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THE BEST BANANA BREAD      A couple of days ago I had some bananas that were just perfect for a loaf of banana bread.   Over the years I have tried quite a few banana bread recipes and I always come back to this one.   The original recipe came out of an old Bed and Breakfast cookbook.   I thought maybe you'd like to give it a try as well!        I've made a couple of changes here and there over the years with the addition of cinnamon and extra vanilla.  I also don't fuss much about the exact amount of mashed banana but keep it pretty close to the original.  (Usually it's a tad over.) Give it a try and let me know what you think! Dry Ingredients:     1.5   C all purpose flour     1 tsp. baking soda     1 C granulated sugar     1/2 tsp salt     1 tsp ground cinnamon Wet Ingredients:     1 stick real salted butter.    (can use unsalted)   ...

                                                                       Ants!     When you ask people a reason why they wouldn't move to Florida they often have a list,  Heat, humidity, traffic, alligators and BUGS!   Every single one of those is absolutely valid.  If you can't live with any of them then Florida probably isn't your "place".  However, as with anything in life, if you want to do something you'll figure out how to live with the negatives that are associated with it..       When we moved into this new home it wasn't long before I realized we had an ant problem.  Not a giant water bug problem- like we dealt with in Texas.  I have actually seen just one of those beasts!   The ants are a different story.  I started out trying to use two ...

                                        A New Beginning!                                            It's been quite a long time since this blog has been updated.  After several attempts at more elaborate programs, layouts etc. I've decided that this one will work just fine!     Life has certainly changed a lot for us. We've married kids off   had several grand babies and moved (twice) since I last updated this blog. I think the best way to begin is to just start where we are right now.    In January (2023) we found that we had an opportunity to move to Florida.  Brian's job had a position for him in Lakeland.  We had thought that we were going to be transferred to this area a couple of years ago but circumstances dictated that we decline the...