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House fire

ROLLO FLAMME — in which one can predict a student exchange program might go south real quick

COLLAB WORK with @unfictinalnightmare for [The chimes of comfort]

CONTENT — takes place after glorious masquerade, our yuusonas (hillary and irene) are yuu, silly shenanigans with hillary and irene, rollo rollo rollo, important things are to be repeated thrice ^-^, irene up to no good :)

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Chapter 1 || Chapter 2 || Chapter 3: The righteous bell keeper || Chapter 4 || Chapter 5 || Chapter 6

At the port of Sage Island, there stood a lone boy with tired sunken eyes on his pale face, dark eye bags marring his skin.

He glanced at the pocket watch in his hand. 7:45am. Damn these Night Raven College mages, at least they should've come earlier for this.

Rollo was beginning to regret agreeing to this whole thing. He cursed the headmage of Night Raven College for getting him involved with the so-called 'Exchange program', especially when Malleus Draconia, that deleterious force of nature was there. That made Rollo narrowed his eyes in revulsion, unconsciously covering his mouth with his handkerchief. 

"Flamme-senpai, what exactly are you doing?"

A calm voice echoed from behind Rollo, unconsciously drawing out a shudder from him. Rollo undoubtedly forgot that beside Malleus Draconia, there was also a Prefect he swore to stear clear away from. But by Seven, seems like it was inevitable. Rollo quickly put on a calm facade and turned around to greet his guide.

"Ah, Ms. Lovejoy, good morning. I was simply feeling a bit underwhelmed with the sudden change in weather."

Irene looked at him with furrowed eyebrows, she could practically tell what he was thinking, it was written all over his face. But she wouldn't called him out on it, out of politeness.

"G'morning."

Hillary trailed behind the ravenette with Grim in her arms. She gave Rollo a curt bow in greeting, ruby red eyes silently judging his appearance.

He looked like one of the more troublesome folks on campus she rather avoid, and look at that hairstyle and the eye bags,... Hillary thought, pursing her lips with a faint judgemental stare.

To a beauty appreciator like herself, Rollo definitely got a negative out of ten. Not that he was unattractive, quite the opposite actually, but just like every other guy she saw (excluding Pomefiore boys), he didn't know how to take care of himself or utilise his looks.

Hillary stared at Rollo unblinkingly, as if she had made something her life mission, and that sent chills down Rollo's spine.

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Irene and Hillary took Rollo on a tour around town before going back to campus.

Irene, as usual, took the lead and introduced to Rollo about Sage Island and Night Raven College in proper tour guide speech, while Grim and Hillary roamed around the marketplace, buying ingredients for their lunch and dinner.

"Let's see... What to cook, what to cook..."

Hillary noted down the list of dishes for the day with a smug smile as she looked at the whole chicken and the cut of beef she bargained for only 500 madols.

The white haired girl takes great pride in her shopping skills. Her ability to bargain along with years of experience always help her bring back cheap yet good-quality ingredients for their daily meals in Ramshackle.

"How about borscht?" Irene suggested, holding up a red beetroot at a vendor nearby.

As much as she hated Hillary, that girl could cook, she had to admit, albeit begrudgingly. She wasn't exactly a picky eater, but some Russian dishes she didn't particularly enjoy was now on her okay list, all because of the snowette.

"Wait, really?" Hillary blinked in surprise, then she shrugged. "Sure, why not. We can make that Vietnamese style chicken curry you like for dinner, then."

Hillary then resumed with her shopping. Irene was looking over Grim and Rollo when she saw a fruit vendor, an evil idea popped up in her mind.

Dark green lips curled up into a mischievous smile, and as Rollo was looking around the town with a bored gaze, she quickly asked Hillary to buy some berries and flour to bake a certain cake.

She simply couldn't wait for dinner to come.

[bluepoodle7]

#KAndKSales #KAndKSalesWhiteZombieMonsterPlush #MonsterPlush #ZombiePlush #Zane#Plushies #PlushPals

This is a K & K Sales White Zombie Monster Plush and it is pretty neat.

This plush says it was made with recycled materials which is neat.

This plush seems to be made with two different materials the face, arms, and legs are a soft plush like material.

While the stomach and butt area is made up of thinner plush material that I would be scared it could easily rip, tear or get tiny holes that need to be sewn up.

This plush can't stand on it's legs so I took pictures of the plush sitting.

The sparkling metallic purple shirt this plush is wearing feels smooth to the touch and is good for protecting this plush's upper half from damage.

This plush is pretty unique but I might take more pictures of this plush with hats to see if he could wear them.

This plush can wear both the toy glasses since this plush has ears and I really like this plush's pointed nose.

I wish the Etsy John Doe plush had his beta design nose similar to this plush but it had the Secret Saturdays cat nose.

🦊 FOX 📼 on X: "doe was SO close to having a big nose, but i didnt put it on him cause i thought he would look too much like my other game's main character. im regretting not putting it on him now 😔 #johndoegame https://t.co/zc2Pnl0XvH" / X (twitter.com)

555622-ss_grp01.jpg (825×960) (gamespot.com)

I always like the one off monster plush designs from K&K Sales and K&K Games but they are hard to identify when trying to see if there are more designs.

This plush is made from the same plush company that made the Giggle Monster and Monster Mania plush lines.

This plush is 18 inches from the top of the head to the foot.

This plush gave me regular guy vibes.

I need to find some clothes that fits this character plush and I want to base my infected realtor au regular guy oc off this plush named Watcher Blockbuster.

A blog about obscurity stuff, plushies and food. on Tumblr - #Watcher Blockbuster

And this plush still has it's hang and tush tags but has this brown stuff on it from the previous owner on the forehead and hang tag that I tired my best to clean but might add it to Watcher's design like how Doe has that purple blush thing he has that appears on his forehead in ending 6 or 7 when nervous.

latest (544×416) (nocookie.net)

Keeping this plush and might call him Zane.

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[SIZE=1][b]Name:[/b] Jess. [b]Age:[/b] Old enough that I'm getting tired of answering this. [b]How did you find us?:[/b] I took a trip into Hell and found you.

[b]Name:[/b] Lazarus Donovan [b]Nicknames & Aliases:[/b] Laz will do. [b]Age:[/b] 40. Though he looks 35. [b]Date of Birth:[/b] May 28th 1971. [b]Gender:[/b] Male. [b]Sexual Orientation:[/b] Questionable. [b]Occupation:[/b] Jack of all trades, that, and he's Twist's hound.

