I remember 10-year-old me being envious of the cool Pinewood Derby cars my cousins Josh and Jarvis had made in Scouts. “It’s strange the stuff we remember” — indeed.
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Blogging as a Gift
Engagement is the powerful drug of social platforms. Sometimes it is blatant and in your face, such as a notice that your post is trending. More often it is wrapped as a feature, such as analytics as addiction letting you know how many views, likes, and other such engagement your …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Blogging as a GiftFlorida Spring Break: Day 5
Up at 7:00 am. Leave Airbnb at 7:30 and drive to Turner’s donuts for breakfast Drive to Kennedy Space Center Listened to Nintendo Direct — Switch 2 on the drive. Experience Kennedy Space Center: Rocket Garden, Astronaut Hall of Fame, VIP behind the scenes bus tour, Saturn V …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Florida Spring Break: Day 5Stopped at Turner’s Donuts to get a bite before hitting the road.
- Jamie: Cherry Cake, German Chocolate
- Tyler: Raised with White Frosting, Bavarian Cream
- Tammy: Chocolate Cake, Chocolate Iced Cruller
- Mazie: Blueberry Cake, Sour Cream Old Fashioned
All that, with a coffee, for $11.
Florida Spring Break: Day 4
Mazie and Tammy run on the beach. Tyler and Jamie go to North Shore Cafe but it’s closed. Instead they go back to Mademoiselle Paris for coffee and an eclair. Tammy meets up with Tyler and Jamie at Ginny and Jane E’s for breakfast. The crème brûlée French toast is very good. …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Florida Spring Break: Day 4Tammy and I at sunset on Anna Maria Beach. 🥰
Sunset from Anna Maria Island.
Finished cycling 4.64 miles in 30.1 minutes. We actually rode twice this but I only recorded the route from Smoqehouse back to the Airbnb. There is really just the one main road that goes up Anna Maria Island. It has a bike path on the side so is an okay ride even though there can be a lot of traffic. 🚴♂️
SMOQEHOUSE
Smoqehouse opened in 2016 in the now defunct Faribo West Mall in Faribault, MN. This was a short drive from our cabin and they had delicious pulled pork sandwiches. This became a regular part of our cabin weekends — a dinner visit to Smoqehouse. A year after opening this first …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: SMOQEHOUSECrysten’s AMI Boat Tour
We had a fun afternoon with Crysten’s AMI exploring the bay side of Anna Maria Island with our guide Jeremy. We snorkeled on a sand bar in the middle of the bay finding sand dollars, crabs, and shells. Then found two groups of manatee as well as dolphins getting dinner. These …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Crysten's AMI Boat Tour