Truly-Nolen 1955 Packard

The Truly-Nolen pest company, better known for their mousemobiles, also has this lovely restored classic 1955 Packard in their auto arsenal, seen parked on the streets of Naples.

Casa di Mazzaro

So, y'know the other day when I was ranting about how mind-boggling Mazarro's Italian Market is? It just doubled down. I found out that there's actually two buildings to the Mazzaro's complex, and I'd only visited one of them.

The second building, known as "Casa di Mazzaro", focuses on cookware, kitchen items, and assorted odd foodie bits that didn't fit into the main market, like cocktail mixes, an extensive line of teas, and still more candy. If I wasn't living like a business-class gypsy these days, not knowing when I'll have to ship out to a new Florida city, I'd start hoarding some of these fine items they have, like authentic imported Italian pasta makers.

The decor here is every bit as wacky as the main building, with random statuary everywhere and this lovely art car.

Pestbear

Saw this in Orlando. Said to myself, "Hmmmm." Looking at it again now. Saying it again.

Mahuffer's

Well, one way of getting ahead of the curve when it comes to bad PR is to jump right out of the gate declaring yourself "the wurst place on the beech," as Mahuffer's sign proudly announces.

I've imbibed beer at Mahuffer's, but never eaten their grub, so I'm not entirely sure whether or not to go along with their slogan. I do know, however, that their Mahuffermobile out front is splendid. Next time I'm in Indian Shores I'll probably stop in again and try their BBQ.

Truly-Nolen Mousemobile

So it turns out that the Truly-Nolen pest control company, whose mouse-motif Volkswagen we'd seen previously in Kentucky, conducts its business in the Sunshine State as well. Recently at breakfast in Pinellas Park I saw this critter-car parked in the restaurant's lot. (As a dining customer, we presume, and not a rodent-ridder for hire.)

Given the Walt Disney company's extremely litigious nature, I'm surprised they haven't attempted to claim the concept of mouse's ears rendered as black circles as their own intellectual property.