Bill and I went into Lakeland to check out the new coffee house, Black & Brew. Is that clever or what? :) It was a great coffee place and the atmosphere conducive to writing. Then I spotted rows of wine there! This is a coffee house with a kick. Life is definitely good. As luck would have it, we ran into a street festival and had a marvelous lake kind of day.
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Joe Hendricks I wanna go!
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Victoria Sullivan Hendricks Sounds like a lovely day for you and Bill. having adventures together as a couple is ssuch a delight.
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Jeanette Colvin Black & Brew....a great name. Happy to read about your lovely day...sounds so nice and calm.
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Shary Page Weckwerth Aww, my friend was there from LaBelle - she said the festival was terrific and had asked me to go = sorry I didn't - glad you had a good time.
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Judy McBroom Roney Shary, the festival was wonderful. I thought it was all antiques and I was disappointed going in but thought it would be a wonderful stroll. They had so many cool things and the prices in most cases were great. They are having another art fair mother's day weekend. I think it's Mayfaire. I might ask my daughter to take me to that or all of us go. It's so pretty there right now on the lakes.
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Judy McBroom Roney Joe, come on down! You and Heidi deserve a vacation!!! Not much in the way of hiking I'm afraid, unless you want to hike the beaches. Not much different than where you are; you just have to wear less clothing.:)
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Saturday, May 12, 2012
April 27, 2012 Plant City Writers Group
Second Plant City Writers group last night. I was worried of course...how many people would show, etc. We were a group of five and it went very well. Of course, it helps if you have Florida Writers Association's regional director there to field questions and give information. Thanks, Eugene!
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Chhimi Delkar Thanks to god,at least it went well...:)
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Victoria Sullivan Hendricks Good for you Judy, making the consistent effort to spread the joy of writing and connect with other writers.
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Peggy Goetz Good going Judy!
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R Steven Heaps And did you tell them about that famous book, "The Rancid Walnut: An Ultrarunning Psychologist's Journey With Prostate Cancer?" (I am absolutely shameless about promotion. I feel like an AMWAY salesman.)
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Judy McBroom Roney No, not yet, Steve. I can't wait to read it! Haven't received it yet. Next meeting is at my house and I will have my friends books (and mine, too!) for show and tell.;) Do you do guest appearances.:)
April 27 at 12:12pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney The joy of writing and, OK, the agony, too, of writing, Victoria. Mostly the connection that is important to me.
April 27 at 12:15pm · Like.
R Steven Heaps Judy. Your book was mailed about 4-5 days ago, so should get there soon. Now that you mention it, it was only about 3 weeks ago that it dawned on me to suggest my book for book clubs. It's a good thing that you folks have organizations to support each other. Writing is hard work.
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John Miller Glad that you continue to pursue your dream of writing
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Judy McBroom Roney Steve,received your book and haven't put it down! I expected a humorous bent on prostate cancer (because of the name and cover) and I was interested in how you could achieve that perspective. You have blown me away with your writing style and most of all with content. I haven't had to face cancer myself but I relate because my husband had bladder cancer and so many loved ones have been affected by this scourge. What surprised me greatly is how helpful and enlightening your book is to my every day life even if I had never known anyone with cancer.( impossible I realize) I will be rereading and going back to reread all the pages I have marked and will definitely hand it over to my husband. I am so impressed with you and what you have accomplished in your life. I have loved your sister for many years as one of my dearest friends. I have enjoyed getting to know her brother and sister-in-law so well through your writing.
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R Steven Heaps Wow. Thanks, Judy. I should take you with me to the book signing/selling at the Bloomsday Run Trade Show today! Maybe we'll meet some day.
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Judy McBroom Roney Good luck on the signing, Steve. Wish I could be there!
