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Thursday, October 05, 2006
I was enjoying a cocktail with a good friend of mine recently when she reminded me that it's been well over a year since I posted a new Blog! She managed to shock me back from a fog into which I'd let myself become enveloped.
I've thought a lot about it since then and finally realized just how much has gone on down here in the past year ~~ let's see... 4 hurricanes, the worst storm surge to hit this island since 1919, most of my friends lost everything, Key West turned brown, cruise ships cancelled stops, business went to hell, hmmmm...
We at Conch Traders were so incredibly lucky as to have been physically untouched by all of this. Emotionally is another story. But, Key West and the people who live here are a resilient bunch and things are getting back to normal. The trees are green, the hisbiscus, the bougainvillea, and our other beautiful flowers are in bloom. The home appliances and the cars that were destroyed by the salt water have been hauled to their respective resting places and the weary residents are beginning to smile again.
We've been very lucky this year so far (hurricane-wise) and I'm sure I can be heard knocking on wood! Our visitors are still shy about making plans to come down during hurricane season and business is still slow. That will change with time and luck.
In the meantime, now that I've "broken the ice" and come back from the fog, I'll write again soon about the latest happenings and goings-on here on our beautiful paradise island ~~ as well as update you on what's new at Key West Conch Traders! Happy Day All!
I've thought a lot about it since then and finally realized just how much has gone on down here in the past year ~~ let's see... 4 hurricanes, the worst storm surge to hit this island since 1919, most of my friends lost everything, Key West turned brown, cruise ships cancelled stops, business went to hell, hmmmm...
We at Conch Traders were so incredibly lucky as to have been physically untouched by all of this. Emotionally is another story. But, Key West and the people who live here are a resilient bunch and things are getting back to normal. The trees are green, the hisbiscus, the bougainvillea, and our other beautiful flowers are in bloom. The home appliances and the cars that were destroyed by the salt water have been hauled to their respective resting places and the weary residents are beginning to smile again.
We've been very lucky this year so far (hurricane-wise) and I'm sure I can be heard knocking on wood! Our visitors are still shy about making plans to come down during hurricane season and business is still slow. That will change with time and luck.
In the meantime, now that I've "broken the ice" and come back from the fog, I'll write again soon about the latest happenings and goings-on here on our beautiful paradise island ~~ as well as update you on what's new at Key West Conch Traders! Happy Day All!
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