A Trip to San Antonio and a New Lamp

David, Bentley and I took a trip to San Antonio over the weekend.  A 

friend of David's was in town from Dallas and invited us to dinner.

He made reservations at a restaurant in downtown San Antonio called

Bohanan's.  If you are in San Antonio and want a special dinner, this

is the place to go.  They serve Allen Brothers steaks from Chicago.  My

Aunt Susan used to send them to us.  I think she was always concerned 

that I might forget about my hometown.  We had a wonderful visit and

a memorable dinner too.

Our friend flew back to Dallas the next day, and we stayed on at

our favorite hotel, Omni La Mansion del Rio.  It is such a lovely

historic hotel and Bentley is always welcome there.  Our room had

a balcony over looking the river and even though it was chilly

outside, we took advantage of sitting out there, reading the paper,

and watching all the visitors and tour boats go by.  On Saturday night,

David was sitting out on the balcony smoking a cigar and having a

cocktail, while I finished dressing for dinner.  All of the tour boats

that sail by always mention La Mansion because of it's historic value,

and also because it was once the school for St Mary's Church next door.

However, this time the tour guide pointed up at David sitting on the

balcony and said,  "There he is ... Mr Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous."

Of course, David wasn't the least bit embarrassed, in fact he loved the

comment and waved to the folks on the boat.  He loves being the center

of attention ;-)

We were able to return the iPad to Apple.  Then we bought a storage

unit so I can download everything from my Mac and let a Mac expert

take a look at it and see what's going on.  That will be happening this

week, so I will be working off my old lap top.  As a consequence, posts

may be a bit sporadic.

Now about the lamp pictured above.  I have a friend here who is the wife

of one of my husband's dearest childhood friends.  She is a Facebook

friend of mine, and was looking at the picture I posted of our fireplace

mantel at Christmas.  She thought about a lamp she had up in her attic

that she was no longer using, and thought I might like to have it.  She sent

me a photo and then the lamp.  She was right, it matches my style and I

love it!

The plumber will be here again this week to fix a slow drain in the

master bath shower.   It's always something isn't it?  Our plumber knows

this house inside and out.  Good thing too because we always seem to

have some little glitch.

Wishing y'all a happy week, and we will chat again soon!

Sparkle and Shine and Big Texas Hugs,

Susan and Bentley