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Winter Yard Work?

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Does this look like something you’d do in December or January?  . . . Only in Florida!  The grass grows pretty much year-round here.  Afternoon temperatures have been averaging in the uppper 70’s for most of the “winter” so far.   Toby loves the lawn mower.  This photo is not staged.  He would mow the […]

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Shuttle Launch

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NASA conducted a night space shuttle launch about a month ago and we saw it. . . from our back yard! We’re located only about 40 miles from Cape Kennedy space center. Our amatuer photo is not that spectacular, but for about 20 seconds or so, the entire sky was completely lit up! Bright enough […]

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Family Road Trip to D.C./VA

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  The Hand Clan had a fabulous time enjoying friends, family and fall colors Oct 11 – 22. We enjoyed stops at Williamsburg (Colonial Village was a real fun time for the kids and us!), Richmond (aviation museum), Fredericksburg and Lynchburg(awesome time with friends), D.C. (touring with a friend), and Bristol (family, 4-wheeler and horses!).  […]

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Tech Game

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At the Hand house, you can not simply root for “Tech” or cheer “Let’s Go Tech!”  Which Tech?  Which state? Last Saturday Georgia Tech played Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA.  As many of you know, Shannon went to Virginia Tech (aka VPI for Virginia Polytechnic and State University) and is still quite a HOKIE fan.  […]