This ad is from the April 24th,1981 edition of the Sarasota Journal. The Sarasota Journal lasted only a year more before ending it’s run in July 1982.
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This past weekend found Swampy along this back road off US 1 in St. Augustine.
While at the Pine Castle Pioneer Days this past weekend, the Jacksonville fire of 1901 crept up for one reason or other. Here’s a victim of the fire: the Windsor Hotel, as it was in 1885. The lodging house was[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trilby finds he must go undercover to evade Haywood’s hunger during Bird Feeding Month. Sharing cherry pie is not an option considered by Trilby. A nearly hidden secret in Eau Galle is Joan’s Perfect Pies. I’ve had a number of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Postcards: Bok Tower and a Bus! 1942.
on February 19, 2015
at 2:35 pm
An oddity of a postcard of Bok Gardens in Lake Wales. Anyone who knows Bok Tower knows there is no road in front of the pond by the tower. To properly place a bus in front of the tower it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trilby celebrates with his typical gator-stack of pancakes, topped with a healthy, heaping pile of grits and topped with sausage links. He’s on a mild diet. So, no whipped cream and chocolate chips this time. A favorite hot breakfast stop[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A breezy day today throughout our state and Trilby learns he can take flight! #UmbrellaDay
Swampy’s #Florida Ads from Today, 1982 – At the Diplomat in Hollywood – Shecky Greene & Marilyn McCoo! Last 3 nights!
on February 3, 2015
at 2:37 pm
This advertisement is from February 3rd, 1982 in the Miami News. Has anyone here seen a show at the Diplomat? Please leave any memories below!
January has been National Oatmeal Month and Zuber enjoys a big bowl of oatmeal…with a few Tender Vittles for flavoring. Florida has it’s own oats – Sea oats. A visit to many of our state’s beaches and you will see[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Postcards: “A Charming Twosome at Miami’s Monkey Jungle”
on January 29, 2015
at 2:29 pm
Here’s a postcard of “A Charming Twosome at Miami’s Monkey Jungle“. I seem to recall reading somewhere that this woman was identified. Can’t recall where or what I read. If you know, please let me know in a comment below.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Pasco Pete’s Grandma Collier visited her local quilt shop in the 1870s It’s Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day and we recommend this shop in the small town of Trenton in North Central Florida: The Suwanee Valley Quilt Shoppe. The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trilby will eat anything….except for Pasco Pete’s special artichoke banana onion cream pie with sweet pickles on top. Here’s a great place to get a pie in Florida: Charlie’s Bakery in Orlando. Click here to and scroll a bit down[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…