by Penelope | Oct 18, 2017 | Penelope's Pitstop, Ramblings
Most of Florida and Georgia felt the brunt of Tropical Storm Irma’s 65-mph winds and torrential rains Sept. 11. (©2017 photo courtesy of NOAA) It’s been a month since Hurricane Irma blew through the our part of the state (near the Gulf of Mexico), so I want to...
by Penelope | Sep 25, 2017 | Penelope's Pitstop, Raising Chickens
Post Hurricane Irma Hello everyone! I’ve been off the internet for 2 weeks due to Hurricane Irma and her lousy temper, so I’m extending the “Name the Chicken Contest” until October 15. I’ll be writing about our experience through the...
by Penelope | Aug 30, 2017 | Florida Travel, Penelope's Pitstop
“Way down upon the Suwannee River…..” Those lyrics are from the Florida state song, “Old Folks at Home,” written by Stephen Foster in 1851. You can listen to the song performed by Pete Seeger as part of his historical “American Favorite Ballads”. Sit back, close your...
by Penelope | Aug 18, 2017 | Penelope's Pitstop, Short Stories
Ronald Eugene Harrison was born to Oscar and Gladys on the old Gregg Mill Road farm, August 26, 1943, in Ohio. Youngest in a family of seven, he arrived after Delores, Jim, Theresa, and Larry. Crazy in love, his parents married when Gladys was a mere seventeen years...
by Penelope | Jul 27, 2017 | Penelope's Pitstop, Raising Chickens, Ramblings
Welcome to the grand opening of the new Penelope Silvers blog! PhilosBooks.com was my home for several years, but I’m going to kick off my shoes and rest here for awhile. More importantly, to kick off this momentous event (sans balloons or hors d’oeuvres),...
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