Author Archives: Dianna Dann Narciso

Epcot’s 2018 Food & Wine Festival (minus the wine)

Spaceship Earth at Epcot You have to start hungry, but not too hungry. You have to pace yourself–not too fast, not too slow. And you must be prepared. Print out the list of offerings; highlight those that you must have … Continue reading

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5 Things I Love about October in the Sunshine State

Photo by Bart Everson via Flickr Gotcha! After I posted the 10 Things I Hate about October in the Sunshine State, you didn’t think I liked anything about it, did you? You didn’t think I’d turn the tables. Well, here … Continue reading

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10 things I hate about October in The Sunshine State

Photo by Andy Hay via Flickr 1. It’s currently 85° and the high is expected to be 89° and yet I’m expected to rejoice in the “cool” weather. 2. Everything is either green or dead. There is no such thing as Autumn … Continue reading

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Caviar of the South! And a recipe…

This picture has nothing to do with cheese. Nonetheless… Photo by cuatrok77 via Flickr This afternoon, I went to Publix, only to find I’d left my shopping list at home. So, there I was, shopping rogue! In the end, I … Continue reading

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There’s a snake in the house! A Florida Story…

Juvenile Southern Black Racer Photo by Mike Leffler at Flickr There was a snake in the house yesterday. I walked down the hall to my bedroom and there in the doorway: SNAKE! But it was a tiny, cute snake. Nothing … Continue reading

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A weekend in Decatur…

We drove up to Decatur, Georgia, on Friday and settled into a Holiday Inn Express only to have our fears confirmed–they’d switched from waffles to pancakes. All along the drive we saw billboards advertising hotel breakfasts and they were all … Continue reading

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Scenic drives close to home…

Osprey This past weekend, we decided to drive out into the wilds. No more walking outside until September! So, on Saturday, we went to Titusville and drove the road out toward Playalinda Beach. I grew up in Titusville and have … Continue reading

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Florida: why does anyone live here?

I was born in Florida and have lived here forever, unless you count that year we lived in Denver, but I don’t count it because if you count that, then you’d count the summer we lived in Baltimore. We still … Continue reading

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Lichen, lichen, fungi, squirrel!

There was a time, many years ago, when I wanted to study fungi and lichen. Mostly mushrooms. Mushrooms, if you ask me, are just so cute! But I got sidetracked. Now I’m studying birds…as much as taking pictures of them … Continue reading

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1979

There it was…on Facebook. The call. Who, it asked, was in charge of planning the Class of ’79 forty year reunion? Strangely enough, my first thought was, “Didn’t we already have the 40th reunion?” So, my second thought, “Are we … Continue reading

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