Oldest continuously operated city in the US. History Fort Mose. Culture Reciprocals Open on Xmas Day. Nights of Lights.
Author: Penelope Gordon
DC to PP
P DC and VA (See Virginia DC PA post.) P and RMF DC to FL (See private Timeshare post and public Atlantic Coast and Florida posts.) P in FL (see Pinellas Park post)
Fruit Tree Care
Also see Fruit Trees. Crabapple Susceptible to powdery mildew – some varieties more than others. Plant in an area that gets good sun and that has good air movement. (Keep the sweet peas away from the crapapple since it also gets powdery mildew in Alameda.) Spores spread by the wind. Prune before the blooming season…
Virginia DC PA
Reciprocal: ROAM NARM Mod/Co. Virginia Charlottesville Central PA Reciprocal ROAM NARM Mod/Co Mütter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia *, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts *, Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens *, Taller Puertorriqueno *, The Barnes Foundation *, Penn Museum *, Shofuso Japanese Cultural Center *, The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, Woodmere Art Museum, Print Center, Fabric…
Food Ordering
Zenb US until mid-May 2025. Scrummy Sweets. TryScrummy10 code from NPEW 25. Hippeas. Beanfields.
Linguistics
Mango Languages available through the CCC Library app.
Birds
Apps Bay Area
Pinellas Park Florida
Villa Outside Diivoo water timer. 2 AAA batteries. support@diivosmart.com. Clothing Short socks. Skechers S Sport step-in sneakers, women’s Charlize 2.0, men’s Moralis. Machine wash in cold water on gentle cycle; air dry. Healthcare In Home Florida Homecare Specialists, St Pete, 727-289-4599. Kitty PT, Lemi PT, Prima NP, Kammy NP. Insurance UMR. Primary Care Pinellas Internal…
Ensuring Democracy
From the 2025 Feb 5 Tablehopper newsletter: SF Immigrant Support, San Francisco Immigration Legal Defense Collaborative, ACLU, PODER. Know Your Rights (ACLU NorCal). “…I didn’t migrate my then 17-year-old newsletter to Substack a couple years ago because the founders allowed anti-trans publishers and transphobic rhetoric on their platform. If you want to publish your newsletter without having…
Fresh Tea
Camellia sinensis Japanese Green Tea Sencha Usually made from the Yabukita cultivar. The new leaf growth is harvested in early Spring. Less expensive teas are mechanically harvested and the non-leaf plant material is used to make kukicha (twig tea). The freshly harvested leaves are steamed for as long as two minutes (to prevent oxidation), dried,…