One Of The Best Steakhouses In Reno

Song:  Slow

Artist:  Rumer

On my way to my mother's house yesterday (4 minutes away)...

I took some last Autumn colors of my neighbor's houses

from my driveway.

Autumn is almost over...

and the colors are fading.

As a matter of fact...

we got our first snow fall tonight.

I then drove to pick up my mother.

My mother loves eating out just as much as do I.

We both felt like eating a good steak...

so, we went to, what is now, my favorite steakhouse in all of Reno...

Ruby River Steakhouse.

Everything was just so delicious.

They really paid attention to detail here.

We got served a hot loaf of sourdough bread and butter to start things out.

The bread was fragrant, soft, and fresh and hot.

The butter was exceptionally smooth and creamy...

and so flavorful.

We also had gotten a couple of non-alcoholic beers...

and some stuffed jalapenos with some fantastic jalapeno jelly.

It was the first time I had any...

and it had a great flavor.

We then each got a salad...

and another loaf of the bread.

Then came our main course...

a 16 ounce Rib Eye...

with the largest baked potato I have ever seen

(twice cooked - first baked...and then quickly deep fried).

Although I had finished my Rib Eye...

my mother had made the mistake of just ordering whatever I had ordered  :)

Her eyes were bigger than her stomach.

She had almost eaten half of hers...

and her dog got the rest  :)

My mother, at almost 78 years old...

still has a large appetite.

We had filled up on bread and appetizers before the meal.

She would normally be able to eat the whole thing.

This steak, along with the whole meal...

was just so delicious.

The steak was juicy and well spiced.

Whenever I feel like a steak...

this is the place to where I shall return...time and again.

It is adjacent to our favorite Mediterranean restaurant...

both of which are directly across from the Peppermill casino on Virginia street in Reno.

After our meal...

I visited with my mother at her house...

whereupon both of us, each with full bellies...

fell asleep for an hour or so, in her library.

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Neither of us are frequent red meat eaters...

however, when we feel like a good steak...

we want the best.

This steak was one of most memorable steaks I have ever had.

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I had just come back from my mother's house (day after our steak meal).

I had made Salmon Ochazuke for supper.

We each had eaten our fill...

and both of us then retired to the library.

I then discovered that a Red Cherry Shrimp had had babies.

There were some baby shrimp in the corner tank.

I lit some incense...

put on some music...

and my mother reclined in the massage chair for a half hour massage

while I reclined in the big chair.

We then switched.

I got an hour massage while my mother reclined in the big chair 

underneath a comforter.

In a short while...

both of us dozed off for a half hour or so.

The library / relaxation room is just so peaceful.

Almost every time I recline in one of the chairs...
I end up taking a nap.


My mother is so glad she listened to me
when I gave her advice as to how to set up the relaxation room.

She gets many hours of happiness in this room.

It is her favorite place in her house.

She loves watching the fish and shrimp up close...
and then watching each tank from one of the chairs
as she listens to the music I had loaded to her iPod.


When I first proposed my idea about aquariums for the room...
she didn't hesitate.

She said that to have money is a waste unless you find a way for it
to make you deeply happy.

My mother wears a deeply satisfied smile every time we retire to
her relaxation room.


She now may enjoy everyday with the knowledge
that she may retire to her refuge that is her relaxation room...
at any time.


I think this is so important for people.

To have a refuge where the mind my reminisce...
or just wander while feeling fully relaxed and at peace...
allows one to fully recharge.


Once a relaxation room is set up...
it becomes one of the great simple pleasures in life.