SLIDING BACK THRU TIME

When we were making our move...I found some old slide trays.  Sonny happened to be there and gave me a ration of trouble about not tossing them into the infamous 1-800-GOT-JUNK truck.  I said there were very important things on the slide trays.  He was here the other day and is still texting me about being a loser for not tossing them via text. 

So SONNY THIS ONE IS FOR YOU!!

One of them was from my 30th birthday, which is 31 years ago today.  The box top said HAPPY BIRTHDAY! in, if I am not mistaken, Katie's pristine writing.  These were the papers in the box--to be read with the slides.

I would like to share with you this lovely, thoughtful gift, courtesy of the old slides from one of the boxes I would not throw out.  The verbiage is what was written to go with each slide.  I should tell you that Henry and the three kids traveled to all of these places to take the pictures and then worked together (like a school project) to put together the slide show.

1. Happy Birthday? Let's leave our house for your 30th birthday.

 2. Would you like to go to Publix to go shopping?

 3. Or maybe there is a letter in our box?

 4.  How about a swim meet at the UM?

(Slide from the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce)

5.  Maybe a beautiful house in Coral Gables??

6. You had better go to your bank and get some cash,

7. for a movie (some things don't change)

8. Let's just stay home

9. and enjoy Florida!

10. or take a ride to Sanibel!

11. Or swim in the ocean?

12. Go to Disney World?

14. A Big Mac?

15. or a whopper (minus tomato!)

 

16. or a hot 'n juicy!

17. A wet burrito?

 

18. What about spaghetti with butter and garlic?

 

19.  Cafe L'Europe in Palm Beach?

21. A Shopping Spree at K-Mart?

22.  Some new shoes at your favorite?

23.  Big trouble!  It can't be!

24.  Bigger trouble!! Forget it!

25.  The bigest trouble!  Impossible!!

26.  Let's go back to Disney!

27.  Your favorite store!

28.  A New account!

29.  Weren't you just there?

 

30.  LV luggage?

31.  A matching handbag to your wallet?

32.  Lillie Rubin's is closed.

33.    It could be Gucci!

34.  How about a 1/2 hour in Neiman Marcus and 1/2 hour in K Mart.

35.  Back to your favorite shoes!

 

36.  Our favorite luggage

37.  You've got Ultra Swade (yup that is how it is spelled)

38.  How about a weekend in Palm Beach?

39.  Then you are near Burdines!

40.  The "Best" is yet to come!

41.  Worth Avenue?

42. Pay off your Lord and Taylor charge?

43.  Now back to Worth avenue.  I'll bet you think Worth Avenue has something to do wtih your B-Day!!

44.  Your own needlepoint shop!

45. Or maybe your own airport?

46.  Baggage we don't need

47.  Maybe airlines we do?

48.  A Foreign airline?

49. A big jet?

50.  Back to the Bahamas?

51. Maybe St. Louis?

52. or back to Merida!

53.  or "Say Hello to Pan Am?"

54.  Stay in Florida?  Yuck!

56.  Thunder Mountain?

57.  No way??

58.  I really like Disney!

59.  Let's take the kids!

61. Space Mountain!!

63.  These places?

64.  On a big jet?

65.  Big trouble!  Sit Down!  Relax!

66.  No way!

67.  Europe?

68.  Are those tickets?

69.  That's right!  May 2nd this Saturday!

70.  That's right!  Air Florida! Confirmed!

First off this seems like only yesterday -- not 31 years ago.  How many of the icons above are now gone--seriously, who knew Taco Viva would not make it? or Pan Am? or TWA? or Burdines? or Jordan Marsh?  Who knew I would actually have a needlepoint store....or a child?  You never know where life will take you...I just know I am unwilling to throw out the small stuff!!

Onward to 2012...dinner at Michael's genuine:

By the way--Katie's handwriting is still pristine!!

MEMORY LANE IS NOW A SUPER HIGHWAY

For vacation this year, and now living in Florida, we decided to go and visit friends and family throughout the state.

Winter Park Art Festival, long one of my favorite things to do...emerging artists, etc.  

 It began with local artists and now has quite moved on.....

It was a fun, first day...also because I found a wonderful little pair of walking shoes...OTZ

 They have a cork bottom and are sooooo comfortable.  I bought two pair, orange and, of course, black!!


Speaking of shoes...Day two of our vaca. Laura, Michael, Henry and I went to the Art Festival.  Finally found a person who has wilder running shoes than Henry.

Conveniently, Michael was able to take Henry to the place that he bought them and they were able to fit Henry in this pair of wonderful shoes.  Wanted to make sure you got a really good look!!

Then we went to visit some wonderful shops where I found these heads...and a trumpet.

 Next we moved on to Safety Harbor to visit my friend, Andrea.

 and then a fabulous trip to the Chihuily museum in St. Pete

Followed by a dinner at Columbia Restaurant...num-o.  One of my all-time favorite places to eat!!

 We decided to go to Clearwater Beach location--not thinking it was St. Patrick's Day, as well as Spring Break.  Do not even ask how long it took to get there.  If you heard a little murmuring in your ear that night it was probably Henry.


No trip would be complete without a visit to Ted Peters even Guy Fieri says so.

...for me this year, it lost a little of its luster.  I was sick for two days after eating there.  When you go to the rest room and it has a broken slat and they repair it by nailing up the bottom of a box it may have gone too far.

We continued the walk down memory lane with a visit to Longboat Key, and St. Armands Key, home of the very first needlepoint canvas Henry ever got me.  Then on to the seashell capital of the world...Sanibel.  It is remarkable to note that the same people are doing the same things all day long.  The only difference is that we have replaced our parents in the old person role.  Everyone looking for shells in all the wrong places.

for the record...I did go to the beach and I did wear my new shoes...

If you are driving through Florida there is one thing that is essential..a trip to WAFFLE HOUSE  the place where time stands still.

 Then back home to gather the dog and cat:  Denny Crane and Tony Scalia, and head back home.

...and yes, I did knit at the beach.