tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post8467420989631436733..comments2023-10-25T12:01:07.964-04:00Comments on Farmgirl Paints: South Beach...the good, bad & uglyFarmgirl Paintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17205054615599523192noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-35653599991268508682011-12-12T11:22:53.305-05:002011-12-12T11:22:53.305-05:00Okay. Clearly, I love this post. Where to begin! I...Okay. Clearly, I love this post. Where to begin! I laughed at everything because it's so disgustingly normal to me. Not that I THINK it's normal, it's just what I live with. (Umm...insert 1,001 reasons why I'd love to leave!) <br /><br />I avoid the beach b/c....all of the above in your post. <br />I do NOT own a pair of shoes like that and disown my friends that do. Haha.<br />Yes, those mannequins are geared to the gazillions of women who pay to look that way...meaning...they pay to look ridiculously out of proportion.<br />It's pretty much always sweat-weather around here....uh, as in we sweat, not wears sweats (besides, sweats would cover up our skin! Haha.)<br />Aaaaaaaaand...Joe's Stone Crabs is in fact amazing as you now know. We had our 1st wedding anniversary there are quite a few subsequent special dates there. <br /><br />You are hilarious. Thanks for the laugh.Gail@Sophisticated Stepshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173434362142173898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-27195225078208267302010-06-17T19:58:43.402-04:002010-06-17T19:58:43.402-04:00I loved your pics of South Beach. You took pictur...I loved your pics of South Beach. You took pictures of everything I would have thought was funny, or interesting, or "hot" too. That place reminds me of a beach we have here in Southern California called Venice Beach. It's up in the Los Angeles area. My son goes to school up there and I always tell him, "Stay away from that Venice Beach!" The beach where we live, down San Diego way, is a nice, calm, clean, family oriented beach. Not nearly as much fodder for a blog post but, it's okay to take your kids there! I'm new to your blog and now following. See you again soon."Cottage By The Sea"https://www.blogger.com/profile/04016670928484219905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-55338579740527757542010-06-17T18:20:01.863-04:002010-06-17T18:20:01.863-04:00That was a great post! I loved it! I am a midwes...That was a great post! I loved it! I am a midwest girl too and seeing all of those 'interesting' fashion statements was quite entertaining! I have been to Miami once but only for a minute as I passed by everything on the way to my cruise ship! :) But I certainly saw some interesting characters on that cab ride! Great pictures!michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17757389045798739976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-57495115024591358432010-06-17T14:50:29.141-04:002010-06-17T14:50:29.141-04:00Hi! I grew up in South Florida...and I promise, So...Hi! I grew up in South Florida...and I promise, South Beach is not now, what it once was...It is still beautiful, but it seems to have been taken over by people who think they know what trendy and fashionable is. A true local...well...9 times out of 10, are not in that scene...I miss the OLD South Beach- what it used to be. Your post was very funny though, and even I have to admit: even though I grew up there, some of this stuff would still shock me today!!! (I found your blog through A Coastal Lifestyle's blog.)Antoinette Seminario-Skinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10344486336890913249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-74509187933304733722010-06-09T04:19:21.781-04:002010-06-09T04:19:21.781-04:00Crab, flab, nuts and tramp stamps...you're so ...Crab, flab, nuts and tramp stamps...you're so funny! I'm happy that you had such a lovely time in Florida!<br /><br />: )<br /><br />Julie M.The Little Red Shophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834828021062085697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-70526144563042465952010-06-08T20:16:14.683-04:002010-06-08T20:16:14.683-04:00Hi Becky, I made my way over frommmm.....ummmm...I...Hi Becky, I made my way over frommmm.....ummmm...I can't remember now I have been reading for so long. Loved your South Beach post. Apparently those people on the beach haven't heard the repeated message that sun bathing is bad for you....oh my gosh...the tans they have! And the other sights....lol. Sometimes when I am walking down the street I just want to run up to some people and say "did you look in the mirror before you left home? Did you know a mirror is a girl's (or guys's) best friend)?" But then again, maybe people don't like what I wear but somehow I think not. :) Come for a a visit when you can. ~~ Lynn @thevintagenest. <br />Heading out to read more of your blog now. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-50517103195314700182010-06-08T11:39:20.624-04:002010-06-08T11:39:20.624-04:00Hahaha, awesome. I love this post! Thanks for st...Hahaha, awesome. I love this post! Thanks for stopping by Twig! I've loved your blog for a long time :) Totally digging the music too! haha.Twighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17352419332002628943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-29846817931447401042010-06-07T13:22:37.375-04:002010-06-07T13:22:37.375-04:00Haha...your great photos and comments really had m...Haha...your great photos and comments really had me cracking up. I've never been to Florida, but it sure looks interesting. I'd love to go there and see for myself. Certainly a lot of photo opportunities, it seems.