Alyzabeth held on today with a solid round (rainy and SLOW greens!) to finish second in the local tournament; and she finished first place/tour champion for the U.S. Kids Golf Summer 2015 Jacksonville Championship! Our amazing golfer - she plays like a girl - try to keep up with her!
AA participated in the local drive chip and putt (DCP) contest about a month ago and moved to the sub-regional. Last year she made it to the sub-regional also, but didn't qualify for the regional (she placed third; the top two move to the Regional). This year, AA placed second, so she does qualify for the regional. Good news is that it is near us, at the Sawgrass Golf Club (TPC). We were surprised considering her score, so now very excited to go to the next level. All the sub-regional top two winners from SE USA will be competing at the Sawgrass DCP Regional.
Back in June we cleaned up our little patio yard and planted a few edible items in planter pots. One was okra. We were amazed how fast the plants grew and when we returned from our summer trip, thought that we had okra plant "duds"! No okra! Fast forward just two more weeks and we have okra! One pot has one pod and the other pot has many little ones just emerging. AA loves okra, so next is to decide how to cook them or pickle them. Our garden is growing!
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We love our little home along with our newly installed paver side yard. There were a few little banana trees in the yard and one actually grew bananas this summer. We have had many afternoon thunderstorms with gusty winds and one finally undid our tree! It snapped in half from the weight of the bananas, so we have a bunch of very hard, green bananas. After searching the internet, found what sounded like the best way to eat them; frying like french fries!
So we did this Saturday night while Carolyn was visiting for dinner; and they were delicious! A little salt and they were perfect! No banana flavor either!
Instructions from allrecipies:
"Peel
the bananas using a knife, as they are not ripe and will not peel like a
yellow banana. Slice into long thin wedges or strings to make fries. Heat
the oil in a heavy deep skillet over medium-high heat. If you have a
deep-fryer, heat the oil to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place the
banana fries into the hot oil, and fry until golden brown, 5 to 7
minutes. Remove from the oil, and drain on paper towels. Pat off the
excess oil, and season with salt. Serve immediately."
This photo was from June, when the bananas were very small:
The next to last tournament for the local summer tour is in the books! Another second place - was close - only by one stroke! There were eight girls, two from Orlando.
Alyzabeth played a good round with Parker Jules (caddied for the first time by her sister!) and Ava Grall. It was a very HOT day again, a light breeze; I was hoping for rain!
AA really only had one bad hole - a Par 3 that she was on the green in one stroke (her drive) then 3 putted - so bad!! Oh well, doesn't happen very often! Afterwards, AA, Tiffany and Coco had some fun playing outside; we couldn't believe it - so hot!
Hole #10 (played the back nine which had three water holes; two she laid up and one she avoided by playing far left):
AA played nine holes with local Fleming Island resident, Tyler Mawhinney; he was one of the golfers highlighted in the same Clay Today article this past weekend (and he played in the 7-year boys Worlds at Pinehurst). Another HOT summer afternoon (Friday, 08/21/15):
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