Archive for June, 2008
Make a Flag Cake with Cool Whip and Sara Lee!
Thursday, June 26th, 2008Ingredients:
1 (10 75 oz.) frozen SARA LEE
lb Cake, thawed, cut into 10
Slices
2 pt Strawberries
1 Tub (12 oz.) COOL WHIP
Whipped Topping, thawed
1 1/3 c Blueberries, divided
Directions:
SLICE 1 cup of strawberries; set aside. Halve remaining strawberries: set aside. LINE bottom of 12×8 inch baking dish with pound cake slices. Top [...]
Going Green
Thursday, June 26th, 2008Whats all this talk about going green? Basically, going green is a new trend geared toward preserving our environment. Corporations, students, families, you name it, are all on board. We all want to do our part to save the planet and provide a safe environment for our children and our childrens children. One issue: Alternative Fuel. [...]
Beer for Slugs!
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008Dear John,
Place a few ounces of beer on a flat dish in your rose garden! Slugs like beer and they get soo snookered, they pass out and drown in the Beer. No more slugs!!
Try it!
“Buzz”
A Gold Medal Winner in Sun City Carolina Lakes
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008As featured in the local paper, Fred Ruppenthal, your neighbor here in Sun City Carolina Lakes is a champion swimmer! He won gold medals in the age 75-79 freestyle 500-meter and 100 meter races at the South Carolina Senior games in Florence in May! Next summer he will compete in the games in San Francisco! Congratulations [...]
Slugs in my Garden
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008Who can tell me the best way to keep slugs off my roses?
John P
GRANDKIDS’ DAY - CARNIVAL At SCCL! June 28th!
Saturday, June 21st, 2008CARNIVAL!!!
Games! * Food! * Fun!
Lake House Terrace and Back Lawn – 9am to 11am
Tailgaters serving Hot Dogs & Refreshments @ 10am
Kid’s Hot Dog – FREE with ticket* (1 per child)
Adult Hot Dog - $3.00
Bottled Water / Soft Drinks - $1.00
All children must be accompanied by a SCCL resident.
*Sign-up at the Lake House by Thursday, June [...]
North Carolina Blackberry Festival
Saturday, June 21st, 2008Jul 12, 2008
The NC Blackberry Festival offers visitors a full day of crafters, music, food, family fun and BLACKBERRIES! The morning starts off with a group of the cutest little berries at the Blackberry Princess pageant. The premier event at the NC Blackberry Festival is the blackberry-eating contest. Not for the faint at heart, participants [...]
Carolina Lakes Golf Club
Friday, June 20th, 2008July 4th Weekend Only!
Friday, July 4th to Sunday, July 6th All Rounds Packages, Trail Passes and Range Plans will be 10% off the current price. All packages bought during this sale will still expire as of December 31, 2008. In order for any unused rounds to roll over at the end of the year into [...]
Long Island Iced Tea
Friday, June 20th, 2008
Ingredients:
1⁄2 oz. vodka
1⁄2 oz. rum
1⁄2 oz. tequila
1⁄2 oz. gin
1⁄2 oz. triple sec
Splash of Coke™ or other cola
Lemon slice or wedge
Preparation:
Fill chimney glass with ice.
Add vodka, rum, tequila, gin and triple sec.
Add a splash of cola.
Garnish with lemon
Variation 1: Long Beach Tea
Replace Coke with splash of cranberry juice.
Replace lemon garnish with lime.
Variation 2: Adios Tea
Replace Coke [...]
Make A Deck Fountain
Friday, June 20th, 2008If you crave a water feature but have limited space on a deck or patio, this project is perfect for you–a brick-based water fountain on the corner of a deck.
You can complete this project in less than a day. If you do it yourself, expect to pay about $1,000. If you hire professionals to [...]