<br /><br />Being European, I'm so used to seeing topless women on the beach it really don't bother me at all. However, over here, while sunbathing topless was trendy among young people in the 80's and 90's, nowadays it seems the younger ones tend to wear the whole bikini as showing almost everything is not so trendy anymore. But a lot of middle aged women and upwards don't seem to have understood that leaving something to the imagination is more in fashion these days. And they are probably the ones that really should.<br /><br />It must be really weird though, having your husband hit on while you're witnessing it.Did they think the two of you were just good friends? ;)Sniffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870715601050163917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-4777464450528125852010-06-07T13:10:55.144-04:002010-06-07T13:10:55.144-04:00No I do not have those shoes but I'll be hones...No I do not have those shoes but I'll be honest and say that NONE of the attire surprised me. I've seen all of that around here which reminds me that I really should take pictures of the people around the beach this summer. Although, noone goes topless around here... it's not allowed and no one wears a speedo, let alone a man-thong. ~shudder~ I think So Cal has a distinct beach trend. <br /><br />Hot days, hot girls in heels and clothing made specifically for boob jobs, check :) Oh and I doubt those tattoos were fresh, ha.<br /><br />That crab looks awesome and I love when they crack it for you!Dandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13802029144367150181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-60151725345552987492010-06-07T08:34:43.583-04:002010-06-07T08:34:43.583-04:00Thanks for sharing! I'm pretty sure that I wo...Thanks for sharing! I'm pretty sure that I would not fit in at all in South Beach. I think I'm probably a bit too conservative! :)Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01520682388731742925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-75747553282504875952010-06-06T09:24:17.749-04:002010-06-06T09:24:17.749-04:00Well that was a delightful and so true post of Sou...Well that was a delightful and so true post of South Beach. Love seeing your faces as always. Most couples look apart when images are taken as if two solos in images. What I love when I see you and your honey it is as two whole people, but one in unity just a bit bright burst of sunshine. I have not been to a beach in years. But this was as if a vacation for me but no sand to dust off later. Thank you for the fun and sunshine Becky!Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01471890907217367267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-23768365841062099382010-06-06T09:19:59.256-04:002010-06-06T09:19:59.256-04:00Great photos...They have a Seventies feel about th...Great photos...They have a Seventies feel about them! Did you retouch them or was it just the light?<br /><br />By the way, I have nominated you for an award on my blog... ;)Purple Cowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016727639028322093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-19134912660452797832010-06-06T06:37:23.806-04:002010-06-06T06:37:23.806-04:00Love the photos. I was crackin' up.Love the photos. I was crackin' up.The Friskshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10361294492231622677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-21774678821223705662010-06-06T00:35:55.895-04:002010-06-06T00:35:55.895-04:00So many thoughts (probably because I am wicked tir...So many thoughts (probably because I am wicked tired and up past my bedtime).... one is that I envy the crab eating. I am so allergic to shellfish and I love it. It's the iodine in it that gets me, but I miss it so much. Whenever anyone orders it around me or even describes eating it... well, it becomes a vicarious eating experience for me. Fond memories before the allergy became so severe that I was CUT OFF. I chuckled at your descriptions of Honey being the rage of South Beach, while you were more or less ignored. Been there, done that. The funny thing, of course, is that it makes heterosexual men so uncomfortable and women are like, "What's up with this?" We don't realize that we are somewhat used to getting the attention. In other words, we enjoy innocent flirtation. Our heterosexual mates do not enjoy the innocent flirtation from other men. It is a fascinating thing to watch. Did you notice how many of those gay waiters were gorgeous? Totally unfair and wrong. A group of my friends (a mixed group) once accidentally stumbled into a gay bar. We were out of town and didn't know the "lay of the land" and were totally out of our element. Hands down, one of the weirdest nights of my life. I have to say that I have never seen more beautiful men all in one place than in that bar. I wanted to cry. And they all had eyes for the MEN we were with and spared the women in our party not one glance. It was downright sad. The guys in our group went into a mass panic and the women all wanted to just faint from the unattainable "bounty" scattered round us. I think it was a life lesson of some kind. Anyway, hopefully Honey's ego got a boost and wasn't fractured by all of that attention. (Like I said, I am all over the place ~ eeks.) Mostly, it is always interesting to take a peek at how other people live and then come home. Coming home is always good.