Went to the Luminary Art Walk on Friday evening. Fun, as always!
I forgot to take photos at Pepper Creek Pottery and River Safaris.
What was I thinking?
But we had a great time and enjoyed talking to the artists and all of the out of town visitors to Old Homosassa.
Just wich we had a few more art galleries!
A couple of our neighbors suggested we stop at the Suncoast Diner.
We were like.
Really?
But, after a few months, we decided to actually try the place.
So that was Sunday and I wanted to go to a nice place in Crystal River on the water.
But then reality hit me in the head and I knew that experience would be something like our dining at Stumpknockers on the River last week. Lots and lots and lots of tourists and our northern friends. And a very long wait at the ladies room.
So we stopped at Suncoast Diner. Someplace I really never expected us to try.
Here it is…
The place was PACKED! No tables open. We sat at the bar. I can’t actually ever remember sitting at the bar of a diner. (I’ve sat at plenty of bars but not at a diner bar before–well, I might have either blocked it out or just don’t remember)
It was interesting. We got to watch the two cooks slaving over a hot stove and the two servers rushing around. Kind of fun. Kind of different. And I gotta say, our lunches were unbelieveably good.
And huge!
The only complaint I have is TOO MUCH FOOD! Guess what we had for dinner? Blackened chicken and chicken parmesan.
Gotta say those are the BEST FRENCH FRIES ever. I’m not a big FF lover. Mostly because they are pulled out of the bag and thrown into the fryer. Blah.
Not these, when I told our server how much I loved them, she said that it takes two days to make the fries.
We loved the place SO much that Terry said, wonder what breakfast is like? I responded, if we are going, it’s gotta be before Wednesday cause that’s when I post.
So we went yesterday. About 8:30. On our way to Home Depot. (A whole ‘nother story about poor customer service which I’m not going into.)
I said in last week’s restaurant post that I usually don’t go out for breakfast because it’s pretty easy to make at home. So I ordered a vege omelet because that’s the kind of stuff we DON’T keep at home. Cause peppers and onions and mushrooms aren’t going to be eaten by anyone but me. And then they go bad. Jeeezeee, veges gone bad. Hate it.
Our breakfasts were so good.
And, again, too much food. I wasn’t crazy about the biscuit but I’m pretty picky about my carbs! Everything else was EXCELLENT!
Terry had the two egg platter.
Perfect.
Food is excellent. Prices are good. I even like their unmatched chipped plates and retro glasses. I understand why they got the “Best of the Best”. Yum.
They’ll probably be calling us by our names soon.
Kind of like Coyote Cafe.
One more yum.
The other day I was looking out the sun room windows and saw this guy on the boat dock.
So went out to see what I could see.
I keep a pretty safe distance when the otters visit. They can be a bit cranky. When they’re in the water they usually bark at me. But when on the dock, they often just ignore me. Like this guy.
When the sun left the kayak ramp, so did the otter.
So what are you doing this weekend? I’m planning on continuing to get some gardening done. Supposed to be a bit cooler than average but the sun will be shining. This has gotta be the last cold snap, right? We just finished rebuilding and painting the trellis. So much more to do.
The Homosassa Library started it’s annual Spring sale yesterday. It’s called a fire sale this year because the storage building they were using for the books burnt down along with all the donations. But the people of Homosassa stepped up and donated more. It runs through Saturday so you still have time to pick up some good bargains.
It’s March on Tuesday. (Zowie–wasn’t it just Christmas?!) And it will be a busy month. Besides St. Patty’s Day and Easter, there are a lot of local events.
March 4th and 5th is the 16th Annual Luminary Art Night. From 5 – 9. This is always a lot of fun. All the local art shops will be open late and the sidewalks will be lined with luminaries. We’ll be there, as usual. Love this event! Hey Ellen and Bill–is this on your calendar????
The Shrimpapalooza is on March 19th. But I won’t be there. What???? I know. Craziness. I love the Shrimpapalooza golf cart parade and I read somewhere that the Shriners will be there in their little cars. Or did I dream that? Sometimes I get reality and my dreams mixed together. (normal? no? should I be worried?)
So what am I doing? I’m off to BANJO CAMP! So excited. I’m trying to not think about what I’m going to miss at the Shrimpapalooza. Jeeeze. Last year Banjo Camp was the same time as the Cedar Key Art Festival, which is also known as MERMAID WEEKEND–my annual fun weekend with my mermaid friends.
Since Terry is the chairperson for the Homosassa Festival this year, we plan to attend as many of the local festivals as possible. Just to see how the other places handle their events. The Festival committee plans to make this the best festival ever!
Hope to get to these two…..
The Floral City Strawberry Festival is on March 5th and 6th.
The Swamp Fest in Weeki Wachee is March 11, 12 and 13th.
I’ll definitely be at the Cedar Key Festival on April 8 and 9th. Cause that’s MERMAID WEEKEND! And I already missed it last year! Oh right, I already whined about that.
You’ll probably be reading a lot about the Homosassa Festival here over the next several months.
I just finished the logo…. 
The new Arts and Crafts application for 2016 will be on the website on March 1st. www.homosassaseafoodfestival.org.
There’s more. There always is! I’ll tell you about it next week!
Have a great weekend!
Kathy