The Essential Beachcomber

Eat your heart out Cake Boss! All it takes is that one phone call.  You know, life is good.  The plan is being followed then ring, ring, ring (or whatever snazzy sound or song you have for a ringtone) everything changes.  This time for me nothing major - just my cousin the cake decorator calling to tell me I'm on my own to make the baby shower cake for my niece Shweekie because she can't get the time off from work. "No problem" I say to her. "RATZ!!" I think as I hang up.   Publix is right across the street. Joan & I had been planning to make cupcakes.  Our illusions of baking grandeur were probably bolstered by watching  too many episodes of Cupcake Wars.  We were making Key lime cupcakes & Chocolate with coconut-filling cupcakes surrounding a sandcastle centerpiece that we were going to create out of foam board. The baby shower was a beachy theme and we thought easy peasy as we high fived each other over the phone.  I know when ...

I have lots of family in town for a baby shower so guess where everyone wants to go first? - Siesta Key in Sarasota of course. Sunsets on Siesta Beach are magnificent.  Everyone has their camera out to capture the perfect picture. The guest of honor at the baby shower is  my niece Shweekie.   Here she is posing for her in-laws who are visiting from Romania.   The camera was purchased with the baby in mind.  Let the photo chronicling begin. Once you take a picture of the kid's name in the sand - it's a done deal.  Julian it is. The sunset just begs to have it's picture taken.  It's new colors every 30 seconds. At low tide the light reflects off the sandbars. I love this girl! Sunset perfection.