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December 15, 2001


My Dream: She stitches together dreams   Esther Garcia, 56, is a seamstress who works at the back of David's Bridal store in Tampa. Mrs. Garcia, who came here from Cuba 22 years ago, has pinned and handsewn hand sewn alterations for hundreds of brides for over more than a dozen years. Story

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Reader Exchange: One good chili burger deserves another
The holidays are a time for nostalgia. So it's fitting that today's first request concerns a spot fondly remembered by baby boomers who spent their teen years in St. Petersburg shortly after the last ice age (for example, this staff).

Garden
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Roses for noses
Prepare to sniff and enjoy. It's still possible to find hardy bushes that grow roses as fragrant as Grandma's -- right here in Central Florida.

Tool
Decoration does double duty

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Instant Christmas trees

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