Creative Loafing

Outside of Florence, Italy 2007

Solitude on the Piazza

Photos furnished by:

Photographer Friend,

R. Diane Palermo

We are soaking up the Sarasota Culture, shop, sun...Ahhh
Reading ~
Leonardo da Vinci created a mural his contemporaries regarded as an even greater masterpiece that "The Last Supper. Painted on a wall in Florence's Palazzo Vecchio. "The Battle of Anghiari" later varnished when the building was remodeled. Some experts believe it still exists, however, hidden behind another wall that bears a newer mural. Investigators are using advanced technology to detect the possible presence of Leonardo's missing tour de force. Let this be a metaphor for the work you have ahead of you. It's a perfect time to search for lost brilliance that's stuck behind a barrier or buried treasure. Once you find it, then you can free it.

Rob Brezsny

Traveling with a friend who shares my enthusiasm for photography quickly becomes 'creative loafing.'

Kids Menu

Finally are seeing

"Menu for Kids of All Ages"

in many restaurants. HOW NICE.

Yease ago, my children put me on to the fact an adult can order a "Happy Meal"...and I get a toy. GREAT!

Am forever needing new little things for the grandchildren.

Looking over the Kids Menu, unfortunately they aren't very extensive therefore we find it is still best to split a meal.

One nice meal with an extra salad and is enough food for two people, unless you are a laborer and need the extra calories.

We have found the best restarunts all over the world are happy to accomodate this for travelers.

Only once this didn't work out for us.

In a very nice Seafood resturant the server informed us the meal we had ordered which was on the menu for $30 wasn't enough to share. "You are kidding?"

We looked at each other...did we look as if we needed lots of food?

We thought not.

We took a sip of our water, thanked him and walked out.