“Boxed”
One-Word Wednesday 7/2/25
Tag: Fun
Miami Day Five: Train-ing Back
After another yummy breakfast on our little balcony …
… and saying goodbye to our Miami Fortune House Airbnb …
… we headed to the Miami Amtrak and started homeward bounding. (Why do vacations have to end? Who came up with that idea?)
Soon after we boarded the train, the rain started to come down! (Bad weather had not been a problem at all during our lovely stay.)
But actually, lying back in our reclining chairs, the rain was rather nice.
Of course, a little later, our Travel Buddies begged to go with us to the Dining Car for lunch …
Oh look, here’s our delightful new-bestie and train car attendant Jasmine …
Perhaps the most surprising aspect of this train trip has been the really good quality of the food.
Dinner tonight was Flatiron Steak.
Well, our little roomette has been magically transformed into cozy berths. The travel buddies are vacation-exhausted. We’ve brushed our teeth and said our prayers, so it’s time to say “Goodnight.”
Safe Travels to You!
Miami Day Four: South Beach-ing
Breakfast on our little balcony.
With pastries from the Bakery at Versailles (from yesterday).
Left to right: Millefeuille au Caramel, Pistachio Cannoli and Tarta Santiago.
Oops, I smudged the Tarta Santiago. Here’s what it looked like before:
“Tarta de Santiago, or St. James Cake, is an almond cake from Galicia with its origins in the Middle Ages. The cake is a simple base of almonds, sugar and eggs, usually flavored with cinnamon and lemon zest.
It’s easy to identify it as it’s almost always adorned with powdered sugar with an imprint of the Cross of St. James, also known as the Cruz de Santiago.” sundaybaker.com
Now you know.
Stuffed, we made our way over to Miami Beach, South Beach to be specific, for a little morning “swim.”
Sun-tired, we trekked across Ocean Boulevard to one of my favorite restaurants from yesteryear, News Cafe.
Goodbye News Cafe. We had a great time.
Before heading back to downtown Miami, we Ubered over to the Lincoln Road Pedestrian Mall. Why? Because in my memory (from academic conference trips to the University of Miami a couple of decades ago) Lincoln Road was filled with all these quirky shops, bars and restaurants. No more. Big name stores everywhere.
But we did see this:
A terrific day at the beach.
One-Word Wednesday 5/28/25
“Bread”
Adding a freshly baked baguette to our delicious breakfast purchase at hip and first-time-we’ve-been-there Sixby.
And having it later for lunch …
Five Friday Happy Bringers 4/9/25
My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.
1. HR’s cute Star Wars excitement.
2. Finding Benny and best buddy Huggy Kitty still fast asleep when I walked into the living room at about 6 am the other morning.
Just in case you want to know more about Huggy Kitty, here’s a previous post that explains, in far too much detail …
3. Being able to go to the grocery store and buy food. What a blessing.
4. Our new buddy Greenie, who has taken up residence in our Potted Plant Garden in front of our apartment.
No, no, that’s not part of Greenies‘s body. Here he is, truthfully exposed.
5. Continuing today’s animal theme, this friendly blackbird (grackle?) I had a little conversation with the other day.
Happy National Unicorn Day!
If it weren’t for this display near the entrance to Kroger, I might have missed this IMPORTANT CELEBRATION!
My Saturday Evening Post: 3/29/25 “I Get Knocked Down”
Walking into The Fresh Market the other day, the first thing that greeted me was this, uh, spring display with, uh, colorful hyacinths.
Goodness!
Poor things.
I tried, but nothing I could say would cheer them UP.
I finally succeeded with this lively little ditty …
And that is my Saturday Evening Post.
Five Friday Happy Bringers 4/4/25
My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.
1. Morning Glory.
2. Simple Beige Beauty.
3. The inhale and the exhale.
And the oft-forgotten mindfulness of the inhale and the exhale.
4. The Breath of Fresh Air Robert and I are experiencing with the television reality series, “Love on the Spectrum.”
“Overview: Seven adults with autism dive headlong into a dating group to explore the unpredictable world of romance, tackling misconceptions about both themselves and how they want to live.” (Series Website)
We recently stumbled upon season two and are working through it now.
5. Playing hide and seek with a Japanese Flowering Cherry tree near us here in historic district Savannah.
May you experience a Bit of Play somehow this spring weekend.
One-Word Wednesday 4/2/25
“Respite”
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