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Jk Irwin Judy it really was a interesting meeting. I learned a lot and am so impressed by the talent within these gifted people. Learned a lot from Eugene he is a master of his work. Jeanie
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Judy McBroom Roney Nice to see your words here, Jeanie. I'm already enjoying the people we are meeing and I think we are a great group already. I had a school teacher and the librarian of a school near by call me; they are interested and will be at the next meeting. I don't think we need to advertise any longer. We can inspire and learn from each other.
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Victoria Sullivan Hendricks Good for you Judy, making the consistent effort to spread the joy of writing and connect with other writers.
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Peggy Goetz Good going Judy!
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R Steven Heaps And did you tell them about that famous book, "The Rancid Walnut: An Ultrarunning Psychologist's Journey With Prostate Cancer?" (I am absolutely shameless about promotion. I feel like an AMWAY salesman.)
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Judy McBroom Roney No, not yet, Steve. I can't wait to read it! Haven't received it yet. Next meeting is at my house and I will have my friends books (and mine, too!) for show and tell.;) Do you do guest appearances.:)
April 27 at 12:12pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney The joy of writing and, OK, the agony, too, of writing, Victoria. Mostly the connection that is important to me.
April 27 at 12:15pm · Like.
R Steven Heaps Judy. Your book was mailed about 4-5 days ago, so should get there soon. Now that you mention it, it was only about 3 weeks ago that it dawned on me to suggest my book for book clubs. It's a good thing that you folks have organizations to support each other. Writing is hard work.
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John Miller Glad that you continue to pursue your dream of writing
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Judy McBroom Roney Steve,received your book and haven't put it down! I expected a humorous bent on prostate cancer (because of the name and cover) and I was interested in how you could achieve that perspective. You have blown me away with your writing style and most of all with content. I haven't had to face cancer myself but I relate because my husband had bladder cancer and so many loved ones have been affected by this scourge. What surprised me greatly is how helpful and enlightening your book is to my every day life even if I had never known anyone with cancer.( impossible I realize) I will be rereading and going back to reread all the pages I have marked and will definitely hand it over to my husband. I am so impressed with you and what you have accomplished in your life. I have loved your sister for many years as one of my dearest friends. I have enjoyed getting to know her brother and sister-in-law so well through your writing.
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R Steven Heaps Wow. Thanks, Judy. I should take you with me to the book signing/selling at the Bloomsday Run Trade Show today! Maybe we'll meet some day.
May 4 at 1:24pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney Good luck on the signing, Steve. Wish I could be there!
May 4 at 6:12pm · Like.
Jk Irwin Judy it really was a interesting meeting. I learned a lot and am so impressed by the talent within these gifted people. Learned a lot from Eugene he is a master of his work. Jeanie
May 6 at 10:12am · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney Nice to see your words here, Jeanie. I'm already enjoying the people we are meeing and I think we are a great group already. I had a school teacher and the librarian of a school near by call me; they are interested and will be at the next meeting. I don't think we need to advertise any longer. We can inspire and learn from each other.
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April 25, 2012 Car Trouble
I spent yesterday morning having my car checked and the oil changed. This morning I have a huge pool of oil under my car so something went wrong. I face another day at the dealership and I have so many other things I need to be doing. Not fun.
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Shary Page Weckwerth Oops somebody forgot to tighten the plug!
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Barb McBroom Norbie I hate days like that...:(
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Brittanie Dycus :( Sorry mimi!
April 26 at 8:41am · Like.
Jink Willis Oophs! That happened to me but I got on the freeway and burned the engine out. sometimes they don't tighten the caps or leave one off. Better on the garage floor than on the side of the road, though they did replace my transmission with newer.
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Ann Wilkes Coffey Diller That has happened to me too!!!! GRRRRR
April 26 at 9:02am · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney I am feeling very fortunate, Jink. I would not have noticed probably but Bill saw the oil spill in the garage and I went back home.
April 26 at 9:46am · Like · 1.
Jink Willis Glad your hubbie takes good care!
April 26 at 9:47am · Like · 1.
