On the Road

Road Trip!

April 1, 2021 by KTgreen

We Went Past the Water Tower!

Off to Leesburg to see the Florida State Revenue Office. One of several permits needed to run an event here in Citrus County. There are numerous hurdles to leap but this is the only one that we have to actually make a visit to an out of county office.

Or so we thought.

We’ve done this trip many times. Annually for the Homosassa Arts, Crafts, and Seafood Festival. First time for the Mullet Toss.

And the office was closed. Ha! All these years we had to visit in person. Now, due to COVID-19, all that business is taken care of through email. Why didn’t we call? Because our state is not shut down and we just assumed……

Anyhow. We still went on to our favorite café in Wildwood so it was worth the trip!

Located right on 301 with huge trucks whizzing by. Can’t say that Wildwood is a quaint destination. But Miz Kathi’s is perfect.

Full of antique china, vintage decor, milk glass, cake plates and Southern witticism.

Miz Kathyi's Cotillion Cafe and Sweetery

This is Yankee Tea. Because it is Unsweetened.

While it looks like a place for the ladies, the portions are huge. Not a dainty tea cake in the house.

Onion rings on top of meatloaf on top of smashed potatoes on top of bread with a side of Cajun fries. Terry was ecstatic to get real beef in a meatloaf!

I had a tuna croissant with a side of mac ‘n cheez. Obviously not a diet day!

The place is PACKED! The servers are FAST! (And masked as were all the customers when they came in.) You usually can’t get a table without a reservation. (By the way, there were three men in the café but being a chick place doesn’t bother Terry!)

There’s also a Miz Kathi’s Sweetery right next door in case you get turned away without a reservation.

Highly recommend. We have sent many friends there and they have never been disappointed!

Excited to be out and about again!

Happy National All or Nothing Day!

July 26, 2019 by KTgreen

Celebrated each year on July 26, National All or Nothing Day allows people to throw caution to the wind and go for broke.

And that’s how I feel about peach pie. I’m either going to eat it all. Or nothing. Therefore, there is never peach pie at my house.

We’ve had a LOT of rain this week. The Old Homosassa Learning Center’s Summer Camp theme this week was Nature and they had a lot of field trips planned. They made it to the Salt Marsh Trail on Tuesday but Wednesday’s boat ride was canceled due to thunderstorms. Then on Thursday they all went to the Homosassa Wildlife Park. In the rain. But I heard they had lots of fun! Today is the last day of summer camp since the leaders are teachers and have to get back to school next week to get ready for the new year. I heard rumors that there will be pizza and an ice cream sundae bar for the campers. Best camp ever!

School starts on August 12th. The Old Homosassa Learning Center will be starting the after-school enrichment program shortly after. Just like the camp, all the programs for kids are free!

Our Girl Scout is continuing her scallop shell experiment. Last week she put a gallon of shells in a crab trap off of our dock. We found that the shells were clean by day 3. Two crabs were inside when she checked the trap.

As part of her project, she also put a mesh bag of cleaned scallop shells in a dock on King’s Bay in Crystal River, one off of a dock on the Homosassa River, and a third off of my dock. She plans to leave them in the water for six months to see how the shells fare at the different locations.

Today I have some pics from Tuesday–the only day it didn’t rain.

red-shouldered hawk — It is a bird feeder, right?

The squirrels do not seem too concerned about three hawks hanging out in their yard!

Terry and I went to Blackwater Grill in Yankeetown one afternoon last week for lunch. That’s the restaurant in the Izaak Walton Lodge. This place has changed hands many times. The first time we went (many many years ago) it was a very upscale restaurant and we could only get in with reservations. The next time the food was served on paper plates with plastic eating utensils. So we took it off of our list. We recently heard that it had changed names and the food was better. So we had to check it out. Our lunches were very good. The kitchen was a little slow and our server offered us a free dessert but, unless it’s peach pie, I’m passing.