Yard Update

Last fall, I had some landscaping done in my yard. Here are some updated photos.

September 2007



May 2008

The trees are filling in nicely and even bloomed for a few days. A few of the agaves died of transplant shock and were replaced with a different larger variety.

The ocotillo in the front yard bloomed for a few days, too, but my new camera arrived after they fell off. Oh, well. At least it still has leaves.



It's time to go pull some weeds. The joys of home ownership are many and varied!

Running Amok in Vegas!

Hubby and I returned two days ago from Las Vegas and I am still exhausted.

Vegas always does a number on me—the smoke, the noise, the re-circulated and overly cold air-conditioned air, the bright neon and flashing lights, and the constant go, go, go atmosphere of the Strip. We walked our feet off every night and got up for more every morning. It was awesome!

The official reason for the trip was for hubby to attend Interop—a technology and IT expo which invades Las Vegas every spring. For me, it’s swag central and a free vacation—cool!

We ate at the Hofbräuhaus (I highly recommend the maibock when it’s in season) and a few restaurants at Excalibur and Mandalay Bay. We played the slots, roulette and blackjack at several casinos (including one on Freemont Street that was a little too seedy for my taste). The house always ends up with our money, so we set a reasonable loss limit and had fun until we cried ‘uncle’.

We saw Bodies—The Exhibition at the Tropicana. I didn’t really want to go, but I also didn’t want to deprive my husband of the experience, so off I went—and I am so glad I did! After the initial grossness factor wears off, the exhibition is very interesting and highly educational.

What a great trip!