Lainey and Miranda

After the Riverside Arts Market, I took Lainey and Miranda shopping--Steve surprisingly opted out of the shopping. I had a great time in the ice cream shop!!!  Thanks girls for obliging me with the camera.

They made me try the pistachio ice cream---I still don't like it

Lainey took this picture--she like the artsy wall.

Riverside Arts Market

Lainey came to visit us during her spring break.  AFter sending us her food requests, she and Miranda left Mars Hill to head to Jacksonville.  She had car trouble outside of Columbia, SC about 3:30.  Steve located a dealer who could repair her car and get her back on her way about 6:30 on Friday night.  They finally arrived in Jacksonville at about 11:00.  We were so excited to have them aboard with us.

Saturday, we headed to the Riverside Arts Market.  Jennifer who lives aboard  Nothing to Beach About docked at Lambs, encouraged us to visit the market for the freshly baked breads, fresh fruits and vegetables and works from local artisans.  Jennifer and her husband run a mobile business called Up In Smoke serving their barbecue.  The market is located under the Fuller Warren Bridge making it a unique venue--covered yet outside.  It runs along the river walk.  Although the weather was warm--the winds picked up under the bridge making it a cool morning. 

Riverside and Avondale in Jacksonville

Exploring the historical neighborhoods of Jacksonville proved to be a treat.  The neighborhoods of Avondale and Riverside were developed on plots of land that were at one time plantations.  Dell's Bluff and Magnolia Plantations were begun in the early 1800's. In 1868 the southern part of Dell's Bluff was developed into Riverside, while the norther part of Dell's Bluff was developed into Brooklyn.  A great array of architectural design can be seen in these neighborhoods.  

Avondale was begun as the new part of Riverside in 1884 to be called Edgewood but never really took off until 1920 when it was renamed Avondale after the Chicago neighborhood.  Many structures in Avondale are in the Mediterranean Revival style. 

Parks are interspersed with commercial areas throughout Riverside and Avondale.  These commercial districts  are called Five Points, Shoppes of Avondale, and King Street 

After spending the morning visiting the commercial districts we landed at Primi Piatti for lunch. I had the mixed green salad with pine nuts, sun dried tomatoes,  and Parmesan cheese topped  with grilled shrimp and a lemon basil vinaigrette.  

I liked the dressing so much I found this recipe, made it for our dinner salad.  It is very close to the drssing at Primi Piatti.

Lemon Basil Vinaigrette

1/4 cup lemon juice

1/4 cup olive oil

1/4 cup chopped fresh basil 

1 clove garlic

2 tsp Dijon Mustard

 Whisk all ingredients and serve over salad

(recipe from vegetariantimes.com)

Steve had the Lobster Ravioli with a sun dried tomato pesto cream sauce.  Looks pretty good too!

Marine Bargains

I can remember when Peachtree Salvage Store opened in my hometown.  One of my favorite things to do was to wander around this store sifting through the sweaters hoping to find a bargain.  I found a green sweater for about 7 dollars  that I wore all through college.  I still love going through these bargain, flea market type shops hoping to find a bargain.

While visiting  New Mexico on a trip in 2010 with our daughter's physics class , we toured The Black Hole  The teacher who put together the trip loved to take the students to unusual sites.   The Black Hole was started by Ed Grunthus who worked at Los Alamos.  He went into private business buying salvage items from the government.  Included in the inventory are centrifuges, chemistry lab supplies, gas masks and more. 

Why am I talking about the Black Hole  when I am nowhere near New Mexico.  Sailor's Exchange in Jacksonville could be the nautical version of The Black's Hole.  Sailor's Exchange carries nautical décor, rope, charts, books, teak items, glass ware and plates and more. 

Mr. Adventure found a 2012 Florida chart for $40.  They typically sell for $100 or more.  He also found some tubes for holding fishing rods that we can attach to the boat.  I found a painting of a lighthouse that I hope to use somewhere on the boat. It reminds me of my youth in the seventies because of it's psychedelic  nature.  We were told that the artist works for Sailor's Exchange in St. Augustine.

Sails





Books

Charts

decorative items

Lots and lots of line

Immersion suits for a great price!

Cute melamine dishware

Glassware

Wooden accessories

Care to take a guess as to when this came out?

Ship in a bottle

 

Chamblin Bookmine Visit

Visit to Chamblin Bookmine

Walking around Lamb's Yacht Center, we discovered Chamblin Bookmine.    Walking around the Bookmine is like walking through the lava of an erupted volcano of books.  Books are stacked high and low, far and wide.  Chamblin's is  located in an older building in an out of the way part of Jacksonville.  The parking lot is full, completely full.  

Books line the aisles with handwritten labels describing the subjects.  Chamblin's sells both new and used books.  Looking up and down the aisle, one can see used books and new book. There are so many aisles and books that begin to look the same that I got lost--yes lost in a sea of books. I found two books--one on photography and one silly little mystery to read on the boat when we have down time.  The website for the Bookmine describes the inventory as 98% rare and used books with 2 % new books.  They have a trade in/purchase policy which allowing customers to barter books.Bookmine sells online if one is unable to visit the store in person.

Mr. Adventure and I started out in the maritime section.  I was looking for more books on knot tying.  He found a book on Pirates that he thought might help me overcome the pirate voices I sometimes hear at night while at anchor. I didn't discover any books on knot tying--also known as marlinspike (that's the nautical term for the art of tying knots--definition by Joy)

Chamblin's Bookmine is a treasure, as its name suggests, in the rapidly changing  world of books.. There is no better way to spend a rainy afternoon than with a worn book in hand curled up under a blanket.  We visited Chamblin's Bookmine on Roosevelt Boulevard.  There is another site named Chamblin's Uptown on North Laura Street.  The Uptown shop includes a café.  We will definitely make a visit to the Uptown location when we return with a car.

The exterior doesn't give a clue to the treasure inside.

Mr. Adventure looking at marine books

Steve's pick for me

Seamanship

Women's Studies & Gardening

Some of the choices in women's studies

Just to be fair I suppose--Men's Studies

Paranormal Romance?? Haven't seen this category before.

Finally something that I can read before going to bed--I don't know why the picture is in sideways

More light reading choices

Reminds me of the school video Katy made in high school about Stephen Hawking

So many books they have to stack on the floor

Our girls had Hooked on Phonics!!!

Fun mystery series

Psalm 52:8      Proverbs 3:5-6