Those Were The Days

I hope everyone had a nice holiday weekend.  This memorial day we had a little family barbecue get together.  I made schiskabobs with chicken, sausage, fresh pineapple and green peppers, and my mother-in-law made ribs amongst a few other things, and my mom made her sinful “Black Forest Cherry Cake” laced with vodka.  Wow was [...]

Be All The Wiser

Florida and swimming pools go hand in hand. When we first moved into our home, our pool didn’t have an enclosure over it. Therefore, all the leaves from the huge tree out front dumped into it, and it was extremely hard to maintain. We ended up getting an enclosure, and then our pool was freezing [...]

Spring Safety

The weekend has once again flown by. Spring is quickly approaching, and we cleaned up the pollen off our back patio and pool over the weekend. The changing weather can surely lift your spirits. It’s pretty strange to think that in Australia and New Zealand, the first day of September is their official first day [...]

Did Someone Die In My Pool?

I added some more chlorine tablets into my pool’s floater this morning. I’ve been doing pretty good keeping it crystal clear and blue. Unfortunately we just never have time to use it! When my husband and I moved to Florida, we were so busy with our new jobs then looking for a house on top [...]