Food Festival and More

Greetings! Shanan and I had a tremendous visit at Epcot's International Food Festival. This is the second time we’ve attended the annual event. We go for the get-away weekend, the incredible food, the nice FL weather and on both occasions Sister Hazel performed as part of the festivities. The band played three sets and covered a wide variety of songs from their canon. Those guys always make it feel like a family show, but the intimate amphitheater at Epcot creates a wonderful concert experience. 

On the way down we spent Friday night in Valdosta, GA.  We had a grand stay and I loved my pre-dawn run in a part of the city I had not explored previously. Sunday, before we returned home I had yet another lovely jog in Orlando, the city of happiness.  

Get Away. Eat. Enjoy Music. Run.

Tom

Return to Rome for Rocky

Back in August we had a Rome reunion. I posted a blog about the grand day we spent in Rome, GA August 12. In that post I mentioned the Desoto, Rome's Little Theater. The playhouse had a run of the Rocky Horror Show this fall. Joel, Shannan I purchased ticket for the final performance. The evening was especially interesting as it was the Saturday night of the Halloween weekend. That turned out to be a fabulous choice.

All of Rocky's quirky ability to empower the marginalized and outcasts came together to create a rather special occasion. Audience members dressed as characters from the show and just as characters in general. The cast delivered a tremendous performance of songs, choreography and pretty good acting as well. Richard O'Brien would be pleased, for sure.

Before the opening curtain our trio enjoyed dinner at Harvest Moon on Main Street. Let me tell you, this is not the Rome of my youth. Harvest Moon provided haute cuisine with starters such as black eyed pea hummus and entrée items that included tempeh. We followed our posh meal with a live, no holds barred, rendition of Rocky Horror. Rome has captured much of the city appeal while keeping the majority of big city problems at bay. 

Make a Trip to Roam Around in Rome.

Tom