The Haunted Mansion Halloween

The Haunted Mansion Halloween

                UNDER GHOSTLY CONSTRUCTION Enter if you dare, foolish mortals.           —————————————————————————— Our All Hallows Eve Snack Slate Grilled Cheese and Olive Loaf Mini Sandwiches with Pepperoncini Pickles, and Arugula… Sides of mini Cucumbers, 

Raglan Road, October, Disney Springs, Florida

Raglan Road, October, Disney Springs, Florida

  (The men in the photo top left, are Gordon and our son-in-law Brian.)     Disney Springs, Orlando, Florida (Gordon, Julie, Mackenzie, and Brodie) Cheers to the Day! ————————————————————– (Veronica and Brian) They walked right by us without even noticing us sitting there!  🙂 

John’s Pass, and Bubba Gump Shrimp

John’s Pass, and Bubba Gump Shrimp

        Currently Shrimping Check Back When Docked              

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 

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, 

Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park

Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park

      Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park Entrance 3501 Old Kings Road Flagler Beach, Florida 32136 (386) 517-2084 ———————————————————————– Bulow Plantation is located in Central Florida. Located 3 miles west of Flagler Beach off County Road 2001 (Old King’s Road), between State Road 

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 

Shark Week Fun!

Shark Week Fun!

      Beaches Closed Due to Shark Sightings! HERE FOR SHARK WEEK!!! SHARKS!!!! ———————————————————————– Me, In Our Happily Cluttered Nautical Den (I’m holding a glass Japanese fishing boat float that we found floating amongst some sharp coral in Hawaii.) —————————————————————————– The Cocktail… Our Sharkarita’s 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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.  

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 

Weeki Wachee Weekend for Christmas

Weeki Wachee Weekend for Christmas

            It’s December, 2019, a beautiful weekend for the two of us to get away and immerse ourselves in all things Weeki Wachee Springs, and Mermaid’s.  🙂  Weeki Wachee is a State Park in Florida located in Spring Hill.  It 

Our Haunted Honeycation

Our Haunted Honeycation

          COMING SOON!!!!! OUR HAUNTED HONEYCATION Honeycation:  A Honeycation is a Vacation and a Second Honeymoon combined.  The term was originally coined by a woman who resides in the state of Florida whose name is Julie Lancaster-Whann.  That would be ME! 

“Old” Miami

“Old” Miami

        Welcome to “Old” Miami I had originally entitled this post “Vintage Miami” because I wanted to harken back to those lovely old days of Miami in the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s.  But the name “Vintage Miami” kept bothering me.  It just 

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 

Beachy Fun

Beachy Fun

      CURRENTLY AT THE BEACH Why Don’t You Join Us? Digging my Sandy Toes deep into the Sand The best exfoliation you can have is to walk barefoot on the beach.  Dig your feet into that thick sand and with each step your