Happy 2015 from Swampy, Pasco Pete, Trilby, Zuber, Bunny and the gang!!! Swampy and friends have lots in store this coming year! Watch here for more Florida fun! Right now you can go to the Swampy’s Florida Facebook page and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a card from about a hundred years ago featuring Southern Pinellas County.
It’s #SmallBusinessSaturday! Here’s Julianne’s Coastal Cottage in Mount Dora, Florida! I do a lousy job promoting Swampy’s Florida items available. Here’s one exclusively at Julianne’s – A Trilby, the baby alligator, onesie for little folks. You can learn about Julianne’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
These are photos of Thanksgiving in Florida! The photos above and below are of Darby Collins,daughter of Governor LeRoy Collins with a Thanksgiving turkey. Men carving turkeys for Thanksgiving dinner at U.S.O. club in Pensacola-November 1944 Here’s a turkey dinner[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is looking south from the Firestone estate property all the way out, way in the background, Key Biscayne. This photo is from ‘Miami, U.S.A. ‘ by Helen Muir. You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below.
This is the Jacksonville, Tampa & Key West engine no. 5 built in 1884. This photo is from ‘The Locomotives Baldwin Built’ by Fred Westing. You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below.
Here’s Swampy engulfed in a sea of Florida non-fiction from the Swampy library that lies deep in a secret bunker far under the swamps of the Big Cypress Preserve. Thre are so many great non-fiction Florida history authors from Charlton[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today’s cartoon cover many celebrations today! Halloween, Caramel Apple Day, Magic Day and Frankenstein Day. I made today’s cartoon into a coloring page for four of Swampy’s strongest supporters: The Knowledge Exchange, Julianne’s Coastal Cottage, Two Hens and A Hound[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Happy National Candy Corn Day! Everyone knows traditional candy corn found around Halloween. But there are other versions of candy corn made right here in Florida. Zuber holds the Candy Corn Halloween Bouquet made by Carri’s Florist in Callahan just[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Penney carries her stuffed Florida black bear to show off for Plush Animal Lover’s Day. #PlushAnimalLoversDay
Swampy, Trilby, Zuber and friends lead the way wishing our servicemen & women at sea says Happy Navy Day! The U.S. Navy has four bases in Florida: Mayport, Milton, Pensacola, Tampa and Key West. Here are more details of the four:[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…