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Mitch Traphagen Photo
It seems more than a few people have been wondering where in South Hillsborough Postcards have gone. In Hollywood they call it a hiatus but around here we just call it a break. While there are no shortage of postcards in the Sunshine State, there is frequently a shortage of newspaper real estate — also known as available space in which to fit the column in among the news of the week. The hiatus has also given me some time to collect a few more postcards and to plan some madcap adventures for the Wild Postcards Tour of Florida coming soon to a saloon or a fading road sign near you.
We last left off looking at a Carnival Cruise ship dominating the landscape at Channelside in Tampa. Tequila Tom (great to hear from you! I’ll make sure some flogging takes place for the delivery failure) got it right off the bat as did E. Yates (thanks for writing, good to hear from you!), Robin Greenwood (glad to hear all of the good news, Robin - sorry about the schedule conflict but please keep me up to date on Elmira’s!), Kathleen and Drew Baldwin (give Maggie and Harry Carey a pat on the head for me and feel lucky — if I let our dogs do that, I’d never see the paper at all. It’s great to hear from you!) and JBUG82 (would love to hand the worldwide fame that comes with this but I couldn’t find your name! Regardless, thanks for writing, it’s good to hear from you!).
Speaking of Postcards, I got a real one from Tom Cairns and it literally made my day. How cool is that to get a real postcard in the mail? Tom recognized the postcard of the Victorian house being towed across Tampa Bay to Ruskin. Also, thank you Bill and Margie Galbreath for the photos you sent. I’m still pinching myself in disbelief that I actually stumped you on one!
This week, we have a view of one of the many seriously cool things about Florida. A great little restaurant tucked away off a quiet street somewhere in our corner of paradise. Do you know where this is? Have you tried the sesame tuna? Send your best guess to
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or mail to 210 Woodland Estates Blvd., Ruskin, FL, 33570. I think I’ll have the seafood!
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