- Launched: January 1, 2008
- Published by: Jill Gaupin (that's me in the pic ►)
- Where is "South Walton"? South Walton county (a.k.a the Beaches of South Walton), is located in
the Panhandle of Florida on the Gulf of Mexico, smack dab between Destin and Panama City.
- Why I started SouthWaltonScene.com: To celebrate my adopted hometown and be a fun, aggregate information source for both locals and the millions that visit our beaches every year. I personally wanted something like this, couldn't find it, so started it myself.
- I used to be "SoWalScene.com", now I'm "SouthWaltonScene.com". Why the change? Read all about it here.
- I've lived in South Walton since: 2002
- Stats: Mom to two lovely boys and one animal named Valerie, an unusually spry 12-year old Bassett hound from Alabama that we rescued.
- I'm inspired by: people who think-outside-the-box; people who listen to their intuition - not others - and go for it; people who devote their lives to helping the weakest amongst us; wide expanses in nature.
- My favorite thing about South Walton is: the natural beauty in all it's gorgeous, diverse forms. Beauty of this magnitude puts life into perspective and is my constant reminder of what is truly important.
- Catch Me On Facebook HERE
And for those who care ... the story: My name is Jill Gaupin and this is my blog about my adopted home town, South Walton county which I think is one of the most beautiful places in the
world. Continue Reading>
There are a few ways to communicate with me.
- Email me 24/7 at *NEW EMAIL MARCH 2009** jill@southwaltonscene.com**. Send in hip happenings, local gossip, notable news, photos, new businesses you know are opening, local special interest group information, your thoughts, ideas for the blog...anything! Talk...talk....talk to me!
- Find me on Facebook here where you can send me messages and post questions, etc.
- Add a comment to any post. At the bottom
of each post, there is a little "comment" link or a comment entry form
depending on which page you land on. Here's a step-by-step on how to
post a comment on SoWal Scene -
1) Name - Enter either your real name, a preferred screen name or just your initials - whatever you want.
2) Email - This is to verify that you aren't a robot/spammer only! We Don't Spam. Ever. Spam sucks. AND your email will not show when you post your comment.
3) URL - Have your own blog or website you want to plug? This is where you can do that. If you enter your URL (techie talk for your website address), your name will be highlighted and visitors can click on it to go to your site. I encourage shamless plugs if you aren't a spammer.
4) Comments - Chat away in this big box - keep in mind once you post, you can't go back to edit or correct typos, though. I personally suck at proofreading and am the queen of typos so don't feel bad if you realize you've made lots of errors - we can still usually decipher your comment.
It's that simple!
My disclaimer
- I will try my best to post factual information but please remember
this is an independent blog and I don't have a staff to check facts.
If I make a glowing error, please inform me via email and I will
correct it.
- If you do send in photos, please-please-please make sure
everyone has given you permission to do so first. And if I post your
picture and you aren't happy about it, please send me an email about it
and complain...don't sue me.
- Lastly, I am pretty bad with typos but am good at catching them at a later time so bear with me.
Thank you for your attention and happy reading!
