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I was born in Georgia and lived throughout the south during my upbringing. The South is also known as The Bible Belt. The South has a very large religious community that comprises of many different Churches. Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, Church of …
A Nancy Drew Mystery ._ _ _ /./_ _.././_… ././. _.. Sauce (Because I love Nancy Drew and Morse Code) UNDER CONSTRUCTION I would like to say that Nancy Drew was no ._ _ _ /./_ _.././_… ././. _.. . I cannot even …
3 Year’s Old! Pavlova For Isabelle Season 3, Episode 17 Pavlova Bonjour! Bandit becomes a French speaking chef who tries to get Bingo to eat Edamame instead of the Pavlova that she wants. Bluey becomes an advocate trying to have …
When I Think of Summer I Think of Something Cool, Light, and Refreshing A Nice Cocktail, Something Pretty and Colorful… Along with a Nice Simple Appetizer, Nothing Fussy or Complicated Something Light to Munch on Before Dinner —————————————————————————- I hope …
Bush’s Bluey Beans Meet Isabelle She is Bluey’s #1 Fan and has been since she was a baby. Actually, we all became fans after watching just a few episode’s. It is one of the kindest cartoons for children, and one …
Buongiorno (Good Morning) What a Great Day to Have a Cafe and a Breakfast Sangwitch (The breakfast sandwich that you see above is something I picked up in the frozen foods section of the grocery store. It is a …
Welcome To That’s Amore Italian… That’s Amore (Love) My Stuffed Meaty Cheesy Shells With Cheeses, Spices, And Lots Of Herbs Or A Few Shells On A Bed Of Salad Greens And Cheeses ———————————————————————————————– When I think of Italian Food I …
On February 13th., 2026 I Turned 65 Gordon and I ‘Out and About’ on My Birthday 65 Feels Pretty Good —————————————————————————————— When I Turned 60 I Started this Website Page: Sixty’s, (Sensational or Surviving?), We’ll See, Right? (If you would like …
2026 A Morning Aloha (Hawaiian Kona Coffee) —————————————————————————————— Brodie In Our Backyard Plumeria Tree in Ewa Beach, 1996 ————————————————————————————- E Komo Mai Welcome to My Aloha Julie Barefoot 2026 ‘Puke Punaewele (Blog) Ready for 2026 This year will be a …
I Created A New Website: Click Here For: VintageJulieBarefootArchives I gave my Web Designers in India instructions on what I wanted, and they did the most remarkable job of bringing my vision to life. I could not be happier with it! My …
Mr. Peanut In 1906 Omedeo Obici, originally from Italy, founded the Planters Peanut Company in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. In 1916 Mr. Obici held a contest asking the public to draw a logo that he thought would best suit the company. …
Quickie Italian Sometimes, All You Need is a Ready Made Tomato Focaccia, and some Wine I Call It Herb Bread 🙂 When I think of cooking Italian food, I imagine a long list of ingredients, carving out a significant …
My Brunswick Stew Chicken Skillet Dinner I love Brunswick Stew! I grew up eating it in the South, in the Summer months, throughout the year, but especially for the 4th. of July. There is a history of the stew which I …
Lemony Cheerios Tratta’s With Lemon Marshmallows And Creamy Lemon Almonds There is just something about Lemons and Summer that go so well together. Perhaps it has something to do with the color Yellow? We tend to think of Yellow Sunshine, …
Oven Semi-Dried Roma’s Packed In EVOO —————————————————————————— Roma’s (Plum) Tomatoes Benvenuto Isabelle(a) and the Roma’s (Photo Above Right, Isabelle Eating A Roma Like An Apple) Roma Tomatoes are the most perfect tomatoes in my opinion. They hold up very …
Welcome to my Summer Italian Favorite Appertiffs ——————————————————————– I created this fun Italian dinner based on the Palms in my backyard. I also knew that I wanted to showcase this fun and delicious dinner on my Palm Leaf Platter. It …
Welcome To A Tasty Asian Summer I want to make this page about fun, and tasty foods that have an Asian flair to them. Nothing complicated, but the kinds of foods you would expect to eat in the summer. I …
Welcome to Strawberry’s and All Things PINK! Dried Hibiscus Flowers ———————————————————————————– Pink Fudge with Dried Hibiscus Flowers The Hibiscus Flowers are Sweet and Tangy, Almost like Gummy’s ———————————————————————————————— I have been eating lots of Strawberry’s this year, and loving all …
(See Down Below For New Content) Hello Happy Barefoot Spring, and Summer in my Backyard And Fall and Winter, but not so much. 🙂 Our Backyard Peach Tree We spend a lot of time outside in our backyard. Gardening, Landscaping, Grilling, …
“I don’t promise to forget the mystery, but I know I’ll have a marvelous time“ Nancy Drew —————————————————————————— #45 The Spider Sapphire Mystery Thrilling, dangerous adventure confront Nancy Drew while on a safari in East Africa with a group of American …
(Note Update April 10, 2025: If this harassment continues, or more damage is done to our property, then I will reveal their names here, and getting the police involved.) “The pen is mightier than the sword.” Edward Bulwer-Lytton ————————————————————————– Write it all …
Dear Dairy… Olive Films (I just liked the logo.) Today I rearranged the cans in the pantry and dusted them off while wearing my new full skirt I sewed last week for the church picnic, and the pearls that my husband …
