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I was born in Georgia and lived throughout the south during my upbringing. The South is also known as The Bible Belt. The South has a very large religious community that comprises of many different Churches. Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, Church of …
3 Year’s Old! Pavlova For Isabelle Season 3, Episode 17 Pavlova Bonjour! Bandit becomes a French speaking chef who tries to get Bingo to eat Edamame instead of the Pavlova that she wants. Bluey becomes an advocate trying to have …
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E Komo Mai, Welcome To The Hawaiian Wedding Estate North Shore, Haula Oahu, Hawai’i Mackenzie and Brodie, March 6, 2026 The Wedding Estate —————————————————————————————————- Gordon and I at our Hotel in Waikiki, Ready to Leave for the Wedding ———————————————————————————————— But First….. One …
The Hale Koa Hotel 2055 Kalia Road Honolulu, Hawaii 96815 1-800-367-6027 1-800-955-0555 https://www.halekoa.com/ ———————————————————————————– March, 2026 The Drive Up To The Entrance The Unloading Entrance Hale Koa’s 50 Year Anniversary The Lobby The Hotel’s Year Round Tennants ———————————————————————————— Inside The Lobby …
Aloha! E Komo Mai Our Take On The Local Flavors Of Hawai’i There are just certain foods that the people of Hawai’i eat that we wanted to feature here, with our added spin on them. Or as I like to say, “We …
My Mother of the Groom Luau Muu-Muu —————————————————————————————– Brodie and Mackenzie Request The Pleasure Of Your Company At Their Luau Rehearsal Dinner in Waikiki Thursday, March 5, 2026 Starting at 5:00 p.m. and Ending at 8:00 p.m. (I’m Ready To …
March, 2026 Oahu, Hawai’i Shopping, Eating, and some Sight Seeing We had the pleasure of going back to Hawai’i for a few weeks and had a wonderful time. We stayed on Oahu, the island where we lived for 13 years. …
This is an account of our travels from Tampa to Las Vegas, to Honolulu, for the Wedding of our Son, and Future Daughter-In-Law, and Back Again… —————————————————————————————— We Do Start With: Mother of the Groom The Save The Date, and The Wedding Invitations …
On February 13th., 2026 I Turned 65 Gordon and I ‘Out and About’ on My Birthday 65 Feels Pretty Good —————————————————————————————— When I Turned 60 I Started this Website Page: Sixty’s, (Sensational or Surviving?), We’ll See, Right? (If you would like …
A Fresh Coconut Filled With Delicious Coconut Jam, Topped With Flaked Coconut And Dipped With Coconut Rolls A Perfect Little Sweet Snack ————————————————————————— Banana Poi for Isabelle A great way to use up Ripe Bananas, perfect for the little ones. The babies …
A co-worker of Gordon’s sent these to us right before we left for Hawaii. He made them. We thought they were funny and wanted to include them in our write up’s of our trip. 🙂 ————————————————————————————— Gordon and Julie, Honolulu, Hawaii, …
Preparing The Luau Invitations 100% Hula Girl Coffee, The Big Island (I had sent a few bags to the future Bride and Groom, and the Parents of the Bride, along with a few bags for us. Just to get us into the …
2026 A Morning Aloha (Hawaiian Kona Coffee) —————————————————————————————— Brodie In Our Backyard Plumeria Tree in Ewa Beach, 1996 ————————————————————————————- E Komo Mai Welcome to My Aloha Julie Barefoot 2026 ‘Puke Punaewele (Blog) Ready for 2026 This year will be a …
I Created A New Website: Click Here For: VintageJulieBarefootArchives I gave my Web Designers in India instructions on what I wanted, and they did the most remarkable job of bringing my vision to life. I could not be happier with it! My …
Julie’s Lunchbox Take Out My theory is to always take food with you. You never know what you may encounter, and you shouldn’t be at the mercy of having to settle for something you don’t want, or need to eat, just because …
Meet Brodie and Mackenzie December 2024 The Proposal Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida Champagne and My (Julie) Former Engagement Ring My Ring Has Never Looked More Beautiful 🙂 Mackenzie and her Twin Sister Susannah ——————————————————— When I first met Mackenzie …
