Lots going on the Weekend

Just a reminder,
Saturday is the Sidewalk sale in Nevada City. BUT if you want a real deal , come down to the Firehouse on Saturday for a great community yard sale. 10 different sellers, and I'd had a sneak preview, and there's some pretty cool stuff. . . . . be sure to go inside firehouse too for clothes and kids stuff. CSHA is serving hot dog and hamburger lunch with chips and soda, CHEAP.
Also, an industrious child is having a lemonade stand. There also is a restroom in firehouse for those serious shoppers who need a pit stop.
Sunday is the Womens Triathalon, and many streets here plus Pasquale are closed from 7am till 2pm. It's really fun to go down and cheer the women on. Phil likes that they have their ages written on the back of their calves, and he can try to guess . . . . It's a great cause, giving money to Sierra Nevada Hospital Imaging Center, which helps women needing mammograms, and funds also go to sponsoring students going into medicine.
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Walked Pasquale today. WOW, the road crew is doing an amazing job. Lots of curves were majorly widened, road resufaced and tree's thinned. Next year will come some much need guard rails. The changes should make the drive way less hairy in winter.

Mateo's Public (Old Country Rose)

Your neighbors, Matt and Michelle Marguiles re-opened the old Country Rose restaurant on Commercial St. in Nevada City, and it is now called Matteo's Public. My main "foodie" friends came up last weekend so we decided to try it out. Good move! I've always loved the building and beautiful garden/patio, and now the food is great too! We all shared fish and chips, which had wonderful tender fish in a really light batter, and wonderfully interesting chips. Four of us noshed the Stinky mac and cheese, and could barely finish the generous helping. We also shared the pulled pork, and salad bar. This of course left room for dessert, and we passed around the Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake, Irish Cream Mousse and Tiramisou. All decadent and wonderful (well, the Mousse was on the light side, and great flavor). Washed it all down with great wine and beer. Service good, atmosphere great, music entertaining, food satisfying. Thanks Matt, that corner needed a new face. I'll be back for the steak sandwich soon! Can't wait to gobble the mac and cheese one cold fall or winter day too!
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Have you checked out the website Yelp.com. Regular folks like you and me review restaurants, services, etc. It's a great help when traveling!

New hours for Cascade Shores General Store (cafe)

Keith at the store has just added a page to our website regarding their later summer/fall hours. Click on DINING OUT on the left side of cascadeshores.org homepage for that info. They are still having Taco Tuesdays with $1 tacos and drafts, and weekend specials. So you don't have to go far if you don't feel like cooking on the weekends.
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I just got back from 5 days in the Bay Area, including a wonderful day in Golden Gate park with friends. I'll give you a report when i get a second to regroup!
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The community yard sale is still on for Sat. 09/19, from 8-4pm. Call me if you want to have a booth (265-8680), or be sure to drop by to shop or grab a lunch bite! CSHA will have hamburgers and hot dogs, chips and drinks, and the price is right!
Remember, the 20th is the womens triathalon. Some streets by lake will be blocked until 1pm ish. It's always fun to go and support the event that raises money for the breast imaging center at Sierra Nevada Hosp in Grass Valley. Every woman deserves an annual mamogram!
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Susan Wallace of Scooter's Pals has quite a few small dogs looking for a home right now. If you can give a little dog a good home and are interested, be sure to call her at 265-9335. Susan thinks small dogs do better in adult homes. Little kids can be a little rough and scary for a 7-10 lb dog, and cause them to snap to protect themselves. Makes sense.

Open house at the Leydon's

PS: See previous report. Beth reminds me that she is having an open house on her new home/vacation rental on 09/12, 09/13. Check her ad for phone number to call for directions. (clue: it's a long sweeping driveway on the right when you are about 1/2 way down Gas Canyon).

Needing extra space for friends/relatives visit?

I stopped in a few weeks ago to see the progress on a new home on Gas Canyon. Beth and Michael Leydon have build a BEE-U-TIFUL log home overlooking Gas Canyon and LM Lake.
They did most of the finish work. Michael is a painting contractor, and Beth is multi talented and has impecible taste. The stonework, cabinetry, and special touches are impressive in this rustic home. The good news is that they plan to rent it as a vacation home. So, look under VACATION RENTALS on cascadeshores.org home page, and go to the ad, and from there to her link for pics and info. The house sleeps 10, and has lots of amenities, including kayaks. Check it out! What a great place to house those extra family reunion guests, wedding guests, etc.

More construction on Pasquale this week - Sept.

According to Yuba Net, the road construction on Pasquale Rd. resumes this week. Bike riders use caution over next few weeks. There will be delays for both bikes and vehicles. Can't wait to see the improvements we've all been hoping for!
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The community yard sale at Firehouse is planned for Sept. 19th, day before the Triathalon. Burgers and dogs, chips and drinks will be served. Please come by. I am also selling raffle tickets for WOW. You can win a beautiful hand dyed silk quilt by Nancyan Tracy. WOW helps women escape abusive environments to start new and peaceful lives for themselves and their children. Great organization.

I'm baaaaack! Actually I've been here all the time

Hi! For you three that follow my blog, I have been MIA only because my two beautiful 10 and 12 year old great-nieces from Eugene, Oregon, Karson and Britt, have been visiting for 2 wonderful weeks. Moms, how do you do it? They kept me hoppin' morning till midnight. First, 12 hours of rides at the Fair. Then, visits to every body of water in Nevada County. 1st, Scotts Flat Lake of course for kayaking and swimming. Lost Mine Lake for dunking dogs and hanging out. Dixie's "High Camp" for pool swim, and our back yard for hot tubbing. Then camping on the Yuba for 2 days, and visiting various swimming holes there, then repeat, repeat. We also decided to celebrate Harry Dog's 15th birthday, which we billed as "Harry's Happy 100th." We baked and assembled appetizers for a day, then invited 13 adults, 5 kids and 5 dogs for a big birthday bash. Off to the dollar store to get personalized doggie prizes. The Doggie "guardians" had to compete in games such as "pin the nose on the weiner dog" "tennis ball hunt" and word scramble using obscure dog breed names to win their dogs prize. The girls asked about each dogs personality to choose gifts, and here's what we came up with: Bonnie the Dalmation likes her night walks, so she won reflective sticks for Kent to stick on his coat and her collar. Frankie the Beagle likes anything that squeaks, so he can run in circles endlessly driving everyone nuts. He got a rubber beer can with a very loud squeaker. Pretty Maya the American Eskimo loves to sit on your lap, lean against your chest, and look up as if to say, "aren't I pretty?" Do you want to pet me?????" So Maya got a new brush. Jackson the Retriever lives for tennis balls. His mom won him a tennis ball connected to a big rope, so you can actually get the ball back from him to throw again. Duffy LOVES her long walks, but does work up a powerful thirst. So she won a portable water bowl that hangs from her collar. A great time had by all. Adults nibbled and chatted, kids and dogs ran and played. Harry seemed a bit overwealmed, so he retreated to his stroller to avoid being stepped on. At the end he was presented with a "cake" made up of hard boiled eggs stuffed with cottage cheese and yolk, with a birthday candle atop each, one per dog. He seemed genuinely happy and interested when we opened his gifts, which were cookies, steak bones, a new winter jacket and assorted toys. Thanks to all Harry's human and dog friends. This memory will last a lifetime!