Look! Food!

We went to a fabulous Mexican place last

night for dinner. The food was not only 

delicious,  but also beautiful.

And we forgot to take pictures.

This afternoon we ended up in a fun sidewalk

cafe that featured Farm to Table.

Obligatory selfie.

Have you noticed we only do that when we

stop somewhere to eat?

We did...

Pretty food!

And very yummy.

They had a grass fed burger with cheese and

other random burger-ish toppings.

Right below it on the menu was a 

vegan quinoa burger, with amazing toppings.

So we ordered the beef burger with the 

quinoa burger goodies!

Ha!

And it was delish!

We are back in our yard,

reading, napping, enjoying the sunshine.

Food Photos

Here are the pix to go with the last post.

I REALLY should have brought my laptop.

Diner selfie.

It was PACKED and NOISY and we sat

at the counter and we’re amazed at the

cook making literally a thousand helpings

of hash browns and amazing omelette sally

at one time!

My yummy Denver omelette.

Pancake et al...

Ignore all the senseless nonsense.

I can’t edit anything.

Sigh.

Food

Boulder has some good little food places.

We are very close to the Pearl St outdoor mall.

(Basically like downtown Park City)

When we finally got here Thursday night,

we walked down there to the Yellow Deli.

Google said 13 minutes on foot.

A pleasant evening walk.

(It was 10 pm)

Google did not mention the slight up hill

(Pant pant)

nor the extreme downhill.

(Which meant an extreme uphill on the return trip)

YIKES!

However, we successfully found the deli 

and discovered it was a cheerful, although

somewhat dark (lots of wood) 

throwback to the 70’s complete with

jute macrame dividers between the booths.

The gentleman who waited on us was a delight!

We had a couple of DELICIOUS sandwiches,

Nancy had the “Spring chicken” and I had 

a Yellow Submarine.

She had a natural orange cream soda and 

I had the BEST iced chamomile tea!

We had a wonderful time visiting and sharing

stories about our respective day and journey.

She spent a fun day in Denver, even took a subway!

When we were done, we called an Uber for

the quick 3 minute drive home.

A FIRST for me!

And TOTALLY worth the $!

We enjoyed it so much, we went back

for breakfast the next morning!

We both got an egg sandwich that was super

yummy and filling!

No lunch.

(See above... haha)

I’ll come back and tell about the day later,

this is just about the food.

The evening found us at a marvelous

restaurant called Riffs.

We nearly had to order the entire menu.

It all looked so good!

Finally settled on a grilled peach and

prosciutto salad for an appetizer,

and the Nancy ordered a fabulous watermelon

salad with pickled red onions and basil.

And a player of delicious bread and more

of the amazing prosciutto.

I got a roasted smoked pork loin with

garlic smashed potatoes and green olives, 

capers and other random but tasty veggie.

We ate family style sharing everything.

YUM!

AFTER we had eaten it all, we decided that

henceforth we would take pictures of all our

wonderful food.

Which likely means we will be eating 

Pop Tarts and Hot Dogs from here on out.

Hahaha

Actually we found a fun diner while out and about

looking for a yoga mat for Nanc.

Eggs, bacon, hash browns, a pancake for Nanc that

was as big as her head and a big Denver omelette for

me, because, DENVER!

Lotsa Little Posts

I do not love posting from my iPad.

So I plan to do lots of mini posts.

This was our view this morning.

We weren’t exhausted last night so we

Didn’t sleep as soundly.

Both up about 2 and again at 4.

And then finally slept until 7.

We look out to a pretty back yard.

Beautiful even first thing in the morning!

My Dad

Today is my Dad’s birthday.

Never mind how old he is.

He is timeless.

He is my foundation.

And my example.

He is firm and unshakable in his love.

For his wife.

For his children.

For his family.

For his Gospel.

And yet he continues to grow.

To reach out to experience new things

new places

new methods

new ideas.

He doesn’t let anything slow him down.

Ok, we are ALL getting a bit slower,

but that’s not a bad thing.

Taking a moment to reflect, 

to enjoy,

to remember,

to imagine the possibilities.

He taught me to reach out.

With my mind,

with my heart,

with my talents.

Always expanding,

always learning,

always loving.

You can choose your path.

You can walk it with eagerness,

and confidence,

and with compassion.

Always looking up.

To our Father,

to the possibilities,

to the beauty.

These are the things our Dad taught

me that I hold dear in my heart

and try my best to emulate.

A smile changes the whole world.

And your smile means the world to me.

Happy Birthday Dad.

I love you!

Prepping and Random Thoughts

I'm getting ready for "The Big Trip".

