Wednesday dawns sunny and hot. We do something we've never done in Vegas - head down to enjoy the pool. We slather poor pale Canadian skin with sunscreen and make our way down. Lots of loungers available at this hour. We don't spend a lot of time in the water, even with a high SPF on Nyssa is prone to burning. After chatting a bit with some fellow ( Read more... )

Heading to the airport in the daytime is a novelty. It's also cold! Ah well, we're heading for warmth and sunshine, so off we head, hauling suitcases up the hill and over the bridge to the bus stop. Stop for a smoke before heading into the terminal, it's going to be a while before we get another chance ( Read more... )

Clearly I've not been posting much but trip reports. Perhaps I'm due for a rant about customers soon. Maybe later, but first I can get started on our most recent trip ( Read more... )

21. All the President's Men Revisited ( Read more... )

Having a late flight home, as usual, sleeping as late as possible is a good thing. Too bad I can't seem to do that in Vegas. Downstairs I headed while Nyssa still slept. The idea was coffee while I played a few slots. The coffee part didn't happen. By the time a cocktail waitress headed my way I was parched and opted for ginger ale to quench the ( Read more... )

Thursday is time to move hotels, time to see what staying on the Strip is about. So far we've said the Strip is a nice place to visit but we wouldn't want to stay there. Too hectic, too crowded. And here we are, about to give it a shot. And, once again, a day filled with free stuff ( Read more... )

Yeah, it's April and I'm just getting around to it. Have I mentioned being the queen of procrastination ( Read more... )

Missed one!

23. Marked - PC Cast and Kristen Cast

9. Clover - Susan Coolidge

10. In the High Valley - Susan Coolidge

11. Damaged Goods - Helen Black

12. Devil's Bargain - Rachel Caine

13. Eros, Phiia, Agape - Rachel Swirsky (short story)

14. If You Have to Cry, Go Outside - Kelly Cutrone

15. The Iron King - Julie Kagawa

16. My Lucky Stars - Shirley MacLaine

17. The Mysterious Key and What ( Read more... )

15. Holiday - a lovely Katharine Hepburn/Cary Grant film ( Read more... )