Happy holiday wishes to everyone

This year I put up the tree and went through the box of holiday stuff and found items long forgotten.

This photo was taken just a few days before Zoe left us. Daisy and Zoe were sleeping on the back of the sofa. That alone was incredible. I plopped Elsie down and she actually sat there long enough for me to shoot this picture.

In memory of Abbey and Zoe.

Favorite Places Sign Dayton, Skipper's, Sugar Shack, Tupelo, Maui, Englewood Beach, and of course Lyle

Here is a very late posted picture of my birthday gift from Joni. I finally got this hung outside the porch. Don't ya LOVE IT!

http://www.journeymarkers.com/

Imitation Elsie at the Penney's

Here she is with the skiing snowman outside the front door.

This is at the cat walk-up window. That's Ollie in the background acting like he doesn't know I'm taking this picture.

Memphis the musical on Broadway - GO SEE IT!

Chad Kimball and Montego Glover . . . what a performance . . . All of the cast moved the place - some to tears.

This show is high on my list of 'go see it now' performances! I don't think you will be disappointed. I would have watched it again last night.

http://www.memphisthemusical.com/

Totally ripped from the Memphis website:

TURN UP THAT DIAL! From the underground dance clubs of 1950s Memphis, Tennessee, by way of hit runs at the La Jolla Playhouse and Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre, comes a hot new Broadway musical - inspired by actual events - with heart, soul and energy to burn. He's a young, white radio DJ named Huey Calhoun (Chad Kimball), whose love of music transcends race lines and airwaves. She's a black singer named Felicia Farrell (Montego Glover), whose career is on the rise, but who can't break out of segregated clubs. When the two collaborate, her soulful music reaches radio audiences everywhere, and the Golden Era of early rock 'n' roll takes flight. But as things start to heat up, whether the world is really ready for their music - or their love - is put to the test.
A thrilling theatrical event that combines Broadway splendor with the roots of rock, MEMPHIS features an original story by Joe DiPietro (I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change) and a brand-new score with music by Bon Jovi founding member David Bryan. Directing is Tony® nominee Christopher Ashley (Xanadu) and choreography is by Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys). The cast also features Derrick Baskin, J. Bernard Calloway, James Monroe Iglehart, Tony nominee Michael McGrath and Cass Morgan.
Get ready to experience all the exuberance and the emotion...the beauty and the controversy...of a wondrous, defining time in our history.You're tuning in to MEMPHIS.

AND IF YOU GO.... Stop across the street.... go upstairs to the cocktail lounge...

http://www.sardis.com/htmldocs/cms/

A New York landmark that I just discovered by accident last night. Gotta start somewhere, right?

Bye Bye Birdie

John Stamos, Gina Gershon, Bill Irwin
http://www.byebyebirdieonbroadway.com/cast (link to cast and bios)
The show was cheesy and I loved it. The costumes, the singing, the performers. My favorite is the father (Bill Irwin). He was so funny.

Nolan Gerard Funk played Conrad Birdie.
BTW, I did NOT shoot the pics. I totally borrowed them from google. No pics. No food. No drinks. I wish they had said No Coats. No Kids. No smelly people. Ooops, that was bad.

Thing 1 and Thing 2

Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.

- Dr. Seuss

Islands of Adventure, Orlando, FL

I don't believe it reached 65 degrees today. Perfect day for an amusement park. No lines, no wait, very few kids. We went through both parks (Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios) and rode almost every ride before 5pm.

Scrapbook Trends - Cards - Northridge Media publications - I want my refund!

Back on 10/14 my checking account was drafted 84.95 for a magazine I did not order. I have emailed Northridge Media four times requesting a refund. The phone number provided does not work. It is the same phone number printed on the inside cover of their rag and also on the website. Nice, huh. Invalid email. Fast-Busy phone number.

What does one have to do to get funds returned that were not authorized to be taken in the first place? Not looking for an answer... just venting.