Goofyernmost
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Haven't we had enough Corona over the last couple years?
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We Survived Ian … in an RV. Another JenniferS Live Trip Report
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John park hopper
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lemon/lime with Corona --is it a cure?
We were on a tight schedule, so we didn’t really go down to the water. Next trip, we’ll go around the Naval Base and check out the cruise ships.
There was a wee gap in the fence tarp. I can’t see much.
trr1
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is this dinner tonight?
The fine for feeding them is $250 for the first offence ($500 for subsequent infractions); so I can’t even imagine what it would be for actually killing them!
trr1
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you could just say they were in a jacuzzi relaxing(broth filled)The fine for feeding them is $250 for the first offence ($500 for subsequent infractions); so I can’t even imagine what it would be for actually killing them!
In case you’re wondering, dinner turned out to be … leftovers.
After we got back from KW, we watched the Jays get annihilated by the Rays, and then we went swimming. No sunset pics, as we were in the pool.
As we were pulling into the resort after KW, we had to wait for this guy to take his time crossing the entrance. Only once I pulled out my phone for a pic did he decide to hightail it. Figures.
After we got back from KW, we watched the Jays get annihilated by the Rays, and then we went swimming. No sunset pics, as we were in the pool.
As we were pulling into the resort after KW, we had to wait for this guy to take his time crossing the entrance. Only once I pulled out my phone for a pic did he decide to hightail it. Figures.
I took a zillion pics at the Hemingway House. Entrance was $17/person; cash only. You could opt for the self-guided tour or wait for the guided tours departing every 15 minutes.
I love old houses, and I enjoy the full presentation with all the little tidbits of info only the docent can offer, so guided tour it was.
For instance, our docent told us that there were 59 cats in total; of whom about half are polydactyl.
This is Babe Ruth.
Babe Ruth does not follow rules.
I love old houses, and I enjoy the full presentation with all the little tidbits of info only the docent can offer, so guided tour it was.
For instance, our docent told us that there were 59 cats in total; of whom about half are polydactyl.
This is Babe Ruth.
Babe Ruth does not follow rules.
The house was originally built and occupied by Asa Tift, the most notable marine salvager in Key West. He was a bit of a scallywag.
Dubai did not create the idea of using fill to enlarge an island. Nope, the US did it decades before. Hemingway House at one time was virtually beachfront property, located directly across the street from the famous lighthouse (which is now blocks away from the water).
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Dubai did not create the idea of using fill to enlarge an island. Nope, the US did it decades before. Hemingway House at one time was virtually beachfront property, located directly across the street from the famous lighthouse (which is now blocks away from the water).
Ernest Hemingway House - Wikipedia
More kitties. They are all named after famous people. Our docent Scott knows each by name. They are counted and secured every evening.
This is the first one I encountered whilst waiting for the tour to start. He (she?) was somewhat disdainful once we started chatting. Rude.
The rest were friendlier.
Flat kitty, squished kitty, little ball of fur.
Happy kitty, sleepy kitty, purr, purr, purr.
This is the first one I encountered whilst waiting for the tour to start. He (she?) was somewhat disdainful once we started chatting. Rude.
The rest were friendlier.
Flat kitty, squished kitty, little ball of fur.
Happy kitty, sleepy kitty, purr, purr, purr.
I asked Scott about this wee little closet. He said there’s no story. It’s just a closet, currently used to house some hvac equipment.
None of the closets were original to the house, as few homes had them at the time. There is a popular myth that says closets were rare in the 18th century because they were taxed as rooms.
Nonetheless, Hemingway’s second wife had closets installed throughout the home, and this one caught my attention. It is not an attic access as I would have assumed. It’s a legit closet.
None of the closets were original to the house, as few homes had them at the time. There is a popular myth that says closets were rare in the 18th century because they were taxed as rooms.
Nonetheless, Hemingway’s second wife had closets installed throughout the home, and this one caught my attention. It is not an attic access as I would have assumed. It’s a legit closet.
Interior pics.
There were some off limits areas, and I couldn’t get a feel for how much of the home we were not seeing. It definitely appears bigger from the outside than the rooms available to view would suggest.
This particular cat (I forget her name) is almost always in this exact same spot. All day, every day.
This bathroom is full visible from the outside verandah. Fortunate or unfortunate window placement, depending upon your point of view.
There were some off limits areas, and I couldn’t get a feel for how much of the home we were not seeing. It definitely appears bigger from the outside than the rooms available to view would suggest.
This particular cat (I forget her name) is almost always in this exact same spot. All day, every day.
This bathroom is full visible from the outside verandah. Fortunate or unfortunate window placement, depending upon your point of view.
This was a urinal from the original Sloppy Joe’s. Ernest rescued it from the “dumpster” during renovations to the bar, and brought it home one night, with the help of Sloppy Joe himself.
