Mary's Musings

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post the Gift of Lights. an awesome tradition held yearly in Las Vegas.  I am blogging about it again, and sharing some pictures I took when we visited the event this year.  It's reasonably priced at $13 per car ($2.00 with a donation of something for Goodwill)...a...

Angel Point is a charming little condo complex on the north west side of Las Vegas....centrally located to everything it's a quick 'shot' down the I-95 to downtown Las Vegas and the Strip.  If one wants to stay away from the Las Vegas Strip...that's easy to do as golf courses abound, the Boca Par...

HENDERSON WELCOMES LEONARDO DA VINCIMake plans now to visit a special exhibit bringing together replicas of Leonard da Vinci's inventions and his famous paintings.  More than 60+ replicas of da Vinci's transportation, military, and mechanical devices, as well as his greatest paintings will be on ...

It's that time of year again, time to start working on Christmas cards...we received our first one on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.  So I went Christmas card shopping today and will be slowly addressing our cards.   Our troops give up so much of themselves and ask so little in return.  Many co...

We went to friends for Thanksgiving Dinner....most of the food was prepared by our hostess and what a spread it was!  I prepared this simple and colorful salad to share with everyone.  It was a hit and was oh, so easy!  I wish I had taken a picture of it...red and green make beautiful holiday col...

With temps in the low to mid-40's tonight and crowds already forming at 7 p.m., my husband and youngest son (38 years old and forever the eternal child) loaded the car with folding chairs and sleeping bags, dressed in layers of their warmest clothes and headed out to join the crowds @ Best Buy.  ...

This Angel Point condo is the 'creme de la creme' in the complex...you have to see this one to appreciate it. Vacant and always available for showings. This home is like new - original owner. Owner has used as vacation home a few weeks out of year. covered parking directly in front of unit. Move-...

Palm Mortuary in Las Vegas will be holding their annual Tree of MemoryTM beginning this Monday November 19 and running through December 19.  This event has been held every holiday season since 1998.  There is a minimal contribution to participate in the Tree of MemoryTM program.  All contribution...

Anyone who has driven around Las Vegas for any length of time knows all about the 'infamous spaghetti bowl'....the intersection of Interstate-15 and U.S. Highway 93/95.  It has for many years caused traffic jams, backed up for miles on end.  Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) was given fu...

If you're in Las Vegas for any reason (vacation, NAR convention, etc) be sure and stay up late tonight to see the coming down of the Frontier Hotel and Casino.  The implosion is scheduled for 2:30 a.m.  If you're too tired to stay up that late, or don't want to fight the crowds, you can always wa...