For the past 11 years I have worked with a core group of dedicated volunteers on my pet project The Honeysuckle Foundation for Children with Cancer http://www.honeysucklefoundation.org. While initially formed due to Alicia's wish to help other kids by my than 7-year-old cancer warrior, Honeysuckle has persevered. We have outlasted many things that should have…
I Love a Parade….
I attended the Naples, Florida Christmas Parade this past Tuesday. The Gulf Coast Sharks, the high school band my daughter marches with was there as well as bands from some of the other high schools in Naples. The parade was magical. It was an hour and half of Christmas cheer. There were Santa's, snowmen, living…
I Tweet…..
I pretend to be tech savvy and part of the "new generation" of social media gurus. I have a page on Facebook, an account on Linked In, a blog on WordPress, and I tweet on Twitter. Maybe I am a bit more over the top than the average person about this, but the concept of networking has…
Spring cleaning and stuff!
Spring has sprung, in fact in Florida it feels more like summer than spring. The time of year when spring cleaning and getting ready to enjoy the lazy, hazy days of summer is here and that means cleaning. Not just ordinary vacuuming and dusting, but this is the time of year I like to get…
Sunday without football
There is no football games worthy to watch this weekend. The week before the Superbowl is the NFL's way to ease us into the post season. We get our first week of withdrawal with the Pro Bowl (I am still trying to find someone who actually watches this) and then the Superbowl before we must go…
Making A Memory this Christmas…
My daughter graduated from the University of Florida this past weekend and is now home. Although she did not want to walk for graduation, she is not into all the pomp and circumstance, I asked her to do it for my benefit. Like a rite of passage, I wanted her to complete the journey of college with the ceremony. …
Christmas Magic
The arctic blast that has enveloped most of the country has turned sunny south Florida into a frigid zone. Waking up to a 39 degree temperature is not something you think will happen when you live down south, yet even Florida is fighting the cold and it is another year of freeze warnings and watching…
Rene.Style 