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Moving To The Florida Keys
I had been visiting The Keys for years prior to moving there. Many vacations and weekends, off to The Keys we would go. After the loss of one husband, I decided to be brave and go, permanently. At that point, nearly all of my career experience had been in retail. All areas of it. In…
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Green Flash Sunsets
Green Flash Sunsets My father, late in life, became a globetrotting traveler. In the family, we referred to his worldwide explorations as a serious case of “Sand In The Shoes”. He would just get on a plane and go. Go to Prague, Galapagos Islands, Antarctica you name it. If it looked interesting, he was there. …
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Key Wierd – The Florida Keys
I was driving down US1 today with a good friend from work and my neighbor, Jess and Wyatt. We were cruising across the 7 Mile Bridge heading for Key West. The view from the top of the bridge was sweeping and spectacular, but nobody was looking at it. I had a death grip on the…
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Laundry – In The Florida Keys
When I first moved here – I was thrilled to be a permanent citizen. Each new experience was exciting; like my first visit to the Fish Bowl Laundromat., I had to use the Fish Bowl because during the first month of this new job I stayed in the Resort until a rental house became…
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Kokomo – In The Florida Keys
Paradise has been described as many things. There are also numerous quotes about what paradise is, where it is or how to find it. Like it is some kind of big secret, hidden knowledge. What is it? Is it inside, a state of mind? Is it outside of you? An A-List of quotes I collected…
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Appearances In The Florida Keys
I Yard work and gardening in the Florida Keys are not typical of what you might imagine. Things grow rapidly here, it’s the tropics. If you don’t keep on top of things, it quickly gets out of hand. Initially, I wasn’t aware of this and left things to fester, thinking it looked all it looked…
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Restaurants In The Florida Keys
I have a friend that works “The Door” at a local eatery. As restaurants go, on this Island, it might be called Five Star. The decor is that, but the food and service? Well, that would depend on who’s running it at the time. Over the past seven to ten years it has maintained the same…
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Art In The Florida Keys
We’re All Here Because We’re Not All There.”Anonymous” Art. in The Keys, is a three-letter word packed with meaning. You can always spot an “Artist” on the Island by the way they dress. They dress like their bodies are works of art. They try to look exotic, which occasionally translates into jolting. The best local…
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Jobs Careers In The Florida Keys
We’re All Here Because We’re Not All There.”Anonymous” Before moving to The Keys I worked strictly in Retail. Since moving here, I have worked in Hospitality for the entire time, a major industry here. This includes Vacation Rental Business, Time-Share Business, Major “Flagged” Hotels, Resorts, and a small “Mom & Pop” owned Resort. I’ve pretty…
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Dogs In The Florida Keys
We’re All Here Because We’re Not All There.”Anonymous” I have a little dog, my former husband named him Archie. I have had two husbands – I am a widow. The reasoning for the name was, “He looks like an Archie”. The Rescue Center he came from said his real name was Banjo. It was listed…
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Homes In The Florida Keys
I have two houses here on the Island. At different times I have lived in either one for different reasons, usually financial. Both neighborhoods though are completely different, All the neighborhoods on this Island are different. The entire length of the Florida Keys is populated sporadically, with unique towns and areas, none are alike. The…
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Dining In The Florida Keys
Lets Eat – “Let’s Eat!” Jack barked out as he slammed open the porch door. I was busy wiring artificial hibiscus flowers into my green plants. This is my version of gardening. If I can’t make something bloom, I fake it and no one has ever seemed to realize or comment that it’s not real.…
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Trees In The Florida Keys
We’re All Here Because We’re Not All There.”Anonymous” The Royal Poinciana, the Flame Tree I have a friend who is a Native American Indian, Seminole. He doesn’t like to talk about it and often shuns the topic. Because of his features and demeanor, his ancestry is obvious. Sometimes I heard people refer to him as…