[b]Animal Species:[/b] WereDog. [b]Animal Description: [/b] [IMG]http://breederinfocenter.com/images2/20061111213659_074529_1.jpg[/IMG][LIST]For a supposed medium sized breed of dog, Lazarus’ canine half is actually quite big compared to some dogs and still not the biggest mutt on the block. He stands at 26 inches at the withers, and weighs in at 90lbs of streamlined muscle that can make some humans cringe in fear. From the tip of his nose to the tip of his tail; he’s 5 feet and 4 inches so it’s easy to get scared. He’s not a long coated German shepherd dog at all, though the thick black and tan fur would make you think so. Screw your pure blacks and your pure white variations; he loves his dog form the way it is. It makes it easier to blend in with some working dogs as the breed is generally used for labour. [/LIST][b]Do you have a hybrid/alpha form?:[/b] [URL=http://browse.deviantart.com/?q=Weredog&order=9&offset=96#/d2lw0fb]Scooby Snack? Yeah!... You idiot.[/URL][LIST]Of course he has an alpha form; it was practically beaten into him. Standing roughly at 6’11, and weighing in at 250lbs, Lazarus isn’t that much bigger in this form. Of course he’s a bit menacing but that’s a good thing – so he thinks – and isn’t something that anyone should want to meet in a dark alley in the middle of the night. Laz retains his black and tan markings in this form, though his fur is only a little thinner in this form then his full dog form. He looks like he’s a dog that can walk quiet comfortable on his hind legs really, with cone like ears, a muzzle packed full of fangs and hands with curved claws and a brush like tail. [/LIST][b]Rank:[/b] Rogue. [b]How long has your character been a lycanthrope?:[/b] All his life. [b]Mindset:[/b] Dominant. [b]Power level:[/b] Beta by choice (hides his alpha status).

[b]Face Claim:[/b] Josh Holloway. [b]Description:[/b] [IMG]http://i672.photobucket.com/albums/vv90/bloodwillout/app%20pics/600full-josh-holloway.png[/IMG][LIST]Lazarus is 6’1 inches tall in his human form; he’s pretty average in the height department which is fine with him. He’s your average kind of guy in all honesty, he’s used to hard graft so he’s pretty toned, Lazarus only weighs in at a simply 200lbs even if he doesn’t look like it, and most of the weight’s packed away in muscles. With pale green eyes that darken considerably when he’s angry, the shaggy cut of dirty blond hair, and dusting of stubble finish off his rugged look quite nicely. Some day’s he clips his hair back, sometimes he forgets to shave. It’s not something he really pays attention to.

Does a sense of style matter, really? Well if you insist on it. Laz doesn’t like clothes and he doesn’t exactly hate them either. He’d be much more comfortable lounging about in a pair of jeans and a loose shirt than a suit – though that doesn’t mean he doesn’t look smart when he dresses up! He just needs to be poked and prodded hard to do so -, so his style doesn’t differ from torn and shredded jeans, open dress shirts and t-shirts and a pair of boots. Jewellery and tattoos now eh? Well he does wear the odd pendant or handmade wrist band. It’s just a matter of practicality most days. [/LIST][b]Special Skills:[/b][LIST]Gee, you mean all those street smarts have gone for nothing? Shame. Other than that, he's good staying under the radar as a dog. Also, this is pretty important becuase not everyone can be as cool as he is. He’s a full blown animal servant, meaning that from the first mark he became less breakable and susceptible to vampire mind tricks. From the second mark, gave Mordichai the ability to draw power from him and taste food and drink through Lazarus. The third mark gave them both the ability to communicate telepathically with each other but only when his Master is awake. The forth mark gave him immortality by drinking his masters blood, better mental stabilisation/communication with his master and the ability to draw on Mordichai’s strength. Oh the perks of his job! [/LIST][b]Personality:[/b][LIST]Lazarusarus is a firm believer in ‘survival of the fittest’, that being said, he’s got a sort of soft spot for weaker dogs. He won’t actively help them, but he will keep other folks from breaking people even more if he can see that the ‘underdog’ can pull themselves through whatever task it is. What can I say? He likes a challenge and if he sees one, he’ll prod at it but, he’ll likely lose interest and go about his business after awhile. Idiots have little appeal to him. He’s a smart man, intelligent so he won’t rush into things from the word go. He’ll exploit weaknesses that he can find for his (and the his Master’s) own benefit if he can, and if he can’t, he knows when to cut his losses. Sure Lazarus can charm people, smile and joke around, he can also be cocky and egotistical at times, and closed off as well at times.

He loved once, or lusted, he doesn’t know what it was but he thinks its love. Oh sure he’ll deny it if he’s ever asked, but he knows the truth. He won’t open himself up fully to another person again, unless he can help it. Does that mean he’s looking for someone to open up to? Heck no. He’s just going to keep himself apart from people and still be around them. Trust issues is probably what you’d call it, actually, it’s what he’d call it to. The woman that stole his heart earned his trust, but when she left, that hurt him. So, he’s made it a personal mission in life to just not care what people think about him, and as long as they make no trouble that he has to fix, he doesn’t care what people do.

A common thing with Lazarus is, until you can prove yourself to him, you get a nickname. You can bitch and moan and demand that he use your real name, but he’ll stubbornly start making said nicknames worse. It doesn’t mean anything to him really, but dog’s minds are different in some respects. Scents and actions are easier for him to remember then names are. The only acceptation to this rule are the dominants to this dog, he’ll go out of his way to remember their names.

Donovan won’t take an insult lying down; to him that’s like losing an ear or something close to death. Making him sit out of things will make him whine and pout like a toddler deprived of sugar. He may or may not voice his complaints but to people that know him; you’d be able to tell by the tension in the man’s shoulders and the snarky attitude. It’s sort of the same way when he knows he has to submit to someone but doesn’t really want to. He may think he’s bigger and stronger, but if he’s forced into a position that makes him back down, he does it with as little snark as possible and takes off to the pub afterwards, or in the worst case scenario, takes a pocket knife to the inside of his arms to release the tension he feels. He hasn't cut for a long time, since before he was in love even, but it was an old habit and you know how they die don't you?

Lazarus doesn’t think of himself as mad, not in the conventional sense of the term. So he can kill without hesitating, it’s the predator in him, not the human. That and the fact that any good cat is a dead cat, was beaten into him when he was growing up. He’s not afraid to do what must be done to protect what’s his, if it means submitting to someone to get something he wants, he’ll do it. Practicality really when you think about it is something any animal knows. A weakness could get him killed, and he certainly doesn’t want that. He’s not afraid to bleed for a good cause either believe it or not, if a show needs to be put on, he’ll put his name forward and that will be that. Someone called him masochist when he was younger, so maybe that is true.

