We love the hustle and bustle of Christmas, even in sunny South Florida where it still feels like summer. The calendar is filled with house parties, luncheons, dinners, charity events and lots of catching up with friends and family who we don't see often enough. The extra busyness of decorating the house, shopping for gifts, …
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Florida’s Gold Coast
Next in our series of how Florida's Coasts got their names, is the Gold Coast. You might notice a bit of overlapping on the map, but for the most part, the Gold Coast consists of Miami/Dade and Broward Counties. There was a time when the area included Palm Beach and Martin Counties, but those two counties …
A Little ICE with my Bourbon, Please
We love all things Florida and tend to gravitate toward locally owned businesses both at home and when we travel throughout our state. What speaks to us first and foremost, is a good product, followed by passion and professionalism. When we promote a business on our blog it is because we have witnessed those elements …
Florida – The First Coast
Our mission this summer is to re-discover Florida and learn how it got its coastal names. Florida has ten distinctive coasts which have names that reflect their individual histories and personalities. In this post, we will talk about where it all began - the First Coast. You can see by the graphic below that this …
Preparing For Hurricane Irma – The Down-Side of Living in Florida
While we love living in Florida, we admit that summer brings a lot of uncertainty along with the heat and humidity. That is the down-side of living in paradise for nine months of the year. While we have not had a serious hurricane since 2004, when both Frances and Jean hit our coast, we have …
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