Florida captured a part of my heart during childhood when, as a family, we would drive straight through from Kansas City to Wildwood, Florida, Mom's childhood home. Every summer we would venture that way to see Mom's relatives and other friends she grew up with. They had children we played with. The sandy soil, humidity, lush vegetation and that Southern accent, coupled with the hospitality on front porches, were the closest thing to Southern heaven next to Southern cooking. [...]
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