Posted in Florida, Florida connection on Blogfinger, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photography from Florida on April 21, 2024|
Thomas Edison estate in Fort Myers, Florida. There were good lights in his house. By Paul Goldfinger © Click to enlarge
Link to our post on this subject one year ago:
https://blogfinger.net/2015/06/24/thomas-edison-hung-out-on-the-shores-of-the-caloosahatchee-river/
BEVERLY KENNEY
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Florida, Florida connection on Blogfinger, tagged Eydie Gorme featured on Blogfinger, Thomas Edison winter estate in Florida on February 8, 2020| 2 Comments »
Garden Festival. Feb. 8, 2020. Paul Goldfinger photo. © Click to enlarge.
Click to enlarge. Garden Festival 2/8/20. Paul Goldfinger ©
Feb 8, 2020. Edison Estate. Paul Goldfinger photo. Banyan tree in the background. Click to enlarge.
Eileen (L) and sister Hope join Mrs. Tom Edison in her garden. She’s a bit stiff, but friendly nevertheless. PG Blogfinger photo.
Eileen purchased a tropical plant, a Cordyline–this variety is called “Red Sister”. She met the grower from Vero Beach. Blogfinger photo.
The Edison Garden Festival is one of the largest plant sales in Florida. It occurs each February at the Edison Winter Estate in Fort Myers. There is a big crowd, but plenty of parking. There are tours, live music, and the presence of expert horticulturists from around the state.
The true conversation of today was when a little boy and his Dad approached a massive banyan tree. The boy said to his dad, “That’s the biggest vegetable I ever seen…”
EYDIE GORME´. Eydie Vamps the Roaring Twenties. What name will they give the latest (2020) edition of the “twenties.”
Here’s a Blogfinger tribute to Eydie Gorme´: