Lake Eola Park
thurstonhouse2008-08-16T06:15:00+00:00Downtown Orlando is only 5 miles from Thurston House and makes for a nice place to explore. You can head down to Lake Eola Park and just stroll around. It [...]
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Back in Maitland…
thurstonhouse2008-08-14T13:21:00+00:00Orlando's Jewish Community Center is located in Maitland just minutes from Thurston House. It has grown a lot since we have been here the past 17 years. It is the [...]
Spectacular Leu Gardens…
thurstonhouse2008-08-12T02:25:00+00:00Leu Gardens is in the City of Orlando, and only 15 minutes drive from Thurston House. Roaming around their many acres of lake front park is the perfect way to [...]
More in the garden….
thurstonhouse2008-08-09T07:38:00+00:00The rain and sun have made some of our plants very happy. Here is another shot of the unusual & plentiful ginger plants and also a shot of our bleeding [...]
Plan ahead for Antique Extravaganza’s!
thurstonhouse2008-08-06T04:09:00+00:00Renninger's World Famous Antique & Collectors Extravaganza's are coming....PLAN AHEAD!!!! Each season Renninger's has only three HUGE extravanganza's. They run from Friday through Sunday and attract dealer's & buyer's from [...]
Garden Surprises….
thurstonhouse2008-07-31T11:55:00+00:00I was just finishing up today's yard duties and did a walk-around. Hiding in our natural area to the left of the incoming driveway are these beautiful ginger plants. We [...]
Where are you from?
thurstonhouse2008-07-27T15:07:00+00:00We have enjoyed guests from all over the world - 50 states, 21 countries and 3 territories! Of course they always want to know where we are from and how [...]
Still Another Whatz-It!
thurstonhouse2008-07-23T16:17:00+00:00In my "other" life I worked at a Fortune 500 Company in Massachusetts - Norton Company. I was actually the 4th generation to work at this abrasives company. Their original [...]
How did Maitland get it’s name?
thurstonhouse2008-07-20T13:10:00+00:00Originally this city was called Fumecheliga (Musk Mellon Place) by the Seminole Indians. Established in 1838, Fort Maitland was a military fort built by the United States Army. It was [...]