Comments for Sandra Friend http://www.sandrafriend.com/blog Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:35:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 Comment on Mr. Belleville’s blog by Bill Belleville http://www.sandrafriend.com/blog/2008/06/09/mr-bellevilles-blog/#comment-41 Bill Belleville Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:57:07 +0000 http://www.sandrafriend.com/blog/2008/06/09/mr-bellevilles-blog/#comment-41 Hi Sandra What a nice treat to visit my blog and see you are sending folks there from your website! I much appreciate the kind words. The "Florida Nature" blog has been fun, and is a neat way to consider some ideas that might later develop into articles---or books. Continued best of luck with your own fine work, and with caring for our natural Florida. Hi Sandra

What a nice treat to visit my blog and see you are sending folks there from your website! I much appreciate the kind words. The “Florida Nature” blog has been fun, and is a neat way to consider some ideas that might later develop into articles—or books. Continued best of luck with your own fine work, and with caring for our natural Florida.

]]> Comment on Today I am old by Sally White http://www.sandrafriend.com/blog/2008/05/01/today-i-am-old/#comment-40 Sally White Wed, 28 May 2008 12:42:27 +0000 http://www.sandrafriend.com/blog/2008/05/01/today-i-am-old/#comment-40 The adage you are only as old as you feel is true! I had two friends both 27. One had two kids and a married life, the other was a single travel rep in Romania. They were as different as night and day. The married one had the heavy responsabilities and felt old- so she was, the travel rep could have passed for nineteen. Both were bubbly sorts. Flash to ten years later. I ran into the mom, who is now a grandmother. She was radiant. Had changed lives and loves. She did not look like a grandmother then... so before you resign yourself to old age, it is, glasses and meds aside, all a state of mind and being. The adage you are only as old as you feel is true! I had two friends both 27. One had two kids and a married life, the other was a single travel rep in Romania. They were as different as night and day. The married one had the heavy responsabilities and felt old- so she was, the travel rep could have passed for nineteen. Both were bubbly sorts. Flash to ten years later. I ran into the mom, who is now a grandmother. She was radiant. Had changed lives and loves. She did not look like a grandmother then… so before you resign yourself to old age, it is, glasses and meds aside, all a state of mind and being.

]]> Comment on The Chattahoochee you don’t know by Fritz Wettstein http://www.sandrafriend.com/blog/2007/05/01/the-chattahootchee-you-dont-know/#comment-24 Fritz Wettstein Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:01:36 +0000 http://sandrafriend.com/blog/?p=168#comment-24 Gil Nelson (author of plant books and natural area guides), when asked if he knew anyone who was doing a study of Florida's important native plant areas, mentioned your name. Is this the book about natural areas being written for the Pineapple Press Wild Florida series? How is it going? To me, such a study is critical to generating the public interest in plant conservation that is necessary to increase legal protection for endangered and threatened plants, which is minimal and slipping (2008 Florida Legislature is cutting the only state plant conservation funds, the $250,000 Endangered and Threatened Plant Conservation Program in FDACS). Thanks, Fritz. Gil Nelson (author of plant books and natural area guides), when asked if he knew anyone who was doing a study of Florida’s important native plant areas, mentioned your name. Is this the book about natural areas being written for the Pineapple Press Wild Florida series? How is it going? To me, such a study is critical to generating the public interest in plant conservation that is necessary to increase legal protection for endangered and threatened plants, which is minimal and slipping (2008 Florida Legislature is cutting the only state plant conservation funds, the $250,000 Endangered and Threatened Plant Conservation Program in FDACS). Thanks, Fritz.

]]> Comment on When a Spring Sucks by Sandra Friend http://www.sandrafriend.com/blog/2008/02/24/when-a-spring-sucks/#comment-38 Sandra Friend Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:59:14 +0000 http://www.sandrafriend.com/blog/2008/02/24/when-a-spring-sucks/#comment-38 'Fraid not, Sandy. When water gets pulled into the aquifer like this, it is what it is ... no filtration through layers of soil and limestone, just plain old full of tannins and agricultural runoff, and....) river water. So yes, wells would be pulling this water right out as is. Such is the interesting plumbing system that is the Floridan aquifer... ‘Fraid not, Sandy. When water gets pulled into the aquifer like this, it is what it is … no filtration through layers of soil and limestone, just plain old full of tannins and agricultural runoff, and….) river water. So yes, wells would be pulling this water right out as is. Such is the interesting plumbing system that is the Floridan aquifer…

