In the spring of 2018 we made our second visit to one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s most famous houses, Fallingwater. We went on an adults-only weekend trip with some friends and we were more than happy to return to Fallingwater for a second visit. The design of the house, so that it perfectly fits in with the […]
Category: Food & Drink
Asheville, NC – 195 Club “Caravan”
May 20-22, 2016 After a 1 year hiatus, the International Cessna 195 Club’s Caravan returned for its 2016 edition with the destination being Asheville, North Carolina. The choice of Asheville was a bit selfish as it had been on our “Fly To” list for a few years. The big draw for us was to see […]
Cocktail party November 8
This was our first cocktail party hosted in the new house (and my first cocktail party not imbibing). By all accounts it was a success. There were 16 people in total, including us and Edward, so the kitchen/dining area was a little crowded. We started serving the first course just after 5:00PM and dessert was […]
Chicago Micro-distillery Tour
July 19-21, 2014 – A long weekend, self-guided micro-distillery tour in Chicago. What better way for the two of us to spend a long weekend away in Chicago than eating and drinking our way around the city! On Saturday we managed to visit 3 micro-distilleries – Koval Distillery, Rhine Hall Distillery and CH Distillery. Our […]
Cocktail party January 17
Another successful and very enjoyable cocktail party. Course 1 – Queso fundido, mushrooms, guacamole & corn tortillas Cocktail 1 – Peady’s muddle (mezcal, lime juice, jalapeño simple syrup)
Surprise birthday cocktail party
Several months ago our friend Marilyn Cooper approached Edward, Kurtis and I to ask if we could help plan and execute a surprise 60th birthday party for her husband, Richard. The party was to be modelled after the multi-course paired food and cocktail events that we have hosted at our condo several times over the […]
La Gare – Auberge, Restaurant, Bar
If you visit Mont Tremblant, QC it is definitely worth the 30 minute drive to Labelle, QC to enjoy the wonderful food that is lovingly prepared and served by La Gare owners Daniele and Jay. La Gare – Auberge, Restaurant, Bar is housed in the historic train station that was built in 1924. The railroad track […]
New Mexico, etc
(October 1 – 14, 2013) Since purchasing our Cessna 195 (in November 2010) we have focused our travels on interesting and fun places that we can fly ourselves to. As 2012 came to an end and the new year was upon us it was time for us to start thinking about where we were going […]
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