Saturday afternoon of Key West Food and Wine Festival always brings a lot of fun, usually in the form of Duval Uncorked. This year, we started our afternoon at the Santa Barbara Pinot Noir seminar, put on by the folks at Flying Goat Cellars and Riverbench. We smelled dirt. (Yes, […]
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One of my favorite events of the entire year happens each January, the Key West Food and Wine Festival, and this year was no exception. I spent a good deal of time at the Hospitality Suite selling tickets, meeting the festival goers, and of course, drinking wine. (It’s a rough […]
When I was invited to participate in a blogger’s fitness class at Pure Barre in Fort Lauderdale, my first reaction (and my response to the email) was “Really? After my last performance in that hot yoga class you want me to come and then write about this? Oy.” Apparently the […]
The response to the photo (on the left) that I posted on Instagram and Facebook was overwhelming. Everyone thought the dish looked delicious, which it was. Many folks wanted the recipe, which doesn’t really exist. But I will write it down for you. Understand that if you don’t cook, but […]
We all need more friends with benefits, right? Before you get all excited, no, I am not talking about those benefits. I am talking about run-of-the-mill, things-you-can-discuss-with-a-toddler kinds of perks. I often find myself having the following conversation with acquaintances:
“Some days I think I would like to be the kind of person that enjoys kale smoothies. Alas, I am not, and that is OK.” That was my Facebook status update yesterday. It came on the heels of being in Whole Foods with a bunch of other people, following an […]
See? This is what I get for bitching about wearing socks and mocking my northern friends stuck in the Polar Vortex. What? You haven’t heard? Key West felt the tremors of an earthquake, off of Cuba, in the Florida Straits. Yes, you read that right. An earthquake. In Florida. Well, […]
You may have read about my half marathon training (decidedly un-wimpy) and even the long run in the cold. But the truth cannot be overstated here: I, along with many of my fellow Floridians, am a wimp when it comes to cold weather. Fortunately, it’s not all that often. But […]
It is January and in Key West that means the snowbirds are here, plenty of tourists are in town, and there are activities and festivals galore. I have barely recovered from my Christmas party-Birthday party- Birthday dinner – Christmas Eve party – Christmas party – pre- New Year’s Eve party […]
You may have seen the sea of humanity on Duval Street on CNN the other night. There was a drag queen lowered in a shoe, among other festivities, and it seemed like the party-goers had a good time. But I had a good time, too, all while never having to […]