(For Peanuku) 🙂 Our Cookie Ice Cream ————————————————————————————- Australian Cartoon, Bluey This show is Brilliant! I wish the Heeler’s had been my parents. 🙂 The parents, Bandit and Chili, are Blue and Red Heeler dogs. Their children are Bluey and Bingo, Bluey being …
Let’s Flamingle! —————————————————————————- Busy Standing on one leg…. Currently —————————————————————————————– Ambrosia, Pink Grapefruit Sake, and Toasted Coconut 🙂 ——————————————————————- Julie’s Pink Flamingo Pasta Salad (A Rough Draft) Our Pink Backyard Bromeliad in Bloom I got the idea that I wanted to …
(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 …
Julie In The Kitchen Aloha In Florida (As Always) You can take the family out of Hawaii, but you can’t take the Hawaii out of the family. 🙂 Gordon Making Our Macadamia Nut Mahi-Mahi on Asian Sesame Hash Brown Patties, with …
Lilly Beautiful Lillian Lee McKim Pulitzer Rousseau (1931 – 2013) —————————————————————————- Me, Mother’s Day 2023 with Sparky, Wearing a Lilly ——————————————————————————- PINK, and Shades Thereof ———————————————————————————— My Lilly Pulitzer Bread Box Doll House Lilly Fabrics Create a Window Curtains, A Chair, …
Labor Day, 2023 Taking it Easy Until Next Labor Day…. 🙂 My Longaberger Pottery Pitcher with Flowers A Gift of Labor Day to our Daughter, and Son-In-Law It was back in the summer of 2014 that Veronica and I visited my old homestead …
(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, …
UNDER CONSTRUCTION MORE CONTENT TO COME Aloha, Hawaii The Haku Lei I Bought For Veronica From Hawaii (Haku Means Head Lei) The Beautiful Blossoms of Plumeria and Hibiscus I Purchased Online ———————————————————————————————– The Reed Like Thing You See Above, …
(The picture above not only showcases my Old Florida Jezebel Sauce, I also depict our daughter Veronica’s art from when she was a Fine Arts student in college. Any chance I get to do that, I do!) Let The Sunshine In …
Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park Entrance 3501 Old Kings Road Flagler Beach, Florida 32136 (386) 517-2084 ———————————————————————– Bulow Plantation is located in Central Florida. Located 3 miles west of Flagler Beach off County Road 2001 (Old King’s Road), between State Road …
Labor Day Weekend (Friday – Monday) The Parrish Condo Our Destination On Our Way (Julie, Sparky, Spooky and Gordon) It’s The Florida Hillbillies! Headed Toward Indian Shores, Florida (In the rain.) 🙁 —————————————————————– ABBA, Of Course 🙂 Not till …
Beaches Closed Due to Shark Sightings! HERE FOR SHARK WEEK!!! SHARKS!!!! ———————————————————————– Me, In Our Happily Cluttered Nautical Den (I’m holding a glass Japanese fishing boat float that we found floating amongst some sharp coral in Hawaii.) —————————————————————————– The Cocktail… Our Sharkarita’s …
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 …
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, …
Welcome to Barefoot Beach Teas I got the idea about 3 years ago to create a nice tea and have it look like the beach. I even thought of putting some sort of seashell candy inside of the tea so that …
Clam Clams (As I like to call them.) (Ensure all your clams are still alive. If a clam’s shell isn’t closed, tap the shell to see if it closes. If the shells don’t close, the clam is likely dead and not …
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. …
JAWS Good Morning! Welcome to our JAWS Shark Week Dessert post: Microwave Note: Make Dish that looks like the Beach I’ve had that note on the microwave for the past 2 years. Then I finally created a dish that …
We Love Shark Week! I couldn’t think of a better start to Shark Week than this! Shark’s Enjoying their Feeding Frenzy (Carved wood sharks that Gordon purchased in the Philippines during his Navy career.) Various Sushi’s with Ginger and …
CURRENTLY AT THE BEACH Why Don’t You Join Us? Digging my Sandy Toes deep into the Sand The best exfoliation you can have is to walk barefoot on the beach. Dig your feet into that thick sand and with each step your …
