Karen's Beach Blog

Wedding Special includes "Romantic" Wedding Ceremony at Sunset on the Beach.  Fort Myers Beach, Florida.  Also included is a week's stay at a studio cottage within walking distance to beach, shops, grocery, etc.  Cottage is fully furnished and supplied with linens, dishes, toaster, beach chairs, ...

It's certainly not ironic that on the coldest day of the year on this small Island in Southwest Florida,  I realize with absolute certainty that I could never live up north again.  The temperature may not reach 60 today and the temps last night dipped into the low 40's. This is not a typical wint...

Every year, we strive to grow a perfect pumpkin in the garden to celebrate the warm autumn days and the Halloween holiday.  This year, we are extremely proud of our efforts. Meanwhile, on Fort Myers Beach, the 1st Annual Fort Myers Beach Art and Pumpkin Festival is taking place at Bay Walk Place ...

. . . . .  a Tropical Beach Wedding.  November is a bit of a secret in Florida.  It's one of the best times to live here.  The weather is simply wonderful, bright, sunny days with temps reaching the high 70's or low 80's and sultry evening.  And, we're not yet crowded with visitors from cold nort...

I'm not one of those fascinated by the lives of celebrities.  I'm far too busy, and in any case, celebrities make me yawn. I'm far more interested in the goings on of the people involved in my own life and what is happening on Fort Myers Beach, Florida.  Still, once in awhile, a headline will cap...

I met him once at a party, Senator Ted Kennedy, that is.  In hyannisPort.  It was a party for him in the 1980's to mark his 25the year anniversary in the Senate. I was invited by someone who had been actually invited to the party . .   in a way. I was 19, 20 maybe.  I had heard about the party th...

My Tribute to Farah Fawcett Model:  Karen Nichols of Fort Myers Beach, Florida Photographer:  Lloyd Nichols Rest in peace, sweet Angel.

These are stressful days.    With the enconny and housing market still in the doldrums and job security or finding a job at all a major issue, vacations are more important than ever.  Even a couple of days on a Florida beach  to totally relax . . . . . I've always been an avid reader, although th...

It was rather a feeling than a voice, and the feeling said:  Go there and you will be happy. I grew up in the suburbs of Massachusetts, 20 miles or so north of Boston, the North Shore.  The next town over was Salem, home to the witches.  The North Shore is beautiful in all four seasons, particula...

Nestled in the midst of colorful tropical gardens is a sweet beach cottage on Fort Myers Beach, Florida.  I love cottages.  Beach cottages, mountain cottages, country cottages.  Perhaps because cottages are inherently romantic and often out of the way. The cottage below is a studio, sleeps 3, ful...