Marked by the Master vampire, Mordichai, hasn’t changed him much at all. Red (Violent Man) is someone he can relate to in some ways, and he’s pretty fond of that personality when he’s not being a prick trying to scare everyone. Blue (Business Man) is the side that draws out Laz’s more controlled side. He cares when Blue is around. Mordichai’s well being is one that Laz puts before his own. He’ll stop Red at a cost to him if he has to, distracted Blue and anything else that needs doing. The vampire is his master and owner, mind, body and soul. [/LIST][b]Likes:[/b][LIST] [*] Carving figurines and sketching. [*] Reading when he's alone. [*] Playing with his tennis ball when he's in his dog form. [*] When Mordichai isn't bugged by Kiss vampires. [*] Chasing cats in dog form. [*] Sleeping in occasionally. [*] Mordichai's attention. [*] Quiet nights at the Raven. [*] Walking instead of getting in a car or on a bus. [*] A challenge in any form. [/LIST][b]Dislikes:[/b][LIST] [*] Having to suffer idiots on a regular basis. [*] Mordichai's disappointment. [*] Losing his ball. The last time it was under the couch. [*] Kiss vampires poking their noses in where they're not wanted. [*] Humans thinking that they're all that when they aren't. [*] Drunks in the club. [*] Being around other were-dogs for a long time without a reason. [*] A bad horror movie. [*] Rainy nights. [*] Not being able to find someone for Red to kill. [/LIST][b]Strengths:[/b][LIST] [*] Repetitive shifting with little fuss and bother. [*] Doesn't mind being Red's puppet. [*] Partial shifting. [*] Marked all four times. [*] Keeps his eyes and his ears open for anything useful. [/LIST][b]Weaknesses:[/b][LIST] [*] Not catching the change in Mordichai's moods. [*] He's too curious at times. [*] Silver still burns, even if he's a born shapeshifter. [*] He has a bit of a sweet tooth. [*] Won't ever allow his master to hurt a woman under 18. [/LIST][b]History:[/b][LIST]Born back in the cold July of 1971, Lazarus Donovan was pushed into the world by a teenage mother named Aileen in a back alley in East Cork, Ireland. Aileen should’ve told her parents, she should’ve done a lot of things to ensure that the baby would be safe and sound but she didn’t. Instead, she’d hidden it until one day she couldn’t hide any longer, just like she hid that she could shapeshift. Unprepared for everything, the youngster dumped the baby the first she could find that would offer the babe some chance of survival, in the ambulance bay of the CMC (Cork Medical Centre) before fleeing and never looking back. The father was never notified, Aileen didn’t even know his name, didn’t even care about that dog.

The baby was stumbled upon by a human nun of all creatures. The human sister found Lazarus tucked away out of the worst of the cold weather, and heartbroken for the little mite, Sister Magdalena brought him inside to get checked over by one of the clinic doctors. There looked like there was no option for Laz at the time, declared fine by the doctor, the Sister had no choice but to contact the Priest that resided over the parish and go through the appropriate channels to get the baby into a loving home. For some reason Magdalena was protective of the whelp, she wanted to take him home with her and raise him as her own son, but she did not. The only thing she could give him was a name, and that was Lazarus. Lazarus’s earliest childhood memory is that of mean and spiteful nuns with bony fingers prodding and poking. Magda may have given him a name, but she had no say in where he went after she gave him up. During his earlier days in Cork, Lazarus knew one human family in the space of three years. The Donovan’s didn’t have him long, they didn’t even get to call him son and he didn’t get the chance to recognize them as parents before Mrs Donovan’s husband died in a car accident and his ‘mother’ put him back into care before moving to England. Not understanding what was happening around him, the wee lad just carried on like any normal child would.

Bounced around allot over the next few years from home to home and foster group to foster group, Laz finally hit a wall. He’d always know that he was different someway, but he didn’t know how different until one day he was kicking a football around in the park on his own and the next, he was a dog. A bloody big dog too, in his thirteen year old mind. It was his thirteen year old mind that passed it off as a dream the first time, and the second time it happened without his control, but everything fell apart when he hit fifteen. Laz was with his foster sister, Olivia. She was a great girl, pure human and also a strict catholic just like her parents. When she saw him shift, at first it was fun and games, but then she began to grow wary, thinking he was the devils hound and that her brother was unclean. When he shifted back, despite what he said and did, she began to panic and ran home leaving Laz to watch her go.

He could’ve followed, he wanted to, but he didn’t. Instead he shifted and went the other way, running for days and days until his paws bled and he couldn’t go any further. He stuck to the minor roads, out of the way, and never once went near humans. They didn’t understand him, he didn’t even understand himself. Eventually he found himself in Dublin, and he still hadn’t shifted. He wanted to be a dog, to forget the look of horror on Olivia’s face. That didn’t last though, it was perfectly logical for the youngster to want to hide and forget everything that was happening, but it just wasn’t meant to be as he found out a year later. Tearaway teenager Mary found him, scavenging on some scrubland that was passing itself off as a parkway. She coaxed him out with food, and he went to her. A year as a dog is a rough time, Laz had lost weight, forgot a lot of things, almost forgot how to shift back. Once the food was gone, so was he for a few days and they played this cat and mouse game for days, until finally Laz decided to stop running away. She’d proven she wasn’t going to hurt him, and he’d had a lot of time to think about things and what he wanted to do.

Eventually, he found his way back to human form. He had learnt a lot, noticed a lot too. Humans weren’t the only things out there. It was probably what brought him back into the world of the living, but with no money or place to stay, the teenager had to do what was necessary to get going. He stole, lied and cheated his way through the supposed conmen and women stalking Dublin’s shady alleys over the next few years. When he managed to get a place to stay for himself and wasn’t reduced to squatting as a dog, Laz found a job in one of the bars. He always kept an eye on Mary, she knew him as a dog, she didn’t know him as a human though and it was one of those things that he wanted to change. Ok, so he supposed he stalked her for a little while, in a platonic kind of way. It was hard at the time to get his emotions straight between human and canine. The pub he worked in was her regular, and he saw her every night coming and going with strangers. Eventually summoned up the courage to talk to her and she blew him off. Obviously, he’d said something wrong but Laz couldn’t work out what it was, pushing twenty one, he really didn’t need the aggravation of dealing with a woman when he was trying to be normal.

Over the next fourteen years Lazarus made a name for himself. He never had a stable partner; he worked and charmed the people around him. Did good things for the people he considered friends and eventually ended up buying the lease for the pub he worked in. The Kings Head became his little kingdom, a place he could control and do with what he wanted as the world changed outside the front door. The biggest thing that happened in his little life was that the supernatural came out of the closet in the late nineties. However in 2006, the supernatural world was very much a part of day to day life for the thirty five year old hound dog, Laz. He often spent time around other shapeshifters and vampires, he just enjoyed their company and that’s when everything turned upside down. A bar fight broke out, some angry vampire that had stopped in to get out of the rain had been assaulted by humans, two from the local church. More religious fanatics than anything else, they’d had that type in the pub before and they’d always punted them out on their backsides. It was complicated and Laz only remembers a little, just stepping in between a priest and the vampire, a blade punching into his side rather than the vampires. He didn’t even know why he did it; it just felt right to him, like he needed to be there. How was he supposed to know that he’d sparked the vampire’s curiosity with one act? Mordichai dispatched the rest of the rabble that was there, it was bloody and violent and by the end of the night the Kings Head was burning down. Laz didn’t care, the knife had done some serious damage that his body was struggling to heal and he was pretty much out of it.

