Swampy, Zuber and Trilby celebrate Skycraper Day amongst our state’s greatest skyscrapers, the cypress trees. Floria is home to the largest amount of giant trees of different varieties in the country. The cypress tree is certainly one of the grandest.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
September is Chicken Month and Zuber, the cat, and Trilby, the baby alligator, celebrate by adopting a baby chicken. A real baby chicken. What name should this chicken have. It has to be a Florida place name. You can add[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trilby, Zuber & Alva celebrate Eat Outside Day by celebrating National Trail Mix Day. The trio takes a healthy hike along Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park, west of Pensacola. Carting a load of trail mix gives the merry band an[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy celebrates Whale Shark Day by taking a dip and visiting his whale shark friend. Swampy thought he’d celebrate International Bacon Day by sharing bacon goodies with his under sea friend. You can learn more in our state about whale[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy celebrates Burger Day by picking up a few bags of burgers from St. Petersburg’s BIFF Burger. BIFF Burger has been a popular spot for burgers in Pinellas County for over fifty years. At one time BIFF Burger shops were[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trilby, Zuber and Alva were going to celebrate all things canine and then decided to chase a dog instead! Natural parks all over Florida have set aside areas just for the pooches of the state. Consult with your local parks[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Alva, the mouse, got a head start of Banana Split Day before Zuber can celebrate. An exciting and unique place to get a banana split is Jaxson’s Ice Cream Parlor in Dania Beach. Memorabilia decorates the entire establishment. The restaurant[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a postcard from the collection of what is still known as Port Tampa City. All of this developed because of the wealth of Henry B. Plant. He named the area Port Tampa City. The rail lines are also Plants[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trilby tries his juggling skills with Randall knives and Alva, the mouse. One of the world’s most known independent knife makers is located in south Orange County. Since 1938 Randall knives have carved a place in knife history. Considered to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s Alva, the mouse, trying out the sponge cake for National Sponge Cake day! Highlighting the amazing sponge cakes at Cafe Mozart / German Bakery in St. Petersburg. Cafe Mozart is a German Bakery that serves everything from muffins[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a postcard from the collection from the early part of the 20th century. If we would all travel like this today in Florida… Imagine how unclogged the roads would be! (This was originally posted in August of 2010)