We thought we were going to get rained out, but other than some bugs, we had a lovely time exploring Children’s Garden, an outdoor, interactive garden of recycled-ness in Sarasota with the girls.  My sister’s little 3 year old, enjoyed her independence running the “maze”, playing in the sand, and singing on the outdoor stage. [...]
Katie’s field trip to Glazer was wonderful! Â I didnt include images of all the neato interactive things they had for the kids, but I do highly recommend a visit to Glazer…first class. Â I admired their incredible art glass mosaics…imagine the labor of designing, cutting, piecing, installing this.
My husband had a business trip he needed to attend in Naples, and when we arrived at the Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club, I was surprised & delighted that the ceramic fish plaques by James Rice of The Clay Place were so prominent.  I visited The Clay Place several years ago, but couldnt make [...]
So Saturday night I get a text from my mom, who is in town for my dad’s graduation (he’s a prof at Southeastern University), asking if i want to pick blueberries Monday. Â I had only heard we grow blueberries here in Lakeland maybe 2-3 years ago, but had never realized we had “u pick” places [...]