Yes, it gets Capital Letters.

I needed a bunch of chicken feed.

I have 13 little babies (who aren't so little

any more - they are teenagers now...)

and they are getting "special"

Chick Starter / Grower.

I've never done that before.

I just fed them the same stuff

everybody else was getting.

There's something to this special feed stuff.

These girls are GROWING.

Or time is flying faster than I'm paying

attention to and they are older

than I remember...

LOL

Anyhow.

I needed 50# of that.

And 50# of layer for the others.

I bought 100# at the feed mill

2 weeks ago, but we aren't going

to have enough to make it til

my next trip to the mill.

And I needed 50# of alfalfa cubes

to soak for the horses.

I was going to make a trip into town

to the local Tractor Supply.

If I run up the highway, I can be there in

about 20 minutes.

But loading / unloading 50# bags in and out

of my trunk in my VW isn't fun.

So I decided to take a road trip in the Trooper!

I love that little truck!

It still starts right up and runs great.

But I don't think I trust it on the highway.

The tires are OLD.

And I wouldn't like them to blow out

while doing highway speeds.

(That's assuming the truck can DO highway speeds.)

So I took "surface roads".

The air conditioning died in it...

in 1992.

For real.

I used to buzz around town with FOUR

car seats and 4 little boys.

All the giant windows open,

hair flying,

books on tape playing,

it was AWESOME.

(and hot)

The only updating the truck has had is a 

really nice stereo we added when Kyle

was using it as his daily driver.

So today I plugged in my phone

and played The Piano Guys at full blast

as I bopped around town.

Windows open,

hair flying,

It was really fun!

It also took 2 hours.

(I went to WalMart and hit TWO

school zones on the way home...)

I had planned to take Beau with me

because I was also going to Town Hall 

to drop off some typing and an invoice,

but decided to leave him home.

Good choice.

And now,

I'm prepping food for Rod and Kyle

while Mom is prepping for a "little procedure"

(HA!)

My hands are cutting chicken

and my thoughts are in Tucson.

There is bacon in the oven,

chicken nuggets in the fry pan,

jalapeno poppers in the air fryer,

and ...

I just looked up and saw a cow in the yard.

Luckily not MY cow in MY yard.

Brock's cows are out again.

Sigh.

Anyhow.

There WILL be deconstructed stuffed

green peppers in little freezer trays,

And "loaded fotato" (cauliflower, bacon chunks,

chicken chunks, cheese and a yummy sauce).

And country style ribs.

And steak.

Sometime between today and tomorrow.

This was lunch yesterday.

Konjac noodles, left over steak,

diced zucchini, and a little feta cheese.

It was yummy.

I eat it with chop sticks.

Feels more authentic.

And takes longer,

And is FUN.

(Food should be fun!) 

Rollin' To Boulder

I'm sitting in my classroom.

My students are reviewing Chapter 5.

I am BORED.

I pulled out my laptop and wished

Moana a Happy Birthday.

And then I checked

the weather for this weekend in

BOULDER COLORADO.

80's with 50% Humidity.

HEAVEN!!!!!

And why do I care?

Cuz Nancy and I are taking a

"spur of the moment, spontaneous,

we can cuz we are OLD are OLD 

people do stuff like this"

trip.

To Boulder!

Totally random.

Cuz the south is NASTY in August.

We were actually going to meet

in Boise since Rozann loved it there...

We were both flying through Denver

in order to get there, so we decided

to just meet in DENVER!

And then Nanc found a lovely little

Air BnB in Boulder,

so we decided, why not?

I'm not excited AT ALL!

Except for dreaming about it

every. single. night.

We have no plans.

Except our little place is a one bedroom

with no kitchen.

So we are going to eat out.

And it has a pretty little stream.

So we are going to sit out.

And it's very close to the hiking trails.

So we might walk out.

We are both bringing our Kindles.

We might read out.

Or we might nap.

Or we might sketch.

Or we might talk.

Or we might shop.

Or we might.... who knows???

I can't wait!

This has been an awesome year!

I got to spend an amazing weekend with Soni and her girls

and then I got to hit Tucson and visit

Mom and Dad

and Sondra came

 and Rozann and Greg and their kids 

and Nancy and Reid and their kids and grands,

and even GARY was there!

(First time since Sundance!)

And now another weekend with Nancy.

This whole retired thing is amazing!

Never before have I had the kind of time

it takes to travel and spend time with the people I love.

I highly recommend it!

Hopefully I remember to take a bunch of pictures.

Which I will share when I get back.

But first I have to go teach my students

some more insurance stuff.