We missed the tree lighting because the little one decided to nap until 5, but went down after and decided we hadn’t missed much activity. There were a ton of people down there and everyone seemed well-entertained. The “snowfall” seems greatly improved, too. The lampost boxes seem much more productive now… they seem to spit out more “snow”, for longer.
The “ice” rink is back, though in a different location this year. Here’s a refresher from last year if you don’t know what I’m talking about.
Market Street looking down towards Front Street.
There are a few interesting results from this move. Market Street will be closed for more than a month, which I believe is a first. The “snow” fall will be next to the “ice” rink, which does make some sense — and has to please the rink owners. The Sunday Farmers Market will move to Bloom St. for the duration, which should be interesting seeing as winter is the busy time for the Market and Bloom St. is narrower than Market.
Signs of Christmas are starting to appear. The tree is up at the bottom of Market St., and construction is underway on Santa’s Workshop (or whatever they call this building):
A tree-lighting ceremony is scheduled soon, but much like the Founders Day events, there’s conflicting information published about when it actually is. I’ll find out for sure and post here when I know.
Someone (me) has a new toy (grill). Gotta love the Celebration Front Porch web forum. New in box, cheaper than Amazon, and didn’t have to wait for Ken the UPS guy.
There’s nothing like cooking on charcoal. More work, sure, but worth it. I enjoy the ritual.
Thanks, Patrick.
We don’t have the typical signs of approaching winter here in Florida. Instead, our cues are more subtle. Like the arrival of the propane heaters at the Town Tavern.
Another successful Celebration event with the Art Stroll. We had a great time. Thanks to all the vendors and the jazz band!
Good morning, East Village.
The grass is not happy. We inherited a nice chinch bug problem in the back yard when we bought the house in February but that was taken care of with insecticide and new St. Augustine plugs. Still, we’re struggling with a variety of weeds.
By comparison, nearby lawns are not only free of brown patches, but also dense and green. I want that! We finally bit the bullet and signed up for a lawn pest service. They’ll come every other month to spray and fertilize. It’s not cheap, but on the other hand, neither is fertilizer. We’ll see how it goes.
New signs went up along all the boardwalks between East Village and Downtown. It may be other places, too, but this is where I go.
Don’t know what prompted the move, but it has the faint odor of lawsuit avoidance.