one surprise after another!!!!!!!

partying is always such fun but sometimes you end up at a party where you really have nooooooooooo idea what's next!!!!!!!!
lebanese fooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood yummmmmmmmm!!!!!
everyone chatty, friendly........ it is sooooooooo nice to go to a party where you know no one and within seconds everyone is talking to you........
back to the food omg!!!!!!!!! yum yum yum!!!!!!
......the belly dancer wow!!!!!!! i wonder if there comes a time when our bodies are just toooooooo old and stiff to learn the art of "belly dancing".......talk about a workout!!!!!!! .......
this was the first party where i had to remind myself to go up and dance, i was having to much fun watching everyone else dancing!!!!!!! one minute you were transported to the middle east and then the next minute the dancing changed dramatically and you were back........and this went on all night!!!!!!
and then the next surprise was pulled out of the hat!!!!!!!
game show after game show.......
dancing.......songs........
my friend and i did manage to upset one man......we thought he was 40......turns out he was a 23 year old professional soccer player!!!!!! hard one to get out of!!!!!! to make things right he forced my friends husband to dance the shuffle with him...... :-) what a good sport!!!!!!!
oh what a night full of fun and laughter!!!!!!!
and i can't wait to be invited to the next assyrian party!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what a fabulous way to stay young and happy!!!!!!!! dancing/eating/laughing!!!!!!!!

                                                             (-: Rhoda :-)

drop a crumb and i'll scoop it up!!!!!!!!

when my friend's 3 year old son said.......rhoda......look.......omg!!!!!!! yes i totally need one of those, no more backbreaking vacuuming cleaning nonsense...what's next a dancing mop!!!!!!!!!!! and a flying window cleaner!!!!!!! i like i like i like........

                                                                           (-: Rhoda :-)

breathe in the feeling!!!!!!!!

   not today and not tomorrow but whenever i have that little craving..........my phone never let's me down......a little like window shopping.....i get to enjoy the feeling of a yum breakfast....but walk away without the bloat!!!!!!! not a bad way to start the day!!!!!!! :-)
                                                           
                                                                   (-: Rhoda :-)

love exotic or comfortable!!!!!!!!

do we have a type???
why do some of us get divorced and end up with younger or same versions of the same
while....
others end up with something totally different....
i wonder???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
is it a bit like food!!!!!!!!! if you like good old easy peasy chicken and chips why venture
to far out of your comfort zone????????
whatever the truth about food and love.......
it is always fun watching what people eat........and wondering what their food would tell you
about their love?????? :-)

                                                                  (-: Rhoda :-)

bubbles and more bubbles!!!!!!!

girls night out....fashion show!!!!!!!!
freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezing in the cold of the night........waiting for the front doors to open..........
and then walking into the main entrance of the shopping centre.........WOW!!!!!!! there is something
to be said about walking into a department store at night when all the stores are closed....the smells
are different and the atmosphere changes...funny... although we were surrounded by women all wearing different fragrances....the place didn't have that distinct perfumery smell about it....
anyway!!!!!!!
champagne was served as a welcoming drink accompanied by supper in a box (easy to eat and handle)....
seating was plentiful but choosing your seat is always such fun....a handbag was strategically seated on my pick....and when i asked the lady if the seat was occupied....well....what can i say some people feel entitled to seating their handbag...good news is handbags and floors, laps or chairs work perfectly well.....so i took my seat....ignoring my "happy" neighbour :-) and then the real fun began....
a roll of masking tape fell from up above.....giving us all a bit of a jump....while we waited for the
the fashion show to begin....in half an hour....the same handbag ladies managed to drink 5 glasses of champagne......it was amazing watching them.....glasses of champagne would materialize from under their seats.... PURE MAGIC!!!!!!
the fashion show came and went and although we enjoyed the show and especially the music which was live....our ladies next door were far more entertaining....and then the grand finale!!!!!!!
gift bags to be collected and yes our ladies managed one more glass of champagne!!!!!!
i was so busy watching six glasses of champagne disappear as fast as they appeared that i didn't even manage to finish my one glass of champagne.......
all i can say is oh what a night!!!!!!!!!!
                                                        HAPPY CHAMPAGNE!!!!!!!!

                                                                     (-: Rhoda :-)

happy orange!!!!!!!!

when you don't have a restaurant in mind or a booking to look forward to.....what is it that makes you open a random door and decided....yup this looks like the place....let's eat here.......
                                                                    WELL
this time round, it wasn't the popularity of the place, the food on people's plates, the menu, the décor....
it was the orange pepper grinder on the table....
                                                  and we weren't disappointed!!!!!!!!!!

                                                                   (-: Rhoda :-)

californian troll!!!!!!

                                      i see but i don't remember what my troll looks like
                                      my little norwegian export pa/trolling the hills of california
                                      with her hair meshing in with the contours of the trees
                                      snarling fiercely at hikers that ask her to speed up
                                      trees and plants stretching to hear the troll's quiet complaints
                                      where am i woof woof not a toilet in sight

                                                                       (-: Rhoda :-)