Dixie Grill

Dixie Grill * 116 Market Street * Wilmington, NC

I wish the website was a decent one... it's not really much to look at so there's no point in listing it here. But who cares? It's the food that is quite fabulous at this joint!! I've been about 3 times now for breakfast & lunch... never been disappointed. Should you ever come to visit me, let's hit this place up for a definite yum factor!!

Riverfront Farmer's Market

Photos from my trip to the Riverfront Farmer's Market this past Saturday. Enjoy!!

View of the Cape Fear River

Another view of the Cape Fear River looking towards Battleship North Carolina

Dinner made with the vegetables I bought!! They were delicious!!!

A Quiet Evening with Lila

Sometimes a nice, quiet evening spent on the balcony with Lila, reading a good book, and enjoying a glass of wine and the cool breeze is the perfect way to end the day....

Thanks for the flowers, Mom & Dad!!!

Pretty, aren't they? :)

I do love fresh flowers...they just brighten up the place and add that nice spot of color!

Thanks, Mom and Dad, for pretty-ing up my pad!!

Love you!!

Morning Walks

I am enjoying SO much the morning walks that Lila and I go on. There are so many different parks, not to mention the beach as an option, that we can choose from. Today, we ventured back to one of my (our) favorite spots - Snows Cut Park. I love this park because it runs along the river. What a beautiful way to enjoy a walk in nature... amongst the trees and seeing my piscean home... the water!!

Lunch at Dockside

Had lunch today with my brother at Dockside Restaurant in Wrightsville. What a neat little place! We sat outside with the boat parking right behind me! How cool is that? I really enjoyed this restaurant. The atmosphere was casual and relaxing and the food, at least, my meal was delicious. I had the crab cake sandwich with a side of tomatoes and cucumbers. Let me tell you, those cucumbers were yummy - so fresh and crispy!!!

I think a trip back is definitely in order!! I bet the evening view is something beautiful to see!!

Apartment Gardening

Unhappy with the offering of tomatoes that I would see at the grocery stores (they just never looked fresh), I decided to buy this little plant and see if I could have any luck growing my own. I remember last summer there were a few times I would watch over my friends', Lee & Cindy's, house & gardens when they would be away. They had some tomatoes growing, the cute little ones, and let me tell you... those were the freshest and just about the best tasting tomatoes I've ever had. I remember standing out there watering the plants, plucking one off the vine just to see how it would taste... and what a surprise!! It was like a taste explosion in my mouth!! Yum!! I remember plucking and plucking and popping them in my mouth...at the same time, looking behind me as if one of them would be standing there to catch me eating their tomatoes!! :) Not that they would care, but I somehow felt like a little tomato-stealer! You remember that feeling like when you were a child and you were doing something you weren't supposed to be doing? How it felt like at any moment someone was going to catch you in the act and you'd be totally busted? Yup, that was my childhood moment of stuffing my mouth full of their garden tomatoes when I was only supposed to be watering them! Mom should be proud...at least I was eating my veggies!!! Hee hee!

So, here I am with my roma tomato plant, and lo and behold, when I went out on the balcony yesterday to check on my little guy... what do I see but a little baby tomato!!! Oh, how exciting!! And this morning he had 2 little friends that decided to come out and enjoy the sun, too!! There are other herbs in the plant, as well - cilantro, dill, parsley, basil. That's how I roll when it comes to gardening... apartment style!! Hehe!