Yesterday was the second day of the three-day inaugural Siesta Key Crystal Classic Master Sandsculpting Competition (Nov. 18 – 21, 2010) and thanks to my friends at the Sarasota Convention & Visitors Bureau, I was able to see the magical sand masterpieces being created out of the quartz sand.
I saw “La Cenerentola” (Cinderella) at the Sarasota Opera Wednesday night. There was no fairy godmother, no singing mice, no pumpkin-to-carriage-to-pumpkin vehicle, and no glass slipper. Yes, my cultural exposure of Cinderella prior to that evening has been the Disney version. Thankfully, the core of the animated version is much like the opera version: Cinderella…
Living in an apartment and spending much of my time traveling, I don’t have the ideal situation for a garden. I’ve tried growing herbs and tomatoes but they usually wilt away due to lack of watering. That’s why I was soooo excited to learn about Hydro-Taste U-Pick Hydroponics Farm in Myakka City, Fla., near Sarasota….
Today was the 6th Annual Museum Day hosted by Smithsonian Media which meant participating museums across the country offered free admission for two people. I opted to revisit the John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota and see what’s new since my last visit, which I can’t recall when that was. Plus, I…
Guess what. There STILL is no oil on local beaches. This photograph was taken on Siesta Key Beach, June 20, 2010. Enjoy!
Libby’s Cafe & Bar in Sarasota, Fla., was the perfect place to enjoy a girls’ night out with my Mom and Aunt S. who were visiting from out of town. Champagne at dinner. Perhaps I’m a little jaded but I don’t need a special occasion to drink a little bubbly when going out to dinner…
I collected rabbits a long time ago – ceramic, glass, metal, wood, whatever. While browsing through the treasures at the Sarasota Architectural Salvage booth at the Sarasota Farmers Market, I fell in love with these cast iron bunnies. And yes, one made it home with me.
Does anyone ever win those Twitter contests? Indeed they do, I finally won one! Not that I enter many but when I saw the Sarasota-Manatee Originals were giving away $25 dining certificates every weekday between Dec. 1 and Dec. 24, knew I had to enter and I won! How can you win? It’s pretty easy…
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