TeamReedBlog.2020

 We're off to a great Thanksgiving holiday start and what may be a great tradition: vacation BEFORE the big meal. Part 1 of the #ThanksgivinginFExtravaganza began with a flight to Orlando and a 2.5 hour drive straight to Tampa on Friday. We had just enough time to pop in for a delightful and informative time at the Dali museum where I, for one, learned a lot more about the mustachioed artist than I had known before. Perhaps the most fun fact was that he was such a gifted artist in school - and there was plenty of evidence to show he could draw/paint startlingly realistic imagery - that he declared there was nothing his teachers could teach him. He was promptly expelled. The fantastical stuff he's known for responds to his rejection of the realities of war and authority figures. Super cool stop. We had dinner at a great place with our friend/advisor Joe Hudson. Read more about that in the food section below. Downtown Tampa was hopping Saturday evening, in part because of a pro h...

I'm still kind of in awe of these dahlias, which refuse to stop budding even though their cold-weather cousins are sitting right there, screaming that their time in the sun is waning and it's time for them to shove over for autumnal decor.  I don't know why the mums are so convinced they're right: They're within the shadow of monster canna lilies, which also refuse to acknowledge the change in season regardless of how many brittle, cinnamon-colored oak leaves kiss them as they drift to the ground. I'm not complaining. I love the duality as I often find myself on the border of things. I spent a good portion of the weekend scooping up magnolia leaves that had filled my driveway. We get a lot of enjoyment out of that tree, which technically belongs to my neighbor, Lois. It's a gorgeous canopy over our driveway and back stoop table. It's next to magical in the spring and summer. I keep threatening to thread it with outside lights, and the Captain keeps remin...