To the horror of his extremely refined French wife, he had installed on his property as a fountain/water feeder for his beloved cats. She dressed it up with imported tile, but once a urinal, always a urinal.
To the horror of his extremely refined French wife, he had installed on his property as a fountain/water feeder for his beloved cats. She dressed it up with imported tile, but once a urinal, always a urinal.
To this day, this remains Key West’s largest residential pool. $20,000 in 1938 is equivalent to more than $420,000 in today money.
Said penny, referenced in the attached.
Straight up cut and paste:
One of the more stunning and unusual features of the Hemingway Home property is the in-ground swimming pool, an extraordinary luxury for a residential home in 1930s Key West. The final cost of construction in 1938 dollars was $20,000. Even more mind-boggling is the sheer labor of digging, in solid coral, a massive hole 24 feet wide, 60 feet long, 10 feet deep at the south end, and 5 feet deep at the north end. The Hemingway pool—the only one within 100 miles in the 1930s—was truly an architectural feat.
Few people know that, despite his protestations concerning the expense, it was Ernest Hemingway himself who planned the pool. His travels as a war correspondent during the Spanish Civil War, however, left oversight of the project to Pauline, and it was she who supervised the pool’s construction during 1937-1938.
And Ernest did complain mightily about the growing expenses of construction costs. Indeed, tourists who visit the property today are treated to humorous story of Hemingway, purportedly exasperated at the expense of the venture, flinging down a penny on the half-built flagstone pool patio and bellowing, “Pauline, you’ve spent all but my last penny, so you might as well have that!” Whether the story is apocryphal or not, there is a penny embedded in cement at the north end of the pool to memorialize Ernest’s purported outburst.
The pool has a mammoth 80,784 gallon capacity, and at the time of installation there was no fresh running water in Key West. Fresh rain water was collected through the gutters on the soffits of home roofs and drained into underground enclosed reservoirs called “cisterns,” but this provided only enough fresh water for home use—certainly not a sufficient supply water for such an immense pool.
Accordingly, in 1938, pool construction involved drilling down to the salt-water table and installing a water pump to retrieve salt water to fill the pool.
Said penny, referenced in the attached.
Straight up cut and paste:
One of the more stunning and unusual features of the Hemingway Home property is the in-ground swimming pool, an extraordinary luxury for a residential home in 1930s Key West. The final cost of construction in 1938 dollars was $20,000. Even more mind-boggling is the sheer labor of digging, in solid coral, a massive hole 24 feet wide, 60 feet long, 10 feet deep at the south end, and 5 feet deep at the north end. The Hemingway pool—the only one within 100 miles in the 1930s—was truly an architectural feat.
Few people know that, despite his protestations concerning the expense, it was Ernest Hemingway himself who planned the pool. His travels as a war correspondent during the Spanish Civil War, however, left oversight of the project to Pauline, and it was she who supervised the pool’s construction during 1937-1938.
And Ernest did complain mightily about the growing expenses of construction costs. Indeed, tourists who visit the property today are treated to humorous story of Hemingway, purportedly exasperated at the expense of the venture, flinging down a penny on the half-built flagstone pool patio and bellowing, “Pauline, you’ve spent all but my last penny, so you might as well have that!” Whether the story is apocryphal or not, there is a penny embedded in cement at the north end of the pool to memorialize Ernest’s purported outburst.
The pool has a mammoth 80,784 gallon capacity, and at the time of installation there was no fresh running water in Key West. Fresh rain water was collected through the gutters on the soffits of home roofs and drained into underground enclosed reservoirs called “cisterns,” but this provided only enough fresh water for home use—certainly not a sufficient supply water for such an immense pool.
Accordingly, in 1938, pool construction involved drilling down to the salt-water table and installing a water pump to retrieve salt water to fill the pool.
And finally, his writing studio, built on the upper level of the original barn. It was originally attached to the second floor balcony by a catwalk, but some or other hurricane blowed it over. Hemingway was very disciplined when he was writing, committed to completing 700 words per day.
Approximately 70% of his works were typed on this very typewriter.
Approximately 70% of his works were typed on this very typewriter.
After the tour, we were free to go back in the home or tour the grounds at our leisure. These photos got missed because they’re out of order in my camera roll. Oops.
The story about this chair is interesting. It is in fact a “birthing chair”, used by Hemingway as his favourite fishing chair.
The story about this chair is interesting. It is in fact a “birthing chair”, used by Hemingway as his favourite fishing chair.
Sorry, I told you I love old homes … and guided tours.
In other news, there is currently only one route in Fiona’s many computer forecasted paths that may affect us. We’re calling it the blue spaghetti string.
It looks like the 10,000’ high mountains in Hispanolia will likely disrupt and disperse the storm.
In other news, there is currently only one route in Fiona’s many computer forecasted paths that may affect us. We’re calling it the blue spaghetti string.
It looks like the 10,000’ high mountains in Hispanolia will likely disrupt and disperse the storm.