Blogging With Julie MORE in 2024

Blogging With Julie MORE in 2024

        Shirley Temple, Anyone?  Julie Barefoot Blogging with a Baby Bed in the Living Room (I am my Grand-Daughter Isabelle’s (Peanuku) Main Care-Giver.) ‘Yeah, I see it.  Thanks for letting me know.’ (Usually someone warning me about a threat from my cyber-stalker.) 

One HOT Jezebel For Breakfast (Sauce, that is.)

One HOT Jezebel For Breakfast (Sauce, that is.)

            One HOT Jezebel For Breakfast Good Morning, Sleep Well? Have I ever got something special for you this morning. No, don’t get up.  Just lay right where you are. Grapes, Pomegranate juice, Mini Pancakes, Cream Cheese, Bacon, and Pomegranate 

Blogging With Julie All Along (Past and Present Blogging)

Blogging With Julie All Along (Past and Present Blogging)

            Hello and Welcome to My Personal Blogs I started this website in July, 2011, along with my very first blog post.  I tend to write about whatever I may be going through.  When I started the website I was 

The Baby Shower

The Baby Shower

          www.BarefootInFloridaWithJulie.com —————————————————————————— Welcome To The Baby Shower (May 2023) A Haku Lei I Ordered From Hawaii For Veronica, Our Mother To Be Our Buffet Table Our Veronica, The Mother To Be Veronica and Brian The Proud Parents To Be Gordon 

Cornbread, Nuff Said

Cornbread, Nuff Said

          Currently Baking in Grandmother Keith’s Oven Deliciously Cooling… ————————————————————————– I LOVE Cornbread! If you were raised in the south, before the internet brought us all together culturally, then you grew up eating Cornbread religiously.  We loved it whether it was 

Julie’s Backyard Wildlife and Gardening Blogging Continues…

Julie’s Backyard Wildlife and Gardening Blogging Continues…

      It is Always a Thrill to see a Racoon in our Backyard (One time I saw one peeking in our Kitchen Nook window.  He was watching me while I was lollygagging around the kitchen.  He was adorable.  But, when he realized I 

It’s Wednesday

It’s Wednesday

          (Lurch)  YOU RANG…..   Initially, I was just going to write a blog post about the series in my personal blog.  I then realized that this was far too big for that, and that I needed to create it’s own 

2023 and Me!  Julie Barefoot Blogging

2023 and Me! Julie Barefoot Blogging

        When I was young and growing up in the south I loved to wear a flower in my hair.  I was made fun of by most everyone.  An ignorant Texas relative even asked if I had a plant growing out of 

A Blue Springs Christmas (Orange City, Florida)

A Blue Springs Christmas (Orange City, Florida)

        2022 Adopt-A-Manatee (In Search of Moo-Shoo) For Mother’s Day 2022, my daughter Veronica gave me the gift of a Manatee Adoption She chose the Manatee, Moo-Shoo She knew I would love her name.  And, I do! I am still Moo-Shoo’s Sponsor, 

An Old Florida Jezebel (Sauce)

An Old Florida Jezebel (Sauce)

                UNDER CONSTRUCTION                         ——————————————————————————— Also, Check Out My: Julie’s Jezebel Sauces For All of My Different Jezebel’s —————————————————— AND, Aloha Wahine Jezebel Sauce Aloha and Mahalo! 

Modern Day Mona (Lisa) Halloween

Modern Day Mona (Lisa) Halloween

        Salve! Benvenutu Al Nostro Halloween Da Vinci ———————————————————————– Leonardo Da Vinci, The Mona Lisa (That is Tom Hanks hand above, from the movie The Da Vinci Code.) I fell in love with the movie when it first came out, and it 

A Labor Day Vacay Away

A Labor Day Vacay Away

            Labor Day Weekend (Friday – Monday) The Parrish Condo Our Destination On Our Way (Julie, Sparky, Spooky and Gordon) It’s The Florida Hillbillies! Headed Toward Indian Shores, Florida (In the rain.)  🙁 —————————————————————– ABBA, Of Course  🙂 Not till 

