Monthly Archives: May 2012

Pig Roast ‘smokin’ good

Have you ever been to a pig pickin’ or pig roast?  The German-American Friends club in our community held a pig roast (Spanferkel) recently with a western theme and it was a fun and delicious evening.  Now ask yourself, “What … Continue reading

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Fudge-Nut Cake

I love chocolate, I love nuts and I love simple.  This recipe has all three qualifications for a great tasting and easy to make dessert.  I do not have to explain the love of chocolate and nuts but let me tell … Continue reading

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Remembering the Titanic

I love attending any tea that is organized by our community’s Tea-Quila Rose club and when I heard that it was going to be held at the Lakeside Inn in Mt. Dora and the theme of the tea was remembering the Titanic … Continue reading

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Delicious Divas photo published in food/travel guide

No matter what anyone says, everyone likes to be recognized for their work and I am certainly no different.  So when I opened the blog site one day in March to post a new blog I noticed that there was … Continue reading

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Making plans to prepare a Royal dinner

By now I am sure you can tell that I love cruising and I love Royal Caribbean cruising.  To date we have traveled on the Majesty of the Seas, Monarch of the Seas, Brilliance of the Seas, Oasis of the … Continue reading

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Cruising to the Bahamas—CocoCay at last!!

Whenever I am really happy about something you can hear me say as I throw my arms high into the air, “Joy and rapture”. Well today I did just that as I looked out of the porthole and saw sunny … Continue reading

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Cruising the Bahamas—A day in Nassau, The Bahamas

Today there was a wonderful stream of sunlight that filled our cabin.  I looked out the porthole and was greeted with the sight of the soft colors that are the buildings in Nassau.  My eyes were filled with buildings painted … Continue reading

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Cruising to the Bahamas—Change of plans

It is very early in the morning and just a glimmer of light is shining through our porthole.  I rose up and looked out the porthole and saw the wonderful little island of CocoCay, Bahamas. But as I looked out … Continue reading

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Cruising to the Bahamas-Sailing away

Day one of our cruise was a pleasant one.  We arrived around 10:30am at the port terminal and only waited a short time before the doors opened.  Check-in went quickly and we were finally boarding. As always everyone was sent … Continue reading

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Cruising the Bahamas-‘An offer we could not refuse’

Randy has many alerts on his computer that come alive whenever there is a deal to be made on airline tickets or cruises.  After allwe are retired and available at the drop of a hat to go to exotic places.  Or are … Continue reading

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