Irene Durocher's (irenedurocher) Blog

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012 THIS IS A FOLLOW UP ON YOUR NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS!! I know many of you decided to go on a diet. How is it going? Just remember THIN feels good. Nothing TASTES AS GOOD AS THIN LOOKS. Keep it up walk an extra half  mile every day. And PLEASE do not let anyone tell you " JUST ONE...

WHERE ARE THESE CACTUS ??  I am told they only grow in one  area of the country. However, do we know for a fact, they are not growing somewhere else ? WHERE ARE THESE CACTUS ??   Cactus plants store water for the drier season. Can you tell me for sure? WHERE ARE THESE CACTUS??  leave your answer,...

COWBOYS AND COWGIRLS IN BOCA RATON, FLORIDA, YES it is true we have them . The 19th Annual Caribbean Cowboy Ball is set for Saturday January 28,2012. It is being held at RED REEF PARK in Boca Raton on S.Ocean Blvd. It is a signature event of the George Snow Scholarship Fund , its purpose is to ra...

WHAT A DEAL !! POPCORN, BEVERAGE AND A MOVIE IN BOCA RATON, FLA. FOR $ 1.00 That is correct !  All this and a movie too.  Sandra Bullock won an Academy Award for this heart warming movie.  " THE BLIND SIDE ". It is held at Sugar Sand Park Community Center located at 300 S.Military Trail in Boca R...

TRIVIA THURSDAY IS HERE JANUARY 19,2012 The trivia question for today has to do with something  we all may have used at one time or another. It is still around today, but with all the high tech things kids have today they may not use them. TRIVIA THURSDAY IS HERE    JANUARY 19, 2012 In 1916 Linco...

PASSPORT TO GREECE 30 th ANNUAL GREEK FESTIVAL is being held this weekend January 19 to22, 2012 It is held at St. Marks Greek Orthodox Church on( 2100 nw 51st ) Yamoto Rd. Boca Raton,Florida It will feature a lunch and dinner menu of mousaka,chicken oreganato, lamb shanks, souvlaki,greek  salads ...

TRIVIA THURSDAY IS COMING !! I thought it would be fun to put a little" TRIVIA" into our very busy lives. The concept is to see if you know the answers to the trivia questions. You may have to dig deep into the back of your mind for some of the answers. I will try to post the trivia on Thursday m...

WHAT DO WET NAILS AND A PGA SUPERSTORE HAVE IN COMMON?  Nothing, see how easy the  answer was. A PGA SUPERSTORE just opened in Boca Raton, Florida . Now I am not a golfer,but  I thought it might be of interest ( I just had my nails done next door ) so I went in to the store and was looking around...

BREAKFAST WITH THE MAYORS OF BOCA RATON AND HIGHLAND BEACH, FLA.  I enjoyed breakfast today January 17,2012 with the Mayors of Boca Raton and Highland Beach, Florida  to discuss the challenges and opportunities for the cities in 2012. We all agreed that the quality of life was number one on the l...

COMCAST NO THANK YOU ,TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE   Comcast is changing  from analog to a digital signal in Boca Raton and Highland Beach,Florida I called Monday January 16,2012 but since it was a holiday they were close. I was told by the man on the phone "to just go by and pick up a box" for my T...