Proud Mom Post...

This weekend my talented daughter, along with the F.W. Springstead Marching Eagle Brigade, marched down Main St. and through the Magic Kingdom in Orlando, FL.

A beautiful welcome...

Celebrate Today!

When they say Magic Kingdom, they mean it!

Here is the vid. of my daughter & the band marching down Main St.:

F.W. Springstead H.S. - Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World - 04/19

Disney was filled with a little extra magic this weekend.

Thanks for sharing my proud Mom moment with me!

Happy Easter!

from my family to yours!

Maybe I should change my blog's name?

FL Chocolate Blog, perhaps?

It seems to be a theme around here lately.

Maybe it has something to do with the diet I'm on.

I picked up a super easy, everything included, chocolate lollipop kit at Joanne's and the kids had a blast making them over at their grandparents' house.

I wasn't expecting pink and yellow chocolate to taste quite as heavenly as it did.

 

(pssst...how cute is that apron?  I got it on Etsy.)

Did you notice I said did?  They sure were delicious.

If you're looking for something different and fun (and super chocolatey) to do with the munchkins, this is it!

Confessions...

I recently posted a light hearted post about our quick trip down to Tarpon Springs.  I posted photos of pretty shells,  a boat, and wrote about what a wonderful day we had.

Well, the thing is...that's not all we did.  There's something that's been eating away at me.  Something I didn't want to share.  Hmmm...funny choice of words there.  I'm just going to come right out and confess to something...naughty...and dark...

Dark Chocolate.

And lots of it.

We stopped at Hella's for some of the most delicious, 

and super naughty desserts known to mankind.  

I feel better now that I've 'fessed up.  

Any sinfully yummy confessions of your own?

Tarpon Springs, FL

This past Sunday we took a short road trip down from Spring Hill to Tarpon Springs, FL. It had been far too long since I'd enjoyed some delicious Greek food, and the weather was just perfect for a stroll down Docadenese Drive, also known as The Sponge Docks.

 

 

 

 

I have to admit, this beautiful pink-washed building had me dreaming of buying it and running my own special little shop.  What a wonderful way to make a living.  

Surrounded by the smells of Greek delicacies, hand rolled cigars, the salty smell of the water, and the cheery relaxed faces of both vacationers and locals picking out their favorite shells, hand made soaps, and sponges to bring back home.  How does that sound to you?

Silhouetted...

Sunset colored sky over a canal
in Hernando Beach, FL.

It's chilly here today, how is it in your neck of the woods?

Why did the (funky) chicken cross the road?

To get to my kitchen.

I have something of a chicken collection. 23, I believe, the last time the kids counted. It started out innocently enough. As a child I played among Eucalyptus trees in the area where my Great-Grandma's chickens had their coups. They were all different, and so beautiful. Not the plain white ones we see in commercial settings here in the US. When I see a funky chicken I can't help but smile and think of carefree times.

 

 

The thing is...once you get more than one... they seem to multiply like bunnies.

What collections can be found

 around your home?