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Newly Fluffed Little Fish Cottage- A great value vacation rental!

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The owners of Little Fish Cottage have been working on one of our favorite hobbies- fluffing cottages! Enjoy the pictures of the new fresh look of Little Fish Cottage! This cottage is a great value, 3 bedrooms sleeping 6 people, 2 full bathrooms ( which we know is a huge plus with our small cottages!), 1.5 blocks from the beach and a very easy walk to all of “downtown” Tybee– the fishing pier, Marine Science Center, even Doc’s Bar for our adult visitors. Little Fish is Pet Friendly for smaller dogs.
We still have several fall weekends available and our regulars and locals know- the fall and early winter is the BEST time to be here and enjoy the island! Today is the perfect example, sunshine, blue skies, no bugs and yes……… NO HUMIDITY!!! You can see more details on this cottage on their website www.littlefishcottage.net and of course can make your reserve directly on line on www.mermaidcottages.com Enjoy!

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Richard Leo Johnson’s newest exhibit

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Hopefully many of you will remember from earlier Blogs one of our favorite visitors- Richard and Jane Johnson. These are pictures he took and we shared earlier of his visit to Fiddler on the Creek Cottage this summer. Good news for fans of his work- Richard’s photographs and music will be featured at a gallery opening on Saturday Sept 27th! Here are the details of this fun event which is free and open to all Mermaid Cottage family and friends!

“Please join us for an engaging evening , Saturday Sept 27th, 6-9pm
as we open a new exhibition of worksfeaturing Northern Yucatan Photographs by
Richard Leo Johnson with an “original musical score” written by the artist especially for the exhibition. “Living Maya” “Living Maya” is an inspired view of the northern Yucatan coast and it’s people by Richard Leo Johnson. Johnson and his wilfe purchased a small piece of property near the tiny fishing village of San Crisanto. The photographs on exhibition, taken in July of this year, “portray the simple and purposeful life of an ancient people in modern times.”

 

This exhibition will also feature an “original musical score” created by Richard Leo Johnson. Richard ‘s acoustic guitar music has been featured on NPR’s Fresh Air by Milo Miles (March 29, 2006), and he has been called one of the most innovative and inspired acoustic guitarists on the current American music scene. ”

CHROMA GALLERY

http://www.chromaartgallery.com/

31 Barnard Street, Savannah, GA

Look forward to seeing hopefully many of you Saturday night!

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Dancing with the Stars and Cloris

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Yes, there is yet another reality show that has captured my ADD attention. Maybe it’s the bright shiny dance costumes! I’m officially hooked so I should be in good shape until January when American Idol rolls back into our lives . I’m hooked because we Americans always love people who try and work hard and don’t really mind if the world is watching. Cloris Leachman aka Phylis from the Mary Tyler Moore Show is now 82 years old and after 3 years of trying, finally was accepted to be part of the show. She can’t move like most of the others, but she is an entertainer of world class size! She received a standing ovation after her first dance this week. And she’s having so much fun! What a woman!
My second favorite person to watch is the former Professional Football Player, Warren Sapp. He must way 350lbs, but watch his feet move! Watch him sweat! Watch is huge smile as he sucessfully manuevers those very complicated dance moves!

 

In this time of true stress in our country, tune in on Monday Nights for a little bit of sheer joy!

 

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Viva Las Vegas- Elvis was right!

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I finally get Las Vegas. During my hotel career I had the opportunity to come to this city 5 or 6 times. Always staying at the JW Marriott or the MGM Grand on business, always eating at glorious restaurants, even saw Las Vegas at night by helicopter. But not until I came with my sister and mom did I truly understand why people come back over and over again. The nickel slot machines and a hotel room overlooking one of the true man made miracles was the start. Here’s a brief recap from Vegas’s newest fan!
  • The Drive from LA to Vegas- you go thru the desert- Death Valley and right in the middle of nowhere is Baker, CA and The Mad Greek Drive In and truck stop! The Food Network’s Diners, Drive Ins and Dives needs to come here. It was so good we stopped both going and on the way back! Gyros, Greek Salad, homemade strawberry milk shakes all at a very reasonable price! And beyond tacky with their greek decor!

