. Still lots of work left to pull it together, though.

Then there’s my new political life. When I originally agreed to run for the Homosassa Special Water District’s board, I thought I was the only one signing up. But there’s a guy from the other side of the river that’s also running. Bummer. Today’s the last day to “qualify” so there could be even more competition!

Tomorrow is the Homosassa Fireworks Festival. Terry and I will be at the Old Homosassa Heritage Council in the afternoon asking for donations for our golf cart raffle and our very cool new t-shirts. Since it will probably in the mid-90s tomorrow and there’s a bar right beside our booth, we’ll probably be drinking beer, too. (Or at least I will!)

Tomorrow is also the first day of Scallop Season! Woo-Hoo! Terry and I will be on our bikes at the ramp watching the local entertainment!

Got some political stuff going on, too. Two candidates for Sheriff will be in Old Homosassa to hang out with the locals on Friday evening. Chuck Kanhel will be at the Civic Club and Phil Royal will be at the Old Mill Tavern. (Chuck Kanhel’s political signs have him as “combat veteran”. I told Terry that I’m putting “wife of Vietnam Combat Veteran” on my political signs. That ought to get me some votes!)

Mullet Toss is on July 9th at the Old Mill Tavern. “Meet and Greet” honoring Senator Charlie Dean is on the 11th at 5 PM at the Civic Club.

Have a Great Weekend.

Kathy

Friday Meaderings

June 17, 2016June 17, 2016 by KTgreen

I’ve been hither and thither and yon over the past three weeks.

Off to Minneapolis to pick up our sweet granddaughter Piper.

Then two weeks of kid entertainment. SO MUCH FUN!

And then back to the airport to return Piper to Mandan, North Dakota.

Because her parents wanted her back. Sheesh.

I got to spend a couple of days in the lovely cool mornings and evenings of ND and enjoying the company of grandkids Riley, Piper and Adley. Such cool kids.

Then back to Tampa and Homosassa and a meeting. It was an important one or I would have said “tooooo tired”.

But there I was.

With about 100 hundred other concerned Homosassa residents.

The Coast Guard was there. Giving a presentation. Yeah it was all PowerPoint.

Here’s some very concerned Coast Guard guys.

And some county guys.

County officials — Commissioner Ron Kitchen with Jeff Rodgers

And a rep from FWC.

Oh yeah, if you live in Homosassa or use the River, you need to complete this survey. By the end of June. It’s very IMPORTANT to get your views counted.

The audience was invited to participate and the Coast Guard went from table to table and recorded the questions, comments, and statements.

Here’s Rodney MacRae giving his viewpoint.

Mostly we need better signage on the Homosassa River and all of those boaters just needs to SLOW DOWN!

So after arriving on the airplane and attending the really important meeting, you would think that I would get a break. Right?

Nope.

I am running for Seat One for the Homosassa Special Water District.

I know, crazy, right? Aren’t I busy enough? Aren’t I retired and shouldn’t I just be enjoying my old age?

Nope.

I had to go to the elections office and sign up and then attend a meeting of the Homosassa Special Water District and introduce myself.

So tired.

What’s going on this weekend?

Hey, it’s FATHER’S DAY. Go spend the weekend with your dad! Or someone’s dad.

Next weekend it’s the Homosassa Fireworks Festival. The Old Homosassa Heritage Council will have a booth at MacRae’s. We’ll have our new 2016 T-Shirt. The design is very cool and created by our own very important member and graphic designer, Laurel Williford. And we have coozies, too! And, of course, golf cart raffle tickets.

Following that fun, the Mullet Toss is on July 9th at the Old Mill Tavern. The proceeds go to support the Homosassa Elementary School. This will be the BEST YEAR EVER!

And on July 11th, we will have the rescheduled “Meet and Greet” with Senators Charlie Dean and Wilton Simpson. Come on out and meet your senators. We’ll have wine, beer, and appetizers too! Fun!

And if we have another tropical storm or hurricane on July 11th, I will accept that a higher power thinks that a “meet and greet” is just not necessary.

I think that’s it!

Have a Great Weekend!

Kathy

Friday Meanderings

June 10, 2016June 10, 2016 by KTgreen

It’s been an interesting week.

Of course, Pipety Piper is still here.

We’ve had lots of fun together.

We also had 3 other grandkids join Piper last weekend. Walking through my house right now is a wee bit dangerous. Toys, coloring books, bits of cut up fabric, yarn, all strewn about the place.

But everyone had fun. Even Terry and me.

The sliding glass doors reflect the exact reach of each child. Still have to get the windex out. But I think I’ll wait until Piper goes home.

Then last Monday brought TS Colin. Which caused the cancellation of the “Meet and Greet” with Senator Dean. I’ve been working on this event for probably three months. Thought I had all my T’s crossed and I’s dotted.

Sheesch.

Piper’s first tropical storm! She really enjoyed driving on our local roads. Splash!

And should we be blaming former Florida Governor Charlie Crist for this early season tropical storm? The paper reported that, for the first time in NINE years, Crist did not send a request to the Wailing Wall in Jerusulem.

Since he started sending these requests, no hurricanes have hit Florida.

Wow! Charlie, aren’t you getting ready to run for another office? Not too late to send that note, is it?

No tropical storms or hurricanes scheduled for this weekend.

The Old Homosassa Heritage Council will have a booth at the Cobia and Big Fish Tournament at MacRae’s of Homosassa. Stop by and get your raffle tickets for the Golf Cart which is our newest fundraiser. Thanks to Doug and Kim at Homosassa Golf Karts. This is always a fun event.

Speaking of OHHC, we had a meeting this week. (Pretty Piper in Pink was very Patient) Florida Representative Jimmie T. Smith attended. Claimed it wasn’t a campaign stop. He is just interested in the heritage of Homosassa and helping us get the park on the river. Because of the redistricting of Florida, his area has been eliminated. So is running for a seat on the Citrus County Commission.

Crystal River is having “Blues and Brew” on Saturday. Music and blueberries. (Isn’t it a little late for local blueberries?) Seems that Crystal River is holding a festival every month now. This one is benefiting the future aquarium. Hope they keep this up for the rest of the summer and keep the place busy so no more of my favorite independent stores and restaurants close up!

There will be fireworks on the river the end of the month. Always a fun party!

Have a great weekend!

Kathy