Edible Garden Festival at Fairchild
Want to do something different, unusual, fun, healthy and will help the area be green? This weekend, Saturday, October 24 thru Sunday, October 25, 2009 there is a great event going on at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. It is the Fairchild’s Edible Garden Festival and Scarecrow Contest. You can always call for directions or more details on what they have to offer. There are going to be...
Read MoreChihuly is Back
The Chihuly Exhibit is back at Fairchild Tropical Gardens. If you didn’t make it last year, you’ve got to see this. It’s supposedly bigger and better than before. I recently watched one of the Dale Chihuly documentaries, and it was incredible to see the work that goes into creating these pieces. Consider renting one on Netflix before or after your trip to the gardens. And...
Read MoreThey Paved Paradise and Put Up a Parking Lot
The song Big Yellow Taxi, most recently heard from the Counting Crows, has inspired this post. Originally written and performed by Joni Mitchell in 1970, this song has as much significance today as it did over 35 years ago. Let’s go through some portions of the lyrics: They paved paradise and put up a parking lotWith a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin’ hot spotDon’t it...
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