Lunch at Tia Rosa

Some of the Vixens traveled to Tia Rosa for lunch on Wednesday, February 13th. I had not been to the place before. I really enjoyed the decor as well as the food. This is lunch through the lens of my camera.

An interesting building

 Going through entrance one

And through entrance two

cute courtyard, but it was too chilly on Wednesday

for lunch on the patio

The price of the Millionaire and Billionaire

Margaritas caught our eyes

And No, we did not order one and each take a sip!

That is everyone

No, our queen was not mad at me, just caught her 

in mid-look

Or maybe she was practicing Coleen faces???

And there we all are

Thank You, Sue & Lorraine

Tia Rosa was a dining delight

The food was a tasty as the decor was unique

The Vixens & Mardi Gras

This post is about the CV Vixens and the Mardi Gras Parade at Canyon Vistas on Fat Tuesday, February 12th. There are many good photos on Facebook about all the parade entries or on my blog about the parade, so this post will only be about the Red Hats.


Cathy, Brenda, Joanie & Brenda got together on Sunday and selected music for the parade to go along with our Vixen (foxy lady) theme.


The following gathered at Brenda's on Monday afternoon to decorate two golf carts for the Red Hat entries:

Mary, Joannie & Gayle attaching flowers

Mary creating eyes

Gayle & Joanie attaching more red & purple

Brenda, Joanie, Brenda, Mary & Gayle

& Coleen, the photographer

the rear of the Foxy Lady cart

Mary putting final touches on the front of the Foxy Lady

The Red Hat cart for the Queen

(hat with a veil in the back)

Thanks ladies for your help with the decorating!

Now for the morning of the parade...

Foxy Queen Mary

Vice-Queen Mary showing her red hats

Mary flashing her Red Hats during the parade

A Red Hat flash

Brenda, Rosie & Brenda in the Foxy Lady

Brenda

Brenda looking for the words to go with the song

Brenda & Rosie

Look at Rosie's lacy leggings, pretty  foxy!

Red Hat Clown, Gayle

Gayle's ride

Sporting her Decorated Bra entry-Wilma
Very sneaky Wilma, as only the committee 
knew who you were

Vicki, Lady in Pink

Queen Mary & Sondra

Queen Mary, Coleen & Pat

Darlene on the rear left & the Mystery Lady rear right

Joanie in the center, Eloise in the red dress to the right

Joanie in the center in purple & We-Z on the right in red

Good disguise We-Z

Coleen driving the Red Hat cart and the Queen

The Red Hat cart

Wilma, Cathy & Brenda driving

Darlene & Pat in the back

apologies to those I do not recognize...

Shirley BEFORE the parade

Shirley loosing her clothes DURING the parade

The END of Shirley

And there go the Foxy Ladies...

Most of the Red Hatters who either rode or walked in the parade

It was a FUN parade despite the rather cool temps.

Thank You Ladies!

Thanks to the following for the use of your photos:

Marge Raudstein

Mary Johnson

Linda Booker

Dan Ratwoski