Central Florida was the capital of Florida citrus in the early years, especially around the time of the founding of Lake Maitland – 1885. This area lead the world in citrus production until several freezes devastated groves, pushing the citrus operations further south. Cyrus Brooks Thurston had a variety of citrus on his 160 acres [...]
BYE-BYE old, and HELLO new! After 19 years of service to us, our old Trane 5 ton a/c -heat pump system wore out. It kept going through tremedous heat times, and kept us warm during those few very cold times. Considering 12-15 years is usually the maximum life for these types of units here in [...]
Current Exhibitions William Vincent Kirkpatrick: American Impressionist July 16- September 5, 2010 Florida Impressionist painter William Vincent Kirkpatrick was born in St. Augustine in 1939. The artist studied at the Maitland Art Center (originally called the Research Studio) with Lois Bartlett Tracy, who was a Bok Fellow (resident artist) in 1950, near the end [...]
Exciting times here at Thurston House bed & breakfast in Maitland. This Central Florida inn has been a hotbed of activity for a couple days! The fabulous local college Full Sail University approached me about the idea of using us as a location for their last major film project before graduation. When I found out it was [...]
The 3rd step in becoming a certified wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation is to create protective cover. Wildlife needs places to hide, such as a meadow, a prairie, dense shrubs and evergreens. If you don’t naturally have these things, you could place hollow logs and rock piles around your yard. At Thurston House [...]
Keep reading Becoming a Certified Wildlife Habitat – 3rd Step
To be a Certified Wildlife Habit like Thurston House bed & breakfast in Central Florida, you need to be committed to the wonderful world of wildlife. The first step I told you about mentioned the importance of having native plants. The 2nd step is providing water to wildlife. Thurston House is fortunate to overlook beautiful [...]
Keep reading Becoming a Certified Wildlife Habitat – 2nd Step
Maitland’s only bed & breakfast, Thurston House, has been certified as an official Backyard Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation! Protecting wildlife can be easy & fun, and is good for the future of our world. This is the first blog about what it takes to be certified. The first step in this process [...]
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We often have turtles come out of Lake Eulalia and trudge up to our Thurston House Bed & Breakfast yard to leave their eggs in a sandy and safe area. This one is perhaps the biggest I have ever seen! This all is part of why our yard has been designated a Certified Wildlife Habitat. To [...]
Every time I wash one of our beautiful robes, I can’t help but think what a wonderful amenity they are for our guests to enjoy. They are of the finest quality, a taupe striped seersucker, and made by the Telegraph Hill Robe Company in San Francisco. They are of generous size, kimono styled and feather light, [...]
Thurston House in Maitland has just received a shipment of new mugs and vases for 2010. They were made by the premier producers of custom handmade logo stoneware, Deneen Pottery. They are a family business that was started in 1972 by Peter and Mary Deneen. Cloth & Clay, Inc. was their name from 1992-2001. Today, they [...]
Keep reading Deneen Pottery Mugs Featured in Central Florida Bed & Breakfast!
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