some girls buy shoes...

...guess I'm not one of those girls

Test driving this beauty this weekend.

rainy day at the beach

1T darkest, best cocoa available

1T granulated sugar (or vanilla bean simple syrup)

1T butter

melt in microwave; stir together
(or use chocolate chips rather than three ingredients above)

Stir together in separate dish:

2 oz heavy cream

2 oz 2% milk (whatever you have; the richer the better)

microwave just below boiling point

stir chocolate mixture into warm milk

add touch of vanilla extract

whisk to mix well

enjoy

(yield 1 small, quite rich glass of hot chocolate)

reading "A Movable Feast" and watching the rain...

"...praise for the morning..."

after the rain

reading "Chasing Sylvia Beach"

If you loved "Midnight in Paris," you will love this book...

"feels like rain..."

the beach

jingle of ice cream truck
squeals of happy children
swish of gentle waves
warmth of Gulf breeze

another day in paradise

I thought I was on vacation!

FL sunset