He was dragged back to a house that Mordichai had rented while he was in the city, the vampire poked and prodded at him and Lazarus did the same back. He quickly found out that the vampire wasn’t just one person but three and he came up with names for each personality. Red, Blue and Mordichai. He must’ve done something right because in the last five years, he’s not wandered away from the vampire – actually, scratch that, he wouldn’t leave the vampire he called master – and his master hasn’t killed him. Supposedly, if Mordichai wanted him dead, then Red put his foot down on that buy giving Lazarus the marks of an animal servant binding the dog and master together for all eternity. That still doesn’t stop Mordichai from skinning him, or something really creative but one thing is for sure, they need each other and that’s that...No matter how much they deny it. [/LIST][/SIZE]

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20 questions meme ! i was tagged by @trainwreckgenerator

Rules: Answer the 20 questions and tag 20 amazing followers you would like to get to know better. Name: casper Nicknames: uh..jude calls me casp Zodiac Sign: vriska Height: 5′1 Orientation: good question i dont actually care enough to give it a label but when ppl ask i say bi or pan Ethnicity: white Favorite Fruit: raspberries Favorite season: fall bc my birthday and orange Favorite Book: i honestly dont know but i recently read bird box for school and i liked it Favorite Flower: i think poppies r cool Favorite scent: a Specific baby blanket i keep in my bed Average Sleep Hours: 5. it was 6 earlier this year but school happened Cat or Dog person?: cats Favorite Fictional Character: i like characters that are overconfident so like, bokuto and nursey Number of Blankets you sleep with: 5 i think Ideal Trip: ive never really been west i think itd b cool. i went to arizona once but thats it. Blog created: around july 30, 2013 Number of followers: 1584 but i sincerely doubt the majority is like,..not bots. i appreciate those who r real ppl tho.

@semi-jpg @firecrier @magical-madams im tired and i cant think of any more do this if u want just say i tagged u

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Card games, quizzes and… Tinder! How cricketers pass the time when the rain stops play

Card games, quizzes and … Tinder! How cricketers pass the time when the rain stops playing

Persistent rain forced the cessation of the first day of the second test in Lord & # 39; s

England and Australia did not even have the throw with four-day competition in the store

Several inspections were planned, but the rain continued to fall in London

By James Sharpe For The Daily Mail

Published: 19:37 BST, August 14, 2019 | Updated: 19:37 BST, August 14, 2019

Umbrella & up, covers on, falling rain. It is the most miserable sight in English cricket summer and the one that dominated Lord & # 39; s Wednesday.

Punters have choices – at home or in the pub. But the players are stuck in the pavilion. So how to pass the time?

There are cards, crosswords, quizzes. Cricket with a bat stump and a taped tennis ball, fantasy football. Tinder. The quick nap. Nothing special for club members up and down the country spending their drizzle weekend with their feet up in unwashed whites.

Persistent rain forced discontinuation of the first day of the second test on Lord & # 39; s

(LR): Trevor Bayliss, Danny Reuben, Jofra Archer and Chris Woakes watch from the pavilion

n keep an eye on their eyes. Rory Burns, Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root all had a net on Wednesday morning.

Jimmy Anderson, excluded here with injury, is the main intersection, Bairstow more of a sudokuman.

England masseur Mark Saxby is a quizmaster. He usually puts one together for the unused squad players, but when the rain hits, everyone gets involved.

Others shoot around quirky statistics. Nottingham Forest Fan, Stuart Broad, recently had the task of listing 33 managers – caretakers and all – since Brian Clough.

The ICC prohibited telephones in the locker room in 2011 as part of anti-corruption control, but players can still have them before the toss is made. That means it's time to update the fantasy team until the coin is in the air. It used to be Jonathan Trott who would spend hours on his transfers.

Jonny Bairstow gets some extra training because the rain continued to delay ]

England Captain Joe Root poses for photos with fans after having an early morning

Jofra Archer hold t of the Fortnite video game but there are no Oles disadvantages in the dressing room. Graham Thorpe, the batting coach of England, spent the time re-grasping his bats when he was a player – tie them up, mess around.

& # 39; There would be sleepers, card players, and cricket players, & # 39; said former England spinner Phil Tufnell.

There is no surprise for someone with the nickname The Cat, in which group Tufnell fell. & # 39; I always found a corner or table and nestled under a sweater, & # 39; he added. "If I didn't sleep, I would be a bit of a scourge, play a few little cheerful japes, mess with people's equipment."

It was a similar story in the Aussie camp on Wednesday. It is quite mentally tiring, said coach Justin Langer. You are always sharp. Some play cards, some sleep, some listen to music, some read books, some sit around and talk all day. & # 39;

Root ( L) laughs while Jason Roy (R) plays the catch from the locker room balcony

It's not just the players either. Referees have time to kill. also. Be careful, remember. You never know when the rain can clear up. Former ICC referee Ian Gould was once in the middle of a district game with Lord when the rain struck.

Gould walked to a nearby barber shop. It was only when he was mid-snip that the sun rose, his phone buzzed, and he was told to be back in 10 minutes. He returned to the Lord shortly thereafter with one half of his hair much shorter than the other.

Some players let the horse race. Dartboards are coming. Some players come to Tinder. "The single boys love it," said a county pro.

Boredom reached such levels in a recent County Championship competition that two teammates volunteered to appear on bargain hunting. This week they heard they were accepted.

Australia coach Justin Langer looks frustrated while he and his players lead out of the field

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Miami to Key West Road Trip

Fun Things to Do On a Miami to Key West Road Trip

It takes approximately 3 hours and 34 minutes if you are considering a Miami to Key West road trip. Are you a fan of key lime pie, water sports and live music? Visit Key West for experiencing the ultimate holiday fun.

Take a long stride or explore the scenic beauty of Key West. After all, the landscape promises you with a beautiful blend of fun and mystery.

Miami to Key West Road Trip

How to travel?

There are lots of ways to travel from Miami to Key West. You can even take a flight from Miami to Key West International Airport. Moreover, if you want to plunge into the scenic beauty of the roads, go for Miami to Key West road trip. You can easily rent a car, catch a bus or shuttle.

Things to do!

However, you can indulge in a couple of things if you are planning for Miami to Key West road trip.

Visit the butterflies!

Bid farewell to your stress as you enter the Key West Butterfly Conservatory. It is well reputed for the tropical paradise it provides. In fact, the travelers will witness an impressive abundance of flowering plants, and a variety of some 50 to 60 species of butterflies. This will indeed be an altogether different atmosphere for you.

Additionally, the butterfly gallery offers original art pieces by famous artist Sam Trophia. It is the most famous tourist spot along the stretch of Miami to Key West.

Visit Hemingway’s house

Actually, it is now popularly known as Earnest Hemingway Home and Museum. Go through the rooms and enter into a different world far from the beaches and live music. Moreover, the gardens surrounding the house host a number of polydactyl cats. Also, you can rent it for wedding or any other special occasions. Immerse yourself and enjoy.

Treat Your Stomach

You are sure to get hungry after the tiring road journey. Therefore, make a point to visit Bien. It is a well-known Caribbean restaurant to indulge in. The menu is thoroughly appetizing and comes with a variety of tasty dishes. For example, Pork Steak, Palomilla Steak, Chicken Breast, Smokin thighs, Ham and Cheese, Mahi Mahi, Bien Salad etc. Additionally, there is a rich list of entrees waiting to be served.

Take a trip to the Seven Islands

Bring along your bathing suit, camera and binoculars for the ultimate enjoyment.

Square Grouper, is one of the Florida Key’s most popular destination for fresh and local seafood. If you are a sea food lover, you are at the right place. The menu ranges from Island Shrimp Cakes, Seared Sea Scallops, Seared Tuna, and House Smoked Fish among other delicious dishes.

