Encore!

Our view: straight ahead and down below.

We could easily see how fast the pool areas were filling up!

On the way to the buffet! (above)

Beautiful walkways inside the casino.

We went to Sinatra's Come Dance with Me. They set Frank's voice to a live orchestra and dancers and it was a lively, impressive show. The guy in this poster reminded us of David. The neat thing is that we walked right by Steve Wynn before the performance. I noticed him first as I had just been watching him in our room while getting ready on the hotel channel. He ended up sitting in the front row at the show, with a pretty young blonde. Steve Wynn is the owner of the Encore/Wynn. He also created Bellagio and other hotels in Vegas, plus a new one in Macau, islands somewhere, not sure. Anyway, they put on a great show and I guess if your boss was in in the front row, you would too. :)

Vegas-Encore

Check in! The background looks like a collection of vintage brooches.

This tilework mosaic is stunning-it's on the wall on the way to the Wynn.

The tile work on the floor is gorgeous and features butterflies and flowers, so pretty!

Fur-Comparison shopping

You've seen these furs before on my blog. I purchased all three for less than $10 at the Salvation Army in Fergus. They have satin lining and the red one has a little hook and eye closure.
So, we were in Las Vegas for fun a couple of weeks ago and this window at Oscar De la Renta stopped me dead in my tracks. It is in the Wynn/Encore passage-way shops. I had to know how much they were asking so I went inside and had someone helping me within 10 seconds because you rarely see people inside these shops. The guy asked if I'd like to try it on and of course I did. I noticed that it had a silk or satin lining and hook and eye closure just like one of my furs does. It had a ribbon tie that I thought was very pretty and I believe he said it was mink. I took a look at the price tag and it was $3,000!!
The fur that Shari has on is the most similar to this one. I will probably take the red bow off of it. Sometimes I do wear these at home, when it's really cold it's kind of cozy to have one around your shoulders. They also look nice on wool coats with plain collars, maybe my leather coat too.

April 16th Snow!!

Trying to find some beauty in the new snow...

The sun is out this afternoon, so it can't last long.

The ice is out across the lake and around the edges over here.

Little Dutch shoes from the Bargain Bazaar.

I had to buy them for $1. We'd like to go to Amsterdam someday.

Library Bake Sale

It's the Library-a-thon this Friday. I didn't bring anything last year and felt guilty, so this year I made my usual donation; biscotti. I used the little wax paper bags and made the biscotti smaller so it would fit. I showed Dan when I had them all displayed properly and he asked, "Are you going to blog that?" So, here it is. Hopefully they will all sell.