Some fun in the Sun (Don't Hate Me)

So don't hate me but these are some shots that look very good right about now as we settle into the January freeze. At the end of December we took the family to Key Biscayne for some R & R and we were incredibly lucky with the weather, arriving after one cold snap and before another. We also made it home before the East Coast storm that paralyzed air travel for a few days so no complaints on this end. Especially since this was my view most mornings on my walks.


Thee were my early morning companions.


As well as this guy who is waiting for some crumbs from an early bird family!



And these guys who made a lot of noise.



I did manage to sneak in a little work, meeting finally with Dr. Patty Khuly, who hails from Miami and who wrote the Introduction to Lick Your Plate! She also wrote the Introduction to Homer's Odyssey, the best seller about the blind cat. In fact, she was the vet who saved the cat's life, even though she did so by taking out his eyes. It was great to put a face and a voice together with her great writing style.

We also dined at some amazing South Beach restaurants, a few of which we hope to include in Book 2. Don't you know the chef/owner of the fabulous Ola, Daniel Rodriguez, was sitting at the next table with his family and don't you know he has a dog that he cooks for?! Also the chef from the very exclusive Fisher Island, where we lunched with friends, has a dog he "treats like a child."

But mostly, it was this view.