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I used to live in Florida (until 2 1/2 years ago), your pictures brought back memories. I know the town in which you live, you are a lucky woman, it is nice there. The first shot of the lake gave it away. I know you must enjoy all of the wonderful little shops and restaurants. Your pics will make many folks buried in snow very envious.
~Catherine
Posted by: Catherine | January 31, 2008 at 07:45 AM
just darling!
what town is this??
i want to go there!
just so charming and quant. peaceful
jessi
Posted by: jessi nagy | January 31, 2008 at 08:03 AM
Amazing photos....thank you for the tour of your beautiful and charming town!
bj
Posted by: bj | January 31, 2008 at 08:05 AM
What a quaint and beautiful town you live in!
Posted by: Devilish Southern Belle | January 31, 2008 at 08:14 AM
Hi Kim,
Will be there in 4 weeks! Can't wait!!! Where's the pic of the"Palace"? Can't wait to take Andrew to the Museum. The "promised land" is also on the list along with Anna's. Hope to get to see you. Love, Debbie
Posted by: Debbie | January 31, 2008 at 08:27 AM
Thanks for a little blast of spring! Those sculptures are amazing--so lifelike. The snow and ice will be on my doorstep this afternoon and evening so your little trip downtown has surely brightened my day.
Posted by: Teresa @ PlumWater Cottage | January 31, 2008 at 08:28 AM
Brooke Pottery - one of my all-time favorite stores!! I used to do all my holiday shopping there. But when I lived there, it was about the only thing nice downtown - it looks so much nicer now!
thanks for the trip down memory lane. :)
Susan
Posted by: SusanG | January 31, 2008 at 08:33 AM
I was in "your" town last Thursday for about 2 hours. Drove down for a funeral then to Jax. We cut our time so close, no time to really look at anything, but the twins got to see oranges growing on trees (they're 4). My DIL's uncle has a small grove he doesn't work and we let them run around and play there for 1/2 hour to get rid of some of their energy. They took handpicked oranges the next day to school for everyone...
MimiG
Posted by: MimiG | January 31, 2008 at 08:43 AM
Where are you? Charming town.
Posted by: karen | January 31, 2008 at 08:47 AM
Love your downtown pictures. Very quaint. Do you still have a Kress store? Saw the sign on the building but didn't know if it's just there cause' it's old or the store is still there. I would love to go into an old Kress or Woolworth but most, if not all of them, are all gone. My town torn theirs down years ago.
Have a wonderful day!
~~Mary Jane~~
Posted by: Mary Jane Smith | January 31, 2008 at 09:09 AM
Your downtown looks beautiful. And sunny and warm. I could use some of that. I was looking at the pictures and then realized I should recognize something since I did live there at one point but I don't recognize a single thing. I'll have to send my mom over to peek at the pics and see if it brings back any memories for her.
Posted by: Jen | January 31, 2008 at 09:16 AM
I loved seeing that! It brought me peace...
Posted by: meme | January 31, 2008 at 09:19 AM
Hey, Kim, oh what fun to go back for a visit to your downtown, since I haven't been there in SO long! It really has changed a lot. The shot of the Lake (Mirror Lake??, I've forgotten so much) looks the same going into town,but wow, they've really revitalized it a lot. We never shopped down there when I was there, just that old pathetic mall. I hope ya'll have a good mall now! Although I really don't like the mall at all anymore, so you probably don't either.
Thanks for the memories!
xo,
Rhoda
Posted by: Rhoda | January 31, 2008 at 09:37 AM
What a pretty downtown you have, you lucky gal!
Posted by: Vee | January 31, 2008 at 09:42 AM
what a wonderful tour. thank you! I enjoyed my visit!
julie
Posted by: julie | January 31, 2008 at 09:44 AM
That was really fun and warm. Love the flowers! And of course the theme to A Summer Place just made it feel that much warmer and sunnier.
Janet
Posted by: Janet | January 31, 2008 at 09:59 AM
Thanks for the trip. It looks like such a lovely place.
Thanks for sharing it.
Joy
Posted by: Joy Hall | January 31, 2008 at 10:08 AM
Where are the people?
