Siesta Key Real Estate

Siesta Key 4th of July Relaxation

Longtime friend originally from Charleston, WV and owner of Ashton Lakes Realty, Joe Bonsall and his lovely wife Jeannie were in attendance at the Riegels Landing home of Ray and Natalie Gibson for an informal gathering of friends on this 4th of July. Natalie, quite the hostess called about 1:00 pm on the 4th and said "come for dinner." She amazingly has the nack for putting a delectible dinner together in a matter of hours that would take this Sarasota realtor weeks. The Gibsons beautiful Siesta Key waterfront home always sparkles even if it's not the 4th of July.

Our small group feasted on fried chicken, Joe's homemade slaw (Jeannie made it, I think), barbecue ribs, baked beans, hot dogs with chili sauce and Natalie's special apple pie with cheese, ice cream and fresh berries. Yummy!

Leaving Siesta Key around 9:00 pm, I was lucky to find a parking spot close to the north Siesta Key bridge. All the hard work of the service workers on Bayfront Island Park paid off. The sky was ablaze with a dazzling fireworks display lighting up the cloudy night. There was a light sprinkle about 9:00 pm but the sky cleared right before blast off!

Talk about timing, just as I pulled back into my Forest Lakes home, the Boston Pops were cranking up for another outstanding 4th of July performance -- quite a great celebration and another tiny break from selling Sarasota real estate.

Currently there is only one home on the market in Riegels Landing -- a four plus bedroom, four and one-half baths with 5537 sq. ft. This spacious home is on the water and offered at $2,895,000.