What would you do in Central Florida if you had just ONE DAY to do it in - and you didn't want to end up with a mouse ears tanline? I was stuck in Ocala over the weekend of March 19-20 in between sessions of a safety conference, so Lee Ann flew down to meet me. We picked a place called Bok Tower Gardens, near Lake Wales, as our Saturday destination. What a wonderful place - 250 landscaped acres, and in the middle is the cool tower pictured. All this was built in the 1920's by the guy who made his fortune as editor of the Ladies' Home Journal. They don't let you in the tower but it has a carillon and it's pretty fun to sit on a bench under moss-draped live oaks and just listen. We also roamed the grounds in perfect March-in-Florida weather. There is a Mediterranean-style mansion too, and we got to go through that. We even bought souvenirs at the visitor's center. It was a completely touristy day.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Weekend in Florida
What would you do in Central Florida if you had just ONE DAY to do it in - and you didn't want to end up with a mouse ears tanline? I was stuck in Ocala over the weekend of March 19-20 in between sessions of a safety conference, so Lee Ann flew down to meet me. We picked a place called Bok Tower Gardens, near Lake Wales, as our Saturday destination. What a wonderful place - 250 landscaped acres, and in the middle is the cool tower pictured. All this was built in the 1920's by the guy who made his fortune as editor of the Ladies' Home Journal. They don't let you in the tower but it has a carillon and it's pretty fun to sit on a bench under moss-draped live oaks and just listen. We also roamed the grounds in perfect March-in-Florida weather. There is a Mediterranean-style mansion too, and we got to go through that. We even bought souvenirs at the visitor's center. It was a completely touristy day.
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That looks like excellent fun. And is sounds cool. LeeAnn jetting down for the weekend. How is the new house coming?
Progress has been a bit slow, but I will try to post an update photo of the kitchen this weekend.
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