]]> Comment on When a Spring Sucks by Sandy Huff http://www.sandrafriend.com/blog/2008/02/24/when-a-spring-sucks/#comment-37 Sandy Huff Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:22:40 +0000 http://www.sandrafriend.com/blog/2008/02/24/when-a-spring-sucks/#comment-37 Sandy, I always thought aquifer water was PURE, as it was filtered through vast layers of sand to get into the aquifer. But if plaiin unfiltered river water is going in at a tremendous rate, then any local wells will be pulling up what is essentially polluted river water. Is that water cleaned in any way by nature once it gets inside the aquifer? However, it is a great way to recharge an aquifer. Thanks for the education. Sandy, I always thought aquifer water was PURE, as it was filtered through vast layers of sand to get into the aquifer. But if plaiin unfiltered river water is going in at a tremendous rate, then any local wells will be pulling up what is essentially polluted river water.

Is that water cleaned in any way by nature once it gets inside the aquifer?

However, it is a great way to recharge an aquifer.

Thanks for the education.

]]> Comment on Tom Jones: Whoaa-whoaa-whoaa by genuineflorida.com » The Florida Strawberry Festival- Tom Jones http://www.sandrafriend.com/blog/2008/03/06/tom-jones-whoaa-whoaa-whoaa/#comment-39 genuineflorida.com » The Florida Strawberry Festival- Tom Jones Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:19:26 +0000 http://www.sandrafriend.com/blog/2008/03/06/tom-jones-whoaa-whoaa-whoaa/#comment-39 [...] Here’s Tom Jones at the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City. He had just toured New Zealand and on his way to South Carolina. This was his Florida stop. Here is Sandra’s review. [...] [...] Here’s Tom Jones at the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City. He had just toured New Zealand and on his way to South Carolina. This was his Florida stop. Here is Sandra’s review. [...]

]]> Comment on Donuts on the Beach by Stephen Evans http://www.sandrafriend.com/blog/2008/02/14/donuts-on-the-beach/#comment-35 Stephen Evans Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:04:38 +0000 http://www.sandrafriend.com/blog/2008/02/14/donuts-on-the-beach/#comment-35 We've been going to Panama City seems forever... we always stop in early in the mornings at the Thomas Donuts for donuts and Biscuits...yes they have the Best assorted breakfast biscuits around...if you go to Panama city and don't visit them you've missed a real treat! Steve, Alane and Corey Evans We’ve been going to Panama City seems forever… we always stop in early in the mornings at the Thomas Donuts for donuts and Biscuits…yes they have the Best assorted breakfast biscuits around…if you go to Panama city and don’t visit them you’ve missed a real treat! Steve, Alane and Corey Evans

]]> Comment on A glass of Mavrodaphne by Linda Patton http://www.sandrafriend.com/blog/2008/02/20/a-glass-of-mavrodaphne/#comment-36 Linda Patton Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:47:21 +0000 http://www.sandrafriend.com/blog/2008/02/20/a-glass-of-mavrodaphne/#comment-36 Mavrodaphne....man, does THAT bring back memories!! The best-tasting liquid in the whole wide world. Wish I had me some right now. Stiliamos to you, too. ~~ eArThworm Mavrodaphne….man, does THAT bring back memories!! The best-tasting liquid in the whole wide world. Wish I had me some right now. Stiliamos to you, too. ~~ eArThworm

]]> Comment on Welcome to the New Year by Sandra Friend http://www.sandrafriend.com/blog/2008/01/04/welcome-to-the-new-year/#comment-34 Sandra Friend Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:59:11 +0000 http://sandrafriend.com/blog/?p=9#comment-34 There is nothing on the USF website about it, so I've pulled it from my writer's resources. It's a shame, it was a great conference. There is nothing on the USF website about it, so I’ve pulled it from my writer’s resources. It’s a shame, it was a great conference.

]]> Comment on Welcome to the New Year by Kathy http://www.sandrafriend.com/blog/2008/01/04/welcome-to-the-new-year/#comment-33 Kathy Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:32:36 +0000 http://sandrafriend.com/blog/?p=9#comment-33 Is the Florida Suncoast Writer's Conference going to happen this year? Is the Florida Suncoast Writer’s Conference
going to happen this year?

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