Judy McBroom Roney Good news: The mechanic came out to our house and fixed it..so, I can get on with my life. I thought we'd have to still take it in but it was something simple to fix like some of you thought! Whew
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Brittanie Dycus Papa saved the day! lol!
April 26 at 9:54am · Like.
Delfina Herrera Hoxie They probably didn't tighten the seal.
April 26 at 12:44pm · Like.
Patricia Mcbroom I know better but service car then hit highway. I have been lucky but went to lynchburg in kim's first car she drove down I let Kenneth drive back. The automatic transmission plug wasn't tighten so when leaked onto motor car filled up with smoke
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Ann Mackenzie Malokas These little annoyances can turn into huge waste of time hours...which make them more annoying.
April 26 at 1:44pm · Like.
Patricia Mcbroom Thomas and I jumped out on passenger side and fell off into a deep ditch. Kim is yelling at Kenneth for ruining her new car we were in middle of Tim Ford park pitch dark. Thomas had gotten all the ninja junk for Xmas he was wanting to get his sword out of burning car. The park police heard all the yelling thought someone had stolen a car and setting it on fire. If they had not known my cousin I would have gone to jail for having thomas's Xmas within arms reach in a car. My cousin came tightened the cap and Kim drove home.
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Judy McBroom Roney That is hilarious, Pat! I KNOW it wasn't then, though. What an adventure!
April 26 at 3:41pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney Don't you know it, Ann ! It's the time it took that shook me. Trying to get reading for my writing group tonight and I was crazed!
April 26 at 3:42pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney Yes, Britt! I married Mighty Mouse! :)
April 26 at 3:43pm · Like.
Brittanie Dycus Aww gotta love him. with his red cape and all. lol!
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Barb McBroom Norbie I hate days like that...:(
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Brittanie Dycus :( Sorry mimi!
April 26 at 8:41am · Like.
Jink Willis Oophs! That happened to me but I got on the freeway and burned the engine out. sometimes they don't tighten the caps or leave one off. Better on the garage floor than on the side of the road, though they did replace my transmission with newer.
April 26 at 8:58am · Like.
Ann Wilkes Coffey Diller That has happened to me too!!!! GRRRRR
April 26 at 9:02am · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney I am feeling very fortunate, Jink. I would not have noticed probably but Bill saw the oil spill in the garage and I went back home.
April 26 at 9:46am · Like · 1.
Jink Willis Glad your hubbie takes good care!
April 26 at 9:47am · Like · 1.
Judy McBroom Roney Good news: The mechanic came out to our house and fixed it..so, I can get on with my life. I thought we'd have to still take it in but it was something simple to fix like some of you thought! Whew
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Brittanie Dycus Papa saved the day! lol!
April 26 at 9:54am · Like.
Delfina Herrera Hoxie They probably didn't tighten the seal.
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Patricia Mcbroom I know better but service car then hit highway. I have been lucky but went to lynchburg in kim's first car she drove down I let Kenneth drive back. The automatic transmission plug wasn't tighten so when leaked onto motor car filled up with smoke
April 26 at 1:34pm via mobile · Like.
Ann Mackenzie Malokas These little annoyances can turn into huge waste of time hours...which make them more annoying.
April 26 at 1:44pm · Like.
Patricia Mcbroom Thomas and I jumped out on passenger side and fell off into a deep ditch. Kim is yelling at Kenneth for ruining her new car we were in middle of Tim Ford park pitch dark. Thomas had gotten all the ninja junk for Xmas he was wanting to get his sword out of burning car. The park police heard all the yelling thought someone had stolen a car and setting it on fire. If they had not known my cousin I would have gone to jail for having thomas's Xmas within arms reach in a car. My cousin came tightened the cap and Kim drove home.
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Judy McBroom Roney That is hilarious, Pat! I KNOW it wasn't then, though. What an adventure!
April 26 at 3:41pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney Don't you know it, Ann ! It's the time it took that shook me. Trying to get reading for my writing group tonight and I was crazed!
