Monthly Archives: July 2010

                             This morning I rounded up the kiddos to watch a sea turtle nest be dug up.  Here is what I learned:                       An average Loggerhead turtle nest has around 1oo eggs.                       There are 88 counted nests in Flagler, both Loggerhead and Green  Turtles.                       When the turtles hatch they have to first climb out …

(native) an animal or plant indigenous to a place (roots) family, ethnic, or cultural origins, especially the reasons for one’s longstanding emotional attachment to a place or community I am a native with roots, born in St. Augustine and raised in Flagler. Native Roots is where I am going to highlight other natives (plants, animals and bugs) and feature some of the great locations these natives can be found. Welcome to the …

Wow! That’s what I am saying about this new segment that I will call Flagler’s Finest…interviews about people you pass around town and maybe were even in line behind the other day. We will begin with a Fabulous woman named Pamela Morrow.  You may recognize her from behind the counter of the cool little coffee …

I checked this book out at the Flagler Beach library…(we love our library!!)  It was kinda on a whim as we were packing up our things and I recommend it to anyone.  It’s one of those books that you can just open up anywhere and begin to read.  Today I found this  and it seemed perfect to …

When Sean asked me to move my blog he questioned the name Island Times, wondering the origin.  I figured today would be a great opportunity to explain. For several years I have been fascinated with the idea of owning, writing for, or just being a part of a newspaper.  I actually don’t know if I …

And with a snap of the fingers…. poof …here we are. So this is our new home…and if I may hum along to the theme song from The Jeffersons…. we are movin on up to the east side… Complete with a Web Cam!!  Awe shucks… it’s almost like a job now  cheers to you and …

Here’s an old photo I came across while on the hunt for a photo that has apparently escaped my clutches .. it’s somewhere because I don’t throw things away. I have issues. Which is why last week I was missing because

Okay my quiet readers…i’m moving….. Island Times has found a new home with more room…so sit back and relax, breath, prop your feet up, drink something ice cold and put a big ole smile on your face cause it’s gonna be great. And I’ll tell you more as soon as I’ve got all the details …

> The color of the water never gets old when it looks like this…not too mention that there are waves! Even our signiture red sand, that finds it’s way to your most private of places refusing to vacate until after a few good scrubbins, looks pretty. So I think it’s appropriate that if you look …

It’s been awhile… but this is why I live here. I’ve realized that I have been taking a breather and kind of been depressed, waiting for oil to wash ashore. Making plans for relocation if I was told that I could no longer go for a quick surf. On the positive, it has encouraged us …