Florida Moonshine and toys, toys, toys

I want one of these!!


In five days my husband Rad and I will be heading south to Florida, where the semi-annual Florida Moonshine Party is about to take place. I'm preparing clothes and toys now for the journey. Can't wait to see old friends and meet new ones. If you're reading this and are planning to attend, please let me know!

I WILL be topping a lot at this party, but I won't be attended the Saturday morning "Governess Gala" (AKA, Female tops/male bottoms) party. I had a great time at this event last year and got to spank and punish many well-deserving bad boys. But it was scheduled at the same time as the Florida Moonshine "Academy," which I also wanted to attend. This year, I'm indulging my other side and going back to school... my uniform is ready, all I need is a report card.

Meanwhile, I'm debating about which toys to take and which to leave at home. We usually try to keep it light when we pack, taking only a few of our very favorites. This usually comes down to my favorite strap, a medium-density one, and my husband's favorite, which is thicker and more punishing. Most of our straps come from The London Tanners, run by Ian. Ian part of the crew running Florida Moonshine and is a great guy, lots of fun in general and fun (and scary in a good way) to play with. London Tanners sells consistently well-made items and I've been very happy. We have about four "regular" straps from them, a school tawse, and a thin strap that tapers to the end and is extremely nasty to feel -- that's called "The Rat's Tail."

The Rat's Tail by London Tanners -- very nasty!

I'll probably leave my canes at home. I've purchased canes from different sources but I really like the quality of the canes made by WhypDancer of Canes4Pain. I'll have to check whether she'll be selling her wares this year at FMS. WhypDancer allows customers to buy a cane, use it during the weekend event, and then bring it back to her before the end of the party so she can ship it to them. This is a great service for those of us with normal-sized suitcases. She carries a range of items from basic, no-nonsense whippy canes to finely crafted and beautiful items of destruction. Check out these cane handle decorations she's created in her "Crown Jewels" collection.

"Kneeling sub" by Canes4Pane

"Barbed Fairy" by Canes4Pane

Paddles? We'll probably bring one or two. I want to put in a plug for Exotic Paddles, which are made extremely well by my friend Kitty from California. Like everyone else I'm plugging here, Kitty and her husband Bob are real players in the scene and they know what people like from both sides of the coin. I'm pretty sure THIS is the one we have:

"Captain's Paddle" by Exotic Paddles

If any generous sub wants to "gift" me with a toy being sold by one of the vendors at FMS, I will gladly pay him back by using it long and hard on him. Just be careful what you wish for!