It has been well over a year since I have been spending loads of time in Key West. In honor of this not-so-specific milestone, I thought I would recap some highlights. A year ago this weekend we were watching the power boat races from our friend’s balcony. This weekend we […]
You may have already read some of my training fun here or here. I may not have mentioned that I come from a long line of athletically-challenged individuals. It is a serious case of Goldberg-itis. If there was a Wikipedia definition it would say: the genetic makeup of a non-athlete; […]
Blue Heaven is one of those place that has an eternally long line. You can wait an hour an a half just to sit down on a Sunday morning. Fortunately, just across the street is Le Creperie. Yolande Findlay used to have a little crepe place right on Duval street. […]
I always like Christmas trees. For one thing, they can take up an entire living room, or just a table. They can be decorated an infinite number of ways: they can be fabulous and glitzy, understated or downright tacky. But they are always a lot of fun. Maybe that is […]
It is “the big event” every year at Fantasy Fest. Yes, I am talking about the parade. For me it is the big disappointment of Fantasy Fest. Why? Well, for one thing, I am not a big fan of standing around waiting for stuff to happen, which is what goes […]
Fantasy Fest is a week-long party. There is a headdress ball, a pet masquerade, toga parties, plaid parties, green parties and more. There is body painting, and even body painting contests. Some of the body paint looks like clothes. Others, not so much. Throughout the week there are many interesting costumes […]
It is that time of year again: Fantasy Fest is well under way, snowbirds are making their way south for the winter and tickets for the 2nd Annual Key West Food and Wine Festival are on sale. Fortunately for you, I have a discount code (read on).
People in other climates dream of sitting in a waterside restaurant, pulling up on their boat and enjoying a simple meal. In the Florida Keys, this is part of life. Open air restaurants, with water views and friendly service are virtually everywhere here – that is how it goes when […]
I’ve learned a few things this weekend: 1. I need a drag queen to show me how to properly wear a wig so that my hair underneath does not show and 2. running in the pouring rain sucks. Saturday morning the Key West Team in Training people met, as always, at […]
I often shy away from Cuban food, even in Miami where it is plentiful. Why? I spent a lot of time working with loads of people who insisted on going out for Cuban food for lunch. We went to places where everything was loaded with some sort of pig product, […]