Judy Towner:  

Never would I have dreamed I would retire to Fort White Florida the place of awesome childhood memories. I remember coming to Fort White as a little girl in the winter and having to wear a bunch of clothes to stay warm. My Aunt Rose and Uncle Morris had a camp at Three Rivers all those years ago and we came each year at hunting season and often in the summer. I remember the water being cold and crystal clear and watching Aunt Rose catch the fish standing in the water. I still can recall the taste of the water from the water bucket dipper.. We even had to pump water from the well. I miss those days it was so simple and so much calmer. I had cousins who lived in Ft White and ya know I envied them cause they had adventure. Adventure is what my life has been and I came back to places I had memories of as a child. I even lived in Crystal River for a while and it was a special place with awesome memories. As I think of my life and the things and places I have been I am actually amazed. I wasn't popular in school because of anything strange I just was visually impaired. I can say now it did keep me closer to fimilar things and as I got older and braver I began to push for more independence.. I graduated with all of the class of 1978 walking with my class was a...Expand for more