Posted by: Joy Hall | January 31, 2008 at 10:10 AM
Thanks, Kim, that was like having a little vacation trip to Florida. I feel like I can breathe again!
Posted by: VintageCate | January 31, 2008 at 10:11 AM
I've only been passing through on my way to watch Basketball games at Florida Southren, but always love driving through your downtown and by the civic center. Maybe next time I can go a little early and explore a bit more........
Thanks for the lovely pictures and I think your Vistors Center should ask you to be their next photographer :)
Posted by: Kristy | January 31, 2008 at 10:14 AM
I love your downtown too. Such a beautiful city and all the lakes are just wonderful. Do you have any pictures of the Frank Lloyd Wright buildings at the university? You must have been up really early to miss all the people. Great pictures and thanks for sharing. Christy :-) <>< Zephyrhills
Posted by: Christy | January 31, 2008 at 10:14 AM
Great photos! You have a great camera too and such an eye to capture with it. What a lovely town you live it! Have a great day!
Posted by: Janeen | January 31, 2008 at 10:22 AM
Such beauty all around you. Thank you for taking us on the tour. ~Adrienne~
Posted by: Adrienne | January 31, 2008 at 10:42 AM
I enjoyed my tour of downtown....such a pretty place :o)
~Des
Posted by: Deserae | January 31, 2008 at 11:37 AM
Thank you for all the pictures, especially the one of Mitchell's Coffee House which I will forever remember as a respite in a difficult time!
Charming, charming town; as many others have posted, it's a wonderful 'getaway' while we're knee deep in snow, wind and subzero temperatures in the north.
Posted by: Beverly | January 31, 2008 at 11:42 AM
This was lovely, Kim! Thanks for the glimpse of warmth and sunshine. We have snow on the ground again, here Colorado.
Posted by: Karen | January 31, 2008 at 12:23 PM
Such a lovely town Kim! Thank you for taking me along with you :)
Hugs,
Dena
Posted by: Dena | January 31, 2008 at 12:27 PM
New here, just wanted to say thanks for the nice dose of green. We've had an enormous amount of snow this season already. I needed this!
Posted by: Brenda | January 31, 2008 at 12:40 PM
great photos...the flower pictures make me long for warmer weather. It is so cold and windy here in PA and they are calling for severe ice storms overnight - what fun!
Posted by: karen | January 31, 2008 at 12:42 PM
Really enjoyed the pictures, such a quaint town you live in.
Posted by: Shirlee | January 31, 2008 at 12:52 PM
Beautiful pictures and beautiful town. Thank you for the tour. I felt as if I were really there.
~Jen
Posted by: jen | January 31, 2008 at 12:55 PM
What a lovely place, thanks for taking us with you on a walk through such a beautiful place,
I was wishing that I was really there enjoying
the beauty first hand......Pinkie Denise
Posted by: Pinkie Denise | January 31, 2008 at 01:06 PM
WOW!!!! Your downtown is bigger than mine.. Really it is:-).
I love going to the downtown area of cities I travel to. You can almost hear the whispers of the past if you listen with your eyes closed:-).
Thanks for sharing.
Have a great day!!!
Posted by: Angela | January 31, 2008 at 01:12 PM
I drive thru downtown and see these wonderful streets at least once a year for the BMW Susan G. Koman drive for the cure.It doesn't get much better then this.It's a win win situation.Still smiling in Pasco County. Dee
Posted by: DT | January 31, 2008 at 01:27 PM
Beautiful town! Love all of the neat buildings and the trees. Thank you for the tour! I SO enjoyed it!
Hugs,
Donna
Posted by: Donna | January 31, 2008 at 01:31 PM
What a lovely stroll through your town! I love old downtowns. I would much rather shop in a downtown than a mall. I was just thinking about taking a photo stroll through my downtown whens spring comes....
Hugs,
Penny
Posted by: Penny @ Lavender Hill Studio | January 31, 2008 at 01:47 PM
Great tour. Seeing all that green makes me long for a trip south, which my husband and I have done many winters but probably not this winter. Seeing this makes me think I should move south but I don't think I could take the summers.
