"Smile, Fifi, the man's trying to take your picture!"

Back door guests are the best?

I don't understand. Why so?

One of Lake Sumter's friendly gators

Do not attempt to feed!

Messages of Hope

This photo, taken last April, shows the crowd in Lake Sumter Landing that showed up in the early morning to see a special preview of the documentary movie, "Messages of Hope." It tells the story of how retired U.S. Navy Commander, Suzanne Giesemann, became a medium and has dedicated her life to bringing messages of hope to the world. The movie is based upon Suzanne's book, "Messages of Hope," described as "The Metaphysical Memoir of a Most Unexpected Medium."

Suzanne is a prolific writer, and has published a number of books on sailing, among other topics. She is best known, however, for "The Priest and the Medium," which deals with "the amazing true story of psychic medium B. Anne Gehman and her husband, the former Jesuit Priest Wayne Knoll, Ph.D." Her latest book, "The Real Alzheimers," is described as "A Guide for Caregivers That Tells It Like It Is."

You can learn much more about Suzanne and her work on her website here.