Personal posts
The morning began by waking up at 5am to drive to Crystal River to swim with the manatees which has become somewhat of a tradition for Ligeia’s birthday. Ligeia opened her presents when they got back from manatee-ing. Here is the array of gifts she got: After a nice nap, Mindy set out in the […]
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Mindy really likes the show Chopped on the Cooking Channel so we recreated and adapted the show to celebrate Mindy’s birthday. Ligeia, Mindy and Erick were each given a basket with 4 secret ingredients inside. Each “chef” had to transform all the ingredients into a wonderful meal. Just like on the show, additional items from […]
Read More…Ligeia was lucky enough to be able to go with her students to the Big Cat Rescue, a sanctuary for tigers, lions and other “big cats” rescued from circuses and homes where people somehow thought it would be a good idea to have a baby tiger as a pet. Here are some pics from the […]
Read More…Niagara Falls holds a very special place in our hearts. In 2005, it’s where we proposed to each other. In 2006, it’s where we got married. And every year since then, it’s been where we return to renew our wedding vows. That is, until this year. Now that we’re living in Florida, a trip to […]
Read More…On the final weekend of Toronto Pride for 2011, we attended the Trans March on Friday evening. In its 3rd year, the march has grown wonderfully, with the main slogan remaining “Trans Rights are Human Rights”. It’s a fantastic feeling to see a group, sadly so ostracized in our society, cheering and expressing their pride. […]
Read More…Today Mindy, Erick and Ligeia met Seth and Karen to go outdoor target shooting. This was Mindy’s first time ever holding a gun, let alone shooting one. Here she is ready, willing and nervous: Ligeia, however, was comparably a seasoned pro! After all, this was her 4th time shooting a gun! Mindy soon got the […]
Read More…Hello everyone,so about a week ago our little Mosel laid 2 eggs and we were very surprised and excited. Since then she has been digging up all the sand in the cage so we knew that she was getting ready to lay some more eggs.We were shocked however, to find 31 eggs in the cage […]
Read More…On the way back from Belize, Ligeia stayed in Tampa/Clearwater for a week, visiting Erick. The first day, they went to Honeymoon Island State Park and enjoyed the beautiful scenery and the great weather:Ligeia spent much of the time relaxing and watching American TV. On the weekend though, Erick and Ligeia went to Brooker Creek […]
Read More…Mindy and Ligeia went to visit Erick in Clearwater, FL for a week.The first evening we were there we saw Cheech and Chong live. We laughed a lot and our favorite song they sang was “Mexican American”. Viva Mexico!We went to visit some of Erick’s friends at the flea market:Then we went to the Strawberry […]
Read More…Ligeia went to visit Erick in Tampa, Florida for a few days. The first day was spent canoeing on the Hillsborough River where there was a lot of wildlife.Juvenile alligator basking in the sun.Isn’t this the coolest thing!Ligeia also got to watch her beloved Judge Judy while there.And she spent some time at the pool […]
Read More…Well, actually folks, it wasn’t really a beach. The town of Hernando Beach lies in Hernando County, about 1.5 hours away from us in Tampa. Like many areas in Florida, wetlands dominate the landscape, or at least used to dominate the landscape. Now, anywhere there’s a solid piece of ground, developers want to build houses […]
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Here are the gorgeous animals we live with in our apartment in South Tampa, Florida:
Read More…Hey everyone! So, we’ve jumped on the bandwagon and decided to start one of those blogs. We thought it would be an excellent way to keep you all up-to-date on what’s been going on with us. We’re in Florida now, setting up shop in Tampa. We’re staying with Ligeia’s best friend, Erick, who is quickly […]
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