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Friday Meanderings

May 27, 2016 by KTgreen

FRIDAY!

I GOTTA WRITE SOMETHING CLEVER!

Sheesh. Not feeling very clever.

But I’ll try anyhow, let’s talk about Spring in the waters of Mason Creek.

Had an alligator a couple weeks ago. Only time we get them is in the Spring when they are very confused. Because it’s mating season.

Four in 13 years.

Told our “weekend” neighbors since their little granddaughter was playing in the canal. And they laughed. And that small child continued playing in the canal. (Besides having a predator in the water, do they know that we are not on a sewage system and 75% of the homes do not have updated septic tanks?)

And yesterday I snapped these photos of manatees.

I like to call it Manatee Love. Think Marvin Gaye. But no music.

The public perception of a manatee is this slow moving water mammal munching on sea grass.

Not during Manatee Love season. They make some waves!

Anyhow….

I’m headed to Minneapolis today. Picking up granddaughter Piper. Be prepared for my daily photo in Project 365 to be a 5-year-old.

Important stuff coming up.

Memorial Day. 1:00. At the Old Homosassa Veterans Memorial. We will be there. If you want to chat, we are the slightly older tall couple with the very pretty 5-year-old granddaughter. And we might try to sell you a raffle ticket for a golf cart. To restore the Old Homosassa Water Tower.

“Meet and Greet” at the Homosassa Civic Club at 5 pm on June 6. Meet your Florida senators, Dean and Simpson. I’m on the committee. Committee of three. I’ll be there. I’m a hostess. Terry is a bartender. Fun.

Cobia and Big Fish Tournament on June 11 – 12. Oh, yeah. Me and the husband and adorable granddaughter will be there.

July 9th, Mullet toss at Old Mill Tavern. All money goes to the Homosassa Elementary School. Sheesh. Are you tired of hearing opportunities to meet us?

Speaking of Old Mill Tavern. Had lunch there yesterday. Didn’t take any photos because we’ve been there a thousand times. And then I checked my blog and realized that I have NEVER even dedicated a post about them. The food is good. The servers are great. Drinks are excellent. The owners, John and Shelly, support our community. Terry recommends the wings. You can just order the drummies. And the handmade French Fries are wonderful.

Okay.

Have a great weekend.

Kathy

And we had another meeting…..

May 12, 2016May 12, 2016 by KTgreen

Yeah. That’s what we do.

And we love it! Because we think we are making a difference for our little community.

This time, Terry volunteered to be on the board for the Old Homosassa Veterans Memorial.

Which is such a great group. There is one memorial for the purple heart veterans in Citrus County. And another memorial for veterans. For $100 and if you are an American veteran living in Citrus County, you can have your marker there. The money for those markers helps pay for the free markers for the purple heart veterans.

Plus they sell flags for $20 at a lot of local venues and make a bit of money from that which goes towards the memorial.

Pretty Cool.

I’m not part of the group but I went along with Terry.

Cause I didn’t have another meeting.

And the meeting was at Margarita Breeze.

The headquarters of American Patriotism and great food.

I figured I could somehow squeeze dinner into that meeting.

Just in case you don’t already know, Margarita Breeze is the reincarnation of Margarita Grill. Just not on the Homosassa River. It’s on Kings Bay. Way north of the old location.

So.

Of course I ordered the Grouper Reuben because I’m on a personal quest for the BEST Grouper Reuben.

And, there was coleslaw on it.

Really?

A Reuben should have sauerkraut.

But the Reuben was great. Even without sauerkraut. But it could have been better. With sauerkraut.

Terry had fish and chips.

Look at this view!

If you stop by Margarita Grill, you can get an American flag for $20. There’s other patriotic stuff, too. The money goes towards the memorial.

Do it!

On the River

May 10, 2016 by KTgreen

Sunday is not our typical time to go out to the Homosassa River because it’s sooooo busy. But Terry’s Mom and her friend Carroll were here and they asked to go out on the boat. Shirley’s 91 years old and it was Mothers Day so we hated to disappoint them so we headed to the river fairly early and missed a lot of the congestion.

We take canals out to Mason Creek, cut over Petty Creek and head to Monkey Island.