• Barrels aging at a local distillery in St. Augustine, FL

    Fish Camps, Boiled Peanuts, and Old Florida Food Traditions

    What Did People Eat Around Here Before Anybody Moved Here? Drive far enough down a two lane road in this part of Florida and the landscape changes. The subdivisions thin out. The oaks lean over the road. And then there is a building on the water with a gravel lot, a screen door, and a hand painted s

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  • Old wooden cabin in the trees in Jacksonville, FL

    Living With Florida's Small Print: Bugs, Lizards, and the Pest Reality

    Okay, Let Us Talk About The Thing Nobody Puts In The Brochure The first one you meet is usually on the lanai, at night, and it is roughly the size of a matchbox car. You will make a sound. Somebody in your house will laugh at you. Then a week later you will notice the little gecko living behind the

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  • Yellow home under live oaks in St. Augustine, FL

    Retiring Early to Northeast Florida: What Changes When You Are Not 65 Yet

    What If You Are Ready To Go Before The Calendar Says You Should Be? There is a particular kind of person who shows up in Northeast Florida in their late fifties. They sold a business, or took a package, or simply looked at a spreadsheet one night and realized the number worked. They are not old. The

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