it's official......

i'm "nifty fifty"...................it was a wonderful day--spent with Kenna, Kris, Dad and Esther--Alan, Jason and Goddess Diana called with birthday wishes--Thank you All......and Thank you for all the birthday greetings through the world wide web..............
tomorrow we fly home...........................i'm ready.

cheers...........

yummy...........malibu rum, pineapple juice and a splash of grenadine---
we are having dinner in the room this evening--the butler will be bringing it in soon...:)

what a fun way to spend time with my best friend!

we drove around the lake today and had a wonderful lunch on a deck on Lake Tahoe........

my best friend and i.......

are in Lake Tahoe-------------------------------------------
celebrating my 50th Birthday which is Friday! And she and her hubby frequent this place (as in gamble) and she is treated like royalty--and so am I!!! we have a 2 bedroom suite with a fireplace and Butlers!!!!!!!!

Here is Kris and I toasting our trip..........
all i can say is "This is Heavenly !!!!"

and the other pic is a greeting from the hotel wishing me a Happy Birthday!!!!!

oh what fun!!!!!!!!!!

i just got home from the art and wine show!!! it was so fun!!!! JoAnnA is sooooo sweet and so talented .......
here is a picture of JoAnnA and me....in front of her art space...the weather was perfect..great music...it was just awesome!!!!

JoAnnA gave me the most wonderful piece of art--well really 2 pieces--and i forgot to ask her if i could share here- but i will ask her and hopefully post pics here soon....life is great!!!

healing love......

this is a necklace that i created....the bottle is there to hold essential oil....today's choice is peppermint. we are covered in smoke here in Northern California and i am sending out healing love to everyone touched in any way by the fires.....so scary and so devastating

i am heading up to see JoAnnA from http://www.mosshill.blogs.com/
tonight at an Art and Wine show in Amador City! i am super excited to meet her and see her art! Hopefully we will be able to get together again and do art together this next week!!!!

we are family.................

Dad took us to lunch today at Scott's fish...and it was wonderful. Two of my cousins met us for lunch...my cousin Cheryl is in the black shirt , next to her is Makena, Esther, cousin Cathy and me---sitting down. I hadn't seen Cheryl in probably 15 years and Cathy in about 10 years......Family is so important to me and this made my heart feel so awesome!!!!!!

this is Beth..

she's my new sister/friend.....Esther's sister-we had fun having coffee and shopping for fruits and veggies...

oh...........

the onions.......................

the farmers market........

I went to the farmers market today in Sacramento..........I just love the smells and the colors and all of the people......