Key West is full of beauty and enigma. On your Miami to Key West road trip, ensure to stop at Louie’s Backyard for an oceanic view with a fabulous plate of lunch. Actually, there is an interesting line up of beach cafes and restaurants over here. For example, Southernmost Beach Cafe is a must for the tourists traveling via road.

And a Few More

Dry Tortugas National Park is another attractive tourist destination. It is almost 70 miles away from Key West. It is basically comprised of seven islands. You can actually spend a day in the area before you journey further.

If you want a few hours of absolute relaxation, hit Hyatt Key West Resort and Spa. Treat yourself with a message.

Besides this, the Key West Lighthouse Museum is another charm on the way from Miami to Key West.

Also, at Pennekamp Park, you can go snorkeling and scuba diving.

In fact, the stretch of road between Miami and Key West is actually a blend of adventures, food, and relaxation. Make the most of them with a Miami to Key West road trip!

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[lotorrential]

@motheroflittlelions I love this story! It is so cute, heartwarming, inspiring and reminds me of the times when my sweet Bub was a baby among three cats. They are great sisters to him.😻 Lotor deserves the utmost happiness! I loved the bit about the tired smile! Two babies and a kitten, that‘s like triplets! How can Lotor still walk?! He needs little sleep, so do I but I used to be soooooo tired that I saw white rabbits! 😹

Room For One More

I hope you don’t find this too presumptuous of me, but I wrote a fic featuring you, your little stars, and your newest companion.

“Papa, what is dat?” Celeste had toddled into the room where her father was clutching the tiny furball to his chest.

“It’s a kitten, my little love,” he answered her, kneeling to show her the sleeping feline curled in his hands.

“But papa,” she looked up at him with her large eyes shimmering with excitement, “what is dat?”

Lotor tried to think of the best way to describe what a kitten was.  His little stars had never had a pet before, let alone seen a domestic cat this close up.

Atlas came bounding into the room.  “Papa! What is dat?”  he asked as he pushed his little face right up to his father’s.

Lotor sighed and carefully sat down on the overstuffed sofa that doubled as his children’s trampoline.  They would spend hours jumping on the cushions, or launching themselves off the back, fully expecting him to catch them, and he did without fail every time.  Their laughter echoed off the walls as they played.  He loved those times, and their joy made him feel so complete.

“Come, my little stars,” he said, quietly.  “Be gentle now, and please keep your voices a little quieter.  This is a baby cat and she is sleeping.”

Celeste climbed up onto Lotor’s lap to get a closer look at the little bundle of kitten sleeping in her father’s large hands.  He glanced down at his daughter, taking note of the wonder and curious looks on her face.

“Papa? Can I touch?” she asked, eyes brimming with hope.

“Of course, my angel,” Lotor said.  “But softly, she is a baby and is very tired.”

Celeste gingerly reached out with her stubby little fingers and touched the kitten’s ear.  The sleeping kitten flicked its head, the highly sensitive ear fur being overstimulated by the child’s delicate stroke.  Her face lit up with a huge smile and she giggled.

“Look, papa!  It moved!” she said, excitedly.

“My turn!  My turn!” Atlas said as he tried to climb up to his father’s lap as well.  He thrust his hand out a little too roughly and accidentally pushed on the kitten’s head, waking her up and causing her to cry out with a plaintive “Mew!”

“Carefully, my darling, carefully,” Lotor said, trying to give a little direction without making his son feel as if he had done something wrong.

“Did he hurt it?” Celeste asked, clearly worried about the kitten who was now blinking its beautiful green eyes in the afternoon light.

“No, my dear, he was just a little excited to feel her lovely fur,” Lotor said.  “She is fine.”

Atlas reached out again, cautiously, but the kitten pushed her little head into his palm and started purring loudly.

“Wisten, brother, wisten!” Celeste whispered loudly.  “It sounds like papa sweeping!”

Lotor laughed at that.  “Yes, it’s called purring and cats do this when they are content.”

Atlas was still slowly petting the little kitten, mesmerized by the vibration coming from her delicate chest.  She closed her eyes in pleasure as Atlas carefully ran his fingers down her back and caressed her little tail.  She started making pushing motions with her tiny feet into Lotor’s chest, full claws out while she kneaded.  Lotor groaned at the slight pain he felt when the little nails pierced his skin.

“Oh, papa!” Atlas exclaimed.  “She has cawals just like us!”

“Yes, she does.  Cats have very sharp claws to protect themselves,” Lotor said, pride in his eyes at his son’s astute observation.  He was so attuned to details, his little Atlas.

Celeste launched herself off her father’s lap and raced into her bedroom.  Lotor was very curious what his large-hearted daughter was up to, but he didn’t have to wait very long.  He could hear her little feet thumping loudly as she ran back to the couch.  She climbed back to her perch on her papa’s lap, clutching her most prized blanket.  She reached up and tucked it around the kitten her father still held.

“What are you doing, little one?” Lotor asked her.

“The baby needs a warm bwankie, papa,” she explained.  “It’s cold outside.”

Lotor was aware he was losing his battle to only keep the kitten until he found her a new home. 

Atlas looked up at his father.  “Papa?  Can we keep it?  Pweese?” he begged.

“Yes, pweese?” Celeste echoed. 

Lotor looked down into their little faces.  Their eyes shining, little lips quivering with hope as they stared up at him.

He shook his head.  He knew he could never say no to them.  “It looks like we have a new member of our family, my little stars,” he said as he scratched the delicate kitten around her ears.  She looked at him with a slow blink, yawned, and laid her head against his chest, falling into a deep and contented sleep.

“Thank you, papa,” Celeste said as she stood up on his leg.  She put her hands on Lotor’s cheeks and gave him a kiss.

“We love you, papa,” Atlas chimed in, also standing and hugging his father’s arm tightly.

“You’re welcome, my loves,” Lotor said with a tired smile. 

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Using A Pantry For Things Other Than Food

As promised in Monday’s post, How Spending More May Jumpstart The Road To Minimalism today we show you what we’ve gained by not having a walk in food pantry.

Taking Advantage Of Small Spaces

Mr. LBD and I have lived in many homes.  When asked “What has been our favorite house?”, I always reply honestly it’s the one we live in “now”.  The ongoing philosophy of our design firm, and my personal life, is that when we make a house work for us then we can call it a home.

Therefore, moving into a cookie cutter condo built by a developer who professes to give custom choices but in reality that only means selection choices, is where good design has to be creative.  Especially when the open plan kitchen has nine, yes only nine, cabinets! See this thing in the corner…this is the entire kitchen!

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Time To Get Creative Rethinking The Space

We cook often.  Most meals are simple and don’t require a lot of gadgets to prepare.  However, the things we use for meal prep and service are very important.  Food comes and goes but the other items in our kitchen need storage spaces that work for us.  This is the key for every good design.  When the interior design of a home does not work it will not matter how good it looks.

Our goals for converting this 14 Sq feet of space were simple. We need a place in every home for the morning routine that is out of the main kitchen.  We also need easy access storage for the items we use to cook with every day.

