Fiddle While Rome Burns
As part of our on-going Fiddle While Rome Burns divertimentos, Scarlet and I abandoned the Devil Queen to its fate (which is saying something since most of the state has been experiencing 100 year floods with six months of rain in six weeks) and took a decadent three day excursion which included a seven course tasting menu with wine pairings at Ashley's at the Capitol Hotel, horse races, a spa, ducks, raw oysters, Guinness, scotch, a college reunion, shopping, and more.And, if that weren't enough, we sandwiched all of this in between plant hauling, ditch digging, landscaping, gravel hauling, and house cleaning.
Work hard and play hard because life is short.
Labels: booze, depravity, landscaping, local color, miscellaneous non-house, rejuvenation, weekend
posted by John | 10:46 PM
4 Comments:
Good motto there, John!
Thanks. But to be honest, I don't feel like I've done enough of either up till now. I aim to change that.
Dude. Am I ever with you. If it weren't for the breaks (and, by the by, I love the "fiddling while Rome burns" reference) I'm sure I'd be in a padded room somewhere, calling for my heat gun, sandpaper, and a vase of tulips.
Little Rock actually sounds pretty nice, after clicking on your linkages.
Chris,
Little Rock has come a long way in the last twenty years. When I was in school, you didn't go downtown with a group smaller than at least half a dozen. Now, the same area is filled with bars, live music, resturants, art galleries, etc. They've even revived the old street car trolly system. And, even with all the recent economic troubles, they're still building (and selling) loft apartments and condos overlooking the river. It's not London or Paris, but it does have its own charms.
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