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-76348734696856918672010-06-05T23:56:29.893-04:002010-06-05T23:56:29.893-04:00What a wonderful post Becky. It was great fun read...What a wonderful post Becky. It was great fun reading your comments about each of your photos. My favorite photos were of you and your honey. Your such a beautiful couple. I would love to know how you made your photos the tint that you did. It reminde me of the tint used in CSI Miami.<br /><br />MaryMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103572563333198645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-58376561494898533182010-06-05T22:53:49.290-04:002010-06-05T22:53:49.290-04:00wow!!! how fun! I love that you got in trouble for...wow!!! how fun! I love that you got in trouble for that pic, its the story of my life! ANd uh...your honey is a looker...dont tell him I said that. But you look fabulous so it only makes sense. I have long legs...wanna trade? they are evil and annoying...Just sayin.Janahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07355418492075195689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-88987777312805453032010-06-05T20:41:24.369-04:002010-06-05T20:41:24.369-04:00Fun! I feel like I was there too. :) I have oft...Fun! I feel like I was there too. :) I have often wished for long lean legs...had to finally give up on that. You look great!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01061012487736515091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-2355938191977715002010-06-05T18:35:07.848-04:002010-06-05T18:35:07.848-04:00"Pants on the ground" - YOU CRACK ME UP!..."Pants on the ground" - YOU CRACK ME UP!!!! This was a very cute post - :-) xo Cherylcottage farm villahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421843400178564923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-12195841086212542562010-06-05T17:49:04.415-04:002010-06-05T17:49:04.415-04:00I've never been to South Beach...it definitely...I've never been to South Beach...it definitely looks..."colorful"!! It takes all kinds:) And I'm with you, those sandals with the heels covered are so ugly {no offense to anyone who owns a pair;}Leah Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816561675529288784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-62509149072166791932010-06-05T16:21:42.761-04:002010-06-05T16:21:42.761-04:00great photo's. How did you get them to have t...great photo's. How did you get them to have that yellow vintagey tinge? I love that!!Prudencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022571627691517049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-68117592622414307002010-06-05T15:54:05.273-04:002010-06-05T15:54:05.273-04:00Ha! Ha! I love the fashion statements. Great job o...Ha! Ha! I love the fashion statements. Great job of catching it all.D. Jean Quarleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01327174739435123349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-795031851448944222010-06-05T15:11:50.653-04:002010-06-05T15:11:50.653-04:00Becky, you've perfectly captured the flavor of...Becky, you've perfectly captured the flavor of South Beach. We were also there at spring break time, before and after a cruise that departed from Miami. I felt like an alien in another world ~ in my conservative little skirt and flip-flops ~ and didn't spend enough time there to feel "at home." Not sure that I ever WOULD have! I'm with you on those ugly shoes ~ the worst! Maybe even worse than Mr. Pink and the Misses Tat and Too! Bet you are glad to be back in the good old Midwest : ) xx SuzannePrivet and Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09384567378252265965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-43434471088649137802010-06-05T11:54:05.125-04:002010-06-05T11:54:05.125-04:00I wouldn't be shocked by the topless..., growi...I wouldn't be shocked by the topless..., growing up in Europe, vacationing on the Riviera, even at the lakeside pools in Zurich where I grew up..., we could go without! But the masses of people, and strange sense of fashion quite shocking!Maya @ Completely Coastalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15755183585583197881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-14696391033633606662010-06-05T11:15:04.038-04:002010-06-05T11:15:04.038-04:00My goodness! Topless?? I'm sure sheltered here...My goodness! Topless?? I'm sure sheltered here in the Midwest. <br /><br />Glad you had a special time with your honey! That is what matters most.LeeAnn@Encouragement Is Contagioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11115472068334541489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812834706420893840.post-8243465946307319902010-06-05T11:03:57.190-04:002010-06-05T11:03:57.190-04:00This is so funny Becky ~ loving all the shots ~ I ...This is so funny Becky ~ loving all the shots ~ I love people watching and you certainly had a wide variety of views to choose from. I laughed when you talked about Honey getting hit on ~ he is a cutie! Hope you have a fantastic week-end.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00933214618325580791noreply@blogger.com