Above is PadThai SomTom from Cha Da Thai & it was absolutely delicious. Our waitress who graciously allowed me to photograph her in the traditional Thai formal wear; doesn’t she look so cute! Tennessee Cody This was our dessert, crazy bubble tea. The flavor we chose was Green Tea Latte and it was yummi – […]

Wildflowers of Colorado This is a postcard that my friend Dave brought back for me along with a plaque that has Kokopelli etched in sandstone from his Colorado trip over a week ago. He knows how much I like postcards and the last time he went I received some too. I always have to make […]

If I find 10,000 ways something won’t work, I haven’t failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward. Thomas A. Edison (1847 – 1931)*UPDATE: If I were to post a blog yesterday it would have been completely different from what you are seeing right now. I thought it best […]

Friday night we went to Makoto’s for some yummi sushi! Saturday we went climbing at Grandmother. In this second picture you see Grandfather Mountain in the distance. It was a beautiful day. Later in the evening we went out to a place called The Barn, it is a boulder field that is located on a […]

(Lilium superbum) Turk’s Cap Lily is capable of reaching the height of 10’. It is oneof the tallest members of the Lily (Liliaceae) family. Turk’s Cap lily is a large showy plant usually bearing numerous flowers. As many as 40 flowers have been counted on a single plant. The flower, 2 – 2.5 inches across, […]

It all started when I stumbled across this website www.grocerylist.org that I grew this new found fascination in grocery lists of different sorts that I found lying around. I’m not sure exactly what intrigued me the most when I found “my” very first list but I didn’t want to leave it there. Not that it’s […]

I got this necklace just last week. But let me tell ya it’s been somewhat of a long process obtaining it. First off, I’m really cheap these days so spending money on something this extravagant doesn’t happen too often. You see I’ve had my eye on this for almost 6 months now if not longer. […]

This trail is located off the Blue Ridge Parkway near Grandfather Mountain. Being just a short trail is was easy enough to take our time wandering through the woods. Once we reached the overlook of course we lingered for a while until someone approached. On a day this clear you can see for miles and […]

Finally, here are some pictures of the new place. The back is really the front. Since this is the door we use to go in and out mostly. I will post more soon once more stuff is out of the way!! *UPDATE: The physical therapy went pretty well on Friday. The only adverse affects I’ve […]

The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions. Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809 – 1892) I so awfully miss having the ability to climb. Today I have physical therapy and I’m looking forward to a new technique the doctor will be using. You […]