Ordway-Swisher Biological Station (OSBS) land was donated to University of Florida by the Ordway Family and Carl Swisher. Most stories I hear center on Mr. Swisher, the creator of Swisher Sweets cigars. He quietly bought up thousands of prime Florida sandhills and pine forest acreage, south of his home in Jacksonville. The land was Swisher’s…
I am here safely! I misplaced my computer cord while driving down here, which is why I have not written. I have so much to share. I am overflowing with many blessings. “Here” is Ordway-Swisher Biological Station”, outside of Gainesville, FL. The station is about 9,500 acres of restored Florida habitat—classic live oaks draped with…
People ask: “Aren’t you afraid of anything?” So here is my true confession for those who wonder. I am deathly afraid of spiders. When I was around 10-12 years old, I left my light on all night and woke up every hour to scan the ceiling for spiders. It was okay if they stayed up…
I don’t have anything against West Virginia. In fact, the state is gorgeous. The big problem, however, is their love of biscuits. I know they love these fluffy, fat filled, bleached flour carbs because half of the exits off I-77 advertise a biscuit restaurant. Tudor’s Biscuit World: This is a problem because biscuits are one…
What do these novels have in common: Gulliver’s Travels, Odyssey, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Fellowship of the Ring (trilogy), The Chronicles of Narnia (trilogy), Don Quixote, Travels with Charley, Eat, Pray, Love, On the Road, Under the Tuscan Sun, Innocents Abroad, Call of the Wild? Well, each book is one of a million trillion books…
Still in Ohio, waiting out the storm! Crisp mornings drinking coffee outside in my lounge chair. Nice neighbors to chat with in the evening. I grew up here and left, they stayed. We exchange stories and laughs. We tour each other’s RV, making notes, comparing features. I tell Mike, how can yours be 20 feet?…