chrisgriffith on January 20th, 2009

LBD Does The Runway This is your tripped out version of an Abercrombie add.  It involves a hot piece of pocket pup in a powerder blue hoodie; all for the paws … I mean cause.  It is taken in black and white for drama.  Well, do you feel the drama? It had to be LBD’s [...]

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chrisgriffith on January 10th, 2009

Found on Old 41 Road in Bonita Springs, Florida   Visit: 27570 Old 41 Road Bonita Springs, FL 34135 Call: 239-947-8383 More info: Mexican Pottery Bonita Springs Website: Pottery as Art

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chrisgriffith on January 9th, 2009

I’m a Sucker For Dogs The Susan Komen 5K run will be coming up in March and I am not remotely ready.  I must first try to push the plate away or put the fork down.  Oink.  Next, I need to actually run.  Uhg. Having been under the weather for many weeks I just started [...]

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chrisgriffith on November 22nd, 2008

The Prettiest Peppers in Bonita Springs Florida What if that childhood rhyme: “Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers” was really “Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Purple Peppers.” That was the first thought I had when I saw these purple peppers at Farmer Mikes in Bonita Springs, Florida.  They were so pretty. I [...]

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chrisgriffith on November 21st, 2008

Farmer Mike’s Is O-P-E-N Last week I learned that Farmer Mike’s traditionally opens the day after the Taste of Bonita festival.  Since I was involved in the Taste of Bonita as a member of Rotary I was at the festival.  My daughter brought me a bowl of fresh vegetables from Farmer Mike’s booth as my [...]

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chrisgriffith on November 6th, 2008

Catch a Game & a Pizza at Johnny’s For the first time in a good long while I stayed up past my bedtime.  I went to an event with friends and afterward someone suggested that we head to Johnny Malloy’s for a bite to eat.  It was probably 9:00 p.m. when we got there, which [...]

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chrisgriffith on October 22nd, 2008

Found Old Bonita Springs, By Surprise A few weeks ago I stopped by a yard sale in the name streets of Bonita Springs.  The name streets are in Old Bonita Springs, as in where the older charming homes are with character.  The streets were all named after founding fathers and developers of our city.  Goodwin, [...]

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chrisgriffith on October 10th, 2008

The Gorton’s Fisherman Yes, it’s true, the Gorton’s Fisherman lives on Hickory Blvd. on Bonita Beach.  He’s a couple of doors down from the Mermaid Mailbox.  It’s been a spell since I’ve taken this photo.  It’s been a while since I’ve even been able to post something on the blog.  I’ve been a hostage. The [...]

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chrisgriffith on October 4th, 2008

Bonita Springs Boat Parade Sign Up 2008 Folks are looking for the date, time and deadline to sign up for the Bonita Springs Holiday Boat Parade. The Boat Parade Captain’s party is on Wednesday, November 19th from 6-8:00p.m.  The Captains Dinner is at Fitzgerald’s Pub.  Captains, bring your first mate for dinner and your $35 [...]

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chrisgriffith on July 29th, 2008

Bonita Springs is Gonna Get Ripped If you’re like me and you’re tired of choking on bugs while you’re riding your bike or running there is salvation behind those doors. LA Fitness opened last Friday and I’m wearing out the treadmills, not choking on gnats and enjoying seeing a whole bunch of friendly faces from [...]

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chrisgriffith on July 24th, 2008

Tijuana Flats is In Naples and *Now* Bonita Springs Yesterday, to do something different I headed out for a bite to eat at a new, local Bonita Springs restaurant and then took in a movie. The new restaurant I *finally* tried was Tijuana Flats. Tijuana Flats is located in Bonita Springs but it might be [...]

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chrisgriffith on July 23rd, 2008

Estero High School Team Sports Coach Belinda, who coaches Estero High School Cheerleaders, sent me the latest booster form via email and I thought I’d share it with the community. With everyone buckling down I decided to grab a 1/2 page add to support the teams. My kids graduated in ’87 but I still know [...]

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chrisgriffith on July 13th, 2008

Are There Things To Do Besides Eat, Shop and Build? It doesn’t take much looking around to see that things around the Community of Bonita Springs aren’t quite the same as they use to be. At the risk of sounding like a codger with a “back in the day” story I will tell you this. [...]

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chrisgriffith on May 25th, 2008

Muvico vs. Regal What if they both lose? Years ago, long before I became a spinster, I raised my kids in Bonita Springs, Florida. I recall the day The Prado shopping center was built and the day the new movie theater came to town. Regal Cinema opened it’s doors and most Friday and Saturday night [...]

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chrisgriffith on May 20th, 2008

Not Every Day is Sunny In Bonita Springs Even Mini-Me said, “Isn’t this the strangest day in May, it’s so gray”. We do get those gray days here every once in a while. I came back with, “Funny you should mention that, I took a picture of a Poinciana tree and the sky was so [...]

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