Thanks everyone
We went to Mount Dora yesterday morning/afternoon. They have some nice gift stores but nothing spectacular. We ate lunch at the Lost Parrot I think it was called and was good food and service was excellent. When we got there around 10:00a, it was quite dead but people starting coming and by the time we left, the town was quite busy. There were empty stores as a result of the economy which is what we seem to be finding down here. Florida used to have all these "unique" one of a kind gift stores with upscale gifts but in today's economy, it is the "need to have stores" that seem to be surviving instead of the "nice to have stores".
We enjoyed our day and will try Tarpon Springs (thank you for the suggestion) in the near future. If anyone else has suggestions for nearby (within two hours) of the Villages that might have unique shops (home décor or outside patio decorations) is what I am looking for, I would appreciate it. December 2012, we took a ride on A1A on the Atlantic coast with friends and was very disappointed with the gift stores. Mostly T shirts and trinkets.
Have a good day everyone.
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