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While sitting around your holiday table this season, here are five crazy trivia tidbits to dazzle your friends and family. Earth’s rotation is changing speed. It’s actually slowing, and this means that, on average, the length of a day increases by around 1.8 seconds per century. Ironically, the fear of long words is called Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. […]

CYNDEE IS READY AND RARING TO GO TO HELP YOU WITH THE SABAL SPRINGS PORTAL. BOOK YOUR APPOINTMENT NOW. Cyndee Viator, our Alliant Administrative Assistant, began offering personal portal training for residents on Thursdays (excluding holidays) from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the White Card Room in the Clubhouse. If you need some one-on-one […]

I recently embarked on a trip of a lifetime. A 17-day, five country, South African adventure. The tour was organized by my former business partner. … Every day was a unique experience. I was part of a group of 10 friends and we meshed with a larger cadre of travelers for a total of 39 […]

Happy Holidays! Starting with the first day of the month, right on through to the last day, there are a variety of happenings going on, including the winter solstice, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day, just to name a few. There is also Saint Nicolas Day celebrated on […]

ST. AUGUSTINE DAZZLES DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON. If you’re looking for a dazzling display of Christmas lights, we’re just a half-day drive from an experience voted one of the “10 Best Holiday Lighting Displays in the World.” St. Augustine’s award-winning Nights of Lights is admired by a global audience and is celebrating its 28th year. […]

ENJOYING THE FARM TO TABLE EXPERIENCE AT BLOSSOM & BRIE. When looking for new places to lunch, the SunShine Singles stumbled on Blossom & Brie, a charming restaurant (almost) in our own backyard. If you turn left at the end of Del Prado Blvd. extended on Slater Road, then right at the T to 8250 […]

GO TEAMS GO! Donna Milbee is the original facilitator of the SunShine Singles group. I asked Donna the history of the group in Sabal Springs and found that there was a previous group of singles, but it was no longer functioning when Donna moved to our community. Being a very active person—cards, pickleball, games, exercise […]

Getting into the holiday spirit is easy with these two distinctly different cocktails. They look sophisticated yet are easy to execute. TIRAMISU WHITE RUSSIANS Between a cocktail and dessert, this Italian-influenced White Russian from Delish is hard to resist. It takes just five minutes to whip up two servings to this tiramisu-inspired drink. Add a […]