April 26 at 3:42pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney Yes, Britt! I married Mighty Mouse! :)
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Brittanie Dycus Aww gotta love him. with his red cape and all. lol!
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April 24, 2012 American Idol
Joshua Ledet rocks! Is there anything he can't sing. I think he's going to be the next American Idol. All six are stars now but Joshua is the stand out to me.
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Michelle Gilliam-Young Holly's my girl!
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Jean Feinstein I'm watching as I type this and feel like you do. Each will make it but he deserves the win. The only thing that bothers me is reading articles that reduce his chances as so many men have won these past few years. That shouldn't matter, hopefully.
April 25 at 9:28pm · Like.
Barbara Estinson I didn't get to watch tonight, but I too think that Joshua is great! I hope he wins.
April 25 at 11:25pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney They are all so good at this point. I love Josh's consistency! Who's going tonight. I predict Holley ( sorry cuz) ..just my thoughts now. The other blonde is a good possibility as well. You can never tell.
April 26 at 9:54am · Like.
Michelle Gilliam-Young Nothing personal cuz, but I'm sooooo glad you were wrong on that one! :) Hollie's awesome!
April 26 at 9:33pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney LOL, Michelle. I do admit that I was glad she wasn't the one to leave because of you. :)
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Jean Feinstein I think America made the right choice tonight. Now it's going to get much harder.
April 26 at 11:33pm · Like.
Lynne Heaps Nelsen I'm still wishing Colston was in the running....big mistake! Although I think my heart belongs to Joshua.
April 27 at 1:40am · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney Lynne , I am still in shock over Colton. I thought he was the most popular to the group that does the voting. Thinking young girls. I know he's going to be a star though. Sometimes the ones that don't win at this stage become more powerful, popular singers than the winner.
April 27 at 7:32am · Like.
Mary L. Kling I liked Colton too. I was really shocked when he was eliminated.
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Judy McBroom Roney One thing I dont get is Skyler. I trust that she has a beautiful voice because the experts say so but I here the nasal voice and just don't see it that way. I love country music , too!
April 27 at 9:22am · Like
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Jink Willis i like!!
April 25 at 9:27pm · Like.
Jean Feinstein I'm watching as I type this and feel like you do. Each will make it but he deserves the win. The only thing that bothers me is reading articles that reduce his chances as so many men have won these past few years. That shouldn't matter, hopefully.
April 25 at 9:28pm · Like.
Barbara Estinson I didn't get to watch tonight, but I too think that Joshua is great! I hope he wins.
April 25 at 11:25pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney They are all so good at this point. I love Josh's consistency! Who's going tonight. I predict Holley ( sorry cuz) ..just my thoughts now. The other blonde is a good possibility as well. You can never tell.
April 26 at 9:54am · Like.
Michelle Gilliam-Young Nothing personal cuz, but I'm sooooo glad you were wrong on that one! :) Hollie's awesome!
April 26 at 9:33pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney LOL, Michelle. I do admit that I was glad she wasn't the one to leave because of you. :)
April 26 at 10:35pm via mobile · Like.
Jean Feinstein I think America made the right choice tonight. Now it's going to get much harder.
April 26 at 11:33pm · Like.
Lynne Heaps Nelsen I'm still wishing Colston was in the running....big mistake! Although I think my heart belongs to Joshua.
April 27 at 1:40am · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney Lynne , I am still in shock over Colton. I thought he was the most popular to the group that does the voting. Thinking young girls. I know he's going to be a star though. Sometimes the ones that don't win at this stage become more powerful, popular singers than the winner.
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Mary L. Kling I liked Colton too. I was really shocked when he was eliminated.
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Judy McBroom Roney One thing I dont get is Skyler. I trust that she has a beautiful voice because the experts say so but I here the nasal voice and just don't see it that way. I love country music , too!
