Maia in South Beach: Dogs Rule!

Here we are in South Beach again. It's been almost a month since Art Basel and after all the bad weather we've had in the Midwest, we were all happy to fly south. This time, Felicia went with her longtime friend Joanne, whose children grew up with Michael and India and Zara. Here I am, tired after a long trip, just off the plane to put my feet on Florida soil, in John-from-Spain's car, as he takes us to South Beach from the airport. Will we ever get there?

Here's Joanne at the hotel, holding me, just after we arrived. Hello warmth! Goodbye winter coats and mittens and scarves! Freedom from weather tyranny has arrived!

The next day, the most important task at hand for Joanne and Felicia was to watch our new President at his inauguration! Then, after President Obama was sworn in (feels so good to type his name--and loved all First Lady Michelle Obama's outfits!), we went to Nemo for lunch. We all sat outside and ate our food under a big tree. Felicia fed me meat from her Vietnamese Beef Salad, and I got to sit on Felicia's lap! These South Beachers really know how to live. Dogs rule in South Beach! Dogs are everywhere and people bring dogs to lunch! Felicia wants to move here.

After lunch, Felicia and Joanne went back to the hotel, and Felicia took a picture of my friends, the crows. When Felicia was ten years old, she put an ad in the newspaper. She wanted to buy a crow. No one responded. Felicia still loves crows. I like them too. They can count higher than I can!

After watching more television about the historic election a bit longer, we all took a long walk all the way up to Lincoln Road (another great President). Then we bought some magazines at the News Cafe, where Gianni Versace loved to have breakfast. Then we went to his Mansion. Tomorrow, we're all going to take a walk to the Versace Mansion once again, and have a tour and lunch. And I can't wait to tell you all about it!
Till tomorrow,
Love, Maia