Thought I’d add a few more entries….depending on my free time—I work but not every day—I will do my usual offerings on Monday—which means anything and everything that comes into the excuse I have for a brain—a strange collection of fantasy, magic and occasionally even a bit of intelligence. This particular one will be my goal to do weekly…..additional ones will depend on work and other activities will consist as following:
Tues. or Thurs will be my memories day—tales of past adventures and the like…trips to Ireland, DC. from old entries as I went about my way and….that kind of thing—try it you might even like it a little bit.
Finally Fridays I’ll to to pick up odds and ends of items that have came to mind but don’t fit on Mon or Tues/Thurs (either or) I hope that makes a bit of sense.
So today is memories.
Mexican Restaurant · $ ·
162 W Sr-434, Winter Springs, FL · (407) 327-4200
8/10/1974
It’s a beautiful morning for traveling, but then most days are in Florida. Some times you want it to rain just to break up the sunshine. “V” has been sick–I picked up some stuff (over the counter stuff–probably a cold “V” has been gone—Divorce–many years ago and this detail has skipped my mind), so hopefully he’ll feel better soon.
This should be an interesting trip to D.C. lots of action there now, what with the new president and all. (Ford had JUST became President: Nixon who was the 37th president from 1/20/69 had resigned the day (8/9/1974) before I wrote this…he was the first and to date only president to EVER resign)
Orlando is quite a pleasant city when you escape the new growth, never ending rows of quickie food stands,, topless bars and over priced gasoline emporiums. But any tourist attraction–be it ever so humble, seems to be surrounded by these commercial leeches. I guess they’re part of our culture–can you imagine excavating this some time in the distant future and finding a Kentucky Fried Chicken store—or even better yet Disney Wold?
I could see it all now–the acclaim of find a great temple complex devoted to the worship of a mouse–the year of the rat would be interpreted as the year of the mouse and there would be definite conclusions that a large portion of the world’s people was once devoted to this one religion–imagine
Points of Interest around Florida:
Eatonville in Central Florida is recognized as the oldest community founded by black settlers in the US. Originally part of Maitland in 1880s, in 1882 Maitland Mayor Josiah C. Eaton sold much of the land that became Eatonvile to a black businessman Joseph E. Clarke that and some additional land from a Mr. Lawrence who donated 12 acres to Clarke (it was Lawrence who suggested the area be named after Mayor Eaton), was subdivided by Clark and sold in lots to black families, many of who worked as farm hands, grove workers, or housekeepers in nearby Maitland, WInter Park or Orlando.
Check out what there is to do in Eatonville
https://www.visitflorida.com/en-us/cities/eatonville.html
Vietnam might end up a holy war and Mickey Mouse the god of a thousand-million strong–a Micky watch a sacred amulet, a small toy an idol to a god that never was except to a few executives and the historians of the future.
Quite a bit of traffic this AM, guess they’re going to the beach today, since most have Florida plates and a few with surf boards. The weekend migration, the shift from air conditioning to the salty ocean breeze.
Passing Sanford–home of a spacious lake–the morning sun hiding any pollution. A historic town, with it’s own zoo and a Holiday Inn on the waterfront.
It’s very wet–water covering Florida’s flat plains. Everything very green, pines and palms. I enjoy both—so many people don’t as they are the breeding places of some of the world’s or at least the country’s largest roaches (in Florida they’re discretely called Palmetto Bugs–henceforth the palms get the blame for the ugly bugs which no one will admit are roaches).
Ormond Beach exit in 9 miles. Now we are the tourist—when you live in a place like Orlando you grow to disdain the term: tourists. After you’ve had…
Points of Interest Around West Virginia
Healthberry Farm and Honey River Meadery—Dryfork
Honey River Crafts meads in the simple sustainable, old-world European tradition.
them stop in front of you on the free-way to check their maps or drive 10 miles an hour when you’re stuck behind them and late for work and the feelin’ grows and grows–who knows.
Florida rivers really look exotic, limbs standing up to snag a snag a passing boat—palm trees down into the water’s edge and beyond. Sunshine turning the water gold, all very movieish.
Breakfast at a Holiday Inn Cafeteria–pretty gardens, people falling out of doors, eggs and sausage, tomato juice and blueberry muffins.
“Discover Marco Polo Park” (Marco Polo Park was located between Jacksonville and Daytona Beach. It was themed around explorer Marco Polo’s travels through Europe and the Far East, and opened in 1970 – just ahead of Walt Disney World. Though it featured some fairly impressive recreations of exotic locations, the park was never profitable. It closed in October 1974, and was largely destroyed by two arson attacks in 1975. Though it re-opened later that year as Passport to Fun World, it closed for good the following year. Florida’s Lost Theme Parks: Check out the 9 others at
https://www.themeparktourist.com/features/20140119/15855/floridas-lost-theme-parks-10-wonderlands-are-no-more) )
One of the many Disney spin offs, full of sound–signifying nothing. ( had no idea when I wrote that, that the park had opened BEFORE Disney.
Hot is Florida on an August day–in a car without air conditioning.
Weight Station Closed.
Spanish moss on palm and pine trees really looks rather absurd, on large bending trees it is much more impressive—all large trees in Florida seem to spread outwards and their branches seem almost arthritic in their contortions, not a major case of the condition as the trees on the California coast but still the bent look of long arrived old age; it looks rather classic–like you’ll be plunged into a mint julep any minute. Close up the moss is extremely ugly, almost insect like with a pale green.
Point of Interest about the UK
Henley-On-Thames
There’s the Henley Royal Regatta, an annual five-day rowing event which in addition to the competition also features picnics and eccentric fashions.
with extensive grounds, a 14th century tower and a donkey powered wheel used to draw water from a well.
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GRACE KELLY/PRINCE Rainier Monaco Silver Commemorative Spoon
$35.00
To be continued next Tues or Thurs—Will continue on with the first Day.
Check tomorrow for Odds and ends.
