TOWN SQUARE SHOPPING

WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET TO VEGAS THE LAST THREE WEEKS ON OUR MONDAY DAY OFF. THE MAIN OBJECTIVE, OF COURSE, WAS TO CHECK ON PAULIE AND THE PROGRESS ON HIS BROKEN ARM. WE DID HAVE A LIST OF THREE OTHER THINGS WE WANTED TO DO IN LAS VEGAS.

BUT FIRST THE REPORT ON PAULIE, LET'S JUST SAY THAT SITTING HOME AND WAITING FOR A BROKEN ARM TO HEAL, WITH A DISABILITY CHECK OF $132.00/ WEEK DOSEN'T MAKE FOR A "HAPPY CAMPER".

HERE WE ARE BELLIED UP TO THE BAR AT THE "YARD HOUSE" A BAR AND RESTAURANT KNOWN FOR IT'S 100 DIFFERENT BEERS ON TAP. THOSE TAIL PIPES IN THE UPPER PART OF THE PICTURE ARE ACTUALLY STAINLESS STEEL LINES THAT BRING THE BEER TO THE BAR FROM THE BEER KEG COOLER NEAR THE FRONT DOOR. A COUPLE OF HUNDRED BEER KEGS IN ONE COOLER.

OUR FIRST STOP IN VEGAS IS MARY'S FAVORITE STORE.

SHE HAD A GOOD TIME SHOPPING, AND MAYBE ON HER THURSDAY BLOG SHE'LL SHARE SOME OF HER FINDS. I DID NOTICE BETWEEN HER AND GRANDMA THERE WERE FIVE BOTTLES OF WINE IN THE CART.

THE REASON WE KEPT PUTTING OFF THE VEGAS TRIP WAS BECAUSE WE WANTED TO DO SOME LOOKING AND SHOPPING AT THE TOWN SQUARE SHOPPING MALL.

WHAT MAKES THIS MALL UNIQUE IS THAT THE SHOPS ARE NOT COVERED BY A ROOF. YOU GO OUTSIDE TO GET TO EACH STORE. THE STREETS, WALK WAYS, AND LANDSCAPING ARE PERFECTLY KEPT AND BEAUTIFUL. IT REMINDS ONE OF AN OLE FASHION TOWN SQUARE. (DUH!)

IN THE MIDDLE IS A PLAYGROUND AND PARK.

MAYBE ONE OF YOU TREE HUGGING ENVIRONMENTALIST COULD EXPLAIN THIS SIGN TO ME?

WONDER WHERE YOU IMPORT WATER, FOR A FAKE CREEK? THE SWISS ALPS PERHAPS.

AT ANY RATE, WE PUT OFF OUR VISIT THE LAST TWO MONDAYS BECAUSE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER.

ON THE WAY HOME WE GOT JUST A BIT OF A RAINBOW. A STRANGE SITE IN THE DESERT, TUNE IN TOMORROW FOR MY REPORT ON THE NEW ENCORE CASINO.