Author Archives: Dianna Dann Narciso

All the metaphors of Asheville remain blurred…

We took a respite from the muggy Florida heat last week and spent some time in and around Asheville, NC. It was rather cold for a native Floridian up there, even in June. And it was wonderful! We ate at … Continue reading

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Birding can make you question your very existence…

The moon from St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park. May 2017 The red-cockaded woodpecker continues to elude us. People keep posting sightings of this bird at the St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park. Most of them claim to have seen … Continue reading

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How to give up on your dreams and be happy…

Photo by Camilla Faurholdt-Lofvall via Flickr Yeah, so I watched La La Land last weekend. It was okay. Seriously. Just okay. Here’s the deal (And don’t worry about spoilers because this story is as old as Hollywood): Girl has dream … Continue reading

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11 Ways Sewing is Like Writing and They Both Suck…

Rice Cake likes to take it easy. All day. Let’s just get this one thing out there: Writing is really hard and sometimes it sucks. Some time ago, after I lost my will to write, I decided that I should … Continue reading

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I made it all by myself! Sewing favorite tees…

I think I may have finally created a t-shirt pattern that works for me! I used my favorite tee, copied it twice, because I wasn’t happy with the first time. Made one. Messed it up royally. Tweaked the pattern. And … Continue reading

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The elusive red-cockaded woodpecker…

I spent all day Friday at Quilts & Lace in Melbourne with It’s Sew Easy‘s Angela Wolf. I really thought my shirt was prettier than that. It probably is, in person. Oh, in case you can’t tell. That’s me on … Continue reading

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The Narciso Family Cookbook…Great food, hardly any bugs*

Rice Cake was perplexed when he realized I wanted to take a picture of him with a potato. My sincerest apologies for not blogging last week. I forgot. Seriously. I just forgot. I spent that weekend over in Lakeland at … Continue reading

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They key to confidence…BE the idiot

This is so embarrassing. I’m a nitwit. I freely admit it. I have done some of the most embarrassing things imaginable. When I was in early high school, I went to the beach with my family and a friend and … Continue reading

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Sewing: Knocking off my favorite t-shirt pattern…

I’m about to do a knock off. I don’t really want to kill anybody…exactly. Though sometimes I feel like I could hit a few people. Better to knock off a pattern. Fewer bad consequences. Here’s the thing. I go through … Continue reading

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Dead dolls, Bookish Meets Boy, and some bird pictures…

Creepy doll head. Viera Wetlands. Feb 2017 You know how when people find dead bodies and at first they think what they’re seeing isn’t real, because what are the odds, right? And then they realize it’s real and they freak … Continue reading

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