Monday, January 19, 2015

How Swede it is: Jenguard, the Viking statue of Jensen Beach, Florida

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For forty some-odd years, the Jensen Beach Elementary School, in the mid-eastern Florida coast town of Jensen Bea...
Friday, January 9, 2015

Swan song: RIP Rod Taylor

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 An autographed photo of Rod Taylor and Tippi Hedren at the Bodega Country Store. Wish we'd bought it when we were there.  The ...
Saturday, December 27, 2014

Playing ketchup with an old favorite: the world's largest catsup bottle is up for sale

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 The Collinsville, Illinois tower dates back to 1949, and when the Brooks company relocated to Indiana in 1959, the bottle remained. ...
Friday, December 12, 2014

Crocodile rock: The granite gator of Boynton Beach, Florida

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  Among the flora and fauna of the northern Everglades nature preserve known as the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee Nationa...
Saturday, November 22, 2014

Eccentrically named florist of the week

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Ollie admires Stan's green thumb We'd like to extend this laurel, and hearty handshake to the florist in our new hometown of...
Wednesday, November 19, 2014

In a word

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There are a lot of times when we're out and about that a single word will catch the eye. Maybe it's funny, maybe it's obvious, m...
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Sunday, November 9, 2014

Drive-in me wild: Johnny Rockets wants to bring back the drive-in theater

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A rendering of the Johnny Rockets restaurant/drive-in theater concept. Go, Johnny, go! We've just read a news dispatch that seems j...
Sunday, November 2, 2014

Sunday in the Park with Seward: The Grounds for Sculpture of Hamilton Township, New Jersey

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 The great Seward Johnson We've been delighted a few times on our eccentric road travels by the chuckle-in...
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