Hi All,
Saturday we drove to Cross Creek, FL near Gainesville to visit the home of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. The area is a State Historic Park. The lovely path leading to the House was once part of an orange grove.
Marjorie and her husband Charles moved from Wisconsin to Florida in 1932.
It was here in 1938 that she wrote her Pulitzer Prize winning story about a young boy and his pet fawn. Most of the writing took place at this table on the porch.
The Yearling was a Book-of-the-Month Club selection and has since been translated into 23 languages.
This small barn behind the house
has the wagon and harnesses.
After the House tour we chatted with the staff members and we will explore the possibly volunteering here next winter.
After the house visit we went to check out the historic town of Micanopy. It has a small number of antique and gift shops plus some good ice cream. While Sandy was shopping, Carl found a few cute signs including this one.
Sandy & Carl
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