Saturday, December 11, 2010

Bobby Flay's MESA GRILL

The highlight of Las Vegas was going to Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill. I'm a food network junkie.


They brought out these yummie breads, the corn muffin had a kick to it, the raisin bread was the best I have ever had.


Then we had to deside what to have...remember...this was a BIG treat that we saved up for.

This is what I ordered, it was warm...not steaming hot like I was afraid of, because of the Habanero Chile. I LOVE Duck and this was the best ever.



Each sauce was so good/

Below is what Stacey ordered....











She was in heaven. Wonderful flavors

Now I want to go back!!!





Friday, December 10, 2010

A little more Calico

Oh this old man was wonderful. Sound asleep. I thought he was a prop, until he moved and I laughed and laughed.
Love this front porch, I even sat in the rocker for a few moments

I added a bit of aqua texture because the sky was washed out.
I love old wood
don't you.


Thursday, December 9, 2010

Calico Ghost Town

One of the highlights of our trip to Vegas was stopping off at an old Ghost Town. We were pretty much the only ones there, It was so fun to imagine what it must have been like "back in the day" it was a silver mining town. This little birdie just sat there letting me take photos, I added a little texture to the photo, then cleaned it off the bird.
Makes me thankful we have the cars that we do, what a rough ride this had to have been.

I love how this photo turned out



Love the old chairs they had on the porch


Chuckers




Is this called a flat tire???





Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Alphabe-Thursday K

Posted by PicasaOur Teacher, Mrs Matlock has given us the letter K this week.
We took a trip to Vegas, wow, it certainly has changed in 25 years.
It was beautiful. I'm so glad we went. The casinos are spectacular.
We walked and walked...I am soooo sore I can hardly move!
We went to Bobby Flays Mesa Grill. Oh my goodnes...the best
bbq duck!
Back to my letter K, this isn't going to be good, but its all I have right now...
The Knight lights were so Kool
If you want to check out really good "K" posts, go check out
jennymatlock.blogspot.com

Monday, December 6, 2010

Just Popping In


We're off to Las Vegas in the morning, husband is meeting up with some friends he worked with...and Stacey and I , oh dear...we have to do some major sightseeing!! We have a game plan, we want to look inside the fancy casinos during the day...and some night time outdoor photography. Our highlight...we hope...is to have lunch a Bobby Flays restaurant! I'll let you know how it goes, in a couple of days.
Thought I would leave you with a neat photo of Kimberly Crest House we visited in Redlands.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Alphabe-Thursday " J "
















Do I, Don't I, Do I, Don't I...I'm a jumbled up mess. I was invited to be a part of the Glitterfest gals next spring. They supply the large table...can I fill a table, can I make enough birdies, can I paint fast enough, will anybody buy my stuff??? You can see what I have made in the past by visiting my flickr...Ugh!!! I need to just jump in and "just do it"! What do you think???




Please visit jennymatlock.blogspot.com for more blogs about "J"

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Flip Flops in Winter

Where else can you go at 8:00 in the morning
Sit outside in the warm sunshine,
wearing flip flops
and find out that it is 35 degrees
So. California, Yep, that was me this morning,
decided to have a little "me" time,
stopped in to Panera for a cuppa joe
sat outside in the warm sunshine with a sweater and flip flops,
I refuse to give up my flip flops!
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My husband found a cancerous sore on his shoulder. He had it removed
today, it was about the size of a nickel. His scar is going to be about 8" long.

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Sparkly Day in Long Beach

Nothing like a little bunny running in the city
What a view

Sparkly Ocean and Sailboats


View from where we had lunch




Looking through the window where we had lunch



Yes, we found another farmers market.




Fresh Flowers
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Love this bike that they attached to the wall




ART ~ the theater

My purchases of the day....we went to Torrance to a Antique Street Faire
we visited this last year while on vacation. We had NO idea that 6 mo. later we
would be living down here!!! What fun!

Large very round pitcher...do I see a pincushion in the making????



Then there was this vintage cup, the color of my shelves in my bedroom
so adorable

And then there is this old speckled cup


I picked up this doily...Its one of those old plastic ones.
They are hard to find, great for crafting, spritzing painting, or stenceling



Then this little piece of linen.
Hope you enjoyed going on this adventure with me today.


Sunday, November 21, 2010

Thankful That we Moved To So. Calif

Just a few minutes out of town there was snow in the mountains
This is Mt. Baldy

coming back down the mountain we had a spectacular sunset



A double rainbow


So peaceful
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We came across a farmers market by accident, here is what we found
A lot of firsts for me.
I have never tasted a persmon. It was ok










These were delisious. Like dried apples
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Then the best thing ever....
REAL Belgum waffles.
He put in a big ball of dough, takes a little time to get done.
The smell, heavenly







The first one...he accidently put on salt...kinda funny, but
we got the powdered sugar







Perfection







LOVE SO. CALIFORNIA!!!!!










Saturday, November 20, 2010

Fire King and Scale


Its not an exciting photoshopped photo, but I got this vintage scale for $5.50 because they thought the top was broken off...they all come off, What a deal!!! Then I've been needing an old glass measuring cup.

This one, says Fire King...$1.00. I might be going back to THAT antique shop!!!

Now I need an old red cookbook and that should make for a good photo!