The Amazing Ascension Cafe ~

One of my all-time favorite Tucson restaurants has a name that may scare people off: Food for Ascension Cafe. Well the name speaks volumes about the experience you will have there. It is totally wonderful and you will feel sublime after a meal there! Please click this link to their website so that you can see their amazing food photos. It is all plant-based but don't think that means dull. It's delicious and they have killer desserts! YUM!

What a difference a vase makes!

I was preparing for a party and realized I had forgotten to buy flowers. Even though I have been admiring the gorgeous white blooms on my pyracantha bush for days it took me a moment to realize that they would look fabulous in a flower vase! Just because they are blooms on a bush doesn't mean they can't be an interior floral display! Voila - problem solved.

I had to finally give up ~

So you might remember in September when I discovered a mama dove in residence in my patio flower pots. Well, a few days ago I saw a twig pile in one pot. I removed it once, twice, three times. I wanted her to build her nest UP in my roof rafter. She didn't take the hint. The fourth day when I went to investigate I saw mama dove sitting serenely in the foliage. And when she was not nesting I took a quick peek and saw a pair of eggs so I guess we'll see twins again soon. And she lets me water the plants around her. She just watches calmly.

Get out the sunscreen!

We have so many beautiful dining places with outdoor patios in Tucson. Here is one of my favorites at LaEncantada Shopping Mall. There are several restaurants clustered in a cul de sac so it's easy to stroll and choose.

Faux fun!

Nope, it's not lattice on a blue wall - it's a blue wall painted with a lattice pattern! This is so fun and cheery - especially so with the festive red bench and table!

Tucson's Throwback Thursday ~

So when I posted about MOCA on March 26, 2010 (click here to see the post) the Museum had just moved into its new digs downtown - an old Fire Station. Here, 5 years later, the news at MOCA is that the long-time director is leaving for a job in Florida. She feels that the museum is on firm footing now and she is turning over the reins. It is definitely a cool re-purposing of space downtown!

It's baaaack!

Yes, "The Lemon" is back! I know that my friends who live on this street are not at all amused by this gigantic fruit parked near their home, but I think this fruity storefront is fun. And, yes, it's not parked on MY street! (: