BRUNCH

We did afternoon brunch with the kids today. 

There was so much food!

Waffle and Pancake Station

Omelet Station

Biscuits and Gravy

Bacon, Sausage and Ham

French Toast Casserole

Hash Brown Casserole 

Homemade SweetRolls

Milk and Juice

MAKING A DELIGHT

EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE

Every once in a while I crave an All American Coke. 

And lately I sure have. So today, I may have had one… or more. To go with the Mac n Cheese-Chicken Tender Burrito that I may or may not have eaten for lunch at “Catfish Willy’s”!  Where were these crazy things when I was in high school?

FRIDAY

ART ON THE WALL

It’s chalk, but what a great job she did! 

PAPAWS BACK YARD

LIBRARY TIME

MAYBERRY and GRAMMY

WHAT ARE THE ODDS

I ♥️ THERAPY

Sometimes the best therapy is a long drive and good music.

GOOD FOOD?

It was brought my attention last night, over dinner, that I am highly critical of restaurant cuisine. And I realized at that moment that that is so very true. 

I don’t mean to be, but when go out to eat, I would like to think I am getting a superior meal than what I can toss together at home. 

Sadly that is very rarely the case. Last night went out for Mexican food. The wait staff was great, but the food was sub par. 

In all fairness, I understand that the Midwesterners may never have had real Mexican food, and maybe their palette is too sensitive for the bold flavors of authentic Mexican, but come on. 

The salsa they serve with chips is tomato sauce from a can, it’s not tasty. Then let’s look at the side of beans and rice. The rice was red, but had no flavor. The refried beans were totally tasteless. No flavor at all… nothing. 

I ordered a cheese enchilada with onions (my favorite) and a beef tamale. The shredded beef in the tamale was tender but not seasoned, the masa was far too dense and again could they have added even a bit of salt? The true test for my opinion of a Mexican food establishment is their sauces.  Enchilada sauce should be worthy of eating on its own. This was not. 

If you had been blindfolded and fed this meal without knowing what it was, there is no way your tastebuds could have deciphered it was Mexican.  

I know, I know. I need to put my money where my mouth is. But all I  wanted was some Mexican food. 

FRIVOLOUSE

To this I scream 

“FAT HAPPY COWS”!!!

A LOST ART?

WARNING SIGNS ALONG THE PATH

As I drove to work yesterday I opted to take the back roads. Sometimes there are just too many big rigs on the main path, so driving through the less traveled roads is nice.

As I drove past harvested fields, farms and woods I made sure to watch carefully for wildlife. It’s that time of year when the deer seem to be everywhere. And sure enough, as I came over a hill, there in the middle of the road stood a lovely deer. Just standing there. As a red truck came over the next hilltop I flashed my lights. He slowed down, almost to a stop also. We both watched the deer. When she finally wandered on into the woods both vehicles resumed their drive. And as we passed we waved to each other, and I realized that my smile must of looked a lot like his. In that moment I think both of us were touched by the beauty and peace we just witnessed. As I drove on, I came across two more deer. I don’t think I will ever, not be tickled to see them. 

On my drive home, now that daylight savings is in place and it gets dark an hour before I leave my office, I stick to the main roads. And unlike living in the city, there are no street lights for my hour drive home. So I rely on the other drivers to help keep my pathway lit. 

But as I drove the last length of my drive in the dark, I passed a car that flashed his lights at me. I checked to make sure I had my lights on… I did. I wasn’t speeding. So why had he flashed his lights? Then as I came over the next hill, a truck flashed his lights. Not once but twice. I slowed down. No one was ahead of me that I could see,  so I became more conscious, more aware. What was I not seeing? Over the next hill, far in the distance I could see a line of break lights and flashing light. The road ahead of me was being closed. I don’t know if it due to deer or an accident, but I knew I only had one more option if I didn’t want to be part of what looked like a long line of stopped traffic. So I took a back road I had never taken before. Driving in the dark is bad enough, but driving an unfamiliar road in the dark is worse. But I knew where the road would take me and that I could bypass the intersection that was blocked. So I traveled up and down that little road over a dozen hills. And sure enough, I emerged just where I thought I would, beyond the blocked path. But the entire time I was driving that unfamiliar road, it the inky darkness I was praying that no deer were standing in the road. 

CC

This darling tiny turtle was gifted to me. I’m in love with her! 

NOPE, NOT A ONE

VISITING

I stopped over at the “White House” and visited my favorite girls!

♥️♥️♥️

TRAVEL MORE

DINNER

A thing of beauty! Mediterranean chicken wraps with olives, baby tomatoes and jalapeños from the garden and fresh homemade hummus!

A masterpiece!!!

GOMEZ

JM Gomez was my first client of the day. And I will tell you, he looked so much like Gomez, that I was sure Morticia would be following behind him through the door. Woohoo! 

Great was to start the day!

NOVEMBER