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April 23, 2012
I realize that the posts don't mean much without the replies so I'm posting those, too. My blog..so I can do that. :)
I was lost on an incredible road where the oaks formed an umbrella over the street and sun still found it's way in the pastures and fields. There were horses and ponds, houses sitting on acres of land, red barns and wild flowers. It all felt like a dream and a step back in time for me when I noticed a huge white tent (it was once white..perhaps a taupe tent. :) and a plank of wood stationed near by that said REVIVAL in uneven red letters. There were a few cars there and I've a mind to wander on over there to see if a tent revival today is the same as it was so many years ago when I was growing up. I'm glad I got lost. :)
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Sam Taggart We All Hear Voices. Sounds like a great place to be lost. sam
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Sherry Ammons McBroom Sounds beautiful! And, I'd sure love to attend a tent revival like the ones when I was growing up.
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Nancy Manos I remember those tent revivals.
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Jeanette Colvin That is something I so love about the South....the huge oaks forming a canopy across the road. In Mobile they were awesome with Spanish Moss hanging from the limbs. We even have them here but not quite as dramatic as I have seen elsewhere. What a pleasant detour for you, Judy.
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Delfina Herrera Hoxie Your day sounds like our yesterday riding through the Willamette Valley.
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Michelle Gilliam-Young Whenever my mom and Joe would take a wrong turn or get lost, they'd call it a mystery trip....never know what you'll discover....sounds like you had a neat mystery trip.
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Ann Mackenzie Malokas One of the joys of having a terrible sense of direction.
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Chelsea Kelter sounds beautiful
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Barbara Coffey Duncan Would have loved to taken pictures. Sounds like a beautiful step back in time.
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Judy McBroom Roney Barbara Coffey Duncan, I wish I had my camera with me (this is where my daughter jumps in and says you DID, Mom. Your phone!). So, I wish I remembered my phone was a camera! I'll have to journey that way again..if I can find my way. :)
April 24 at 2:45pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney My Goddaughter, Chelsea, how wonderful to see your name on my board. I miss you so much and I'm so sorry I was not there for you when your mom died. I was in a bad place, but that's no excuse. There is no excuse. It's hard to think that she is no longer here. Love you and think of you so much. Hope you are doing OK.
April 24 at 2:48pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney Ann, you are SO right. There is joy in just about everything. :)
April 24 at 2:49pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney What a great memory, Michelle. I have so many mystery trips even with my GPS. LOL
April 24 at 2:49pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney Delfina, I did think of you and your trip. Not a motorcycle trip for me though..just my SUV hugging the road. LOL
April 24 at 2:50pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney Jeanette, I do love the magnificent oaks shroaded in the moss. I take the moss for granted but that is the first thing people notice who are new to the area.
April 24 at 2:51pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney Nancy , those tent revivals and decoration day with dinner on the ground. :) Good memories, still.
April 24 at 2:53pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney Sherry I thought tent revivals were a southern thing. :) I know there were traveling tent revivals, too.
April 24 at 2:55pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney Sam , it was a wonderful place to be lost in. I'm going to try to get lost there again (with my camera!). :)
April 24 at 2:56pm · Like.
Sherry Ammons McBroom Judy, I'm Free Will Baptist, and we use to have tent revivals all the time when I was a kid! Of course, you know that many people from the south came to Michigan for jobs, so that's probably where it came from To this day, most of the people in our church are from the south.
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Judy McBroom Roney Sherry, I was raised Free Will Baptist, too! My family also moved to MIchigan for a while to work for the motor companies! Some of our extended family stayed but we came back.
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Sherry Ammons McBroom Wow, Judy! So, you actually lived here for a while? What area?
April 24 at 5:59pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney Belleville, near Detroit, Sherry.
April 24 at 6:58pm · Like.
Sherry Ammons McBroom I know where it is! Would love to get these McBroom's together to find out the connection in the family tree!
April 24 at 7:05pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney I have thought the same thing, Sherry. I think we are all related. :) Where did your family come from before they went to Michigan? My McBroom family is from Cookeville, TN.
