The New Library

In just a couple of weeks we will begin the process of moving into a brand new building, the NEW North Tampa Library.  Right now it is empty, and very grand.  And the staff are getting excited!

Our New Buddha

Dylan enjoys the statue we won at the Pesto Festo silent auction.

Pesto Festo

We celebrated Pesto Festo, the annual end of the season fundraiser for Sweetwater, on May 2nd.  I hung out for a while with Kaiser and some friends by the creek.  I really enjoyed listening in as Kaiser and Chloe discussed the fact that the sounds of their names started the same way even though they had different first letters.  Early literacy skills at work!
Lorie was volunteering, she washed the greens for the salad, lots and lots and lots of fresh greens.  Then hung out with us and Judy and Billie for supper.
I participated in the first (and last?  or annual?) organic fashion show.  Here is one of my outfits; I bought the pants.
The food was great.  

So was the music.  Dance music courtesy of the Urban Gypsies, enjoyed by all, hula hoops or not.

The Negrons Visit

Val and Tony came for a visit during their spring migration back north.  We had fun at Demen's Landing in St. Pete even though American Stage in the Park sucked this year.
We had a great time with Val and Tony,
and with the extremely lovable Toby.

Spring Break in Washington DC (the end)

We spent a rainy day at the Newseum and even got to do some reporting!

We had a great time in DC, we always do.

Got to see some good theater at one of our old favorites, the Studio Theater and a new favorite, Wooly Mammoth.

Enjoyed massages and facials at a nearby yoga studio, Tranquil Space.

Spent a lot of time and, somehow, not a lot of money in a couple of great bookstores, the always fun Kramer's, and a good used bookstore, Second Story, across the street from one of our very favorite pizza places ever, Pizzeria Paradiso.

Till next visit....

Spring Break in Washington DC (part 6)

The new National Museum of the American Indian is fantastic, inside and out, (including the cafeteria).

Best of all, my mom came down from NY and her (and our) friend Sally from Baltimore, to spend the day at the museum with us.

Spring Break in Washington DC (part 5)

We couldn't get into Congress and we couldn't get into the White House either.  This is the best glimpse we could get.  No Obamas in sight.  But it was nice to know they were around.
We put miles on every day, walking into neighborhoods all over the place.  Really enjoyed the walk into Georgetown, crossing the creek, feels like a small town (though it gets upscale, chain store, and touristy pretty fast) and we had a wonderful crepe brunch here.