The Doors of Key West--Truman Annex

Sugarloaf Key: Got an early start this morning and headed to the art and craft show in Key West at the Truman Annex. Stopped at Sugarloaf Lodge and had breakfast. Fed the fish. A beautiful day. Supposed to be in the mid-70s. We parked just outside the Truman Annex at the old Navy docks. Race week in Key West is just finishing up and they’re using this area as a staging area for all these sleek, racing sail boats. There was also a beautiful yacht at the docks out of Newport. A beautiful thing—all wood—circa l935. About 100 feet long. Wished I’d had my camera with me. They had a crane at the docks to take out the sail boats and lift them onto their huge trailers. What a logistical nightmare. Walked through the Truman Annex to where the art and craft show was being held. The Truman Annex is what used to be a large Navy base—from 1823 to 1974. Some of the old, historic buildings (Marine Hospital) are still there. And the officers were housed there. Now it’s an upscale residential area. They had the most beautiful stuff at the craft show. People are so creative. I bought a pretty liquid soap dispenser, 5 acoustical guitar CDs, and some marbles for our jokers game. Would have bought a lot more, but we have no place to put them. My sister would have gone nuts. Stopped at an outdoor cafe and had a couple of drinks. Then we took all our stuff back to the truck and walked back to the Tropic Cinema and saw “The Walker”. Called Floyd and Terry before we headed back to see if they wanted to play cards or jokers. Guess we’re going to play cards. Another great day. We’re doing our bit for the economy.