April 24 at 7:16pm · Like.
Sherry Ammons McBroom Don's family was from Double Springs near Cookeville. His grandfather was Simon Byrd McBroom.
April 24 at 7:22pm · Like.
Sherry Ammons McBroom Oops, I mean Byrd Simon McBroom. LOL
April 24 at 7:24pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney We are related! My grandfather was Sid McBroom.
April 24 at 7:24pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney Well, your husband and I are. :)
April 24 at 7:25pm · Like.
Sherry Ammons McBroom Help me out. Who was Sid? Was he a brother to Byrd or what?
April 24 at 7:26pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney I think they are brothers, Sherry, but I don't trust my remembrances until I check with my geneology cousin, Bonnie McBroom Clinton. I'll get back to you on that. :)
April 24 at 7:29pm · Like.
Sherry Ammons McBroom Okay. I'm friends with Bonnie too. And we are headed to Cookeville next week to see other family there. Don's brother and sister live there (actually Algood) and his other sister lives in Baxter.
April 24 at 7:33pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney My grandfather, Sidney Carlisle, is from Baxter and I have family all around the Algood/Baxter area. The McBroom cemetary is in Baxter!
April 24 at 7:47pm · Like · 1.
Sherry Ammons McBroom Oh, I'm thinking you and Don are related for sure! And, I think we may have to make a trip to the cemetary while we are there.
April 24 at 8:07pm · Like.
Michelle Gilliam-Young Speaking of mystery trips.....I took a wrong turn today and ended up going a couple miles out of my way, in a direction I've never been. Oh how I wish I could say it was a trip like yours.....I was in a rough neighborhood, I saw no beauty, I just wanted OUT! LOL!
April 24 at 9:15pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney Yes, Sherry, I'd say Don and I are definitely related. :) Love facebook! I'll let you know what I find out.
April 25 at 7:17am · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney Oh, Michelle , those are the mystery trips I usually take. I only remember the good ones though. That's the rules. LOL I'll have to get my friend, Zellie's to tell you about the trip I took her on to the cemetary. We had planned to go shopping! That's the kind of trips I take. However, it sure does leave you with some good stories. LOL
April 25 at 7:20am · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney Sherry , Seems like your husband's grandfather and mine must have been cousins, not brothers. They were all from the Baxter area and moved to Rocky Point. :)
April 25 at 7:48am · Like.
Jean Feinstein I hope you find it again. Sometimes it's nice to satisfy curiosity, especially in a beautiful surrouonding.
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Judy McBroom Roney I'm Pretty sure I can find it again, Jean . All I have to do is go the opposite way than I think I should go. I often get around that way when I trust that my sense of direction is non-existent !
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I was lost on an incredible road where the oaks formed an umbrella over the street and sun still found it's way in the pastures and fields. There were horses and ponds, houses sitting on acres of land, red barns and wild flowers. It all felt like a dream and a step back in time for me when I noticed a huge white tent (it was once white..perhaps a taupe tent. :) and a plank of wood stationed near by that said REVIVAL in uneven red letters. There were a few cars there and I've a mind to wander on over there to see if a tent revival today is the same as it was so many years ago when I was growing up. I'm glad I got lost. :)
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Sam Taggart We All Hear Voices. Sounds like a great place to be lost. sam
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Sherry Ammons McBroom Sounds beautiful! And, I'd sure love to attend a tent revival like the ones when I was growing up.
April 23 at 5:23pm · Unlike · 1.
Nancy Manos I remember those tent revivals.
April 23 at 5:27pm · Unlike · 1.
Jeanette Colvin That is something I so love about the South....the huge oaks forming a canopy across the road. In Mobile they were awesome with Spanish Moss hanging from the limbs. We even have them here but not quite as dramatic as I have seen elsewhere. What a pleasant detour for you, Judy.
April 23 at 6:09pm · Unlike · 1.
