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Archive for the ‘About Me’ Category

September 30th, 2006

What does your style say about you?

I notice this a lot when I travel. Women especially seem to try to wear every piece of jewelry that they own and I really don’t see the sense in it. I don’t even take my wedding rings with me. Expensive jewelry is just too easy to lose or have stolen. Why chance it? I […]

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September 19th, 2006

The Big Queasy

“Travelling with a child who gets carsick can get any vacation off to a bad start.
Oh, do I remember being car sick. It was horrible and to date, I still can’t read or watch tv in the car. Royal pain when you have a long trip ahead of you. But there are a few little […]

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August 18th, 2006

Map of Southwest Florida

I went looking for this map as much for myself as for you. I wanted to see just how close *our house actually was to Punta Gorda. (See top of map) A few years ago, Hurricane Charlie missed us (Port Charlortte) by about 8 miles and took out most of Punta Gorda instead. We […]

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July 21st, 2006

10-Language talking translator

Speaks 200,000 words and 23,000 phrases and translates among 10 languages! Words are displayed in their own script (e.g. Chinese) as well as the English alphabet- so both you and the locals can read it! Runs on 2 AAA batteries (included). Measures 4 1/4″ x 1″ x 2 3/4″. One-year warranty.
Now I’m kind of torn […]

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July 17th, 2006

What Not to Pack - Travel Southern Style

I found this little article on Woman’s Day and it really reminded me just how hard it is for some people to pack. Yes, I was one of those people who had a different outfit for everyday, every color of lipstick that I owned and pretty much the kitchen sink packed in my suitcase. […]

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July 2nd, 2006

What Did You Forget?

With each holiday, I think that I leave at least one thing behind. What did you forget and when did you realize that you had left it behind. *I am notorious for leaving things hanging on the backs of doors.
What did you forget??
Tags: forgetting-things, Packing, south, vacations

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June 23rd, 2006

Tornado rips through Port Charlotte

“Areas damaged by Charley take another hit.
A tornado ripped through Port Charlotte on Wednesday evening, further damaging areas hit by Hurricane Charley less than two years ago.
The tornado damaged homes, knocked down power lines and sparked several small fires from Harborview Road through central Port Charlotte. The storm, which moved through shortly after a bright […]

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June 19th, 2006

Newbie Guide to Florida Summers

” We haven’t had summer yet.
These past few hot weeks have been a mere taste of what lies ahead when summer officially begins Wednesday.
History, of course, will repeat itself. We can learn from it. Residents who have spent numerous summers in Florida know what to do. They build cabins in North Carolina mountains and spend […]

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June 16th, 2006

Fashion on Vacation

This is always one of my biggest worries. How do the natives dress? Okay, to some of you this might sound bizarre, but the last thing you want to look is either under-dressed or over-dressed while on vacation. This is pretty close to perfect and I will tell you below the photo.

It’s casually chic. You […]

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June 15th, 2006

Alberto Fizzles Out

“The first storm of the Atlantic hurricane season has weakened to a tropical depression after drenching parts of Florida.
US weather forecasters dropped all tropical storm warnings for Alberto as its wind speeds fell to about 35mph (56 km/h) over South Carolina.
Earlier Florida authorities ordered the evacuation of some 20,000 people, amid fears it could blow […]

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