Christmas Past

1958 This is the oldest family picture I could find with a Christmas tree, taken by my older sister. Wow! We really got dressed up for Christmas morning. I remember the time spent with my Dad shopping for the Christmas tree: going to several grocery store lots looking for the perfect tree. I would hold …

Christmas Tree Hunting

7' fresh cut Christmas Tree - 2019 20' Blue Spruce After Thanksgiving, a person can devote 100% of their attention to Christmas. Number one on the list is putting up the Christmas tree. Finding the perfect tree for your house can be a chore. Many people resort to pulling out the plastic one in storage …

Key West B & B

William Curry, Florida's first self-made millionaire, purchased this Key West property in 1852 and built a house on this site in 1869.  In 1905, the original house was demolished and replaced with the grand Georgian Revival mansion shown in this photo. The mansion passed through many Curry family members until it was sold to a …

Christmas Traditions

Traditions change over time.  The definition of the word "tradition" is: the handing down of customs from one generation to another.  Hmmm, if that's the case, my grown children are probably very confused because during my married life our tradition of the Christmas tree has seen at least four different versions:  1) buying one from …