• Coastal fence and grass at Fort Clinch, Amelia Island, FL

    Where to Go Shelling and Beachcombing on Amelia Island

    What do you find when you slow down enough to look at the sand? There is a particular kind of peace that comes from walking a beach with your eyes down and your mind empty, looking for nothing in particular and everything at once. The tide has gone out and left its offerings -- a whelk here, a sand

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  • Riverfront building by the water in Jacksonville, FL

    Downshifting from a Big-City Career to First Coast Calm

    What happens to a person when the city finally lets go of them? For years, the pace had its hooks in you. The commute, the calendar packed to the edges, the low hum of urgency that followed you home and sat down at dinner. You told yourself it was just how life was. Then you spend a morning on a qui

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  • City with a bridge in the foreground in Jacksonville, FL

    Choosing a Single-Story Home Built for Aging in Place in Northeast Florida

    How do you choose a home that will still fit you twenty years from now? It is one of the wiser questions a couple can ask when they buy what they hope is their last home. Not just does this house work for us today, but will it work for us at eighty, at eighty-five, if knees get stiff and stairs get

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