Where's the Heat?

It's a very chilly, damp day in Wisconsin today.

I'm thinking back to a month ago when sweating in Florida...

Did Someone Say Hot?

As promised, it's time to share a few photos from my recent visit to Florida.

We visited Safety Harbor, a small community about 20 miles from the Tampa area.  I love the feel of the community. It's very simple, small and cozy. You can immediately feel the creative air and whimsy of the close neighborhood.

Every third Friday of the month, they have a street fair that consists of live music, food and handmade merchandise. Fortunately, we were there during that time. Main street is busy with activity and people walking the streets on the warm Florida evening.

Safety Harbor is clearly a dog-friendly community. It seems that about half of the festival attendees are proudly walking their favorite four-legged family member.

There are also several shelters among the vendors with some of the most lovable dogs looking for their special new home. Some are young and some are old - but without a doubt, they all are adorable and full of love. As an extreme dog lover, it takes me quite some time to get past all the cute tail-waggers and I do believe if I didn't have to fly back home, I'd have a couple new members added to my family! To everyone's relief, I controlled my doggie-desire and headed back to the hotel fur-free. :-)

Downtown

Pizzeria (Best homemade pizza!)

Time anyone?

My nieces cute feet and sandals :-)

Our hotel from the boardwalk

A sweetie looking out a business doorway while "mom and dad" are working inside

A tree (the trunk and the blossoms up above) - for real!

I don't know what it is but it was sure fun to see

Hot

I'm back from a trip to Florida. I was at a cute little community called Safety Harbor.

It's hot in Florida right now. Really hot. I thought Wisconsin would feel much better. Now it's hot here. I must have brought it right back with me.

I'll try to post some photos tomorrow. . . but right now I'm too hot to do it.

Sick Again. Darn!

I've been absent from the blog scene for a bit now. I was out of town for work for six days and just returned. Sunny Florida! It was great - but cooler than it normally is right now. But the sunshine still felt very good.

Also, upon my return, I've found that I still have a virus on my computer. I thought it was cleared up - but obviously it wasn't. So, I'm on a new clean-up mission. Please be patient with me while I work my way through it - and wish me luck!