Way to Go Wakulla!! 8 Years of Keeping it FRESH.

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Babushka has been living Up North in The South over a decade now. Naturalmente it was a bit of a culture shock moving here from Miami, but My Little One and BB quickly fell in love with North Florida, especially Wakulla. Y sabes que? Every dia we fall more in amor with our community. As the local theater group, Palaver Tree Theater says in their hashtags, #SmallTownNotSmallMinds . And it definitely is a community, one that takes care of their own- especialmente the children.

For the eigth year in a row Wakulla has made sure that any child that needed assistance with BTS, Back to School, would be able to have it. FREE . Si, you read that correcto. Beautifuls, FREE.  From school supplies, backpacks, clothing, physicals, to haircuts, the children of Wakulla are ready for that primer dia.

Is it a community effort by only a handful of people? JU SO FONII!!

Local Government

Businesses, Organizations, big & small, Volunteers and Vendors

Constant stream of  familias. Palaver Tree Theater one of the participating organizations. Cristyl's Crew enjoying offerings.

Special Kudos for those who entertained and attended outdoors

it was in the upper 90's that dia!!

Family Palooza Party Rentals, Florida Lottery,  Woodmen Life 

Pero inspite of the heat and the crowds, there was gratitude and smiles abounding.

The Sponsors- The ones BB found on Feibu:

Crawfordville Lion’s Club    

Crawfordville United Methodist Church 

Grace & Truth Restoration Ministries, Inc.

Little Salem Primitive Baptist Church & Men on a Mission Ministry 

Mt. Olive Primitive Baptist Church #2 

Rivertown Community Church 

Capital City Bank Crawfordville 

Centennial Bank  

Prime Meridian 

Crum's Mini Mall 

Family Palooza Party Rentals 

Howdy’s Renta A Toilet

Jessica Johnson, Realtor Wakulla Investment Properties 

Jimmy John’s 

Lindy’s Fried Chicken 

Myra Jean’s Restaurant 

Operation Santa 

Pepsi 

Amazing Mail Solutions

St. Marks Powder 

Super Lube 

Tallahassee Diamond Center 

Tony’s Hairstyles 

Walgreen’s Crawfordville 

  Wave 94.1 Radio

Waypoint Properties

Woodmen Life 

GOVT.
Department of Forestry  

Fl. Dept. of Health, Wakulla County 

Florida Lottery

Florida Wildlife Commission 

Wakulla County Fire Rescue 

Wakulla County Parks & Recreation 

Wakulla County Republican Party 

Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office  

F.R.E.S.H. (fully refreshing and empowering students holistically: mind, body and soul) is the name and vision of this event and thanks to community donations and incredibly giving and dedicated committees Babushka is sure that when children started classes this past Monday they were ready.  

1000x Gracias for bringing so many smiles to parents and their little ones.

Babushka Besos a Todos. Cuidensen.

BB2U

Scene in Wakulla- Healing Through Theater and the Power of One

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Hoy we revisit a series of events that happened in my home town of Crawfordville . It's a little rural town, but it has lots of heart and caring.  One of our major prides is that it's home to the Palaver Tree Theater Company .  Under its' director Herb Donaldson, the passion and power of drama has taken us on many journeys. Sharing topics ranging from racism to the history of our town, this theater company runs with our emotions and we trust their vision. Palaver introduces us to other topics or views that we never really thought about or dwelled upon.  As BB wrote in the prior Scene in Wakulla post, positives can be made out of negatives, and most times it begins with the power of One.

