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May 2009

London in Black and White

May 30, 2009
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Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament   This weekend is the birthday of a friend originally from England. So, that’s my excuse for indulging myself in sharing a few of my photos of London that I’ve digitally processed into black and white, and some even further into silhouettes. dragon statue marking the Temple Bar, [...]

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Orchid Tree, Jacaranda, Royal Poinciana, and Tamarind

May 27, 2009
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crown of orchid tree Orchid Tree There was a good discussion, early this spring, in the comments for More flowering trees. Bloggers appreciate comments. They are part of what makes the blogging experience a pleasure. The discussion in this case revolved around some flowering trees here in St. Pete, trees that I found beautiful but [...]

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My Favorite Doughboy

May 23, 2009
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  Monday is Memorial Day when we honor those who have been lost in war. Thankfully, to my knowledge, none of my kin have ever been lost in battle, but they have indeed served during wartime. Normally, Inkwatu doesn’t cover personal things, but today’s post is a tribute to members of my family, living and [...]

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Thai Kitchen

May 20, 2009
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statue just inside entrance   On 62nd Avenue North, not far from Phat Phap Temple, the Vietnamese Buddhist temple, is a small, but very good restaurant, the Thai Kitchen (1126 62nd Ave. N., St. Petersburg, FL 33702-7422; 727-525-8748). I definitely recommend it, not only because it’s very good food at reasonable prices in a very [...]

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Walk for Lupus Now

May 16, 2009
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On Saturday June 6, 2009, 9 am to noon, at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, the Greater Florida Chapter of the Lupus Foundation of America will present Walk for Lupus Now 2009, a charity walk to benefit people with lupus. We are all familiar with diseases for which there are charity walks, such as breast [...]

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Jo-El’s kosher deli

May 13, 2009

A good friend tipped me off to a great, local culinary experience. He’d emailed me the name and address. I plugged those into Google to see what I could find and got this: www.americandreamhotdogcarts.com. What?! He wants me to review a hot dog cart up in the industrial park area? Well, he knows I do [...]

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Guan Yin

May 9, 2009

GUAN YIN To set the mood for this post, click the play button below for a 30 second sample of a luscious, contemporary setting of a traditional Guan Yin mantra. (There is nothing to download–this is streaming audio.) If you would like the short sample to repeat, click on the little icon that shows a [...]

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fishing piers

May 6, 2009
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Rod & Reel Pier, Anna Maria Island weathered wood This post was almost titled “weathered wood.” While modern concrete piers, such as the local St. Pete Pier (pictured below), Fort Desoto Pier, Skyway Bridge Pier, and Williams Fishing Pier, are wonderful and probably 100 times safer than wooden piers, and capable of extending farther out [...]

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Munch’s Sundries and Restaurant

May 2, 2009
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serving areas inside Munch’s   Munch’s is truly old Florida and old St. Pete. It’s a breakfast and lunch place that’s been in business over 50 years. It is very much a favorite of locals. The waitresses have been there forever, one 30 years, another 31 years. You won’t feel like a stranger for long [...]

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