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August 2009

New York Sidewalk Flower Shops

August 29, 2009
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Except for the final photo in this post—to be explained shortly—all the photos in this post are of various New York City sidewalk flower shops and link to much larger images in Flickr. And here is a link to a full-sized slideshow of all the pictures in this post   In a bit of green, [...]

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St. Pete Pier Birthday Celebration

August 28, 2009

The Saint Pete Pier is celebrating their 20th birthday this Saturday, August 29th, with free activities and cake (1pm) from noon-2pm in The Pier’s Dockside Activity Room. There will be the Surfin’ Raccoons, Raymond the Tampa Bay Rays mascot, hat making from newspapers, Fishy Bingo and more. The Pier is inviting everyone in town, so [...]

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City Produce

August 22, 2009
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SLICED FRESH FIG Almost everyone has enjoyed a Fig Newton. Perhaps, fewer folks have had dried figs, and fewer still fresh, ripe, juicy, sweet figs like those (pictured here) which were for sale last week at my favorite local produce stand here in St. Pete, City Produce Fruit Market (2701 4th St. N., St Petersburg, [...]

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Island Seafood Market & Bistro

August 15, 2009
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NOTE ISLAND SEAFOOD’S NEW HOURS: Tues – Thursday 7AM – 3PM Friday 7AM – 10PM Saturday 7AM – 3PM Open for Dinner Saturday by *Reservation Only* AMBERJACK PHILLY CHEESE SANDWICH   SADLY, ISLAND SEAFOOD MARKET & BISTRO IS NO MORE–IT WAS A CASUALTY OF THE DIFFICULT ECONOMY. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL IDEA AND CONCEPT THOUGH. [...]

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The Sea Hagg

August 8, 2009
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The Sea Hagg is a place my mother would have adored. I guess the love of kitsch, tchotchkes, schlock, “bad” art, curiosities, and the odd flotsam and jetsam of life is an inherited trait, because I know I’ve got the same affliction: the total inability to pass a seashell store without stopping! That’s why, when [...]

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Geraldson’s Community Farm Market

August 1, 2009

Since this post was originally published, I’ve learned that the photos I’d taken were not from Geraldson’s Community Farm, but from a different, privately owned, Geraldson’s Farm in the area. Therefore, I’ve withdrawn those photos, leaving just the following text. Many ideas from “our” generation–folks who were young way back in the 60s–are finally becoming [...]

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