Last night for supper we met at BurgerFi.
I suppose most people go to BurgerFi for the burgers. After all, it is in their name. I however prefer their New York Style Hot Dog. Something about a grilled hot dog with just the right fixin's hits the spot. I do have them add the neon green relish, both for flavor and for color. So my dog is a kind of hybrid.
So Anne and Steven, Mimi and Papa, and I met up after work last night and had supper together at Burger-Fi. We saw one of our Wekiva Charter Members pulling out of the shopping plaza's lot as I pulled in (Hi, Mary Bell!). I am guessing she had been to Fresh Market, but maybe she was taking supper home to Fred from Burger-Fi...?
Like me, Mimi and Papa have taken to hot dogs at BurgerFi. Anne and Steven went for the burgers. We all enjoy their rings and fries (they call them "Cries and Frys" - clever!).
If you have not tried one of their "Concrete" desserts - well - you are in for a treat. It is ice cream mixed with some other dessert--the standards are Key Lime Pie (last night's choice), something with lots of chocolate, and "Red Velvet". We usually get "one for the table", and a bunch of spoons, and that seems to be just about right. Last night Judy could not be with us, but that did not prevent her from texting us a request that we take home a red velvet "Concrete" for her.
She managed to eat the whole thing...good for her!
You could travel far and wide to find the other "best" hot dogs around the USA. And in fact, I did an article about that very subject recently. You can read it here: Best Hot Dogs in America.
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Thursday, July 31, 2014
There's Plenty of Summer Time Left...
Summer seems to be coming to an end here in Central Florida.
No I do NOT mean the weather. It is hotter than blue blazes just now. Although we have had one of the wettest summers of the 18 we have been in Florida, that has not meant coolness. No it has been heat and humidity, mixed with humidity and humidity and 100 per cent chance of rain for weeks on end. I thought the only rainforest in the continental USA was in Washington state, but I am begniing to wonder if Orlando-land is not creeping up on that statistic, precipitaiton wise.
But I digress as I often do...
Back to summer coming to an end. I can remember when summer ended with Labor Day Weekend. The community swim club closed, the kids (myself inclded) went back to school, and there was just a hint of coolness with the evening breeze. Not so here and now, with school starting up in early August and the cool breeze delaying itself till mid-November or later.
Well, even though the TV is overrun with back-to-school shopping commercials, trust me, there is still time to enjoy summer. If you have not considered it, why not think about a driving trip along one of the more storied roads of our USA. I am speaking of US 10. You thought I was going to say the Pacific Coast Highway perhaps, or Route 66. Both are good choices. But for a different sort of vacation, why not drive the nation, at a pace where you can enjoy it? I did a blog article about that very subject and you can read it here: Best Small Towns on Interstate 10.
Maybe you know some of them?
No I do NOT mean the weather. It is hotter than blue blazes just now. Although we have had one of the wettest summers of the 18 we have been in Florida, that has not meant coolness. No it has been heat and humidity, mixed with humidity and humidity and 100 per cent chance of rain for weeks on end. I thought the only rainforest in the continental USA was in Washington state, but I am begniing to wonder if Orlando-land is not creeping up on that statistic, precipitaiton wise.
But I digress as I often do...
Back to summer coming to an end. I can remember when summer ended with Labor Day Weekend. The community swim club closed, the kids (myself inclded) went back to school, and there was just a hint of coolness with the evening breeze. Not so here and now, with school starting up in early August and the cool breeze delaying itself till mid-November or later.
Well, even though the TV is overrun with back-to-school shopping commercials, trust me, there is still time to enjoy summer. If you have not considered it, why not think about a driving trip along one of the more storied roads of our USA. I am speaking of US 10. You thought I was going to say the Pacific Coast Highway perhaps, or Route 66. Both are good choices. But for a different sort of vacation, why not drive the nation, at a pace where you can enjoy it? I did a blog article about that very subject and you can read it here: Best Small Towns on Interstate 10.
Maybe you know some of them?
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Costal Carolina Antiquing
So, I have been visiting Southport, North Carolina, every summer since 1987. We go to the beach,at Oak Island. When we began these summertime trips, we were expecting our first child and now, that child is about to become a dad himself.
There are many reasons we have savored our family time there. One that I have not mentioned in the blog before now is the antiquing. Down the years, we have found some cool treasures on these side trips of sleuthing for "sleepers" ( items of value or interest to be had inexpensively) in Southport. The framed engraving of John Knox in my office is one of those Southport finds.
If you are headed in the direction of Wilmington NC, it is well worth a visit. To read more, see the link: Southport Antiquing, the article I wrote for the blog "Drive the Nation".
There are many reasons we have savored our family time there. One that I have not mentioned in the blog before now is the antiquing. Down the years, we have found some cool treasures on these side trips of sleuthing for "sleepers" ( items of value or interest to be had inexpensively) in Southport. The framed engraving of John Knox in my office is one of those Southport finds.
If you are headed in the direction of Wilmington NC, it is well worth a visit. To read more, see the link: Southport Antiquing, the article I wrote for the blog "Drive the Nation".
The Flower Fields
If you happen to be traveling to Southern California between now and Mothers Day, be sure to allow yourself enough time to see The Flower Fields in Carlsbad, just north of San Diego. A wonderful feast for the eyes and for the soul, The Flower Fields were created in the 1920s by Luther and Olive Gage. The gently rolling fields are in bloom March through early May, ranunculus blossoms ranging from palest white to vivid fiesta hues spread across the landscape. The Flower Fields are for visitors of all ages. To read more, see the article I wrote for the blog "Drive the Nation": Visit The Flower Fields.
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