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Probably my favorite site that we saw in Key West, this lovely
old home was only a few blocks from our lodge. |
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Standing there by the front door is our tour guide, a native of Key
West who knew lots of stories about the famous writer. We
didn't find all of them as funny as the rest of the tourists did.
But he was a good story-teller. |
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An example of the stories that others found so amusing while we did
not:
This pool was purchased for twenty thousand dollars by Mrs. Pauline
Hemingway while her husband was gone on a trip during the
Depression. Hemingway was not a little surprised to come home
and find this new installation that cost more than twice as much as
his entire house had cost. He pulled a penny out of his pocket
and said, "You might as well take my last cent!" Pauline
slapped it down in the still-wet pavement of the patio and later,
after Hemingway had gone on to other wives and other lands, she was
fond of pointing it out to the rich and famous celebrities whom she
entertained. |
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Whatever kind of life this man had, he sure had a lovely home while
he was living in Key West! |
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The tour guide joked that perhaps Hemingway selected this
particular house because he could stumble toward this guiding
beacon on his way home from Sloppy Joe's bar and know he'd be
heading the right way. Whether this makes you laugh or
not, it is a lovely view of the lighthouse. That vibrantly
flowering tree is something that Hemingway brought home from his
African safari. |
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I love this view of the house. |
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Learning to walk in the lush grounds surrounding the house. |
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