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DELIGHTS, NEAR AND FAR

Photos and descriptions of places, events, cultures, arts, and foods that make our world a special place.
Emphasis on Florida and the Tampabay area (St. Petersburg, Tampa, Clearwater, etc.), but also far beyond.
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SPIFFS — St. Petersburg International Folk Fair Society

April 5th, 2008 · No Comments

(Image credits for above posters:
SPIFFS; left — right)
SPIFFS, or the St. Petersburg International Folk Fair Society, just concluded its highly successful International Folk Fair (poster above on left). Earlier this year, I attended the Asia Pacific rim Festival (poster above on right), which is under the aegis of SPIFFS. That was such a pleasurable event […]

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Tags: Asian · International · St. Petersburg · activities · food · gifts

Thai-rific

March 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment

Thai-rific has grown from a tiny shop offering only tropical plants and a few Thai gifts to a full-service florist and gift shop covering several buildings and greenhouses. They now offer non-tropical as well as tropical floral selections in arrangements created by their highly experienced designers.

They still fill individual requests such as my lei order, […]

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Tags: Asian · Buddhist · Gulfport · St. Petersburg · flowers · gifts · shops