On the last night of the Scene in Wakulla 2013 Film & Playwriting Festival, we were introduced to Agnes Furey and her book Wildflowers in the Median: A Restorative Journey into Healing, Justice and Joy.  A dramatic reading/adaptation brought the story of Agnes' heartwrenching pain when she was told that her daughter and grandson had been murdered, and her finding forgiveness and healing when she reached out to Leonard Scovens, the man who committed the crimes.  Book excerpt:

Introduction

To understand something about how one person can forgive and how another can kill, we must know something essential about ourselves.  What makes the forgiver different from most of the rest of us, who want to kill the killer in the name of justice?  What makes the killer different from most of the rest of us, who only sanction killing as an act of either revenge or protection?  Or are they really different from any of us at all? Don't we all begin by loving our mothers, worshipping our fathers, tolerating our siblings, and crawling before we walk?  When do we diverge? Where in our journey can we find the moment that determines whether we will kill or forgive?  ~Agnes Furey


It is no Universal coincidence that Kurt Wadsworth was going to be visiting family in the area when this event was being organized. As the founder of March for Life and Justice  this young man has started a march to stop the death penalty, beginning with 2,000 + miles in Florida.  An excerpt from his Feibu page:

"On May 25, 2013, I decided to embark on a march across Florida to end the death penalty. I have now committed to marching through all 32 states in the United States that still have the death penalty as a form of punishment and I will walk through India and all countries if need be to stop the use of the death penalty. An injustice that affects all of human society must be brought to an end and can only be done if all are included and united. A change in society must be understood by all or it will and can be reversed."

" We have a choice to either perpetuate the crime of violence or to not perpetuate violence. We have that choice. I choose to end violence, I choose to end the death penalty. We have lost many lives, many lives lost by people taking life, we have lost innocent life by execution. How many more must die in the name of "Justice?" How many families shall be even in loss and love? How long must we allow a very imperfect system of taking human life continue? My faith in humanity, government, and religion becomes stronger every step I take and every person I meet. I will never give up on the pursuit of human society becoming more humane, more just, and more peaceful. - Love, Kurt"

The official March on Florida's State Capital will be on Sept. 28 and everyone is invited to attend.

Kurt Wadsworth Jr and Agnes Furey

pics thanks to Louise Reid Ritchie

We found them through the power of theater and shared in the healing.

They have found their healing from a peace from within.

And it all started from the Power of One.

Babushka Besos a todos.  Cuidensen.

P.S. If you think this is the last post like this- JU SO FONII!!! 

 The S Sisters have a Universal Flow coming to BB and I can't wait to share it with My Beautifuls.

P.P.S.  Wildflowers in the Median and March for Life and Justice are on Feibu.

P.P.P.S.  More pics from the event can be found on Babushka's Feibu.

Loved Being Scene In & Fresh From Wakulla

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If y'all remember, Babushka lives in charming Crawfordville , in the beautiful county of Wakulla, in the panhandle of gorgeous Florida. Ok si, soy Cubana and we have a reputation for slightly exaggerating, but if you came up here I know you'd agree. We may be rural, but we're roarin' with bellezas, and in BB's world that includes the arts and food. Queee?? JU SO FONII!!! Not only do we have these here Up North in the South, but we know how to combine them!

There's the Arts-

and here's the food- specifically, seafood.

First class, only the best in both categories.

 Now you know BB loves her twofers and when those twofers are culture and food, it's a definite ESO!!! 

 Pero My Beautifuls, the true beauty here is how Scene in Wakulla & Fresh from Wakulla joined forces to show off not only our treasures, but our dedication to community, when it would have been so much easier to abandon dreams and find something less stressful to chase after.  Scene in Wakulla was organized by Palaver Tree Theater Company president, Herb Donaldson.  Herb's resume is a virtual Who's Who in the theatre, but he came back home to share his knowledge and talents here. Fresh from Wakulla is a collaboration between the Wakulla County Tourism Development Council and the Wakulla County Chamber of Commerce.  Local fishermen and seafood establishments were greatly affected by the BP oil spills, but they are now eager to share with el mundo the excellent seafood found in our waters. 

Local newscast sharing the story and more shots of our delicious seafood.

So, out of negative, positives were made.

A lesson BB totally believes in and hopes you remember- you'll be seeing it a lot in the next few posts.

But for now, someone please pass the horseradish and limones while I enjoy paradise.

Dock in Panacea, Wakulla County Florida

Babushka Besos a todos.  Cuidensen.