Vegas was a blast!!!!!

We had an amazing time in Vegas!

I'll try to write a bit about it later, for now I'm swamped at work.

If you'd like to see pictures, I have about half of our photos uploaded so far on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/62270660@N08/collections/72157626593284204/

I'll upload the other half sometime this week!

I'm sad I didn't get to meet some of you, but those of you who did come up and say hello, it was lovely to meet you!!!!

XOXOX
Lenora

I'm off to Sin City!

That's right bunnies!!! Myself, my handsome man Nick and my beautiful ladywife and best friend Eddie Vee are off like bats outta hell! Tomorrow this time, we will be in the air, enroute to the motherland! This is my 2nd VLV, Eddie's 4th( I think?) and Nick's 1st. You probably wont see Nick and I out at many VLV events, as we have lots of other Vegas-y things planned- shows, dinners, etc. But! You will see us Thursday afternoon, Saturday afternoon at the carshow, and Saturday night trying out our newly-learned dance moves. Needless to say that last part will require some cocktails to be properly executed...We are quite rusty! If you see us out and about, please say hello! We are from a small town, and when I'm in a big group of people, I get a tad....shocked! I zone out! I wont notice you, so come right on up and say hello! I'll give you a great big Canadian bearhug!!! I'm the most excited for Thursday and Friday...why? Well, we rented a red 1959 Cadillac convertible for 5 hours on Thursday!!!!! It has always been my dream to drive in the desert in an old convertible, with a silk scarf around my hair - old Hollywood, you know! I'm thrilled this is going to be a reality in a few short days!!!! Oh, and we have one seat free in the car if any of you'd like to jump in with us! Friday we are meeting up with our friends from L.A, the stunning and hilarious Mz Berlin and her beau. We are going to have a fancy dinner, and catch Absinthe- the Vaudevillian style circus show at Ceasars! I'm also extremely excited about our swanky hotel! We scored a really great deal at the new 5 star luxery resort, The Cosmopolitan! Balcony, kitchen, japanese style soaking jacuzzi tub! We are living it up this year! All in all, every fiber of my being is buzzing with excitement, I can barely contain myself as I type this here at work. Vegas baby, Mama's coming!!!!!!!! XOXOXO Lenora

The life of a crazy bird lady

Far from the topic of cooking for vintage-collecting....is my love for birds. I thought I'd share the various birds in my life at the moment. We live downtown...but luckily have a few large trees in our backyard- our back deck will soon be shaded by many beautiful leaves from large creeky old trees. With Spring finally arriving, the warmer breezes have brought Nick and I song birds. Chickadees and finches, as well as bluejays and woodpeckers- for them I have set out many bird feeders, baths and treats. Chickadees have nested 2 feet from my kitchen window, and soon I will be able to be the loving protector of a clutch of darling baby birds. Here is poppa-chickadee having some early-morning breakfast. It is still quite chilly in the mornings, and our tree has hardly started to bud. This little guy is very friendly, and has now started eating seeds directly from my hand. I feel very blessed to have such a lovely bond with a wild animal in my own home, especially living downtown. It was hard to take photos of him, I was standing a less than a foot away, trying to be very still. Here is the finch couple, feeding as well.

Also, as you may know, I am the mother to three wonderful feather-babies of my own.

Kira and Agua I adopted 4 years ago from a bad home, from a woman who didn't understand the needs of birds. Kira (the light blue bird) has many skin and feather problems, which I treat lovingly and with patience. As you can see, she is currently partially baldv-that is from the special oil that needs to be rubbed on her face for a dry skin condition. They will grow back soon. She is very vivacious and lively, and very affectionate. Most of the time I spend at home, she is perched upon my shoulder. Agua is a calm and loving fellow, who gives the most wonderful kisses. Not pictured, is my special-needs budgie Audrey-Tweetburn, who cannot chirp or fly. She is nervous, but has warmed up to a few cuddles and kisses over the years.

Here is Agua and Kira perched in the kitchen window, while we all watch the wild birds in the feeders. Kira is falling asleep, hench the grouchy look.

My little family.. Nick watching Agua and Kira lovingly.

With that, I leave you.

Many apologies, dear readers for being so very quiet on my blogs. We are 11 days away from our Vegas vacation, and I recently obtained quite the promotion at work, so I have been very busy training and settling in.

I deeply hope everyone is enjoying each and every day as Spring has started to come around.

XO

Lenora