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Welcome to the Enchanted World of our Backyard Fairies Legend has it that a Fairy (Faerie) is a Mythical Being with Magical Powers. They appear in Human Form, and can have a penchant for mischief, and trickery. The Fairy is …
Hello Happy Barefoot Spring, and Summer in my Backyard And Fall and Winter, but not so much. 🙂 Our Backyard Peach Tree We spend a lot of time outside in our backyard. Gardening, Landscaping, Grilling, Picnicing, Playing…. The Dogs love …
2017 When we bought our house in 2006 we had this very simple unfinished backyard with little to no landscaping. It looked very basic and almost a blank canvas for us. We then decided to make the landscaping look more professional. So …
(Note Update April 10, 2025: If this harassment continues, or more damage is done to our property, then I will reveal their names here, and getting the police involved.) Where Do I Even Begin? 2025 For those of you that …
Dear Dairy… Olive Films Today I rearranged the cans in the pantry and dusted them off while wearing my new full skirt I sewed last week for the church picnic, and the pearls that my husband gave me for my birthday. …
Many years ago Kiwi Chef Leilani Wolfenden and her then husband Aussie Tomas Stanislovski came to Florida to visit us. Leilani was the daughter of our good friends from New Zealand, Trish and Bob. They stayed with us,we took them to all …
My, my… Peanut Butter Pie I’m originally from North Georgia, Rome to be exact. Peanut Butter is probably my most favorite food in the world. I eat more Peanut Butter than I do anything else. I knew I would be making …
(Because Nothing Rhymes With Oranges) 🙂 Orange is the New Muffin ——————————————————————————- (I added a few Banana Chips as an accent, above.) I Have Discovered Indian River Citrus, and There is NO Going Back! My Florida Orange Muffins w/ Lemon Citrus Glaze (Recipe …
Our Crab Key, Jamaica In honor of Crab Key, Jamaica, we knew we had to do something with crabs. After all, near the end of the movie, Dr. No’s henchmen tied up Honey Ryder so that she would be eaten by crabs. Therefore, we …
I Love Simple Flowers, Nothing Stunningly Beautiful, Just Very Pretty and Charming, With Personality Welcome Summer, Come On In! I’ve Missed You, Just Try Not To Be So HOT This Year 🙂 But, If You Do Insist Upon It…. I Have …
The Haunted Mansion Enter if you dare, foolish mortals. ——————————————————————————————— We Love Halloween, We Love The Haunted Mansion On this Page are Haunted Mansion Halloween’s From 2022, and 2023 We Hope That You Will Enjoy What We Created We …
How To Create An Outdoor Movie Theater In Your Own Backyard Area DOCTOR NO Released in 1962 Dr. No is the first movie to be released in the James Bond Franchise, written by Ian Fleming. Dr. No was …
(We have Licence/License spelled the two different ways because it is spelled one way in the U.K. and the other way here in America.) —————————————————————————- JUST ASSIGNED TO DR. NO IN CRAB KEY, JAMAICA I Have A License To Grill, …
Hello and Welcome to My Personal Blogs I started this website in July, 2011, along with my very first blog post. I tend to write about whatever I may be going through. When I started the website I was …
www.BarefootInFloridaWithJulie.com —————————————————————————— Welcome To The Baby Shower (May 2023) A Haku Lei I Ordered From Hawaii For Veronica, Our Mother To Be Our Buffet Table Our Veronica, The Mother To Be Veronica and Brian The Proud Parents To Be Gordon …
It is Always a Thrill to see a Racoon in our Backyard (One time I saw one peeking in our Kitchen Nook window. He was watching me while I was lollygagging around the kitchen. He was adorable. But, when he realized I …
When I was young and growing up in the south I loved to wear a flower in my hair. I was made fun of by most everyone. An ignorant Texas relative even asked if I had a plant growing out of …
Salve! Benvenutu Al Nostro Halloween Da Vinci ———————————————————————– Leonardo Da Vinci, The Mona Lisa (That is Tom Hanks hand above, from the movie The Da Vinci Code.) I fell in love with the movie when it first came out, and it …
To me, it’s just not Halloween without a Hitchcock marathon of all of his movies. Currently Watching The Killer, Lars Thorwald from Rear Window I was Thrilled to Find this Game Online For those of you that know my love of …
Ciao and Buongiorno! Welcome to Grillin’ Italian We love to grill, we love Italian, therefore it makes sense that we would create a page dedicated to Grillin’ Italian. Italian food showcases a lot of food that we love. …
———————————————————————— Vintage Cakes From My Vintage Childhood At this writing, 2022, I am 61 and longing for my past childhood of cakes being made from scratch by the loveliest women I have ever known in my life. My Great-Grandmother’s and …
And The Oscar Goes To…. Albert R. Broccoli He did win an Irving G. Thalberg Oscar posthumously at the Academy Awards in 1982. The award was presented to him by the current James Bond at the time, Sir Roger Moore. …
Wouldn’t it be nice to take a stroll into that painting? That era above is from my Great-Grandmother Honnie’s time. Her name was Lillian Miller Haskin Lone, but I called her Honnie. People would refer to her as Ms. …
(I love to garden in swim dresses and flip flops.) ————————————————————- So Excited For This Redo ————————————————————— I LOVE MY Herb Garden Previous Version of My Herb Garden (Notice the Air Plants on the Trellis? When I decided to redo …
Welcome to DIY Home Function Upgrades This is our first project for this website page. We do plan on bringing you more. What you see here is the side of our house. There was grass here at one time but our yard …
