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Amavida Coffee is now selling their Seaside blend of coffee. Pick up a bag today. This is a great gift for any coffee lover in your life. The smell of the Fair Trade Certified coffee beans is divine.

I’m so proud to have been asked to write the description for the packaging. Thanks Dan and crew at Amavida!

The next time you are in Seaside, head over to Seaside KIDS and check out the new paint job on the little playhouse. It is super cute and kids are flipping out over “the big doggie house.”

Seaside KIDS is also selling Bud (Robert and Daryl Davis’ beloved pooch) T-shirts and hats. Fun stuff for summer.

I’m so excited about the new SEASIDE coffee. Amavida has created a special roast for the community of Seaside. This bag will be for sale at Amavida, and will be placed in every Cottage Rental Agency cottage.

So why am I stoked? Because I wrote the offical Seaside description on the bag! I can now add commerical packaging to my writing portfolio, and I, for one, think that is a pretty cool thing. I’ll post pics as soon as I can get my hands on a bag.

I had the privilege of visiting Robert Wheeler’s farm in Chipley, Fl. recently and wrote about it for the Seaside paper. I wasn’t able to place this photo of eggs he gave me though. Robert doesn’t sell eggs, but was kind enough to give me a dozen (along with a bag of snow peas). What was so cool was that two of the eggs had a beautiful greenish blue hue. He told me why, it was the type of chicken that laid the egg. They didn’t taste any differently from the other eggs, but it added some fun to breakfast.

Robert and lots of other dedicated folks are selling their produce and items at the farmer’s market in Seaside. It’s every Saturday now – which I’m glad of. I could never remember the dates before. If you’ve never been, go check it out.

Buy one now!

For every gift certificate that is sold, owner Nikki Nickerson is donating HALF to a new charity she has created to help family cope with the bills when someone they love is suffering from cancer.

I hated that we didn’t have room to run this amazing story in the Rosemary Thymes, but we’ll get it in the August edition. In the meantime, go buy a gift certificate for a great cause. Heck, you could even buy one, and then use it immediately for your meal.

Okay, so the event planners over at Alys Beach are pretty creative folks. So you know when they team up with the REP Theatre, fun is going to ensue.

For $10 they had a friendly Sumo match out on the lawn. It was hysterical to watch. If you look CLOSELY you can tell that is town founder Jason Comer doing a head stand in the photo below. Now that’s a man that supports the theater.

This dress is so cute it makes my teeth hurt.

If you’ve never been to Gigi’s Fabulous Kids’ Fashion and Toys you owe yourself a visit. It’s a wonderfully imaginative place. Seen here is an Oopsy Daisy Baby skirt.

Rosemary Beach is fast becoming THE place to be on Easter morning. There is church service on the green, an egg hunt, photos with the Easter bunny and a fabulous brunch outdoors.

We didn’t have room for this little gem, and I didn’t catch the child’s name … but I love this photo.

This made me laugh loudly. Even town co-founder Robert Davis is not immune to the parking regulations in the town he created. Seen here is his beloved car with a (gasp) ticket on the windshield.

Congrats again to Perspicasity. The outdoor store has thrived in its 25 years and still manages to carry wonderful beach-perfect clothing and accessories after all these years.