Welcome to the latest Tales of the Traveling Tote!
Miss Coquille and I were in “the city” for the month of December,
doing all the fun Christmas things
But when we got an unexpected 6 inches of snow,
Miss Coquille was not happy about it…
“I’m freezing!” she exclaimed, and refused to go out
“Cheer up,” I told her, “We’re meeting Emily with Miss Courtney Childs and Ricki Jill with Countess de Monet for lunch at the Grand Bohemian Hotel for lunch in a few days
It is the coolest place,
the roof top bar has a fire pit and Alice in Wonderland chairs
There is a wine tasting bar with great boho decor and
even a wine blending room with purple glass chandeliers
You can actually reserve it and blend your own wine with the help of a sommelier
The dining room is crazy pink, purple and lime green!
We had a wonderful lunch, exchanged little holiday gifts, and we were so busy talking I hardly took any pictures
After a busy Christmas we were both ready for some R & R
“When are we going back to the beach?” whined Miss Coquille
Unfortunately, it wasn’t straw hat and flip flop weather…
“ICE??? Seriously????”
After a very cold January on the coast, where our pipes froze not once but twice,
we headed back north to do mundane things like get my car serviced~
Miss Coquille does feel very important when she carries my laptop, so she didn’t complain
Another fun lunch with the Alabama Chapter of the Traveling Totes
me, Emily and Ricki Jill
We met at the Cheesecake Factory,
and we were very good, we only looked at the cheesecakes!
Recently we have had very spring like weather with temps in the low 80s,
Southern winters can be quite unpredictable!
With a severe case of Spring fever,
Miss Coquille and I headed to a local favorite spot, Aldridge Gardens
Things were blooming everywhere
Stunning Camellias
These gardens are always nearly empty, such a wonderful serene spot to visit
We had some fun with the tortoise and the hare
We traded a chance to hold Miss Coquille for a cart ride
Then we relaxed on a bench to flip through the latest MacKenzie-Childs catalogue
It is full of spring temptations!
Happy Spring!
I am hosting the giveaway this month,
to enter please leave me a comment about a spot you’ve traveled to recently,
as you can see, my life has been pretty boring,
I could use some excitement!
