Writes of Passage

8194 Tourist Center Dr.
Bradenton, FL 34201

Will return although their food is generic.

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Our front entrance door is solid white. After a while, I find it boring. So we shop around for a glass one.

Home Depot is the first place we look while we were getting the barn doors. All the associates are helpful most of the times, but sometimes they can be deadly wrong.

They’re the one who told me that we can use insert (22″x48″) instead getting a new door. However one of the associates insisted that we need storm impact front door … in fact, we don’t. So diligent research is important. I know, with mountain of things to tackle, sometime one may just get lazy … then mistakes mount …

One of the neighbors referred us to this shop that did his. Two staff in the smallish store and the process is very simply and straightforward. Look around the samples. Ask questions if there’s any. Order and pay.

Waiting for HOA approval takes some time. When we finally got the approval on March 25, month and half later, the design Sonnet is no longer available.

We go back to square one and reconsidered: Waterside, Beaufort, Avonlea, Bristol and Kordella. The winner is Kordella.

Two cheerful kids came to install on May 12. The text message began the day they received my product (May 10) and wanted to schedule the first thing on Friday. They are polite, pleasant, skilled and thorough. I couldn’t have asked for a better team.

Here are their steps:

1. take off the door, one side at the time
2. cut out
3. put the door back
4. insert the glass insert, and screw in
5. fill the screw holes
6. clean up
7. settle the bill

The inserts look nice. Their attention to small details, such as the creased screw covers: the corner ones are dented to match the 90? corner trim. Also, the little credit card reader is cute and awesome.

P.S.

The vendor offers $25 credit for referrals after the customers ‘place their first order’. So please use Irene Eng as your referral, I’ll donate it to Tampa Bay Refuges.org to support its efforts.

Thank you in advance. My review on Google and Yelp.

PPS: painting the frame needs a little tlc.

~ The blue masking tape bleeds on the glass
~ When taking off the tape, be mindful that the paint is easily taken away as well.

2621 E Hillsborough Ave
Tampa. FL 33610

A friend told me about this place when we went to Thinh An Kitchen. The two are not exactly close -:)

Most items there are bulk but they also sells to individual shoppers like us. Two young ladies dressed to the T with thin high heels, an interesting sight.

The 5lb Korean red chili pepper flakes is $23. The Turkish bread is yummy, so is the orange pepper habanero

Moving in in October 2022, my indoor kitchen redone is completed on Jan 13, 2023, except the backsplash tiles. The outdoor kitchen becomes my next project. From our initial contact of two contractors in October 2022 to installation on Feb 24, 2023 with one do over, it took four months. The backsplash tiling is done on March 8.

Here is our outdoor kitchen’s journey:

Step 1: Shop for a contractor

Oct 28, 2022, we started to visit the out door kitcheners, the two companies that we got referrals for. After initial contact, we found them to be very unresponsive – It took a week or so for a reply.

What do we want? A basic strip with a grill, a sink, a refrigerator and cabinets. At first, I wanted a separate stove/burner, then decided to do without

Physalis alkekengi is a hardy perennial that grows pretty fast, at least in my garden.

When we visited the Sunken Garden on January 21 which was the lunar new year eve, the Lantern Festival was 16 days away. I’ve seen this flower/plant many times before, New York botanical garden but never thought of growing it myself … who not now?

• Sunken Garden
• NYB

150 Worth Avenue
Palm Beach, FL

This one is inside of the Esplanade shopping mall, and busy all the time. I like their chairs very much.

1 S County Rd
Palm Beach, FL 33480
(877) 797-1393

This 5-star historic hotel has 500+ rooms and a night stay costs $1,500. It opened on January 16, 1896 by Henry Flagler (1830-1913), to house the travelers on his Florida East Coast Railway (1885-), which is still running at this writing.

… on the beach

386 Hibiscus Avenue
Palm Beach, FL 33480

Pan is the god of the wild in ancient Greek religion and mythology. This little botanical garden devotes everything native to Florida, was formed in 1994 by the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach.

There is a small groups mommies and me group – young moms and their babies.

1100 S Ocean Blv
Palm Beach, FL 33480

Recently I finished Rick Reilly’s book, Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump (2019), documenting the good deeds Donald Trump (1946-) has done. Trump purchased this property in 1985, and called it the “Winter White House” or “Southern White House” after becoming the 45th President.

In early 1990s, Trump ran into financial problems and wanted to parcel out the property to smaller divisions. The local residents objected and he then turned it into a private club in 1994.

…

Palm Beach is a narrow barrier island east of the main land/West Palm Beach, linked by four bridges. Population is 9,245 (2020 census), with additional 25,000 snow birds migrating between November to April.

The little town is charming, with many whimsical courtyards and gardens, Pan’s Garden, Starbucks, and the Breakers.

Worth Avenue is their main street, the Rodeo Drive. Saks Fifth Avenue Living Green Wall @ 150 Worth – an art piece by the Garden Club of Palm Beach.

Mar-a-Lago means sea to lake 海湖.
床铺1985买到的, 很快他就山穷水尽需要💰💰 想把这个这个国家历史地标(1980)度假村割小块出卖

^{The Worth Avenue Clock Tower, on the Atlantic Ocean.}

Palm Beach is a narrow barrier island east of the main land / West Palm Beach, linked by four bridges. Population is 9,245 (2020 census), with additional 25,000 snow birds migrating between November to April.

It’s home to many notable residents and businesses. Both ex presidents, JFK (1917-63; 36th 1961-3) and Donald Trump (1946;45th 2017-21) had and has his summer home here. JFK’s retreat/Winter White House on the island @ 1095 North Ocean Drive, La Querida. (It was last sold by Jane Goldman for $70m in 2020; How Mar-a-Lago Almost Became the Kennedy and Johnson Winter White House.), and Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, which he still owns.

The little town is charming, with many whimsical courtyards and gardens, Pan’s Garden, Starbucks, and the Breakers, and the Colony.

Worth Avenue is their main street, the 5th Avenue of New York, and the Rodeo Drive. Saks Fifth Avenue Living Green Wall @ 150 Worth – an art piece by the Garden Club of Palm Beach.

• Seafood Bar @ The Breakers
• Pan’s Garden
• Swifty’s at the Colony
• Starbucks