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  • You drive for a few hours through the desert and then suddenly, out of nowhere — VEGAS!!!!! The hotels appears in the distance like a mirage. My sister started talking about the slot machines and playing the penny slots, the nickel slots and the quarter slots. I just didn’t understand. I thought the slot machines were boring, tedious and just plain silly. But, I was wrong…..

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  • We drove up and down the Vegas strip before checking into the Bellagio hotel. A mass of humanity everywhere you looked. No one would ever believe it was late September. Thousands and thousands of people walking and walking. Lights, music, and bigger and more dramatic buildings no matter where we looked.

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  • Then – Bellagio http://www.bellagio.com/ A most magnificent hotel. In front of the hotel is an incredible man made lake. Every 30 minutes during the day and 15 minutes in the evening, the lake comes alive and “dancing” water fountains set to music put on a display you can’t believe. And the musical selections are everything from Elvis singing Viva Las Vegas to Liza singing Cabaret. The lobby features a $10 Million Dollar glass ceiling sculpture of flowers by Dale Chihuly http://www.chihuly.com/ Here is a small picture of this truly unique work of art.
  • Upon check in we were whisked up to the 19th floor. We had a room that looked right out on the lake and fountains and directly across the street from our hotel was Paris Las Vegas. Another great hotel. There is an almost life size version (at least it seems that way) of the Eiffel Tower. Gorgeous!!
  • The most amazing thing about casino hotels – you have to pass through the casino to get everywhere – to your room, to the pool, to the shows. And there are no clocks in casinos. The lighting is set to be the same no matter whether it’s 12 noon or 12 midnight.
  • I could go on and on about Vegas but let me just say – WE LOVE DONNY AND MARIE!! Saturday evening we went to the Flamingo hotel and saw Donny and Marie Osmond in concert. We had seats directly in front – 2nd table from the stage. Donny and Marie came on stage and it was nonstop for 90 minutes. They both looked great and sounded fantastic. But the best part – toward the end of the show, after my sister and I had danced, and sang and screamed along with the other 40 something and 50 somethings girls, Donny danced right out onto our table and….. TOUCHED US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He shook our hands and danced back onto the stage. WOW! We didn’t want to wash our hands ever again. Great entertainers. The best concert I’ve seen in years. And the even better part is Donny is 51 and Marie is almost 50. Even if they’ve had a “little work done” it truly didn’t matter. No doctor could give them that spirit and energy and desire to entertain and please. Americans always love a come back story and these two are the come back story of the year. http://www.donnyandmarie.com/ is their website with snippets of their show. This picture of them is actually on the side of the Flamingo hotel and is easily 20 stories tall. Such fun seeing them smiling down at us!
  • Lunch was at Bobby Flay’s restaurant, Mesa Grill. I love Bobby Flay from the Food Network, but I honestly didn’t expect his restaurant to be as good as it truly was. EXCELLENT food, over the top service and genuine warmth from the entire team. Highly recommend you visit one of his three restaurants. http://www.bobbyflay.com/
  • Sunday was loads of fun. My mom and sister kept stopping at the slots and “throwing away” $10, or $20. We went to Caesars Palace Forum shops http://www.swankyvegas.com/ and watched people and shopped. Bought new eye makeup from the MAC shop from a girl with purple hair and eye makeup, but she was used to middle aged women shopping in her store and gave us great advice and sold us the exact right items. Went to the Kate Spade store http://www.katespade.com/ and purchased a new purchase that is beautiful and very grown up …. We saw another show – Cirque de Soleil’s Mystere. http://www.cirquedesoleil.com/ never quite understood how everything fit together, but that’s the magic of Cirque.
  • We were heading back to our room and decided to play the slot machines again. I humored them and we sat down at the 5 cent slots. Well — my sister pushed the button and ding, ding, ding, ding, ding…… the machine started going crazy. The numbers started going up and up. The machine was making lots of noise. We started laughing – but I was also thinking – “Did we win it big? When were the #s going to stop?” Finally – it stopped at 919 credits. Of course, remember – it was the nickel slot machine but it didn’t matter – WE WON! We cashed out and my sister had won $52.00. Not a huge amount of money, but certainly something. Mom didn’t win much and we decided we were done. We headed back toward the room but decided to spend $2. That way, we would walk away with $50 (because we knew we were going to lose). We found a quarter slot machine. My mom put in her dollar and my sister put in hers. My mom immediately lost. 4 pulls of the machine, 4 losses. My sister pushed the button and….. ding, ding, ding (again) —– my sister won $30! She spent 75 cents and won $30 on 1 pull of the machine!! So, we walked away with $80 after spending about $10. But more than that – we had such great fun and I finally do get it. The money spent on the slots was “entertainment”. No different than spending the same amount of money on a show. And the fun of it is – the next pull or the next bet could be the one where we might win a million dollars. Of course – my warning – always gamble responsibly.
  • We went to bed that night after having a terrific time in Vegas still talking about us “winning big”
  • And the next morning, off we went – back toward LA, back through the desert, back past The Mad Greek and on to Seal Beach, CA for the next part of our West Coast Birthday trip.

