Yarn Bowl

Received a yarn bowl for my birthday this year from sister Debi. If she had not included a note about it's designer I never would have figured out what it was for obvious reasons. Whether it was poor packaging or a clumsy postal worker we'll never know.Because I love a challenge I glued all the pieces together. Wood glue works wonders!

I let Debi know that the bowl arrived in pieces. She was able to personally deliver it's replacement this past month. Now I have two originals done by a young artist/teacher from Chugiak AK!I love my two yarn bowls, they are handmade AND Debi gave them to me!!!

Argh! They killed it!!!

I always ordered the Reuben's at Bennigan's. I loved the ambiance at the Lincoln restaurant. The Lincoln site "hit hard times" and closed its doors about two years ago. Imagine my delight when I discovered on a recent road trip through Iowa that a Bennigan's existed near the hotel where we were staying!!! Yippee Skippee ...

The Iowa menu looked different, but I attributed that to evening versus lunch menus. I ordered the Reuben. Imagine my surprise when it was brought to the table ... a triple decker held together with a steak knife ...


While it tasted "good", it just wasn't the same.

Mount Baldy ...

That, my friends, is a big pile of sand!