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Dolphins: Marineland, Florida

 

Just south of St. Augustine, Florida on Route A1A is Marineland.  My husband and I had read about Marineland when we researched dolphins in Florida.  However, when we did our initial research we learned that it was closed for renovations.  So we put it on the back burners of our minds and only just remembered about it last year.

Marineland is actually a town, albeit very small.  The population in 2006 was – ten!!  There are probably more people employed at the Dolphin Conservation Center than actually live in the “town”.  The Center was originally built in 1938 . . . → Read More: Dolphins: Marineland, Florida

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Gardening: Spiritual & Physical Therapy

 

I love gardening.  Whether it be the back-breaking digging and weeding, or the planting of flowers and shrubs, I love it all.  Understandable really; I come from good British gardening stock.  My father was an “uncertified” master gardener.  He won many local city awards for his garden in London and was featured several times in our local newspaper.

The clearest memories that I have of my father are connected to the garden.  When we moved into what would become our permanent family home, I was eleven years old.  The house was a two-storey brick townhouse with a very large . . . → Read More: Gardening: Spiritual & Physical Therapy