According to Taplines, a terrific resource for train history, this locomotive is one of the first brought into Gainesville in the late 1800s by the Florida Southern line.You can learn more here: http://www.taplines.net/fs/fs.html
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Legendary American music composer, Irving Berlin was known to take some time off in Florida and along the way crafted tunes that well portrayed our state. For the play and then film of the Marx Brother’s ‘The Cocoanuts’, Berlin wrote[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trilby celebrates where he usually does on Mother’s Day. Wonder what he did now. #MothersDay
Well, a certain cartoonist is having troubles drawing a certain baby alligator due to incessant giggling… #CArtoonistsDay
Join Trilby and friends as they salute the brave service of our Florida Firefighters today!
Here the evil Tourist-Man is about to level all of Florida and create one giant amusement park and one 2,585 hole golf course. So Trilby and pals suit up as the Agents of FLAP to defeat the evil-doer! Now there’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Batman Day celebrates the first appearance of Batman in Detective Comics #27 on this date in 1939. I’ve shuffled some Swampy characters in tribute to Batman Day! Here’s the original cover:
#InternationalJazzDay #JazzDay
Swampy is in Lakeland and stops at ‘Two Hens and a Hound’ and visits Sparky and Terisa Glover, half of the “Hens” duo. Here’s where you can find ‘Two Hens and a Hound’ – 117 South Kentucky Avenue, Lakeland, 33801[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Penney wants establish her own “Chicken Dance”! There’s a Florida Dance Association! Check out their page to learn about the Florida Dance Festival in June! #IternationalDanceDay
A great way to celebrate Blueberry Pie Day is to pick the berries to make your own pie. Here Zuber picks ’em and Trilby stores them. There are many places to pick blueberries in Florida. One is the Abshier Blueberry[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trilby needs to be reminded that prime rib needs to be cooked before eating it. Might I recommend a trip to Tropical Acres Steakhouse in for a great prime rib! Click here to learn more about and plan a trip[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…