Posted by: Chris@Cats on my Quilts | January 31, 2008 at 02:12 PM
Great tour. Seeing all that green makes me long for a trip south, which my husband and I have done many winters but probably not this winter. Seeing this makes me think I should move south but I don't think I could take the summers.
Posted by: Chris@Cats on my Quilts | January 31, 2008 at 02:14 PM
Beautiful photos, Kim! That sunshine and seeing flowers and green trees looks so inviting on this cold windy day in VA! :)
Thank you for the tour of your town. I enjoyed it very much!
Hugs,
Hope
Posted by: Hope | January 31, 2008 at 02:19 PM
Great photos Kim.
You live in a lovely looking town, with so many things to do and see.
Alison
Posted by: Alison Gibbs | January 31, 2008 at 03:28 PM
What a pretty place to live! Some of your pictures remind me of a favorite 'hangout' of my husband's and mine...Northport, NY. (Alas, I can't afford to live there.) Very quaint, 'Main Street USA,' with awnings and statues and old fashioned street lamps...and a waterview!
Of course, we don't have pretty flowers all year round like you do, LOL!
Posted by: mom2fur | January 31, 2008 at 03:54 PM
Oh my...I want to be there!
We're getting up to 15 inches of white stuff tonight! I don't want to be here! Your pictures are sooo inviting Kim.Lovely!
Posted by: Carol | January 31, 2008 at 05:02 PM
Kim:
Your downtown is so charming! I especially love the Kress building! I've got my blog up and going, so come visit anytime.
Pam
Posted by: Pam | January 31, 2008 at 06:11 PM
Kim:
Your downtown is so charming! I especially love the Kress building! I've got my blog up and going, so come visit anytime.
Pam
Posted by: Pam | January 31, 2008 at 06:13 PM
What a great place!!
Thanks for sharing it with us.
Rosemary
Posted by: Rosemary | January 31, 2008 at 06:27 PM
what beautiful photos! i want to go take a walk there now! the streets and sights were all so pretty...very nice!
:) Diana
Posted by: Diana | January 31, 2008 at 07:17 PM
Dear Kim,
Beautiful photos. You must have gone early in the morning, not many people around ~ reminds me of my morning walks (that I miss so much due to the rains...).
What a peaceful tour.
xoxo,
Tracie
Posted by: Tracie | January 31, 2008 at 08:13 PM
I love the scenery there. Boy do I really miss the sun now. I am not far from where you are, but those pictures make is seem like a million miles. Everything here is dormant. Your pictures truly brightened my day. :)
Posted by: Kelly Bergsing | January 31, 2008 at 09:15 PM
It's beautiful, but where are the people?
Posted by: Karen-OH | January 31, 2008 at 10:17 PM
I'm convinced you live in Mayberry.
How beautiful . . . I want to raise my daughters there!
Posted by: Valerie | January 31, 2008 at 10:43 PM
Hi Kim ~ I kid you not, your town looks very similar to a small town not far from our home - Oakdale, CA...where the last of the Hershey Chocolate Plants is closing in a few days. It is so similar and looking at your photos made me feel right at home..of course your music is enchanting as well and so comfortable. Visiting your blog is like putting on my favorite pair of blue jeans!!!!
love ya,
Becky
Posted by: Sweet Cottage Dreams | January 31, 2008 at 11:04 PM
I just read what Becky said and I agree. My aunt lives in Oakdale, CA and there is a very strong resemblance to their downtown. Come visit California. You'd feel right at home.
Posted by: Betty @ She's Sew Pretty | January 31, 2008 at 11:43 PM
What beautiful pictures you have posted. Thanks for sharing. It is beautiful there. Love the blooming flowers after our day of snow and wind in Okla. City area.
Betty in Oklahoma
Posted by: Betty | January 31, 2008 at 11:59 PM
Thanks for the hometown tour. You are the most magnificant guide!
