• Bridge across the river and skyline in Jacksonville, FL

    Your First Florida Thanksgiving: New Traditions in Northeast Florida

    What Does Thanksgiving Look Like When You Live in Florida? You're standing in your own kitchen on Thanksgiving morning and the back door is open. There's no coat pile in the hall. No snow tires in the driveway. The turkey is in, the smell is the same as it always was, but the breeze coming through t

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  • Clock tower beside a green park in St. Augustine, FL

    The Florida Garage Workshop: Hobbies, Craft Rooms and Where Retirees Actually Spend Their Afternoons

    What Do You Do All Day When You Retire in Florida? The garage door is half open and the radio is playing something old. Sawdust floats in a slice of sunlight. At the workbench, a man in a faded cap runs a thumb along the edge of a cedar box he has been shaping for a week. Next door, in a spare bedro

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  • Yellow flower in a garden in Jacksonville, FL

    Winter Blooms: Camellias and Cool-Season Color in a Northeast Florida Garden

    What Blooms in a Florida Garden While the North Is Frozen? You walk out to the mailbox in a light sweater and stop. Beside the neighbor's front steps, a camellia bush is covered in blossoms, deep pink against glossy green leaves, a few petals scattered on the mulch like confetti. It is the middle of

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