Friday, June 24, 2016

Keep Your Shirt On!

My beloved nephew, Dana, seems to be following in his father's (my oldest brother) footsteps, sharing his penchant for Jimmy Buffett, grass skirts and shell bras:


He seems to be searching for his dignity.

More pics from yesterday:


Mom with her head in the clouds; she had a fall during the island excursion of the trip... not a bad one, but she's sore today.


A couple of pelicans took pity on me and stood still long enough for me to snap a picture. The bubbly area to the middle left of the photo was hiding a very shy manatee.


Another dolphin; the younger ones were quite exuberant and would approach quite closely. We also spotted one of the subjects of their study: Rocky, an adult male dolphin.


Before we left on the cruise we had a light lunch at Snook Inn, this is alligator with a spicy remoulade. We also had conch chowder, Manhattan style, with a nice hit of heat. The kidling had shrimp followed by a slice of chocolate mousse 'cake' topped with chocolate-toffee bits. It was all delicious. 


Fortunately, we were on the last leg of the trip when we saw this heading toward us; we made it back to the dock and had just jumped in the car when it began pouring down. Seriously, it cracked the sky!


Tomorrow is the kidling's birthday and we are, at her request, going to Medieval Times... I spent much of the day today preparing her birthday cake: layers of chocolate cake moistened with a fresh black cherry/peach moscata sirup. It is covered with white chocolate ganache and served with the peach moscata-infused black cherries and the rest of the sirup ladled over. 

Never heard of Medieval Times? (Lucky you! lol) Here's a link where you can see what you're missing---> Medieval Times We'll be eating our dinner with our bare hands . . .

24 comments:

  1. Alligator...tastes a bit like chicken.....or crocodile. The cake sounds wonderful. I wonder what it would cost if professionally made? We had or maybe still have one of those medieval themed restaurants, called Dirty Dicks.

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    1. Have never tasted crocodile... I think it tastes more like fish than chicken, but with a meatier texture than fish. I used to make and decorate cakes professionally; obviously before the tremors started, it was quite fun. Have no idea how much it would cost to buy a similar cake.

      Dirty Dicks? You know that provoked a very juvenile snigger, lol.

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    2. By it I meant alligator, not crocodile.

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    3. I can remember an ad for staff:
      Wemches wanted for Dirty Dicks. I doubt they could run it now...

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  2. I am sorry about your mama's fall. Otherwise it looks like a wonderful day.
    Happy birthday to the kidling.

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  3. Sounds like a wonderful day, good the fall wasn't too bad. Hope the kiddo has a happy birthday. Medival times would scare my ocd lol

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  4. I think your nephew looks delightful in his grass skirt.
    Sorry to hear your mum had a fall, hope she feels less sore by now.
    Kidling's birthday cake sounds yummy. Happy Birthday to her.

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  5. 'Camp' seems a bit of an understatement.

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  6. That cake sounds wonderful. Nice to see you and your family having such a nice time. We don't get pelicans this far inland (Orlando), more's the pity.

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  7. looks like you're having a lovely time .. even with the sword fighting! we always love going to the Renaissance Faire, which looks about the same. plenty of finger foods and meed

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  8. So does alligator taste like chicken? Your nephew's cross-dressing is striking a blow for LGBTQ rights, LOL! Have fun at Medieval Times -- hoping for some photos?

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  9. Dana may never find that lost dignity. *wink*

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  10. I'm glad your mother's fall was a bad one, but falling is bad enough in its self as one gets older.

    I've never eaten alligator but I have cooked and eaten crocodile. I cooked it more often than I ate it...I had croc on menus in a couple of restaurants in which I cooked.

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  11. PS....I love Jimmy Buffett's music... :)

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  12. Oh how fun! What a funny photo. My brother was a parrothead (buffet fan) and took me to a concert once. I wish I could add a photo to comments. It's of me passed out in hay, smoke from barbecues in the background, a white plastic shark, pirates flag too. Too many margaritas! I had a blast.

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  13. Jacqueline!! My friend :) How are you?? I have always wanted to try alligator. Maybe someday. I always loved seeing pelicans when I would vacation in Florida.

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  14. Dolphins AND crocodile, what a trip! Hope your Mom is okay.(How was the crocodile, anyway? Tell the kidlet (if she's still there) that we send our love and birthday hugs!

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  15. Ah, the shell bra. I never thought of that for my grass skirt. And those coconut shells don't come in my size! The shells obviously do -- FLAT!

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  16. Minus the fall, that all sounds like a blast. And so does Medieval Times. Also, reading about that cake is like food porn. I'm gonna go daydream about it now...

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  17. Seaching for his dignity... So that's how it's done, right? ;)

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  18. Looks like you guys are having a wonderful time. Happy Birthday to your daughter!

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  19. We went to medieval times a couple of years ago. Expensive but fun and yummy! Looks like you all had a great day.

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  20. Fun day! We went to medieval times a couple of years ago and we all loved it.

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  21. I hope your mom healed up from the fall. A fall when one has older bones can be hard on the body!

    Medieval times sound fun!

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C'mon, be cranky and let 'er rip!