Exploring Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California was one of those domestic locations where Hubs and I explored freely without bias. While I wish I could say it was because we just suddenly packed up and flew, the sad truth was our network of friends were East Coasters at heart- the few who even knew the location of Santa…

MY FAIR INDULGENCE

To this Tampa Bay resident, the Florida State Fair is very similar to Gasparilla. I can only deal with each one once every few years then I’m good for a while. Instead of beads and beer the indulgences at the State Fair are the food no doubt. Can you fry it? Then you can buy…

MY TAMPA URBAN BIKE ADVENTURE

Rain blinded my eyes. Tires skidded whenever a sharp turn was made. But the cold! AHHH the cold! The soaked clothes didn’t help. I turned to Partner Shoes and asked “Do we keep going?” The day didn’t start out rainy despite warnings from the weather forecast. 25 teams signed up but only 16 arrived to…