But I Can’t Get Over It!*
Today, March 9, is National Get Over It Day. I kid you not. It was started by a guy trying to get over an ex-girlfriend, but it’s been extended to anybody trying to get over anything. So, presumably, it would apply to my getting over my grammatical pet peeves. But I...
Making Appointments with Life
By Lori Alexander. Father Time has marched through another year, bringing with him the traditional concept of new year’s resolutions. Creating a better work-life balance has maintained the top spot on my new year’s resolutions list for years now because I haven’t been...
On this day in 1892, Ambrose and Tootie McGregor bought half of Edison’s Seminole Lodge
Guest Blog by Tom Hall and Robin Tuthill. Today, most people refer to Seminole Lodge as Thomas Edison’s winter home. But the Lodge actually consists of two mirror-image structures bridged by a central pergola, and on this day in 1892, Ambrose and Tootie McGregor...
On this day in 1865–July 6–Mina Edison was born the 7th of 11 children
Guest Blog by Tom Hall and Robin Tuthill On this day in 1865, Mina Edison was born the seventh of 11 children. Mina first came to town in 1886, when she honeymooned with new husband Tom at the Caloosa (formerly the Keystone) Hotel while Seminole Lodge was being...
Helen Hendry: Fort Myers Pioneer
Guest Blog by Tom Hall and Robin Tuthill No discussion of Fort Myers’ female pioneers would be complete without mention of Helen Johnson Hendry. One of 24 women who are profiled in Female Pioneers of Fort Myers: Women Who Made a Difference in the City’s Development by...
Celebrating Book Groups
There's a celebration of book groups going on! Yesterday was National Reading Group Day in England and US book clubs are active in reading communities nationwide. Readers are gathering in local forums to discuss and sometimes debate chosen titles. Book Groups Have...