Sunday, February 13, 2022
Yesterday we stopped in Jacksonville, FL, to see dear friends, who invited more friends for a trivia night! Many thanks to Marylee and Bruce for their hospitality!
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It was recommended to stop at Buc-ee's, a truck stop
sized gas station with the Walmart of convenience stores! |
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| Buc-ee's in St Augustine, FL |
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| And here is Buc-ee himself! |
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| Who else has this many bagged-ice coolers? |
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| Or a meat carver in the deli? |
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| Plenty of fudge choices |
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Some day we will taste Beaver Nuggets,
but it was too early in the morning! |
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| This is actually a directional sign |
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The Art & History Museums/Maitland Art Center was
originally the Research Studio, founded in 1937 by
artist and architect Jules André Smith, with the patronage
of Mary Louise Curtis Bok, to provide a colony for artists |
We arrived before opening time, but were able to check out the Mayan Garden and Chapel:
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Entrance to the Mayan Garden; the complex is
a rare surviving example of Mayan Revival or
fantasy architecture in the Southeast |
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The Germaine Marvel Building, a wedding venue,
had outdoor sculptures |
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| Untitled (undated, by Johann Eyfells) |
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| Wind Column (2011, by Chris Scala) |
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| Wind Column detail |
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| Untitled (1995, by Dorothy Gillespie) |
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| Unidentified (KSS) |
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| Rear wall of the chapel |
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| Looking out from the chapel at pairs of angels |
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| Inside the covered part of the chapel |
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| The uncovered section of the chapel |
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| Pergola in the Mayan Garden |
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| Stone relief with an Asian influence |
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| Another stone relief with a Buddhist influence |
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| Painted walls that could be found in India? |
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| The pairs of angels from the other side (KSS) |
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| The Virgin and Child? |
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The art center's exhibit on the Highwaymen could not be
photographed; the Highwaymen were collectively
the artists of coastal landscapes who sold their artwork
to tourists along the side of highways |
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We were allowed to take photographs in the Maitland
Historical Museum, with artifacts of small town life in Florida |
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| Untitled (undated, by Mulford B Foster) |
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| Untitled (Harvest) (c 1940, by Jules André Smith) |
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Stone Angels (1950, by Milton Avery); do you
recognize these angels? |
The Telephone Museum:
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| Telephone switching system |
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We were shown the process from ringing
the operator on the wall phone to the
operator connecting the call at the switchboard |
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Public telephones through the ages,
then dial wall phones for kids to call each other |
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Remember when you could call a certain
number and hear the time and temperature?
...that is what this Audichron machine did |
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| A collection of personal telephones |
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| Tools of the telephone lineman |
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| The driveway gates |
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Surrounding the main courtyard and
smaller courtyards were many studios |
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| This studio was originally the residence of Jules André Smith |
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| Adjoining the residence was the Paintbox Gallery |
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| Painted doors (medieval influence?!) |
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| The Main Garden (KSS) |
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| The Main Garden with the Research Studio |
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| Lily pool |
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| Entrance to Annie Russell Courtyard |
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| Annie Russell Courtyard |
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| Bok Studio |
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| The studio and library of Jules André Smith |
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| The West Garden |
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We had lunch at Willie's Pinchos, as recommended by
Guy Fieri on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives |
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Top center is mofongo/mashed fried plantains with
garlic and salt, and below is a chicken pincho/skewer |
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Steakstrami Jibarito (a Guy Fieri Favorite) with
flattened fried plantains used as the bread of the sandwich |
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| Steakstrami Jibarito |
After delivering family heirlooms (ha, ha!) to David, Debbie and Alina, we went to our hotel to watch the Super Bowl.
Next: Azalea Trace.
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