St. Armand's Circle

In an earlier post I mentioned eating at the Columbia Restaurant in St Armand's Circle, located south of Longboat Key, the entry to Sarasota.  It's purely a shopping experience on an island of wealth.

As we walked about on this beautiful 82 degree day we saw several restaurants that were inviting, but Lonna's friend Carol made a strong recommendation to go to Columbia, and we were not disappointed.  As mentioned, Lonna had the 1905 salad, named for the year the Cuban founders opened their first restaurant in Tampa, and I enjoyed the Roast Pork a la Cuban.  Damien, our server, was a pro.

Of all the shops and stores on the Circle, the one that caught our eye and offered our first purchase was Key West Hammocks.  And all we bought from them, albeit a significant purchase, was a swivel hook for our sky chairs at home.

Their sky chairs feature a slide-out footrest that swings back under the chair when you leave it.  All for a measly $469, although I think it was on sale the day we were there.

(You ought to see our swivel hooks.  They're really neat, and only $14.95 each.  A bargain.)

Otherwise it was just a straw fedora for me and a zippered sweatshirt for Lonna.  On a beautiful day.