Another gorgeous day at the beach in Sarasota!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkWNFuuZqBM Hmmmm. All of a sudden, YouTube won't let me embed a video? What's happening??

Anyway, enjoy!

I'm Here!

Wow! I can't believe I'm actually here in my favorite U.S. beach town in the world! I'm having a great trip and seeing friends and family, eating fabulous food and reading an awesome book!

I heard that Louisville turned cold and rainy as soon as we left! Bummer! Maybe it will get all rained out and the soon will return when we do. I'm still waiting for a few of my straggler tomatoes to turn red! The jalapeno peppers just keep coming!

Will add some pix to this blog when I get back from the beach in a few hours! Later!

Best Place to Stay on Siesta Key

I'm going to Siesta Key in just a few weeks! I'm so excited because it is one of my favorite places. There are so many good places to stay there and for years we always just stayed with family on the key. But things have changed and that is no longer possible so we went online last night and discovered "Siesta Key Suites." We haven't stayed there yet but it looks pretty good from their online description:


Something old, something new, everything clean and unique: that’s Siesta Key Suites. Choose a suite to suit your style.
Ringling Beach House is a Spanish-style hacienda circa 1920 owned by a member of the Ringling Family. While the exterior is original, the interior was totally re-built in 1999 into modern units.

The Inn has the high ceilings, white-washed, cypress paneling and large windows typical of Key West-style beach houses.

Or you may prefer our duplex or triplex units.

Each suite is different, but all are freshly decorated in tropical shades of pink, blue and green. All one-bedroom units have king or queen-size beds and sofa-sleepers in the living area. The two-bedroom units have king or queen beds in the master plus two twin beds in the second bedroom and sofa-sleepers in the living area. Efficiencies are also available. All suites are non-smoking. Click on the photo icon below to view each suite.

All have fully equipped kitchens

Who wants to come visit me there?

Let's go to the Beach!!

If I could go to any beach in the world right now, this is the beach I would go to! I've probably been to Siesta Key Beach a dozen or more times and it just gets better and better! The sand is white and powdery and the beach is wide, clean, and friendly. The water seems to be just the perfect temperature and I don't think I've ever seen a jelly fish there! I highly recommend this beach which is about 5 minutes from downtown Sarasota!

Beach season is here!!! Let's go to Siesta Key!

Oh boy, do I want to get to that sugar-sand on Siesta Key beach!  It's been over a year now and I'm dreaming of being in Sarasota/Siesta Key and get a little golden brown suntan and a nice, creamy ice cream from Big Olaf's!  I love the sea breeze and the sounds of people playing beach volleyball!  Siesta Key is one of the greatest beaches I've ever been on and I've been on a lot of different beaches around the world.  If you're wanting a beautiful, family-oriented beach to walk on, to build sand castles, to skim board or just sun-vathe and watch the waves come in, get yourself down to Siesta Key!  

Beach weather is around the corner!

Even though you can get isolated days in the 70's even in January and February, once March comes, you'll have lots of beautiful days at the beach. Siesta key beach is often ranked as one of the top ten beaches in te world because of it's soft, white, sandy beaches. I've been there so many times and I never tire of it! If I can answer any questions for you, let me know!

Deck the Boats for Christmas in Sarasota!

Each December, the Sarasota area celebrates the holidays with a tropical twist – colorful boat parades. The communities of Sarasota, Venice and Englewood each host parades, so visitors to the area during December have a choice.

Parade participants work on decorating their boats for months, stringing up multi-colored, twinkling lights to create one-of-a-kind, often Christmas-themed, designs. In a recent Venice parade, one boater created a champagne bottle of twinkling lights, complete with a cork that popped out. While spectators watched in amazement, the bottle tipped and filled a glass.

Whole boats have been disguised as blue-light marlins, or have been decorated with single-file dolphins that appear to be jumping into the water. Santa Claus, reindeer, Christmas trees and other holiday symbols are often displayed on board, while sound systems pump out cheery holiday music.

On parade nights, sparkling processions of boats wind their way through canals and bays, often staying close to shore so that spectators can see even the smallest details. Visitors set up beach chairs, blankets, grills and tents and make the parades a complete night out. All the parades are free events.

Visitors can also view the processions from the water. For the best, most up-close views, rent a boat and anchor along the side of a waterway.