Here and there…

Pelicans at St. John’s Pass

I’ve lived in the Tampabay area since 1969. Most of the time, I was so caught up in day to day responsibilities that I didn’t notice where I was. Finally, after retiring and moving away for awhile and then returning, I discovered that This Was Home and I loved it here. I’ve seen it with new eyes, ever since. There’s a list of links on this page for St. Pete and Tampa of things I enjoy. And, bit by bit, I hope to describe, and have a snapshot of, the places and things and people that mean so much here.

Most of my life I lived on the Tampa side of the bay, but now I live in St. Petersburg. I believe St. Petersburg is a model city for the future because its downtown is so human friendly. Downtown has many shops and restaurants, few of which are national chains. The shops are not tourist traps. They include real business: architectural firms, galleries, furniture stores, antiques, bookstores, niche businesses of various sorts. And they are all close together in a pedestrian pleasurable core with many condos, old-style boarding houses, little B&Bs, boutique hotels, and single family homes. And parks! Parks hidden everywhere.

If you are a stranger who plans to visit St. Petersburg and Tampa, I hope you find some things here that interest you so you’ll seek them out in real life. If you’re a local, I hope you rediscover some things that will make you smile.

This blog will mainly be descriptions and photos of places, events, food, people, arts, and ideas in St. Petersburg, Tampa, and Florida. Occasionally, however, it will cover the same things in locations to which I travel.

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