We changed out the 6 panel masonite door with a glass door available off the rack at Lowe’s. We did not change the structure, but did add a receptacle into the otherwise standard white wire shelving walk in pantry that all 300+ units in our complex has.  Yep, there are many more of these puppies I am more than willing to “convert”!

The Butler’s Pantry

(even tho there is no butler)

The Nitty Gritty Details

These are “marble” laminate counter tops.

The black bases, with open shelving and a center set of doors, are made by a closet company from our design.

We supplied the closet company with the copper cabinet hardware.

The open shelf to the left is welded copper plumbing piping and raw cedar planks rubbed with black paint.  The unit was assembled by a talented trim carpenter who didn’t know he had such skills.

This is a one hind end room…but we still call it a room!

Above The Counter Top

Mr. LBD grinds beans and uses a french press daily for his coffee fix.  However, the space will accommodate a drip coffee pot we still have tucked in my work closet he keeps for guests.  It’s never used because our guests like the idea of using the one cup unit in the guest room while they wait for you know who to press them a second cupa java. We use the electric tea kettle 3-4 times a day. Cups, beans, tea bags are all right here to grab off the open shelf.

  The chalk board is not a gimmick.  We’ve had this board in several homes but this is the first time it has been used for meal planning. This is what keeps me sane for week day meals.  Each week the list is what we have the ingredients in house to make dinner with.  There is no plan as to what night we eat something but it keeps the food we “don’t store in the pantry” moving in and out before it goes bad.  Some weeks there is a smart note about the kitchen being closed. Life happens.

To the right of the chalk board are our go to pots and pans.  The chrome rack is expandable and gives us just the right amount of space.  We do not have a set of cookery but rather this stack of favorites.  Aprons and an old fashion cork board, for the paper recipes I still find, complete this corner of the “corner” in the kitchen.  Oh, and that is a pair of cool cats a street artist was doing outside the Hemingway house in Key West.  If a pantry has art it is a room!

Below The Counter Top

Below the counter top to the left are the baking/service dishes we use often and the food spiralizer.  I’m just learning the benefits of this piece of equipment!  To the right are the other items we use weekly.  Since I am not a professional photography, and the space is so small, I’m not sure how to show all the goodies we have stored in this space.  I will say that this space is a little workhorse and takes the place of all the cabinets we forfeited from the last home.  We went from 22 cabinets to 9, plus this pantry, and did not give up a single kitchen item.  To all my fellow clean freaks out there….things stay clean because we use them so often.  Dog hair is seldom found lurking in a pot or pan!

“But Where Do You Keep Your Food!”

Like the junk food!  It’s hidden behind the 2 closed doors.  You will have to go back and read Monday’s post to learn where we store the rest of the real food.  Intentionally the place for snacks is small.  For years we have thrown out half bags of chips, crackers and cookies.  We’ve had granola bars so old we couldn’t peel away the wrappers.  We are past all that and the too many boxes of stale cereal.  This little gem of a cabinet is always full or always empty.  The consumables move thru their home like greased lightning.  It works for us.

That’s Our Baby

So that’s the scoop on our walk in pantry that stores so much more than food.  It’s small.  Every inch serves a purpose and keeps our daily life in order.  Rethinking how to use a space, especially one that comes with a mindset of how it is intended to be used, is what our design firm is passionate about. Below are other examples of how versatile a pantry space can be if you can rethink how you buy and store food.

Pots, Pans and Small Appliances

Tired of bending and hunting for what you use? Even designating a few shelves in a pantry can help.

Dishes, Dishes, Dishes

Who mandated dishes have to be in cabinets?  Prehaps they are easier to reach in a pantry.

Beverage Centers

Most homes count on coffee, tea and other beverages to make the days run smoother.  Perhaps making this space a priority is on your list.

Full Service Pantry

Show Some Love Simply With Paint

In closing, no matter what your pantry looks like, spend a little time to arrange it so it works for you all the time.  Let’s get past the feelings of dread when we open those pantry doors!

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[bears-n-bottoms]

So now that you’re done acting like a bitch ass victim, realize that you were the one who shut down any discussion when you called me a damn racist.

FOR POINTING OUT THAT WHITE PEOPLE IN FANDOM HAVE SAID/DONE RACIST SHIT TO ME AND/OR CHARACTERS WHO LOOK LIKE ME.

Are you fucking kidding me?!?!?!

I came on strongly, because I’m tired of saying this nicely to white people - racism is not “person A is mean to person B because person B is a different race”; it describes a form of oppression where white people subjugate and dehumanize PoC. It describes a very Specific™ act of violence against people who look like me simply because we aren’t white. So while you’re over there crying because I called you ugly (because I figured you were done with the conversation), I’ve literally left every fandom or distanced myself from it because of racist foolery. I, and other people of color, can’t just Be™ in a fandom space without encountering a white racist, but I’m supposed to care about your hurt feelings?!?!?

Eat a fucking cactus, you ugly piece of shit.

No more of this “not all white people!!” bullshit; if you’re actually about that anti-discrimination shit like you claim, be about it. I’m not gonna hold your fucking hand, and I shouldn’t be expected to.

But let’s be real, you’re probably gonna ignore 75% of what I said cause I wasn’t nice about it, so…

Your mom looks like a lice infested alpaca, your father is a rabies infested cat, and you probably pee curdled milk.

@starcatect Also, you thinking I’m a terrible person doesn’t bother me, because a) I’m fucking awesome and b) lots of people think I’m terrible. Doesn’t cover up the fact that I’m right about white people ruining fandom spaces with their racism. If you want us niggas to stop making ~hurtful~ memes about it, how about you take the White Collective™ on a little journey to fix that shit.

[df-afield]

February 2017, Silverton, CO

Max and I step onto the tarmac in Durango with golden light settling on the mountains and lungs full of fresh air. It's not quite enough to make me forget about my astronomical overweight-bag fee, but it's a promising start. Broth is inside with a sign that reads "Shred Express"; we hop aboard, make a stop at Ska and then we're on to Telluride.

We pull into Carhenge and settle into our Tokyo-style accommodations, then regroup with Matt and Lizzi and head to ...There. The operative question is what part of Brooklyn we're in. Answer seems to be Park Slope. Not sure how I feel about that but the very relaxed staff is able to get me a painkiller so it works out OK. Somehow from here we up the ante and make our way downtown to the Last Dollar. There's a celebrity sighting inside, and we order 4 William Clintons but only find two willing mouths. Not exactly off to a restful start.

First day on the hill has our noob asses careening into Gold Hill Chute #1 for a free stone grind of death and bulletproof bumps. “Bad Aspect” is declared and we get the fuck out of there, doing a little better for ourselves with a few Black Iron Bowl hikes (“buen aspecto”), a visit to Giuseppe’s, and some NE-style trees into bump gulley to round out the day. We go tend to an apres reservation back There, which turns into a 7 course marathon as the wheels come off the establishment. We lose Roth to a Shred Express pickup in Montrose, make an offering to the ski tree and settle in for an Oh Hell game at the booth in Brown Dog.

