Pennies from Poppy

Las Vegas is such a vibrant crazy place!  We really enjoyed our visit. There is nothing quite like Vegas with its lights, shows, casinos, hotels, shopping and restaurants. There is never a dull moment.  We saw O, the wonderful Cirque du Soleil water show at the Bellagio and Terry Fator (ventriloquist who won America Has Talent a few years ago ) in his headline show at the Mirage. Next week I will tell you about a couple places you might not have thought about visiting while on vacation out there.

Here is the view from the Bellagio with the moon over Las Vegas.

Moon over Las Vegas strip and fountains at the Bellagio

And of course, there is nothing like the magnificent ceiling of glass flowers by Dale Chihuly in the lobby of the Bellagio.  If you are a quilter, you will not be able to stop staring at the artistry of this profusion of color and light. It is truly inspiring.

Beautiful Chihuly ceiling at the Bellagio hotel

While Sherry and I walked along the Las Vegas strip, we kept thinking about our visit there with my mom, dad and our kids when they were little.  Poppy and Mema took the kids to see Siegfried and Roy, still the unbeaten best show ever in Las Vegas. Poppy would take them on the roller coaster over and over at New York New York and over to Circus Circus for the lights and shows. He never seemed to tire when it came to the kids.

After their Poppy died in 2001, the kids would find pennies on the ground and we came to call them pennies from Poppy.  The weird thing is that we found them all the time, sometimes in shiny clusters of four, often when we were talking about him or just needing a little pick up. 

Believe it or not, while walking in Vegas and talking about the fun we all had with Poppy, I looked down and there was a bright shiny penny. I picked it up of course and as I always do, I thought, "Thanks Poppy."

A penny from Poppy in Las Vegas

Who leaves you pennies?

Mark