So I’m a big believer in the magic of fair food. I mean, what is it about taking fresh cut curly fries, caramel apples, funnel cakes, and cotton candy into one place and charging a 500% markup on it makes it taste so darn delicious? I LOVE those fries. My mouth is [...]

So I made this totally functional advent calendar (I’ve been looking to purchase one for two years and have yet to find one that meets my expectations, but that’s another story) and filled each day with two chocolates and a note on which was written a holiday activity to do that day. I was [...]

Have I mentioned that the Port City Market has switched to Saturday mornings for the winter? It’s delightful. It’s lovely fall mornings shared with lovely people and their homegrown and homemade goods. It’s cozy. We were on the news a few weeks ago and there’s a quick view of our [...]

It has only happened a few times this summer- the oppressive heat lifting for an afternoon walk. Yesterday it rained all morning and although it was still humid, the air was slightly cool in the afternoon. Jack and I took advantage of it by going for a walk. We live in an [...]

goodbye trips to the fire station, car overflowing with milk jugs and shampoo bottles.
goodbye tripping over bags of aluminum cans and boxes of cardboard in the garage.
hello lovely curbside recycling can.

As we were in bed this morning having our pre-day cuddle session we heard what sounded like our garbage truck outside, but different. We [...]

A lovely old home in our neighborhood caught on fire last year and on a recent walk with Jack and Garth, we were tempted to venture inside. After several minutes of whispered debate (“do you think we should?” “I don’t know, do you think we should?”) and a thorough check of the lot [...]

Saturday marked the first farmers market of the season, and my very first market or show of any kind. I’ve been preparing for weeks, trying to plan a booth and have things to fill it with while making sure that Jack Danger was fed and happy.
We woke early and filled the car with all [...]

The King & Queen of Spain came to visit Pensacola yesterday for it’s 450th birthday. Garth and I rode our bikes to the festivities and got to see the King and Queen (and Governer Crist and Senator Nelson of Florida, and their amazingly large entourages) visit Ft George before their public appearence in downtown [...]