Costume Fun

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We had a costume party at work last week and my co-workers decided to do a theme we could all participate in... Roller Derby!!

There was enough of us to do 2 Teams and a Referee.  I haven't dressed up in y-e-a-r-s and I have to say it was fun gathering up items to pull it together inexpensively!  My team name is

Violet Femme and our colors were black and purple.  I had sooooo much glittery eye make up on.... I'm still finding glitter at my desk!

We made our own costumes and bought skirts at the party store.

We decorated an area to use for our rink, complete with rails

and a cheering crowd!

Here we all are!

This was just for fun.. my other co-worker

was part of a Clown Asylum

and she roped me in.  ha ha

Be safe out there tonight my bloggy friends!

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Tea with Jenifer

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I was going through my pics recently and realized I didn't

share a recent tea par-tay of Tea with Jenifer!

Everything was so delicious but my favorite part is just

spending hours with girlfriends making memories!

I absolutely lurve her savories!  The sausage roll ups are just delicious!

These were so yummy!  Little strawberry cheesecakes!

I need to get my camera fixed... my cell phone just doesn't do her table justice!

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Vintage Etiquette

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I just lurve this video from 1946 on

Arranging the Tea Table

(Scroll down to turn off my music before playing video)

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Lighted pathway

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“I will love the light for it shows me the way,

yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.”

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Reflections

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Mirror, mirror on the wall...

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Birthday Clues

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Birthday Clues!

My boy had a special request for his birthday this year in that he'd like to have a challenge, a kind of hunt for clues to find his card, gift, etc.  I LOVED scavenger hunts as a kid, heck I still enjoy them as an adult!  Ours went something like this...

I gave him his first clue to begin which was,

"Don't get all mixed up"

(answer...my Kitchen Aid in the kitchen)

He surprised me in quickly moving through the first three that I told him to slow down so I could take some memories!  ha ha

"Sitting down during the hunt won't help you"

"In Britain, it's the Telly"

"Opposites attract"

"Dad operates this machinery"

"Here sits the classics... Jane Austen, Charles Dickens"

There he found his card...

His gift was something he told us about when he was in 3rd grade.  His teacher had a smaller version of 'Electronic Snap Circuits' that was available to the kids when they earned "free time".  He talked about it constantly!  

This set came with 4 manuals enabling you to make 750 projects, all of which are color coded and very easy to follow.  Even I did a few!  You can build FM/AM radios, digital voice recorders, alarms, flying discs, even games!  It doesn't require any tools, just batteries.  I got smart though and quickly bought the $15 A/C adapter to plug it into the wall - much cheaper than replacing costly batteries.





When asked what he wanted for his birthday cake, he surprised me by requesting my Chocolate Chip Cookies instead.  I replied, "Really, no cake?"  He said, "Why would I have cake when I could have your cookies instead?"  Aaaaaaaaaah, my heart melted!

At the end of the night, I found our kitty totally sacked out asleep from all the excitement of the evening.  ha ha

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Back to School

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Back to school...

As I always say,I'm getting my second education through my children!



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A Historic Visit

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While in South Lake Tahoe, we went to Tallac! 

It is a cluster of estate homes from the early 1920's.

Imagine the lake in the late 1800's... it was an up and coming place for California's successful and wealthy entrepreneurs to build their estates.  The surrounding lake area was still a barren, hard to get to place that was was mostly inhabited by local Indian tribes.  But by the 1920's, city folk had found a summer getaway... it was glamorous parties, summer festivities and wooden boats on the lake. 

Today, visitors can catch a glimpse of the past as it is part of the US Forest Service in partnership with the Tahoe Tallac Association to keep it alive with summer fun such as its annual Great Gatsby Festival. 

You can tour several estates on the property for free.  We entered the main house through the back yard...

and the door was HUGE - I love iron scroll design.

Check out this TINY water heater for the kitchen!

They show a video every hour that explains the history of the Tallac site.

When news spread about the beauty of Lake Tahoe, a hotel soon followed to accommodate visitors.

Some of the dishes used at the hotel.

A truly vintage handkerchief.

 I spied a bottle of Apricot Cordial, sounds yummy!

A Breakfast Menu...

This is the estate next door... Pope Estate

$5.00 charge to tour the home with a guide who shares history of the home.  We didn't do it because we had plans to go to Emerald Bay that day.

The best part is in the back yard of the estate, you walk just a few yards and your on the beach of Lake Tahoe!  It's free because its part of the US Park Service and became our new private getaway with clean bathrooms included!  We came back several days in a row with our picnic basket and made some great memories.

We learned they have an annual
Great Gatsby Festival on the estates and the public is invited to join in the fun.  They even have a Afternoon Tea with Vintage Fashion Show... I 'm making plans to attend next year!

Here is the poster for this years festival...

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