All rested up and ready to go. I took my last cliff walk this morning. The temperature was only in the 30′s, but crystal clear and gorgeous. As I leave Maine I leave behind many beautiful spring gardens waking up for the season…daffodils, tulips, violets…… Back home to Maitland….. On my way to Boston’s Logan [...]
Designed as an artists research colony, Andre Smith built the Maitland Art Center in 1937. On the National Register of Historic Places, the city owned center offers gallery exhibitions, art classes, lectures, a museum store and wedding & function sites. This beautiful property is surrounded with old trees, plantings, fountains and quiet open spaces. A [...]
If you have wonderful people in your life that have been there a long time, do you ever take the time to get together? Sometimes you just have to leave the “real world” and take the time. We have a group of 5 friends who get together as often as possible. Considering we live in [...]
Occasionally an innkeeper needs to step back and have a time away to recharge. We were thankfully smart enough over 20 years ago to buy a beautiful condo in York Harbor, Maine. It is an easy trip for us, just over one hour from Boston’s Logan Airport. This is a beautiful area of historic homes, [...]
What does an innkeeper do when life calls us in a different direction for a moment? Take the time!!! A dear friend’s Mom passed away Christmas Day and she was just buried this past weekend. I was blessed to have known her almost 50 years. She was a very special person to many people, and [...]
Founded in 1979, the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey in Maitland has treated over 12,000 injured or orphaned birds of prey. More than 40% have been able to be released back into the wild! This well known facility is just a short walk from Thurston House. Probably some of the spectacular birds we see [...]
Did you know The Charles Homer Morse Museum of American Art houses the world’s most comprehensive collection of the works of Louis Comfort Tiffany, circa 1848-1933? Did you know this includes jewelry, pottery, paintings, art glass, leaded glass windows & lamps and a chapel from the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago? AND…….did you know [...]
Eatonville, a small town just to our west, is the oldest Incorporated African American Municipality in the United States. It was home to the writer Zora Neale Hurston for many years. Her books were often based on her experiences here. Maitland was even mentioned in the book Their Eyes Were Watching God, made into a [...]
May is Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month!Cystic Fibrosis is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about...
Come Be Among the Birds...Central Florida StyleMaitland is known as the birthplace of the Florida Audubon Society. It is also known for it's wonder...
2012 Florida Film Festival is almost upon us!This year's Florida Film Festival features a record breaking 168 films respresenting 31 countries. R...851 Lake Avenue
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