Category Archives: Las Vegas

My Most Unforgettable Character

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Ellen Ross

Reader’s Digest used to run a popular series entitled “The Most Unforgettable Character I Ever Met.” For me, it’s no contest. My most “unforgettable character” had to be my mother, Lea Roffe. Hands down. And this past Tuesday, October 16, … Continue reading →

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Closer

Posted on October 8, 2017 by Ellen Ross

WARNING: This post is rated V for Violent Content.  (That’s the world we live in now, Dear Readers.) So last Sunday TBF and I were supposed to be in Las Vegas.  We had gone there for his birthday last year … Continue reading →

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Philosophy 101

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Ellen Ross

My mother, Lea Roffe, was the best card player I ever knew. (And if you knew her, she was the best card player you ever knew.) All winter long, she would play in one poker game with the big boys … Continue reading →

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The Green Fairy

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Ellen Ross

I just got back from Las Vegas, Dear Readers.  And I just gotta tell you all about one very special aspect of my trip to Sin City. The Boyfriend and I had gone there to: 1. Celebrate his birthday in … Continue reading →

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