Life http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/life/ en Feedback@tbo.com Copyright 2009 2009-11-20T22:29:13+00:00 You go, Irina Shabayeva! http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/life/comments/you-go-irina-shabayeva/ Yayyyyyyy! Irina Shabayeva was crowned the queen of Project Runway last night.

And I must admit, I agreed wholeheartedly with the judges. So what if she occasionally came off as a b(*%#. Irina really worked that last collection. And it showed! In classic Irina fashion, she said after her win,…]]> Hot Pursuits 2009-11-20T22:29:13+00:00 Reach Your Goals http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/life/comments/reach-your-goals/ Visit http://www.canguru.com for free tips

]]> Connect With Gayle 2009-11-20T10:51:34+00:00 From the garden formerly known as summer; I get by with a little help from my friends http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/life/comments/from-the-garden-formerly-known-as-summer-i-get-by-with-a-little-help-from-m/ I don’t brag. Really. Not often. ... OK, only to my closest friends.

So, just between us, I’m really kind of proud of the blooming I’ve got going on.

I started this garden around 2001, and, since I mostly planted in the summertime, I had pretty much a summer blooming…]]> The Dirt 2009-11-20T05:11:23+00:00 Cooking In Memory Of Jerome [Chefs Come Together For ‘A Night Of Extreme Taste’] http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/life/comments/cooking-in-memory-of-jerome-chefs-come-together-for-a-night-of-extreme-tast/ Jerome Girardot


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]]> Connect With Gayle 2009-11-19T10:54:24+00:00 More from Monica’s garden (nothin’ but stuff to love there!) http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/life/comments/more-from-monicas-garden-nothin-but-stuff-to-love-there/ I may be slow, but I’m good on the follow-through! Here are some more of the plants in Monica Brandies’ Brandon garden.

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Here’s a bit of sad news for milkshake and ice cream lovers in Tampa: Snack City, an institution on Columbus Drive, is out of business.

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Some friends were talking the other day about cinch bugs, brown patches and other banes of lawn care.

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Hahahaha, they laughed. “Yeah! Me, too. Ha-ha!”

They were joking. I am not.

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]]> Connect With Gayle 2009-11-16T10:44:17+00:00 Day 5 http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/life/comments/day-5/ Saturday was Day 5 of doing nothing since developing costochondritis at our flag football tournament.

My ribs are improving every day. I actually wasn’t forced to do the tuck-and-roll to get out of bed this morning.

So the doc said I’m not allowed to do anything for…]]> Bring It! 2009-11-16T03:58:31+00:00