An Oriental Jezebel

An Oriental Jezebel

          My Tassel Oriental Bowl —————————————————————————– Glorioso Blossom My Glorioso Vine in my Japanese Carp Vase A Few Spring Rolls….. …doused in My Oriental Jezebel Sauce An Excellent Ranchi (Lunch) ——————————————————————————— An Oriental Jezebel A Marinade, A Glaze, and A Dipping 

Vintage Cakes

Vintage Cakes

          ———————————————————————— Vintage Cakes From My Vintage Childhood At this writing, 2022, I am 61 and longing for my past childhood of cakes being made from scratch by the loveliest women I have ever known in my life.  My Great-Grandmother’s and 

It’s a Mermaid Thing…

It’s a Mermaid Thing…

                  Just a Tails up, everything is going to be Mermazing….   What with the popularity of Mermaids now, I would like to welcome you. I love Mermaids! At this writing (2022) I am a 61 year 

I’m not a Writer, I just Write.  I’m not a Storyteller, I just tell a Story…

I’m not a Writer, I just Write. I’m not a Storyteller, I just tell a Story…

  By:  Julie Lancaster-Whann     UNDER CONSTRUCTION I tried to imagine the life of an average American Republican family in a post Roe V. Wade world, with no more access to Contraception, and the Illegality of Gay and Lesbian Marriages. This story kept playing 

A Light Mother’s Day Outside

A Light Mother’s Day Outside

            Wouldn’t it be nice to take a stroll into that painting?  That era above is from my Great-Grandmother Honnie’s time.  Her name was Lillian Miller Haskin Lone, but I called her Honnie.   People would refer to her as Ms. 

Brunswick Stew and Barbeque

Brunswick Stew and Barbeque

      Happy 4th. of July! Brunswick Stew… ——————————————————————— Soup Spoons On! ————————————————————————– Seasoned Crackers Our Seasoned Crackers with store bought Dried Tomatoes, etc. —————————————————————————– And, BBQ… ——————————————————————————- With, Pickled Red Onions… —————————————————————— Along with a few of our other homemade condiments. Our Corn 

An Herb Garden Redo

An Herb Garden Redo

          (I love to garden in swim dresses and flip flops.) ————————————————————- So Excited For This Redo ————————————————————— I LOVE MY Herb Garden Previous Version of My Herb Garden (Notice the Air Plants on the Trellis?  When I decided to redo 

Blogging With Julie in 2022

Blogging With Julie in 2022

        Hi!  I’m Julie.  Welcome to my blog.   I am very happy you are here with me. Oh, and that is Sparky perched where he always sits on the back of the sofa, and Spooky beside me, though usually she is 

A Christmas Card to You This 2021

A Christmas Card to You This 2021

          Merry Christmas AND, Happy Christmas, United Kingdom Mele Kalikimaka, Hawaii Feliz Navidad, Mexico Kung Hsi Hsin Nien Bing Chu Shen Tan, China Boze Narodzenie, Poland Chestita Koleda, Bulgaria Vesele Vanoce, Czech Republic Vrolyk Kerstfeest en Gelukkig Nieuu Jaar, Dutch Nollaig 

Aloha Wahine Jezebel Sauce

Aloha Wahine Jezebel Sauce

                Our Aloha Kitchen All My Rice Crackers (On Top of the Fridge) —————————————————————- Julie’s Aloha Wahine Jezebel Sauce ———————————————————————- As a Dipping Sauce, Marinade, or Glaze… Great with any Asian or Polynesian Foods —————————————————- ————————————————— Excellent as 

Julie’s Jezebel Sauce

Julie’s Jezebel Sauce

        Premiering at a Theater Near You! Starring Julie’s Jezebel Sauce, and a Cast of Supporting Foods For those of you outside The Bible Belt of America, you probably have never heard of Jezebel Sauce.  It’s exact Southern origins are a bit 

