Nansi Carroll - AMO: A Musical Offering

FROM THE EDITOR œ ALBERT ISAAC
After much effort,
I have fi nally made our
swimming pool habitable
for human activities.
It required a healthy dose of various
chemicals, new skimmer baskets, a timer
for the pool pump and a formidable
amount of elbow grease.
And just in time for summer. Our
youngest has been in it every day since
getting the green light that it was clean
enough to use. In fact, when I come
home from work I often fi nd him at the
door, clad in his swimming trunks, towel
over his shoulder, waiting to jump in.
“Pool time, Dad!”
By this time of the day the sun is
no longer blasting down upon us. The
water is cool but certainly tolerable. Plus
the rowdy little man keeps me active
enough to stay warm.
“OK,” I tell him. “We’ll swim until
I fi nish my drink or we see a bat,
whichever comes fi rst.”
Yes, bats. As the day ends, the bats
arrive, fl ittering in the sky above our
pool, devouring insects, and occasionally
swooping down for a drink. We are
grateful. I’ve read that one bat can
devour 600 mosquitoes in an hour. So
bats are welcome in our yard.
Snakes are welcome too, by the way.
But that’s another story for another day.
Summer is defi nitely here, and so
we bring you a pair of stories about
swimming — and mermaids. Ocala is
home to a family that has been providing
swimming lessons to the community
for close to a century. Bonnie Kretchik
writes about Ocala resident Delee Perry,
who still teaches swimming, following
a long tradition started by her parents
years ago.
Delee Perry’s father, Newton Perry,
founded Weeki Wachee in 1947, now
one of Florida’s oldest and most unique
roadside attractions. Thus, we also bring
you a story by Jewel Midelis about the
Mermaids of Weeki Wachee Springs,
and the attraction that is celebrating its
65th anniversary this month.
Also in this edition are features on
music and arts in Gainesville.
Ellis Amburn tells us about Nansi
Carroll, who studied at the Royal
Academy of Music in London,
Tanglewood, and the Yale University
School of Music. She has sung with
the Annapolis Symphony, the New
Jersey Symphony under the baton of
Hugh Wolff, the Peabody Trio, and the
Willis Bodine Chorale. Additionally,
she is a former faculty member of
Stetson University and the University of
Florida, among other things.
Lastly, there’s a new project in
downtown Gainesville that transforms
junk into art. Ellis recently visited with
the co-founders of the Repurpose Project.
Read all about
this and other
interesting stories
in this edition of
Senior Times. s
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