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St. Petersburg 2010 Antiquarian Book Fair

March 13, 2010
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There’s one more day of the 29th Annual Antiquarian Book Fair at the St. Petersburg Coliseum (floridabooksellers.com/bookfair.html). It’s only $6 for the day–$5 if you pick up one of the many coupons around town. If you enjoy books, especially books from your childhood or books you remember seeing in your grandparent’s home libraries, this is [...]

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Organic produce and fresh fish shopping in St. Pete.

March 8, 2010
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Comments are often where the most interesting content is in a blog. I especially enjoy comments which are questions such as a recent one that asked how to find good produce locally. It prompted me to create an answer, which I posted as an answering comment, that summed up my favorite places for local produce. [...]

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Romanesco

March 7, 2010
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Taken 3/6/10, St. Petersburg, FL Saturday Morning Market — don’t forget to click on image and then click again to get to full-screen image.
 
What an amazing vegetable, the romanesco. I’d never seen one before. Next time I’m at the market, I’m going to buy one to bring home to prepare and eat. This time, I [...]

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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 with the [...]

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Urban Rainbow

February 6, 2010
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There’s probably no greater photographic cliché than a rainbow, but unexpectedly seeing one, especially when you need a lift, is no cliché. This morning’s was very welcome. No point going out looking for them, of course…they just happen to you.
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Sidewalk art: drain warning

January 31, 2010
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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 rental car, even to [...]

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Peace

December 25, 2009
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Adam’s Nursery & Water Gardens

December 12, 2009
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all pictures in this post taken at Adam’s Nursery & Water Gardens

multiple waterfalls greet newcomers
Who do you call if suddenly you find yourself the owner of a professionally constructed koi pond? That’s the question a friend of mine recently faced after she bought a home in Gulfport, Florida.

interconnecting ponds
In her new backyard was a lined [...]

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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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2009 St. Petersburg International Folk Fair photos

November 14, 2009
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PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH FUNNEL CAKE
SPIFFS (the St. Petersburg International Folk Fair Society — www.spiffs.org/) “is the only independent multiethnic organization of its kind in the United States. It was founded in 1975 as an umbrella organization of ethnic groups who joined together to present a festival during the US Bicentennial Celebration.”
In addition to their annual [...]

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I’ve never met a sausage I didn’t like

November 11, 2009
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2009 SPIFFS German-American booth, St. Petersburg, FL
Taken on November 5, 2009
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Thai Orchids at St. Petersburg International Folk Fair 2009

November 6, 2009
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SPIFFS (www.spiffs.org/), the St. Petersburg International Folk Fair Society, is one of the beloved institutions of St. Pete. I’m honored to be their official photographer this year while their regular photographer is in the hospital.

This year, the fair has been moved from the spring to the [...]

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