come follow the spam (allstars)
Joined by Stuart and Christian, we headed over to Hoy Como Ayer to hear the rollicking local Latin jam band the Spam Allstars:
Much later, after dancing with the swaying crowd, Laura was finally able to unpack before we headed to Key West on Friday morning to blue, blue water and white sand.
If you’re into that sort of thing, here it is, your moment of Zen:
Before the beach, though, we started at B.O.’s Fish Wagon,
with sandwiches of grilled shrimp and fried softshell crab,
conch fritters, fries, and Landshark beer.
We walked past paint that crackled on doors,
banyan trees spotted with sunlight,
to Ernest Hemingway’s house and its webs,
famous felines,
and infamous pool.
Walking down the adjoining street past neighborhood roosters,
and a mannequin standing watch,
I knew I would return to see more of this place that deserves a longer turn than a few hours in a Friday day trip. We laughed all the way back, as Laura interspersed cat poetry between our stories from the past few months (this poem is our favorite):
On Saturday morning, back in Miami, there were radishes and turnips in the CSA farm box,
and flowers to enthrall at the Coral Gables Farmers’ Market,
along with stone crabs cooked and waiting to be packed in ice and served with a melted butter sauce at the magic cottage…
Some South Beach wanders later, we headed for the Pinecrest market Sunday morning, to fresh herbs from Redland Organics,
and, in the opposite direction, shapes being twisted in North Beach into fanciful shapes (Laura took a beautiful shot of the work),
before wandering the Miami Festival of the Arts and smiling when we discovered the Spam Allstars playing the festival, this time in the company of a couple wearing unusual footwear.
The North Beach community was dancing together as we left to pick up Jessica for a Little Havana adventure–we walked into a shop on Calle Ocho, ordered coffee, and suddenly, everyone was on their feet.
And that is the one thing I hope Laura will remember South Florida for—above all else, this city surprises with pockets of dancing…
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February 11th, 2009 at 11:30 am
Lovely!!! Thanks again for such an awesome weekend. Still trying to figure out what the moon shoes are called & how we can score some. Miss you!
February 11th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
so glad you visited! I’m researching the shoes too :) Miss you back–