Hi! I’m Julie. Welcome to my blog. I am very happy you are here with me. Oh, and that is Sparky perched where he always sits on the back of the sofa, and Spooky beside me, though usually she is …
(In the above, and below photos you can see Gordon arriving home with our new (used) Kayaks.) Ready to Unload the Car of the Kayaks and Take them Around to the Back of the House ——————————————————————- Shopping Around For Used Kayaks Gordon and …
Merry Christmas AND, Happy Christmas, United Kingdom Mele Kalikimaka, Hawaii Feliz Navidad, Mexico Kung Hsi Hsin Nien Bing Chu Shen Tan, China Boze Narodzenie, Poland Chestita Koleda, Bulgaria Vesele Vanoce, Czech Republic Vrolyk Kerstfeest en Gelukkig Nieuu Jaar, Dutch Nollaig …
Happy Thanksgiving! Welcome To Our Home Pull Up a Chair and Have a Seat Won’t You Join Us In Partaking Of Our Grilled Spatchcock Turkey? Gordon’s Carving Looks Delicious, Doesn’t It? We Hope You Like an Italian Ornamental Squash Casserole? …
Space: The Final Frontier These are the voyages of the “Pretend” Star Ship Enterprise. It’s one Halloween Night mission: To explore strange new backyards in the state of Florida, (hopefully without being shot.) To seek out Alien Ingredients and …
Happy Independence Day! On this particular July 4th. we wanted to do something a bit different. We always seemed to eat the same foods each year, over and over again. Those classic and traditional foods are …
My Sloppy Jules Remember Sloppy Joe night when you were growing up? I sure do! I loved them! It was the closest thing to a hamburger on a bun without the patty. I would usually drench mine in yellow mustard as …
Rome, Georgia 1964, Glover Street, South Rome… Hello! Come on in through the screen door on the back pore-utch. I’ve been sittin’ heuh fannin’ myself waitin’ fo’ yew. I just made a Honeysuckle Tea Cake out of my Honeysuckle Vines …
Introduction to the Repair and Rebuilding of a Retaining Wall Before Left, After Right ——————————————————————————- You Can Also See Here The After Photos Once Our Pavers Were Put In Place Spooky and Sparky Once all the Work is Done Even the Backyard …
Meet You In The Herb Garden for a Picnic My Herb Garden means a lot to me. It was one of the first sections on our property that we sectioned off and cultivated into something very productive that nourishes …
Good Morning, and Happy Mother’s Day This Mother’s Day took place in 2021 on our backyard lanai. I wanted my big day to focus on our time of living in Hawaii. We lived in Waikiki, Pearl City, …
Our Home Grown Bananas Whether you grow them yourself or buy them…. When I think of Bananas I always think of Babies, Toddlers, Banana Pudding, Nilla Waffers, Banana Bread, and my Grandmother Aycock’s Banana Sandwiches that she would make for me …
(I took the photo above when we first moved to Hawaii in 1986. This is Diamond Head side of the island.) We sure do miss riding around the island playing tourists. ————————————————————– ALOHA! May Day is Lei Day When I was a …
Happy Easter Everyone! Welcome to our Artsy Easter (We shot this in 2021) This Easter is actually based on cleaning out the attic and going through many storage containers in our attic, in an attempt to get rid of some of …
(I want to dedicate this page to my daughter Veronica. Veronica Whann, Maryland She adored the Charmed T.V. show and she even created a website dedicated to the show when she was just a young teen, when we were living in Maryland. I don’t …
I SEA You’ve Caught Us! Enjoying a Summer of Seafood, Sides, and Salads We decided to start another seafood webpage. If you would like to check out our other one, then click here: Gordon and Julie Seafood We plan on bringing …
Amity Island Welcomes You We are Gordon and Julie 1975 ———————————————————- Enjoying my Shark Tea and a good book. —————————————————— Salt Water Taffy I have had a love affair with Salt Water Taffy at the shore my entire life. It’s tradition. …
Gordon and Julie Happy Mother’s Day A Carved Rose in a Turnip and a Small Radish Mouse that sits a Top Julie’s Flowers Welcome to our Backyard Lanai Welcome to My Mother’s Day My Name is Julie This is My Mother’s …
Hello Welcome to our Backyard Lanai This is where we spend a lot of our time in the spring, summer, and autumn. It is a nice big area where we can spread out and entertain, even if it is just for …
The Smith House History Cookbook (Only in the south do you find teaspoons. Especially in silverware sets.) —————————————————– Easter, 1970 Me, my little brother Johnny and my mother, Mary Keith in our front yard in Dahlonega, Georgia. (Although my mother does …
The Bulletin Board pictured above is hanging in our Hallway. I put it there when we bought our house, and moved in. Nothing ever seems to get taken off of it although for some reason we keep cramming things into it through these …
————————————— SHOPPING, DAY OF…….Feliz Navidad O.K. I’ve got my lists. Right Here! ——————————————————— We have our Feliz Navidad on Saturday. I think Joseph is coming so we need to include him. Veronica is in Tennessee now but she will …
Happy Halloween! Welcome to The Pumpkin Patch Ready to Pick Out Your Pumpkin? ———————————————————— Halloween, 2019 Hoarding Pumpkins Throughout the House ———————————————————— To kick off our Halloween celebrations we all went to Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights for the …
Welcome to our Home Isn’t that what Door Wreaths are for? Well, tell that to the mother bird that built her nest into it. Look at Her Beautiful Eggs And, There is the Sweet Little Mother Bird, Isn’t she Pretty? …
Independence Day Good Morning Patriots Welcome to Our Stars and Strips 4th. of July Breakfast (These would be the “Stars.”) 🙂 Wakey, Wakey. Can’t you just smell the Patriotism? ——————————————- Gordon and Julie Whann (Not a “Real” American last name. We humbly …
