Chunnan's Thanksgiving Meal

I just wanted to try to put how much Chunnan ate at Thanksgiving into perspective. I asked Peggy to help me out. I had the idea, Peggy did the work. Thanks Peg! And special thanks to David for taking the original pictures.

Future Get-togethers

There was an article in the Gainesville Sun recently about a few lesser known attractions which might be of interest to some of the family who may plan future visits down here.

Florida EcoSafaris Zipline Safari - With a helmet and a harness hooked onto high-tension cables, visitors can zip through two 1/2 hour tours that go up to 55-feet high. This tour offers an aerial view of various Florida eco-systems inhabited by alligators, black bears, deer and Florida panthers. Located in St.Cloud just south of Orlando.

Butterfly Rainforest Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville.

Teaching Zoo at Santa Fe College in Gainesville.

Two Tails Ranch - a training, medical, breeding and retirment community for elephants and other animals in Williston.

Ocala Wild Life Sanctuary O.W.L.S. which rehabilitates winged creatures, specializing in birds of prey, particularly owls.

Snow and Caprese Bites

I posted on Facebook that we had snow today and Mom wanted to see pics on the blog, so here you go. This pic was taken after we came out of Albertson's. It snowed for a couple of hours but nothing stuck and it's all gone now.

The other pic is Chunnan's version of one of our favorite appetizers. I call them Caprese Bites because they're like little Caprese Salads. Cut a roma or other smallish tomato in half and scoop out the seeds. Fill the tomato with a basil leaf, a fresh mozzarella ball, and spoon a teaspoon or so of olive oil and balsamic vinegar emulsion (whip them together until slightly frothy) over the top to fill the tomato cup. The mozzarella balls we get at Costco are marinated in olive oil and parsley. Caprese Bites are a WONDERFUL light lunch or mid-day snack. If you have a little salami you can put a slice inside the tomato before you add the mozzarella ball. YUMMY!!!

Happy Anniversary!

Happy 24th Anniversary!