Lake Las Vegas (google for more links) is an area that not enough people know about or visit. The setting there is just beautiful, and there is a little “village” with shops and apartments. We’ve gone out there several times for various events, and one of those events netted me a gift […]
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Can you imagine having afternoon tea while enjoying this view? That’s what one of my daughters and I did this afternoon! 🙂 She was away when my birthday rolled around, so this was her delayed birthday gift to me, and it was wonderful. We were on the twenty-third floor of […]
This is a very busy time of year for our family. One adult daughter has a birthday in late April, the other adult daughter has a birthday in mid-May, and my husband has his birthday in late May. I’d add my mother-in-law’s birthday (also mid-May) to the list, but she […]
Friday was our younger daughter’s birthday. I won’t say how old she is, because it’s a complete shock to me that I could possibly have a “child” older than 20. 😉 You can imagine what *30* did to me! Anyway, her favorite birthday dessert is a specific cheesecake she’s been […]
A few nights ago we went out to dinner and had an absolutely fantastic butternut squash soup. Naturally, it had white truffles in it, which I’m not sure I can find, even if I thought they’d be reasonably priced. 😉 Still, the soup was so good that I decided to […]
As most know, yesterday was Thanksgiving here in the US. We had dinner at our daughter’s home, and everyone brought something to contribute to the meal. I baked pumpkin pies and made cranberry relish, and DH smoked a turkey — he’s a whiz at doing mouth-watering smoked turkey! Others brought […]