The Chubby Mermaid

The Chubby Mermaid

          The Blue Sirenia The First Launch of our Canoe Sparky and Spooky Sirenia:  An order of large aquatic plant eating animals that includes the Manatees and Dugong.  They live chiefly in tropical coastal waters and are distinguished by paddle like 

Let Us Eat Cake, (Julie’s Cakes Continues)

Let Us Eat Cake, (Julie’s Cakes Continues)

          Currently Baking Until You Can Insert a Toothpick and it Comes Out Clean  🙂 Strawberry Jalapeno Sheet Cake ———————————————————— Gordon and Julie, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1982 in Gordon’s parents kitchen. We are baking Christmas Cakes/Breads for his parents to give 

My Sloppy Jules

My Sloppy Jules

        My Sloppy Jules Remember Sloppy Joe night when you were growing up? I sure do!  I loved them! It was the closest thing to a hamburger on a bun without the patty.  I would usually drench mine in yellow mustard as 

Julie’s Drunken Honeysuckle Tea Cake

Julie’s Drunken Honeysuckle Tea Cake

          Rome, Georgia 1964, Glover Street, South Rome… Hello! Come on in through the screen door on the back pore-utch. I’ve been sittin’ heuh fannin’ myself waitin’ fo’ yew. I just made a Honeysuckle Tea Cake out of my Honeysuckle Vines 

Sixty’s, (Sensational or Surviving?)  We’ll see, right?

Sixty’s, (Sensational or Surviving?) We’ll see, right?

        Welcome to My Sixty’s Currently Aging to Perfection (Or Rotting and Disintegrating?  But I swear this to you, as long as there are moisturizers and Loreal Superior Performance Medium Blonde, I will always be here for you.)  🙂 When I look 

Kayaking in Florida with Julie and Gordon, Adventure, Food and Fun Blogging

Kayaking in Florida with Julie and Gordon, Adventure, Food and Fun Blogging

        Julie Barefoot Gifts of Julie Barefoot Cookies ——————————————————– The Gift of Bellissima to All ——————————————————— On Our Way….. Gordon and Julie Our March 2021 Still Covid Shy Kayaking Adventure with our Children and their Partners Veronica, left.  Brodie and Mackenzie, right. 

Canoeing Hillsborough River, Thonotosassa, Florida

Canoeing Hillsborough River, Thonotosassa, Florida

              February 13, 2021 Turning 60 with a Pistachio Birthday Muffin WARNING ALLIGATORS Canoeing Through Alligator Infested Waters 60 Today! Julie and Gordon ——————————————————————– We were not disappointed.  We must have seen around 35 alligators.  We would have seen 

Salads, Seafood, and Turning 60

Salads, Seafood, and Turning 60

            February 13, 2021 ————————————————————————– Happy 60th. Birthday to ME! Cake Presents and Flowers 60 Who Knew Turning 60 Would be so Much Fun? ——————————————————————————— The Spice Cake my daughter Veronica made for me. Spice Cake with Vanilla Ice Cream 

2021 Julie Barefoot Blogging

2021 Julie Barefoot Blogging

      Welcome to 2021 Julie Barefoot Blogging Happy New Year! (I guess.  We’ll see won’t we?) Julie Lancaster-Whann Normally I like starting out a New Year, New Blog Post with new photos of myself, usually sitting at my computer desk blogging.  However, we 

X-Mas X-Tra’s

X-Mas X-Tra’s

            Merry X-Mas I had no where to put these little X-Mas X-Tras, so I created this page to place them on. Nothing grand, just something cute and simple.  Sometimes, that’s all you need. Have a Safe and X-Tra Special, 

Our Home Renovations

Our Home Renovations

        No Longer UNDER CONSTRUCTION!  🙂   The Money Pit New Entries are Down Below I Do Have A Very LOOOOOOOONG Introduction Until You Get There. ———————————————————— Welcome to Our Home Renovations   Ahh, Home Crap Home! Said by Tom Hanks character, 