A little slow getting out of the annex the next day, we make our way back up to Black Iron and hit the stairs. Just M & M and I for this one, and we have a nice line down Dihedral Chute and over to the Stump Jump. We rally the rest of the crew for a couple more trips up the ridge, this time just to the early steep face, with another lap over to the aforementioned perfect air. Get some BBQ and jams for lunch, and then a little afternoon mogul masochism wraps things up.

M & M and I hit the road right away, hype levels going through the roof as we navigate the precipitous road outta the Switzerland of Colorado and gawk at the peaks. Jaws still on the floor as we roll into town and discover the skijoring course in front of the Bent, then follow the music into the Rum Bar. Take in a little bluegrass, befriend Jack and Laura, and realize that we are in Westworld, and it is a zero-bitchassness town. The hosts sure look real though. Learn about the drone-induced equine mauling over a frosty Euphoria in silence at Bottom of the Barrel, then go rage with Liver Down The River for a bit before packing it in to get ready for the next day’s mission.

The Bent

No bitchassness here

Matt wakes us before dawn with the Horn Of Rohan, we hit Mattie and Maud’s and cruise up the canyon with asses fully puckered in anticipation. There’s a bit of equivocation about our pace in the parking lot, but fucking old man winter himself walks right up to us and asks if we’re game for the summit. Duh.

Climbing the stairs to the "lodge"

Get the day started, though, and things don’t go that smoothly. Our route is down Raff to the Mortuary. There’s some shaky obedience in the ranks, and then Shocklee compliments my turns and asks if I’m from Wisconsin, which is just downright puzzling. Turns out I’ve got a partner in style. Humor doesn’t last long though; Rob begins freaking out, and we found where they were hiding the bitchassness. Excruciatingly slow progress downhill, even as his friends insist that he “does daffys off 30-footers when he’s inbounds”. Hubris.

Next run is down Cabin; between the storm and the cowardice, summit mission is off. Rob decides he wants “redemption” and snakes first drop, looks like shit while he’s doing it. Grind our teeth but have some great turns down the bowl. Things are looking up in the next run; we hit up the gully skier’s right of lift line (RMYF…?) and get the green light to run it out to the bottom. Don’t have to ask us twice, and first several turns in particular are through some deep and excellent wind deposits. Tired of pulling around the Belafontes, I make a gear exchange for the Powders. Next run is a bigger hike up past Hollywood rock; turns out Rob drags ass going uphill too. We contemplate Laura Bush in more ways than one, but Shocklee redirects to Slashed Eyeball. Terrain here is super cool, snow a little less so, and the group is a goddamn mess, stopping in slide paths, dropping gloves, and of course making a mess of actually skiing the chute too. More carnage ensues on a subsequent traverse, but I’m able to sneak a first-drop on a sparsely-treed pitch with a little air near the top. Pretty fun stuff.

After that we hustle to make two more runs, coming down the front side first on Tiger #-something, and then hiking up to Corner Pocket. See some Warren Miller pros along the way but aren’t impressed. Max gets first tracks and does a barrel roll; Lacasse and I back up and take the cornice with a running start, still pretty mellow in the end. We cross the bridge at the bottom of the gully and head to the tent for a massive pitcher, mend some fences with our group and truck back down the road. Find the crew at Avalanche, get our regularly scheduled pizza in and then head to Rum Bar for a little more excitement. Laura is back on her loop, we drink them out of Kahlua and switch to White Rooms. Quiet night in the end, big day ahead. Alarm clock seems to ring as soon as head hits the pillow.

Hiking out to shuttle pickup

Back at Mattie and Maud’s, Kramer is in civilian clothes; the black toe has got him out for the count. We put 3 in the Prius, leave camber behind, and head up the canyon. Barely avoid getting sold a heli package in the tent, we come down to the parking lot and Shocklee promptly recruits us into a full group. New crew is fully comprised of ski-town locals, and we hit it off right away. Get on the mountain for a warmup down Cabin; everyone’s on good behavior (tracks are spooned), it’s bluebird and the snow is perfect. Shocklee abuses Lacasse with a top-to-bottom run, but we’ve passed our test.

There’s not much discussion of the matter; on the next lap, we pack up for Billboard. Not too bad a physical slog in the end, up until the ridge proper anyway. At a flat section a steep face with a hell of a hero line through it comes into sight; turns out those Warren Miller pros have it in ‘em after all. Things really start getting interesting once we hit the ridge proper. Clinging to the rope for dear life, rock climbing footholds, and Lacasse helping Felix out with a ski-pole staircase. Group’s getting real tight, and we’re psyched as hell to even get to the top, and I remark that it’s just a bonus we get to ski something down from there. Understatement of the century.

The group making the final ridge climb, courtesy John Shocklee's instagram

Shocklee points below to the main route, which is Pope Face into Pope Chute. On offer as well, he says, is the line we saw on the way up, Panty Waist Face. Shocklee nominates Lacasse and I for this one, and scares everyone else off of it. At least he offers to accompany us down to the entrance, so on we go. No pressure.

Approaching final ridge climb; Panty Waist Face visible in center of frame

The entrance is a traverse through some rocks, with no cornice or lip into the main face. The existing line threads through some rocks, not super tight but enough to make you think. Beyond a choke it’s a sea of snow. We make a detailed plan with Shocklee, and then it’s go time. I’m in front, so the honors fall to me. The first turn is a committing one down the fall line, take a couple of controlled arcs and then really let things open up as I shoot through the rock choke. The run is right out of a ski movie; fully planing on the snow, wide-open steep face all around me, absolute freedom of movement. I fly down to the bench and look up to watch Lacasse figure-8 my line, and am just able to get my phone out to capture this last turn and slide into home.

The run from top to bottom

We regroup from there and cruise down a huge powder field out to the cat track. We reward ourselves with a slice of pizza out of Roth’s bag and then a quick sandwich break, then get back to work. We head for Goal Post, a cool rocky line sitting in the sun that’s more corn than pow but is still a blast. After that we get a choice and I point us towards Mandatory Air. The top pitch is a smooth powder gully where we give the group the run of things, counting to 20 in every language we (Roth) know and telling the next skier to get the fuck out. We meet above the real attraction, the “ pretty radical” Mando Main chute. This begins with the eponymous feature, a short ice fall spanning the entire 15-ft chute before an apron where you can dump some speed. Shocklee warns of bad aspect and I get my ass to the front of the pack so that my Powders will have something to turn in. I navigate down to Shocklee on the apron with no problem, then make my way down into the narrowing chute. It shrinks to a couple of ski widths as it bends to the left, and I carry a bit of a shameful sideslip in a river of slough into a big turn around the curve, mercifully finding a bit of real estate to dump more speed, and then fake my way through some more exhausted turns in dust on crust and finally emerge in the sun to watch the rest of the group navigate. Everyone skis it great, and we try to hustle down to the bus for one more. The bus gets us back at 3:01, so that’s a wrap, and probably for the best.