Delfina Herrera Hoxie Your day sounds like our yesterday riding through the Willamette Valley.
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Michelle Gilliam-Young Whenever my mom and Joe would take a wrong turn or get lost, they'd call it a mystery trip....never know what you'll discover....sounds like you had a neat mystery trip.
April 23 at 9:24pm · Unlike · 1.
Ann Mackenzie Malokas One of the joys of having a terrible sense of direction.
April 23 at 10:53pm · Unlike · 1.
Chelsea Kelter sounds beautiful
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Barbara Coffey Duncan Would have loved to taken pictures. Sounds like a beautiful step back in time.
April 24 at 9:14am · Unlike · 1.
Judy McBroom Roney Barbara Coffey Duncan, I wish I had my camera with me (this is where my daughter jumps in and says you DID, Mom. Your phone!). So, I wish I remembered my phone was a camera! I'll have to journey that way again..if I can find my way. :)
April 24 at 2:45pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney My Goddaughter, Chelsea, how wonderful to see your name on my board. I miss you so much and I'm so sorry I was not there for you when your mom died. I was in a bad place, but that's no excuse. There is no excuse. It's hard to think that she is no longer here. Love you and think of you so much. Hope you are doing OK.
April 24 at 2:48pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney Ann, you are SO right. There is joy in just about everything. :)
April 24 at 2:49pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney What a great memory, Michelle. I have so many mystery trips even with my GPS. LOL
April 24 at 2:49pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney Delfina, I did think of you and your trip. Not a motorcycle trip for me though..just my SUV hugging the road. LOL
April 24 at 2:50pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney Jeanette, I do love the magnificent oaks shroaded in the moss. I take the moss for granted but that is the first thing people notice who are new to the area.
April 24 at 2:51pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney Nancy , those tent revivals and decoration day with dinner on the ground. :) Good memories, still.
April 24 at 2:53pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney Sherry I thought tent revivals were a southern thing. :) I know there were traveling tent revivals, too.
April 24 at 2:55pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney Sam , it was a wonderful place to be lost in. I'm going to try to get lost there again (with my camera!). :)
April 24 at 2:56pm · Like.
Sherry Ammons McBroom Judy, I'm Free Will Baptist, and we use to have tent revivals all the time when I was a kid! Of course, you know that many people from the south came to Michigan for jobs, so that's probably where it came from To this day, most of the people in our church are from the south.
April 24 at 3:33pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney Sherry, I was raised Free Will Baptist, too! My family also moved to MIchigan for a while to work for the motor companies! Some of our extended family stayed but we came back.
April 24 at 5:37pm via mobile · Like.
Sherry Ammons McBroom Wow, Judy! So, you actually lived here for a while? What area?
April 24 at 5:59pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney Belleville, near Detroit, Sherry.
April 24 at 6:58pm · Like.
Sherry Ammons McBroom I know where it is! Would love to get these McBroom's together to find out the connection in the family tree!
April 24 at 7:05pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney I have thought the same thing, Sherry. I think we are all related. :) Where did your family come from before they went to Michigan? My McBroom family is from Cookeville, TN.
April 24 at 7:16pm · Like.
Sherry Ammons McBroom Don's family was from Double Springs near Cookeville. His grandfather was Simon Byrd McBroom.
April 24 at 7:22pm · Like.
Sherry Ammons McBroom Oops, I mean Byrd Simon McBroom. LOL
April 24 at 7:24pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney We are related! My grandfather was Sid McBroom.
April 24 at 7:24pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney Well, your husband and I are. :)
April 24 at 7:25pm · Like.
Sherry Ammons McBroom Help me out. Who was Sid? Was he a brother to Byrd or what?
April 24 at 7:26pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney I think they are brothers, Sherry, but I don't trust my remembrances until I check with my geneology cousin, Bonnie McBroom Clinton. I'll get back to you on that. :)
April 24 at 7:29pm · Like.
