As parents we’re always looking for quality extra curricular programs for our kids. Enter the Girl Scouts; the largest girl led organization in the world! As a Girl Scout, girls have opportunities to do so much; camping, STEM, travel, hiking, sewing, volunteering in the community and so many more girl-led activities. Girls from kindergarten to seniors […]
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We all love to eat like a local here in Jacksonville, but have you ever thought about learning to can your own food? Located just west of downtown Jacksonville is the Duval County Canning Center. Here you can take canning classes for all sorts of delicious food items from jellies and jams, to chutneys and
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Some of my most treasured memories from my dire high school years are of my precious Nana and I exploring local thrift stores. In high school my Nana would pick me up one or two Saturday mornings a month and drive me in her old beige sedan across the bridge to our favorite church basement
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Just south of Gainesville is one of my favorite State Parks in Florida, Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park. Abundant wildlife, over thirty miles of nature trails, and a real feeling of Old Florida await you at this 23,000 acre park. Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is one of Florida states largest parks and the only
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If you’ve spent any time in the Jacksonville area, then we’re sure that you have heard of Mickler’s Landing Beach. But have you been there? And do you know how it’s actually pronounced? Mickler’s (pronounced “mike-lers”) Landing is the first public beach in Ponte Vedra located just two blocks east of A1A. One of the
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