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Mount Dora, Florida

February 25, 2010
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OVERLOOKING LAKE DORA FROM LAKESIDE INN Mount Dora is a small town in central Florida on the edge of Lake Dora. As you can see in the map below, Lake Dora is just one of dozens of lakes, large and small, scattered throughout this area adjoining the Ocala National Forest.   View Larger Map This [...]

Vietnamese New Years at St. Petersburg’s Phat Phap Buddhist Temple

February 16, 2010
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  Two of the most popular posts at Inkwatu over the few years of its existence are Wat Mongkolratanaram — Palm River Thai Temple and Songkran at Tampa’s Wat Mongkolratanaram and memories of Thailand. Wat Mongkolratanaram is a Thai Buddhist temple, but there are many other Buddhist traditions represented in the Tampa Bay area, many [...]

The New St. Pete Dali Museum and politics

February 9, 2010
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New Dali museum under construction The new Dali Museum The new Dali Museum being constructed right next to Mahaffey Theater looks exciting. I hadn’t driven down that way until just recently and what I saw took me by surprise. I’m not sure if this is the front or the back of the new museum–that fits [...]

Behind the scenes at the Arbors Records Invitational Jazz Party

January 24, 2010
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Gary Baldassari, Incorporated Magi audio engineer, instructing Full Sail interns on microphones Teachers and students   The tagline for Inkwatu is “Delights, near and far.” Less poetically put, that simply means that this blog is about things that I find delightful: people, places, things, food…and also the good I see some people do. One such [...]

Gulfport Trolley Day

January 17, 2010
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Gulfport Hideaway Apartments   A good friend recently bought a home in Gulfport, Florida. Attached to this home, in which she will be resident, are four apartments. She calls her complex the Gulfport Hideaway Apartments.   Her target clientele are seasonal visitors from abroad. She wanted to confirm that her visitors would not need a [...]

Antiques Show at St. Pete Coliseum

January 7, 2010
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Tomorrow, the Sunshine City Antiques and Collectibles Show opens at the St. Pete Coliseum. Here’s the details from the City of St. Petersburg Events page. January 8-10 Sunshine City Antiques and Collectibles Show, Friday 5pm to 8pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am to 5pm, $6 adults, 12 and under are free. This nationally recognized show features [...]

Peace

December 25, 2009
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art lover loving art

December 11, 2009
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Metropolitan Museum, NYC Photoshop “triple exposure” taken on August 25, 2009 Most images link to larger images. click on larger image for closeup

shadows of translucence

December 10, 2009
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Metropolitan Museum, NYC taken on August 25, 2009 Most images link to larger images. click on larger image for closeup

recreating interior space

December 9, 2009
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Metropolitan Museum, NYC taken on August 25, 2009 Most images link to larger images. click on larger image for closeup

everybody’s a critic

December 8, 2009
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Metropolitan Museum, NYC taken on August 25, 2009 Most images link to larger images. click on larger image for closeup

memories of another museum and another time

December 7, 2009
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Metropolitan Museum, NYC taken on August 25, 2009 Most images link to larger images. click on larger image for closeup

St. Petersburg’s Grand Central Chili Cookoff

December 5, 2009
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Last weekend was the St. Petersburg Grand Central Chili Cookoff. This was the third year I’ve attended this event and it’s one I look forward to. It is amazing how varied and how original some of the chili recipes can be. I honestly don’t know how the judges reach a conclusion. I know it would [...]

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