Sherry Ammons McBroom Okay. I'm friends with Bonnie too. And we are headed to Cookeville next week to see other family there. Don's brother and sister live there (actually Algood) and his other sister lives in Baxter.
April 24 at 7:33pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney My grandfather, Sidney Carlisle, is from Baxter and I have family all around the Algood/Baxter area. The McBroom cemetary is in Baxter!
April 24 at 7:47pm · Like · 1.
Sherry Ammons McBroom Oh, I'm thinking you and Don are related for sure! And, I think we may have to make a trip to the cemetary while we are there.
April 24 at 8:07pm · Like.
Michelle Gilliam-Young Speaking of mystery trips.....I took a wrong turn today and ended up going a couple miles out of my way, in a direction I've never been. Oh how I wish I could say it was a trip like yours.....I was in a rough neighborhood, I saw no beauty, I just wanted OUT! LOL!
April 24 at 9:15pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney Yes, Sherry, I'd say Don and I are definitely related. :) Love facebook! I'll let you know what I find out.
April 25 at 7:17am · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney Oh, Michelle , those are the mystery trips I usually take. I only remember the good ones though. That's the rules. LOL I'll have to get my friend, Zellie's to tell you about the trip I took her on to the cemetary. We had planned to go shopping! That's the kind of trips I take. However, it sure does leave you with some good stories. LOL
April 25 at 7:20am · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney Sherry , Seems like your husband's grandfather and mine must have been cousins, not brothers. They were all from the Baxter area and moved to Rocky Point. :)
April 25 at 7:48am · Like.
Jean Feinstein I hope you find it again. Sometimes it's nice to satisfy curiosity, especially in a beautiful surrouonding.
April 25 at 8:48am · Unlike · 1.
Judy McBroom Roney I'm Pretty sure I can find it again, Jean . All I have to do is go the opposite way than I think I should go. I often get around that way when I trust that my sense of direction is non-existent !
April 25 at 11:19am · Like.
April 22, 2012
I will post beginning with the end of April posts on Facebook. I hate not being able to go back and get ALL the posts. LOL Nice to have this record here I think.
We had dinner at Bonefish Grill with my brother, Wayne, and his wife, Yamelis to celebrate her birthday. The tilapia was out of this world. Happy birth month to Yamelis Lucena who celebrates a birth month rather than just the day. This would be her forth or fifth celebration with more to come. :)
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Jeanette Colvin We have one here in The Villages and it is a very popular place. Have you ever tried their Bam Bam Shrimp...to die for!! LOL The Tilapia sounds great...you are making me hungry and I already ate!!
April 22 at 6:59pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney I saw the Bam Bam dishes and wondered what they were, Jeanette, I will try them next time. The good thing about Bonefish is they take reservations. There's always a crowd there so that helps.
April 23 at 9:06am · Like
We had dinner at Bonefish Grill with my brother, Wayne, and his wife, Yamelis to celebrate her birthday. The tilapia was out of this world. Happy birth month to Yamelis Lucena who celebrates a birth month rather than just the day. This would be her forth or fifth celebration with more to come. :)
Christie Childress, Shawna Mingle Rowsey and 12 others like this..
Jeanette Colvin We have one here in The Villages and it is a very popular place. Have you ever tried their Bam Bam Shrimp...to die for!! LOL The Tilapia sounds great...you are making me hungry and I already ate!!
April 22 at 6:59pm · Like.
Judy McBroom Roney I saw the Bam Bam dishes and wondered what they were, Jeanette, I will try them next time. The good thing about Bonefish is they take reservations. There's always a crowd there so that helps.
April 23 at 9:06am · Like
Starting Anew Here
I want to start this journal type blog up again. I write to facebook what I would write here and I would like to change that or at least have my words and daily journey in this space as well.
So, here's to adding one more writing assignment to me and..just doing it.
So, here's to adding one more writing assignment to me and..just doing it.
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