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Expedia Fishing

48-Hours to Our First Guest

by John DodsonUpdated on July 17, 2023July 16, 2023

Our latest trip to the cottage was all business. We were anticipating our first Expedia guest and it seemed to be an ideal inquiry. The …

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Fishing

Shasty and Withlacoochee Guides Deliver Trout, Cobia, and Mackerel

by John DodsonUpdated on April 26, 2023April 24, 2023

My son got married last summer and he is blessed to have a group of young men peers who are usually up for some adventure. …

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Airbnb History Progress VRBO

Escape to the Curiosity of the Coast

by John DodsonUpdated on April 4, 2023April 4, 2023

We never could have imagined the chain of events that lead us to this ending. The little pink and white house juxtaposed with my Mother’s …

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Bedrooms

Make Room for Daddy

by John DodsonUpdated on February 1, 2023February 1, 2023

It’s man code to deny to your wife and kids that you snore. They could have audio and video proof but any man will shift …

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Roof

Good ‘Ol Rocky Topper

by John DodsonUpdated on January 31, 2023January 31, 2023

Whoever wrote a blog post about a chimney cap? Likely nobody but I had to because I’m so proud of the work West Coast Metal …

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Bathroom

Rub A Dub, The Troubled Tub

by John DodsonUpdated on December 24, 2022December 24, 2022

I’m guessing it was somewhere around 1994. Kristy and I had been married a couple of years and were enjoying our first home. The two-story …

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Progress

Error and Trials

by John DodsonUpdated on December 19, 2022December 18, 2022

Unless you’re dead nothing is final. We often become stricken with thoughts of finality and judgment when our choices are on display. Take choosing exterior …

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Progress

The Eyes Have It

by John DodsonUpdated on November 9, 2022November 9, 2022

Days and days and weeks and weeks. We kept searching, scrolling, and antiquing for a mate for the missing window right of the fireplace. From …

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Deck

Life On The Outside

by John DodsonUpdated on November 7, 2022November 7, 2022

When you visit the nature coast, don’t expect nature to change what it has been doing since alligators were dinosaurs to suit your modern sterilized …

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Flooring

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

by John DodsonUpdated on November 3, 2022November 2, 2022

When renovating an old house, any house for that matter, you must draw the line where history begins and ends. The last owner of this …

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    • 48-Hours to Our First Guest
    • Shasty and Withlacoochee Guides Deliver Trout, Cobia, and Mackerel
    • Escape to the Curiosity of the Coast
    • Make Room for Daddy
    • Good ‘Ol Rocky Topper
    • Rub A Dub, The Troubled Tub
    • Error and Trials
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