Roll back to town and connect with Kramer (day was “pretty good”), dispatch the Shred Express on another airport run and settle in for a long night. Golden Block brewery turns out to serve both Dub Cs and White Russians, and we close them down with the admonishment “you’re gonna be sick!”. Jack also there with some choice words about Shocklee. Reunited with Roth somewhere along the way, we stumble over to Avalanche where we get a tour and drink them out of some insolvent brand of coffee liqueur. Lowest-level Oh Hell game proceeds. Next morning and skiing not looking to be in the cards, haven’t exactly got our sea legs about us. Make a last pilgrimage to Mattie and Maud’s and send Matt on his way. Then we’re off to soak and try to get our wits about us, and even catch the Liver From The River drummer at the brewery in Durango. Whew. Memorable stuff.

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Miami to Key West Road Trip

Fun Things to Do On a Miami to Key West Road Trip

It takes approximately 3 hours and 34 minutes if you are considering a Miami to Key West road trip. Are you a fan of key lime pie, water sports and live music? Visit Key West for experiencing the ultimate holiday fun.

Take a long stride or explore the scenic beauty of Key West. After all, the landscape promises you with a beautiful blend of fun and mystery.

Miami to Key West Road Trip

How to travel?

There are lots of ways to travel from Miami to Key West. You can even take a flight from Miami to Key West International Airport. Moreover, if you want to plunge into the scenic beauty of the roads, go for Miami to Key West road trip. You can easily rent a car, catch a bus or shuttle.

Things to do!

However, you can indulge in a couple of things if you are planning for Miami to Key West road trip.

Visit the butterflies!

Bid farewell to your stress as you enter the Key West Butterfly Conservatory. It is well reputed for the tropical paradise it provides. In fact, the travelers will witness an impressive abundance of flowering plants, and a variety of some 50 to 60 species of butterflies. This will indeed be an altogether different atmosphere for you.

Additionally, the butterfly gallery offers original art pieces by famous artist Sam Trophia. It is the most famous tourist spot along the stretch of Miami to Key West.

Visit Hemingway’s house

Actually, it is now popularly known as Earnest Hemingway Home and Museum. Go through the rooms and enter into a different world far from the beaches and live music. Moreover, the gardens surrounding the house host a number of polydactyl cats. Also, you can rent it for wedding or any other special occasions. Immerse yourself and enjoy.

Treat Your Stomach

You are sure to get hungry after the tiring road journey. Therefore, make a point to visit Bien. It is a well-known Caribbean restaurant to indulge in. The menu is thoroughly appetizing and comes with a variety of tasty dishes. For example, Pork Steak, Palomilla Steak, Chicken Breast, Smokin thighs, Ham and Cheese, Mahi Mahi, Bien Salad etc. Additionally, there is a rich list of entrees waiting to be served.

Take a trip to the Seven Islands

Bring along your bathing suit, camera and binoculars for the ultimate enjoyment.

Square Grouper, is one of the Florida Key’s most popular destination for fresh and local seafood. If you are a sea food lover, you are at the right place. The menu ranges from Island Shrimp Cakes, Seared Sea Scallops, Seared Tuna, and House Smoked Fish among other delicious dishes.

Key West is full of beauty and enigma. On your Miami to Key West road trip, ensure to stop at Louie’s Backyard for an oceanic view with a fabulous plate of lunch. Actually, there is an interesting line up of beach cafes and restaurants over here. For example, Southernmost Beach Cafe is a must for the tourists traveling via road.

And a Few More

Dry Tortugas National Park is another attractive tourist destination. It is almost 70 miles away from Key West. It is basically comprised of seven islands. You can actually spend a day in the area before you journey further.

If you want a few hours of absolute relaxation, hit Hyatt Key West Resort and Spa. Treat yourself with a message.

Besides this, the Key West Lighthouse Museum is another charm on the way from Miami to Key West.

Also, at Pennekamp Park, you can go snorkeling and scuba diving.

In fact, the stretch of road between Miami and Key West is actually a blend of adventures, food, and relaxation. Make the most of them with a Miami to Key West road trip!

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Miami to Key West Road Trip

Fun Things to Do On a Miami to Key West Road Trip

It takes approximately 3 hours and 34 minutes if you are considering a Miami to Key West road trip. Are you a fan of key lime pie, water sports and live music? Visit Key West for experiencing the ultimate holiday fun.

Take a long stride or explore the scenic beauty of Key West. After all, the landscape promises you with a beautiful blend of fun and mystery.

Miami to Key West Road Trip

How to travel?

There are lots of ways to travel from Miami to Key West. You can even take a flight from Miami to Key West International Airport. Moreover, if you want to plunge into the scenic beauty of the roads, go for Miami to Key West road trip. You can easily rent a car, catch a bus or shuttle.

Things to do!

However, you can indulge in a couple of things if you are planning for Miami to Key West road trip.

Visit the butterflies!

Bid farewell to your stress as you enter the Key West Butterfly Conservatory. It is well reputed for the tropical paradise it provides. In fact, the travelers will witness an impressive abundance of flowering plants, and a variety of some 50 to 60 species of butterflies. This will indeed be an altogether different atmosphere for you.

Additionally, the butterfly gallery offers original art pieces by famous artist Sam Trophia. It is the most famous tourist spot along the stretch of Miami to Key West.

Visit Hemingway’s house

Actually, it is now popularly known as Earnest Hemingway Home and Museum. Go through the rooms and enter into a different world far from the beaches and live music. Moreover, the gardens surrounding the house host a number of polydactyl cats. Also, you can rent it for wedding or any other special occasions. Immerse yourself and enjoy.

Treat Your Stomach

You are sure to get hungry after the tiring road journey. Therefore, make a point to visit Bien. It is a well-known Caribbean restaurant to indulge in. The menu is thoroughly appetizing and comes with a variety of tasty dishes. For example, Pork Steak, Palomilla Steak, Chicken Breast, Smokin thighs, Ham and Cheese, Mahi Mahi, Bien Salad etc. Additionally, there is a rich list of entrees waiting to be served.

Take a trip to the Seven Islands

Bring along your bathing suit, camera and binoculars for the ultimate enjoyment.

Square Grouper, is one of the Florida Key’s most popular destination for fresh and local seafood. If you are a sea food lover, you are at the right place. The menu ranges from Island Shrimp Cakes, Seared Sea Scallops, Seared Tuna, and House Smoked Fish among other delicious dishes.

Key West is full of beauty and enigma. On your Miami to Key West road trip, ensure to stop at Louie’s Backyard for an oceanic view with a fabulous plate of lunch. Actually, there is an interesting line up of beach cafes and restaurants over here. For example, Southernmost Beach Cafe is a must for the tourists traveling via road.

And a Few More

Dry Tortugas National Park is another attractive tourist destination. It is almost 70 miles away from Key West. It is basically comprised of seven islands. You can actually spend a day in the area before you journey further.

If you want a few hours of absolute relaxation, hit Hyatt Key West Resort and Spa. Treat yourself with a message.

Besides this, the Key West Lighthouse Museum is another charm on the way from Miami to Key West.

Also, at Pennekamp Park, you can go snorkeling and scuba diving.

In fact, the stretch of road between Miami and Key West is actually a blend of adventures, food, and relaxation. Make the most of them with a Miami to Key West road trip!

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Source: https://www.miamitokeywesttoursguides.com/miami-key-west-road-trip/

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