Author Archives: beckyajohnson
The Lost Girls + Firefly Summerlin
This month’s adventure for the Destinations Book and Dinner Club was the memoir The Lost Girls and the eclectic tapas restaurant Firefly Summerlin in Las Vegas. The Lost Girls: Three Friends, Four Continents, One Unconventional Detour Around the World by … Continue reading
Reflections on The Artist
Prompted by its recent Academy Award win for Best Picture, and the free movie ticket I got for donating blood earlier this week, I decided to go see the movie The Artist. This French romantic-comedy-drama is set in the late … Continue reading
Bread Challenge #2: Whole Wheat Bread
February’s selection in my “bread of the month” challenge was whole wheat bread. I used a recipe from The Bread Baker’s Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread. The recipe yielded 2 one-pound loaves. Many of the recipes in The … Continue reading
Bootleg Buttkicker
For my first running event of 2012, I chose Desert Dash‘s Blood, Sweat and Beers trail run in Boulder City, Nevada. Glenn and Dana, who run Desert Dash, are big supporters of Girls on the Run of Las Vegas and … Continue reading
Becky A. Johnson 