The spring flower that I find so bright and joyous is the nasturtium, whether the variety is bright orange, buttery yellow or even white. The nasturtium will grow profusely in all kinds of soil and gardeners up North know early spring is the time to start growing seeds in the greenhouse.
I’ve just spent a few days in the Panhandle with friends visiting what is called the forgotten Florida. We visited Apalachicola and the seaside town of Rosemary Beach. These are beautiful places and all that sugar-white sand! Port St. Joe Beach was, for me, an undiscovered highlight of the panhandle, where the beach is welcoming and quiet. My friends, Erin and Joe Payner, have settled comfortably into their oceanfront home after Joe’s retirement from the Air Force.
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I have what may be considered an odd hobby: I read real estate listings for homes that are available along our beautiful beaches as if they were novels. How amazing and perfect some of those new homes are!
The ones I like to read about dot our coast from Alligator Point all the way over to Mexico Beach. They have stunning gourmet kitchens with every feature a cook like me could dream of, including quartz countertops, akin to the quartz that makes up our sand on the Northwest Florida beaches so many of us call home. They have gorgeous furnishings, and ample space to spread out and enjoy the luxury in each well-appointed room. They typically have at least one roomy screened porch, with comfy rockers and swings to make every moment at the beach peaceful and perfect. Some even have pools filled with crystal clear water, within view of the waves of the beautiful Gulf of Mexico. T
PSJ man given 25 years for child pornography
The Star
A 72-year-old Port St. Joe man is headed to 25 years in federal prison following his conviction for producing and possessing child pornography.
Downs was convicted by a federal jury in Pensacola last November, after jurors over a three-day trial found him guilty of one count each of producing child pornography and possessing child pornography.
Evidence showed that in Nov. 2014, Downs coerced a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing the pornography. In April 2018, he was found in possession of material containing child pornography.
Lawrence Keefe, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the sentence Friday. Assistant United States Attorneys Michelle Spaven and Aine Ahmed prosecuted the case.