Monthly Archives: May 2026

Another Brunch at Echo & Rig

It was a beautiful morning as we walked from our hotel to Tivoli Village to have brunch at Echo & Rig.  We always get there early, so that we can hopefully be the first ones to be seated, so that … Continue reading

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Taking Everyone to the Bar for Dinner

While we were still in Las Vegas, we really tried to monopolize the time with our kids.  While they were making final arrangements, we wanted to make sure that they were eating properly, after all, isn’t that one of the … Continue reading

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An Afternoon in a Butcher Shop

After the funeral we had a quiet day to ourselves.  We have basically over the years charted about a 10K walk that we do, while in Las Vegas, and we usually end up in Tivoli Village for breakfast at a … Continue reading

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How Do You Keep the Music Playing…

This past trip to Las Vegas, while it was good to see my children and grandchildren, we were there to say our last goodbyes to their mother or their “baba.” I was also amazed at the red tape involved, as … Continue reading

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Lunch on the Water in Las Vegas – Part Two

Marche Bacchus describes themselves as a touch of France on the lakes edge and that is a perfect description of being in the Desert Shores community.   We were having a grand afternoon kibbitzing with the wait staff, the manager and … Continue reading

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Lunch on the Water in Las Vegas – Part One

Our first day in Las Vegas was just for the two of us, as the kids were making plans for their mother, and we didn’t want to interfere, but we let them know that we would help them.  I suggested … Continue reading

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Not a Festive Trip to Las Vegas

One morning I had to post for friends and family “This morning just after five, my children informed me that their mother is in the arms of God.”  Then we had to wait until the slow trudging of a local … Continue reading

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Willie Newman Introduces Sisters

When Willie Newman was at The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan offering a tasting of his Tre Son wines, he also had the world premier of his new wine Sisters.  Willie Newman is getting ready to retire from his … Continue reading

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Willie Newman and a New Tasting

Willy Newman is a businessman from Ann Arbor, and I remember the first time that I tasted his Tre Son wines, was at my local wine shop The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan back in 2018 and I was … Continue reading

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Fourteen Years of Writing

On the fourth of May, it will be fourteen years of my blog, some will be happy for me, some will be amazed at that as they think that I am probably wasting my time, and most will be rather … Continue reading

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