Today is a good day to drive! We drove across Amarillo, TX to visit with Will's Navy buddy, Ron. We found him in the same park we had met him in about ten years ago. These two men met fifty years ago aboard The USS Platte. ( Platte made almost yearly deployments to the western Pacific Ocean from 1960 to 1968, including extensive operations in Vietnamese waters and refueling the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) task group off Korea during the Pueblo incident . Platte served with the Pacific Fleet into 1970. She was sold for scrapping on 14 May 1971.) Ron suggested La Fiesta Grande for an early dinner, a great Mexican place. It was fun listening to the stories all starting with, "Do you remember...." We dropped Ron back off at home and met Don, a neighbor. See you again somewhere sometime, Ron. Okay, so check out these drinks that were delivered to the next table!
"Today is a good day to eat!" The fridge is now all cleaned out and restocked with food. Our mainstay veggies are bok choy, kale and spinach with treats like tomatoes, zucchini and cabbages and spicy things like garlic, onions and peppers. Kathy likes capers and Will likes olives for a touch of garnish. We like to have some sharp cheddar and some hard Romano cheeses along with a good string cheese for snacks and grated parmesan for pastas. A good sourdough bread is a must!. We recently discovered rice and almond milks, but Will still likes his good old cow milk. The freezer is packed too with a bit of beef, a few cuts of pork, a cornish hen this time instead of our usual of chicken thighs, and a few filets of salmon and a ba g of shrimp. Deserts this trip are little pies, chocolate pudding and oatmeal cookies...Oh and a pint of chocolate icecream.Fresh fruits and veggies fill the three tier basket: apples, bananas (Brett told us the sweetest ones have short stems and are short.), sweet potato and pineapple if we find one.
The dry goods compartment is also cleaned and filled up again with some canned veggies and fruits, and boxed stuffing and pastas. Then there is the junk-chocolates and chips and a container of nuts and goodies, a basket of cheese crackers and power bars for that must eat something right this minute. Drinks are coffee for mornings, black and green tea and hot chocolate, and lemon aide. We have done away with the daily sodas, but do have a Bud Light or a glass of wine from time to time. Meal times are a big deal each day. There is the deciding what to make, preparing to make, making and then the great enjoyment of a home cooked meal! Enjoy your meal today.
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