Orlando Treasures

After spending time in Jacksonville visiting my father-in-law and teaching a class for the duClay EGA chapter, we headed south to see my father in Orlando.  Daddy's family moved from Baltimore to Miami in 1928 when he was 7 years old.  He has lived in Orlando for the past 53 years.  Of course, Orlando has changed dramatically during that time.

We timed our visit to coincide with Daddy's 90th birthday.  I saw him put his finger in the cake icing to take a lick, but I didn't realize he had icing on his face when Tom took the photo.  (Tom later told me that he knew about the icing.)  I also don't know why Daddy has a $5 bill sticking out of his pocket.

(Note from Tom:  Could there be a family resemblance here?)



One day when Daddy was taking his afternoon rest, I asked Tom to take me to a cute little shop I had seen the day before.

And look at what all we saw inside!  Lots of antique lace and linens!



I don't know what the connection is with the sign over the bed.

Perhaps it's just a vintage sign.



Some old purses and shoes!

And look at these wonderful old frames.  I was so tempted to buy one (or two) , but I didn't know what I'd put in them.  Hmm--maybe I should design a sampler that would fit perfectly in one of the frames.


There were also lots and lots of old Christmas ornaments.  Check them out if you ever go to Orlando--that is, the real Orlando--after all, there's more to Orlando than Disney and International Drive.  The French Nest is at 2300 Edgewater Drive in the College Park neighborhood.