We took another road trip this past week. This time to Florida to visit more family and for a little fishing. John fished for fish and I fished for vintage goodies. It was a wonderful visit with my two oldest grandkids and their mom and bonus dad.
Look at this wonderful 75 drawer unit. It was from the US Patent Office and consisted of 5 stackable units. If we could have fit it into the car, it would be mine right now. Unfortunately for me, in our choice of mode of transportation, gas efficiency won out over haul-ability. Next time.
This was the view from our hotel room.
The other side of the hotel looked out onto the Gulf. It was lovely.
Here is number 1 granddaughter modeling her homecoming dance dress for me. Another lovely view.
We visited the Salvadore Dali museum in St Petersburg. What a great museum with a wonderful tour full of information and interesting asides from the guide. No photos were allowed inside but outside they had some Dali inspired views.
Have you ever seen or tasted Dragonfruit? #1 granddaughter is adventurous in every way and chose this for breakfast. The outside of the fruit looks like a giant flower. When the hard outer part is cut, the creamy interior is exposed for scooping. The black specks are little edible seeds. It has a unique flavor, not sweet, not tart.
Your trip sounds awesome! I'd comment more on that but I can't tear my eyes away from that drawer unit...seventy five drawers...oh my. It is GORGEOUS! That is seriously one of the coolest furniture/storage pieces I have ever seen! I have this theory that if I just had enough drawers I'd be the most organized woman in the world... ;)
Dragon fruit, I've never had it fresh but we bought some dried and it tasted like nothing, like..no sweet, no sour just dry nothing. So I do hope the fresh was tastier. :)
Posted by: TACE | Monday, 05 October 2009 at 09:34 AM
Those drawers look like they belong in my studio!!
I went to the Dali museum in Paris, and really enjoyed it :)
Posted by: Rachel Greig | Monday, 05 October 2009 at 04:21 PM
#1 Granddaughter is beautiful! What a great trip!
Posted by: Leslie Gfeller | Tuesday, 06 October 2009 at 01:27 PM
Hi Ginny, I hope you and John had a wonderful time. It sounds like you have. The weather had been really nice last week too. Your granddaughter is gorgeous...heart breaker for sure. Please tell me where you found the drawers. I live about an hour away from where you were visiting. If they are still around I'd love to see if they fit in DH's truck.
Cheers,
D in FL :D
donatelloh at hot mail dot com
Posted by: Donna H | Friday, 09 October 2009 at 02:22 AM
Donna: The drawers were actually in an Antique Mall somewhere in the Carolina's. We stopped at so many on our way down and our way back that we can't remember.
TACE: I agree that if only we had the right drawers we would be organized. I am working on it!
Leslie: Kelsey is also a real sweetheart. One of these days we might all be in the same place at the same time.
Rachel: Loved the museum and will put the Paris one on my bucket list.
Posted by: ginnycartersmallenburg | Friday, 09 October 2009 at 10:43 AM
Thanks for letting me know. I pretty much scour the area here for finds like that drawer set and wondered how it escaped me. The Carolinas are a bit far for me to travel right now. :( Oh well, the pursuit continues...
I love the Dali museum too. Every time my BIL visits it's the first place he wants to go. I've seen something new every time we go. They had a fantastic show a couple years ago with both Dali and Warhol. It's definitely a great local treasure.
Thanks again for letting me know.
D in FL :D
Posted by: Donna H | Saturday, 10 October 2009 at 04:02 PM