A Charmed Halloween

A Charmed Halloween

  (I want to dedicate this page to my daughter Veronica.  Veronica Whann, Maryland She adored the Charmed T.V. show and she even created a website dedicated to the show when she was just a young teen, when we were living in Maryland.  I don’t 

Barefoot Beach Teas

Barefoot Beach Teas

        Welcome to Barefoot Beach Teas I got the idea about 3 years ago to create a nice tea and have it look like the beach.  I even thought of putting some sort of seashell candy inside of the tea so that 

The Pot Thickens…  Musings of an Amateur Cook

The Pot Thickens… Musings of an Amateur Cook

          Hi!  Welcome!  So happy to have you here! My name is Julie Lancaster-Whann and welcome to my: The Pot Thickens…  Musings of an Amateur Cook So, what makes me an ‘Amateur?’  Easy!  I don’t get paid! And, because I don’t 

From The Smith House to The Whann House, For Easter

From The Smith House to The Whann House, For Easter

        The Smith House History Cookbook (Only in the south do you find teaspoons.  Especially in silverware sets.) —————————————————– Easter, 1970 Me, my little brother Johnny and my mother, Mary Keith in our front yard in Dahlonega, Georgia. (Although my mother does 

Kayak Weeki Wachee Springs, Florida

Kayak Weeki Wachee Springs, Florida

        Me, Taking a Kayak Photo Making Plans for our Mermazing Kayaking Trip to Weeki Wachee Springs Me, Taking a Kayak Selfie ———————————————————- Rise and Shine Kayaker’s Breakfast Today we will be spending our day kayaking Weeki Wachee Springs in Central Florida.  

Julie’s Southern Birthday Low Country Favorites

Julie’s Southern Birthday Low Country Favorites

      Birthday Sweet Beignets ——————————————————- A Birthday “Cake” of Crab Stuffed Beignets With My Magnolia Tree ——————————————————- Welcome to My Southern Birthday Low Country Favorites This year for my birthday my husband asked me what I wanted?  You see, we don’t normally eat 

Julie 2020 Blogging

Julie 2020 Blogging

        Hey Y’all!  (Getting Back to my Roots.) Welcome to Julie 2020 Blogging I sincerely hope that this year will be a good year for all of us. If you are a regular reader of my blogs then welcome back.  I will 

Current Website Updates

Current Website Updates

    The Bulletin Board pictured above is hanging in our Hallway.  I put it there when we bought our house, and moved in.  Nothing ever seems to get taken off of it although for some reason we keep cramming things into it through these 

The Meaning of Mother’s Day

The Meaning of Mother’s Day

          (The photo above is of a few pieces of the China Set that belonged to my Great-Grandmother Keith, then passed to my Grandmother, and then given to me.  It’s Blue Willow.) My Grandparents My Grandmother’s Blue Vase and Her Blue 

Stay Out of the Water, JAWS Week

Stay Out of the Water, JAWS Week

            JAWS Good Morning! Welcome to our JAWS Shark Week Dessert post: Microwave Note:  Make Dish that looks like the Beach I’ve had that note on the microwave for the past 2 years.  Then I finally created a dish that 

Julie’s Backyard Wildlife and Gardening Blogging

Julie’s Backyard Wildlife and Gardening Blogging

          Welcome to our Home Isn’t that what Door Wreaths are for? Well, tell that to the mother bird that built her nest into it. Look at Her Beautiful Eggs And, There is the Sweet Little Mother Bird, Isn’t she Pretty? 

Meet Sparky and Spooky

Meet Sparky and Spooky

            Meet Sparky and Spooky       They are the newest members of our family.  They are rescue dogs.  A mother and her son.  Spooky is a Chihuahua, and Sparky is a Chug.  A Chug is a Chihuahua/Pug mix.  

HURRICANE

HURRICANE

          Meet Hurricane Hurricane is a Blue Mustard Betta Fish If you look closely you can see his mouth here.  It kind of looks like he’s smiling.  🙂 Hurricane Acclimating Betta Fish are from Asia.  They live in the rice fields.