Lunch Outside

 Our last lunch in Texas was at Joe T. Garcia's again.  Since it was the -only- truly nice day of the whole trip, we were able to eat outdoors.  The food was as wonderful as usual and the company was great too.  A good way to spend a last day in Fort Worth before getting on planes for the long trip home.

Marbled!

 I found out there was a marbler selling items in one of the craft shops outside of Gatlinburg, so we had to go find it.  She had some lovely items, and I bought these sets of cards and notebooks.  It makes me want to marble again.  Unfortunately, there's no place to do it indoors here, and it's snowing.

Haute Mexican

 On our second night in Fort Worth, as the ice storm that locked us in the hotel for days after was starting, we had dinner at Lanny's, a new-ish restaurant on Seventh Street.  The food was absolutely excellent, and the service very attentive.

We had a baked bread appetizer; they gave us a little meatball amuse bouche.  My soup was spicy and calming both - perfect for a cold evening.

Mom had this beautiful plate of scallops.  She says that she occasionally dreams about them, they're so good.

I had duck breast.  The berry sauce was piquant and sweet at the same time, and the meat was very moist.  Andreas' fish was good, too, he said.

Mom's coffee was served in a French press.

My cappucino was warm and frothy.

The wine we split was also delicious.  Overall, it was an excellent meal.

Crazy January Start Eighteen - Elizabethan Pencil Box

I really like this design and decided to be crewel and start it.

Crazy January Start Seventeen - Grand Coronne Fleuri

I think this is going to look pretty going forward.  It will be a heart of blue flowers.

Great Lunch Cold Day

We managed, while we were in Fort Worth the first time, to get over to Joe T. Garcia's with Mom for lunch.  I just love their food, and it's extra good on a cold winter day.

Kit From Pigeon Forge

There is only one stitching shop in Pigeon Forge; it's a fairly nice one, but it's not really well stocked wiht threads and items that are out of the cross stitch mainstream.  I did find this needlepoint kit.  Unfortunately, it didn't come with the canvas.