Gingerbread House Extravaganza, JAX ~ out with the girls

1980-01-01 00.03.51 — Moi kissing the Gingerbread Man

I roll with a group of gals calling ourselves Christian Gals Dining & Doing-JAX. Six of us went to see the amazing gingerbread houses displayed at the Jacksonville Historical Society in Old St. Andrews. Tis the season…

The gingerbread houses had already been judged and blue ribbons were given out in several categories. The structures were made of gingerbread and held together with a strong icing. In many cases fonant covered them. Many other candies and foods were used in ingenious ways: candy canes, pretzels, twizlers, marshmallows, life savers, jellied candies, Swiss rolls, bread, cereal, and much more.

1980-01-01 00.00.35 — Visitors voted for a “people’s choice type” award. I voted for this one: The Mandarin Garden Club. The work one on it was incredible. If you look through the door, a woman is sitting.

1980-01-01 00.00.49 — That woman is Harriet Beecher Stowe author of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” She lived in Mandarin, a community in Jacksonville.

1980-01-01 00.00.56 — This 1950s Florida ranch home came close to being my “people’s choice.” The house is lit up from withing and people are inside

1980-01-01 00.02.02 — Theater Jacksonville, or the Little Theatre ~ live stage productions

1980-01-01 00.02.00 — San Marco Theatre & Grill ~ showing first run movies and offering up eats, beer and wine

1980-01-01 00.01.57 — Jacksonville Central Fire Station No 1

1980-01-01 00.03.13 — Jacksonville Beach Red Cross Volunteer Life Saving Corps.

1980-01-01 00.01.08 — The life story of Jesus. Holding onto the silver knob the exhibit can be rotated from the birth of the Christ Child to the cross.

1980-01-01 00.02.50 — The life story of Jesus. Holding onto the silver knob the exhibit can be rotated from the birth of the Christ Child to the cross.

There were so many more to see: the Jaguar den at the zoo, a cabin made by a nine-year-old, the historical Myers and Halstead Farm, a rendition of the North Pole, a scape of little huts by a second grade class, a salute of Jules Verne, and so much more.

The Hurrican Irma tree with bark from trees and varieouspieces of wood found in the aftermath used as its ornamentation, as well as photos of the destruction.