Posted by: christy in georgia | February 01, 2008 at 12:32 AM
Hi Kim,
Just taking a blog break after a super busy week. Love your downtown! Very quaint and lovely. Cheers! Kathryn
Posted by: Kathryn Bechen | February 01, 2008 at 02:40 AM
Just loved this photo essay and tour! Fun!!
Posted by: Tammy | February 01, 2008 at 02:48 AM
Wow! I must admit I didn't appreciate that little town growing up there. It's so pretty now! I actually have my name on one of the bricks in Munn Park - a gift from my Mom. Thanks so much for the tour. I miss Brooke Pottery!!
Posted by: Doreen | February 01, 2008 at 03:30 AM
Hi Kim, loved your pictures, we just got back from visiting friends in Lake Wales (flew back yesterday), my friend took us to the Stable and Barn as a result of your posting back during the holidays, I loved it! Thanks for sharing all that you do, it enriches all our lives whether we visit in person or during our cyberspace travels.
Love ya!
Pauline
Posted by: pauline | February 01, 2008 at 08:14 AM
What an enchanted stroll through town! Especially with that fabulous music playing along! So perfect. That is it, I am making a date to visit one of my fav downtowns right now!!! Thank you for the inspiration!-Sandra
Posted by: sandra @7th St. Studio | February 01, 2008 at 09:20 AM
yeah girl! take that camera out with you! love your downtown! I love mine too:) someday when I'm not covered in snow I'll take you to mine;) ox
Posted by: apt. a {berriehead} | February 01, 2008 at 11:32 AM
What a charming town you live in! I love old-fashioned downtown areas that are so unique to older towns - I grew up in one like that. And I love the lampposts, too!
Posted by: Jill | February 01, 2008 at 11:59 AM
There's nothing quite as charming as downtown Small Town, USA. Lovely pictorial, Kim.
Posted by: Shari | February 01, 2008 at 02:56 PM
Wonderful photos and pretty town ~
Posted by: Cathy | February 01, 2008 at 03:09 PM
Wonderful photos and pretty town ~
Posted by: Cathy | February 01, 2008 at 03:10 PM
Can you walk to this beautiful area from Daisy Cottage?
Posted by: Karen-OH | February 01, 2008 at 03:43 PM
So quaint! And - no snow!! Wah for me! Love, Esther
Posted by: Esther Sunday | February 01, 2008 at 10:07 PM
Your daisies on flickr make me want to see what you were up to on your blog. I am so glad I stopped by, what a wonderful tour of your town. I love tours, and your photos are gorgeous. Your friend Vickie sounds like a keeper. I bet those daisies filled you up with the kind of love that only a dear friend knows how to do. Blessings, Karen
Posted by: Karen | February 02, 2008 at 12:42 PM
Interesting architecture, scenery, statuary....would this by chance by Lakeland?
Enjoyed my visit.....Betty @ Country Charm....
Posted by: Betty @ Country Charm | February 02, 2008 at 02:25 PM
I love the Terrace Hotel...and Munn Park is so pretty. What...you didn't eat at Harry's!!! And where are the swan pictures???
Posted by: Andi | February 02, 2008 at 05:26 PM
Oops!!! Guess I needed to go one post down to see the swans!!! Love Lake Morton and the pretty swans!
Posted by: Andi | February 02, 2008 at 05:27 PM
Loved the pictures of Downtown. Have been reading your blog for several month and always wondered where you lived in FL. After seeing Downtown I know. I live about an hour south and west of you. Love your web site and visit often.
Posted by: Katherine plecas | February 02, 2008 at 06:22 PM
what a beautiful place..love the buildings..
Posted by: lulu | February 02, 2008 at 08:46 PM
Such a quaint town! I'm moving! We have tons of snow right now...where did you say you lived???
Posted by: Claudia | February 03, 2008 at 04:11 AM
I'm just getting here and what a nice treat for Monday morning! I went to school in Daytona Beach and DeLand, so I wandered around Florida quite a lot. I was able to recognize your downtown...lovely!!
Posted by: Jaybird | February 04, 2008 at 11:30 AM
I live in this town! Yet looking at your photos makes it feel like I'm seeing it for the first time!
Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Annie | July 21, 2008 at 07:33 PM