Warning: No mountain vistas or wildlife (other than teenage boys) are found in the following photos. Decorating shots, food and flowers are likely to appear however. Proceed at your own risk.



Out for breakfast (really more like brunch) at the Snow City Cafe in downtown Anchorage this morning.

A 30 minute wait at 10:00 am - wow! I took a little walk around the block and here are the highlights. This is the view down the street to Cook Inlet.

Isn't this courtyard adorable? I just loved the fountain. We had one in our house a lot like this one when I was a kid. My uncle made it and I couldn't believe this one was so much like it. I also just love these flowers! (I took this walk alone - can you tell?)





Back at Snow City....


The wait wasn't really all that long and they have a coffee bar by the door! The decor is really fun with Christmas ornaments and snowflakes hanging from the ceiling and chandelier....


And brightly colored walls....
And very fun art.


Yogurt Parfait =>
made with homemade granola - yummm!

Salmon Cakes







And the food (yes that is what we came for) was beautiful and fabulous. Now we know why they have a wait all morning right into lunch.

Afterwards, back at the ranch....... rest and relaxation. They've been begging for a day like this. Glad we are putting to use the many pounds of books we hauled up here. In fact, we have 2 copies of one - just in case we both need to read it at the same time.

And live entertainment. Yesterday was a Pink Floyd medley. Today, vintage western ruled. In that same spirit, we're having chicken fried steak and mashed potatoes for dinner.