Many years ago Kiwi Chef Leilani Wolfenden and her then husband Aussie Tomas Stanislovski came to Florida to visit us. Leilani was the daughter of our good friends from New Zealand, Trish and Bob. They stayed with us,we took them to all …
Hey Y’all! Every now and then I need to go back home. Oh, not literally. But with my Tongue Feelers. You know, Taste Buds? Growing up throughout the south you get a hankering for something Deep Fried, Black-eyed, Field Picked, and …
My, my… Peanut Butter Pie I’m originally from North Georgia, Rome to be exact. Peanut Butter is probably my most favorite food in the world. I eat more Peanut Butter than I do anything else. I knew I would be making …
Ciao e Benvenuto (Starting this in 2024) Although Gordon and I have many Italian website pages full of recipes and ideas, I wanted to start this page just for me. With Gordon working overseas, he is not here to co-contribute along beside me, …
Julie’s Perfect Sammy (with Purslane Weeds) AND, Our All American Ham and Turkey on a Sesame Seed Bun AND, Our Eggy in a Basket BLT The Egg is Baked into the Bread ——————————————————————————– (Recipes Down Below) —————————————————————————————- It was time to …
Italian Sausage Supper My Grandmother, Nellie Mae Keith Haskin, didn’t learn how to cook until she was in her 50’s, when her mother-in-law died, and Nell was forced to learn how. In her time you had your in-laws living with you. It …
(For Peanuku) 🙂 Our Cookie Ice Cream ————————————————————————————- Australian Cartoon, Bluey This show is Brilliant! I wish the Heeler’s had been my parents. 🙂 The parents, Bandit and Chili, are Blue and Red Heeler dogs. Their children are Bluey and Bingo, Bluey being …
Let’s Flamingle! —————————————————————————- Busy Standing on one leg…. Currently —————————————————————————————– Ambrosia, Pink Grapefruit Sake, and Toasted Coconut 🙂 ——————————————————————- Julie’s Pink Flamingo Pasta Salad (A Rough Draft) Our Pink Backyard Bromeliad in Bloom I got the idea that I wanted to …
February, 2024 Super Bowl Sunday Airport Pick-Up, w/ Great Coffee Table Italian Foods to Follow 🙂 ————————————————————————— With Gordon working overseas, he doesn’t get to come home very often. This was a very nice visit filled with lots of Coffee Table Italian. …
(Because Nothing Rhymes With Oranges) 🙂 Orange is the New Muffin ——————————————————————————- (I added a few Banana Chips as an accent, above.) I Have Discovered Indian River Citrus, and There is NO Going Back! My Florida Orange Muffins w/ Lemon Citrus Glaze (Recipe …
I Heart Jezebel (Sauce) —————————————————— Julie’s Southern Jeze-Bells Pizza Made With My: Julie’s Georgia Peach Jeze-Bells Sauce Click Here For: Julie’s Jezebel Sauce I have 4 Jezebel’s on the webpage link above. We also have many recipes that you can …
I Love Simple Flowers, Nothing Stunningly Beautiful, Just Very Pretty and Charming, With Personality Welcome Summer, Come On In! I’ve Missed You, Just Try Not To Be So HOT This Year 🙂 But, If You Do Insist Upon It…. I Have …
Lilly Beautiful Lillian Lee McKim Pulitzer Rousseau (1931 – 2013) —————————————————————————- Me, Mother’s Day 2023 with Sparky, Wearing a Lilly ——————————————————————————- PINK, and Shades Thereof ———————————————————————————— My Lilly Pulitzer Bread Box Doll House Lilly Fabrics Create a Window Curtains, A Chair, …
Labor Day, 2023 Taking it Easy Until Next Labor Day…. 🙂 My Longaberger Pottery Pitcher with Flowers A Gift of Labor Day to our Daughter, and Son-In-Law It was back in the summer of 2014 that Veronica and I visited my old homestead …
Ciao e Benvenuto Il Mio Piccolo Pezzo D’Italia (My Little Tiny Piece of Italy) Actually, very tiny! Just a barrel, a barrel lid turned into a Lazy Susan, and some clay pots. This is more about the food presentation, and is …
(The picture above not only showcases my Old Florida Jezebel Sauce, I also depict our daughter Veronica’s art from when she was a Fine Arts student in college. Any chance I get to do that, I do!) Let The Sunshine In …
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 …
Ciao and Buongiorno! Welcome to Grillin’ Italian We love to grill, we love Italian, therefore it makes sense that we would create a page dedicated to Grillin’ Italian. Italian food showcases a lot of food that we love. …
Welcome to DIY Home Function Upgrades This is our first project for this website page. We do plan on bringing you more. What you see here is the side of our house. There was grass here at one time but our yard …
Pizza: Latin for “to pound, or stamp.” The Lombardic word bizzo, or pizzo, meaning mouthful. Was brought to Italy by the Lombards in the middle of the 6th. century A.D. A Pizza consists of a base of dough with a selection of …
Benvenuto Stiamo Iniziando Un’Altra Pagina Di Cibo Italiano (Welcome, We Are Starting Yet Another Italian Food Page.) Olio D’Oliva, Pomodori Secchi, Pasta, Salsa…. (Olive Oil’s, Sundried Tomatoes, Pasta’s, Sauces…) We Love It ALL!!! Amiamo I’italiano ————————————– Julie and Gordon’s Spagett (Recipe Down …
Introduction to the Repair and Rebuilding of a Retaining Wall Before Left, After Right ——————————————————————————- You Can Also See Here The After Photos Once Our Pavers Were Put In Place Spooky and Sparky Once all the Work is Done Even the Backyard …
Meet You In The Herb Garden for a Picnic My Herb Garden means a lot to me. It was one of the first sections on our property that we sectioned off and cultivated into something very productive that nourishes …
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 …
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 …
