Candid Florida

It’s been years since I hung out with friends Tom & Susan Schmidt during their annual winter foray to Summer Haven, a tiny community along the sea south of St. Augustine. Back in the 1890s, Tom’s grandparents had a couple of oceanfront homes built for an escape … in a day when vacation escape meant by steamboat and rail … and thanks to good judgement and good genes, these two historic homes are still in the family and two of the last remaining examples of Old Florida oceanfront property.  (more…)