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Los Angeles is a different world but I love it!

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What a fun couple of days in this gorgeous part of the world. Imagine a place without 99% humidity! A place where there aren’t any no seen em’s or mosquitoes. Blue Sky, sunshine, beautifully coiffed people! And great wine at every venue! Here’s a recap of some of my LA experiences so far.
  • Gas Stations. Look at this sign. They sell all those gases that T. Boone is pushing on TV. Including the cooking oil from McDonald’s that you can use to run your car. I had to take a picture of this.

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  • Cupcake Heaven! I thought Sprinkles was great, but Susie Cakes DOES take the cake! This is an actual picture of Susie herself who happened to be in her shop training her team. She calls her shop “An All- American Home-Style Bake Shop” and she is right. Her signature cupcakes are “frosting filled” and if you’re a cupcake eater like me, the frosting is always the best part. She also makes “whoopy pies” which are to die for chocolate thick rich cookies with butter cream frosting in between. 1 will fill 3 people. Give yourself the treat of visiting her website until you can make the pilgrimage there in person. http://www.susiecakesla.com/

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  • Lilly- my friend Cindy’s dog, is sporting her Susie Cakes cupcake dog collar. After all, she does live in LA! Lilly is the beloved dog of Cindy , my dear friend who drove me all over LA to show me every possible corner she could in 2 days.

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  • My haircut and color. I did take a picture of the “before,” but decided the “after “was so much better. These are the two owners of Juan Juan who are actually the stylist and colorist to the stars. They also take normal folks like me and turn our flat brown hair into full blondish stylish wonder! Ellie and Sean, ( brother and sister) are pictured here, as nice as they are handsome and beautiful. Ellie is spending the next three days working with the Emmy Awards coloring any and all the stars who come by the Emmy Mansion for a little work before the shows Sunday night. http://www.juanjuan.com/ and their services are worth every single hard earned penny!!!

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  • Drinks with my former boss, Stephen and Cindy at Casa Del Mar, Hotel by the Sea in Santa Monica. This old restored hotel is owned by the same people who own Shutters in Santa Monica and is right next door. Both are on the beach overlooking the pacific and the place for sunset and wine. Couldn’t have been more fun to visit, get caught up , sip a perfectly aged glass of California Chardonnay and enjoy a plate of artisan cheese , bread and fig jam- the taste truly worked believe it or not! We all admired these 2 couple who walked in and sat a few table from us, the one lady because she has such GREAT style and this amazing hair cut with her natural gray. Especially in LA you just don’t always see women embracing their true self! She looked so great, we went over to her on the way out, told her so, and then ended up taking our picture together. She was celebrating her birthday in great style. Turns out she’s been written about in an article in the LA Times for having her hair natural. The spontaneity of travel at it’s best! Visit http://www.hotelcasadelmar.com/ to see more of this gorgeous hotel.

    • Stay tuned for more tales from the coast…

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