"Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first." Mark Twain
Yesterday was so wonderful. The only outing I had was the laundry. There were several nice parts to the day though. The first nice part was it was a beautiful day. The sun was shining, 
temperature in the mid-70's with almost no humidity and a beautiful blue sky. Arizona and the deserts of California are definitely the places to be this time of year.
There was even a little time in the day to sit outside and read. What a great day. There might not be a beach to wander on but at least there isn't any rain. The air conditioner was on for a few minutes but mainly just to cool the inside down after the stove heated it up to cook potatoes. Can you imagine that I actually had the air conditioner on? Boy, are we glad to be back here. We miss our friends, Lee & MJ, but we sure like the weather.
Shelley, my cousin, came by for dinner last night. The meal consisted of a tossed salad, creamed peas'n potatoes and barbecued steaks. What a nice evening.
Today we're heading to the airport to pick up tickets for Terry's flight tomorrow since he's "attempting" to fly to Portland. Then, we're off to the Mesa swap-meet and late lunch at Joe's BBQ in Gilbert with Jim and Sandie. We love good barbecue and this place has it. Heck, we love food!
Actually, I've been hungry for good brisket since I ordered it off the daily special menu at Rancher's Grill in Deming, NM last week. That was absolutely the worst brisket I have ever had. It takes someone who understands meat to fix it ... Texas style. Brisket requires slow cooking all day long. Then, it's sliced cross grain and served with sauce. The brisket in Deming was one big chunk of cold meat cut on the grain ... one of the toughest meats I had ever been served. Waitress indicated the brisket is reheated when ordered. It wasn't reheated and it was awful. Salad bar was wonderful and baked potato was piping hot. Deduction for no meat --- 10% of the meat order. Big deal... could hardly cut through the meat, let alone chew it.
Now Joe's Real BBQ is a whole other story. We know it will be good. It always is. I'll fill you in after our visit but won't save you any left-overs.
temperature in the mid-70's with almost no humidity and a beautiful blue sky. Arizona and the deserts of California are definitely the places to be this time of year.There was even a little time in the day to sit outside and read. What a great day. There might not be a beach to wander on but at least there isn't any rain. The air conditioner was on for a few minutes but mainly just to cool the inside down after the stove heated it up to cook potatoes. Can you imagine that I actually had the air conditioner on? Boy, are we glad to be back here. We miss our friends, Lee & MJ, but we sure like the weather.
Shelley, my cousin, came by for dinner last night. The meal consisted of a tossed salad, creamed peas'n potatoes and barbecued steaks. What a nice evening.
Today we're heading to the airport to pick up tickets for Terry's flight tomorrow since he's "attempting" to fly to Portland. Then, we're off to the Mesa swap-meet and late lunch at Joe's BBQ in Gilbert with Jim and Sandie. We love good barbecue and this place has it. Heck, we love food!
Actually, I've been hungry for good brisket since I ordered it off the daily special menu at Rancher's Grill in Deming, NM last week. That was absolutely the worst brisket I have ever had. It takes someone who understands meat to fix it ... Texas style. Brisket requires slow cooking all day long. Then, it's sliced cross grain and served with sauce. The brisket in Deming was one big chunk of cold meat cut on the grain ... one of the toughest meats I had ever been served. Waitress indicated the brisket is reheated when ordered. It wasn't reheated and it was awful. Salad bar was wonderful and baked potato was piping hot. Deduction for no meat --- 10% of the meat order. Big deal... could hardly cut through the meat, let alone chew it.
Now Joe's Real BBQ is a whole other story. We know it will be good. It always is. I'll fill you in after our visit but won't save you any left-overs.
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