Category Archives: Water

Botany and History

The Florida Botanical Gardens in Largo is twenty miles from our place and has free admission. There are over a hundred acres to explore – art installations, Florida-flavored water, paintings for sale, and bird watching. Heritage Village is under half … Continue reading

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100+ Things That Made 2024

1. Watching Zeus, a golden doodle, for the holiday week2. Finding a half-done cross-stitch tree for me to finish3. Remembering to do my Q&A books since we forgot last year4. Dad calling to reminisce about a trip we took and … Continue reading

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In Florida for 4.5 or 5.75 Months

I wrote about our 2023 December trip to the Tampa area. We came back for nine days in March to find a place to live within a one-hour commute from Caleb’s transitional position into the civilian sector at Cummins Inc. … Continue reading

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Immersion and Preservation

Thanks to I Love the Burg for sharing things to eat and places to visit in St. Petersburg. I came across a free entry day (otherwise $48 for us) for FloridaRAMA: Immersive Art Experience from 12 to 5 pm, with … Continue reading

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Inis Fáil Is Our Fate

This nickname, Inis Fáil, means the Island of Destiny. The Tuatha Dé Danann race brought this stone, Lia Fáil, to Ireland, and it’s been used as a coronation stone in the belief of its mythical powers and ability to make … Continue reading

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