Buen Camino Peregrino!

All good things come from above. James

Ana's Place for the Ordinary.

Ana's Place for the Ordinary.

Buen Camino Peregrino!

Monday, July 30, 2012

Back to South Beach and more...



Life is slowly returning to what 'was' prior to my European re-unification. I  am slowly and lethargically preparing to face the unexpected challenges that meet and greet me from sun up to sunset and some times even while I sleep.

Knowing full well that my reconnect with Florida has been bumpy- at best, my daughter and son-in-law invited me out on a date last Friday night.  I sometimes forget  that we natives are extremely fortunate  to be in spitting distance from infinite variations of  local paradise; fifteen minutes from anywhere we can indulge in an outrageously luxurious multi-cultural international city-scape.

And... as for today, my return to life and art is still at low tide, the following are visuals that illustrate the indescribable evening this Momma spent with her besties; an evening that kept us out and about past two a.m.-- very a-typical for me!

The first stop was the dinner stop at an amazing Sushi place just east of of  North Bay Village, Katana Sushi.  A small, low lit restaurant with a unique dining experience called Kaiten sushi. We waited to be seated for a bit, but it was worth it.  The  term Kaiten is used to describe sushi places that have plates with sushi on boats or conveyor belts circling... We hungry sushi lovers were not shy and proceeded to pluck sushi off boats that traveled on a steady stream of water next to our table.  In the middle,  an expert chef would prepare different entrees and then place them onto the current.  Needless to say, we did Titanic type damage to the dinner vessels. 



Loving me some eel sashimi!

The night was still young at this point!


Lincoln Road was buzzing with locals, tourists and families into
the wee hours of the morning!

Portofino handbags! All Italian leather- wuzza!
I swore to return...I am in love!


Salsa Mia! Salsa Classes over
YUCA: Young Urban Cuban Americans (That's us!)
Let there be ART at the LIK Gallery!
 I made a new friend, William.
  I don't know how much alcohol was in his Red Solo Cup,
but after a private tour and several
outbursts of just how beautiful he thought I was,
I too promised to return to to the Museum just to hear him say it all over again!
Laughing Out Loud (LOL)!




Nespresso Cafe! Best time at a coffee shop ever!
Nespresso Monster Coffee Maker!
Nespresso Cups and a storefront!
Ali's new clickers!


I think this portrait of a lady was created just for me!
 She pretty much expressed my mood on Friday.
I will call her Ana-is-a-smiling- Britto!



Riding around SoBe in the Mustang with the top down.

And a good night was had by all!
Buen Camino en Miami, FLA!

Thursday, July 12, 2012

161 To Go, Please!


So this is my field, this is my glass on my windowsill that overlooks my field and this is me sitting behind it all ...three days ago... Although I am physically back in town, I am admittedly waiting for the rest of me to catch up!


I confess, this is a tough one,  I am ONLY inching my way back to reality starting today. The 'Great Disconnect" is not quite over.  I am not feeling any great urges to come back to what was prior to Portugal 2012. 


Disclaimer: I ask my friends to be patient with me... and you know who you are....thanks.

'True that' while overseas (from day one) I faced several impossible issues relating to my laptop, IPad and mountain wireless-ness, so I decided to let all systems go and just enjoy a world once forgotten by me.  Prehistorics like myself had no choice in the early sixties but to gather around a table to talk...no choice. Conversations, laughs over cafe, hugs when needed and facial expressions that could only be enjoyed face à face were the staples of the day.  Thanks to Portuguese mountains and fresh air, the great disconnect was a perfect venue to truly relax! Amazing! 

With all this said, I hope to make my return gracefully to Miami et.al. on one condition; 161 days to Portugal! Fingers crossed.


Buen camino - back to Miami!