Tuesday, February 25, 2020

back in Brookings!

Happy Mardi Gras! Mom and I had Bunco today and brought a huge pot of Gumbo for the potluck. Recipe here: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/gumbo-recipe-1916887

The ladies at Bunco are so nice. I got to play last month when I was here, too, and really enjoy it.

if they don't have enough players, a "dummy" is used--this one "honks" and I love her
Tonight gave us a nice sunset, but we got to the beach a little late to get a really good photo.


Mondays are gardening days at the Manley Art Center. Mom unknowingly brought home a hitchhiker this week.

trees and bushes are starting to bloom everywhere!
part of the Art Center's gardening area
mom's hitchhiker
mom setting the hitchhiker free

I take a walk down to the harbor just about every morning and walk by a giant cement retaining wall that people love to use for chalk drawings. Every once in a while, they use the firehose to clean the wall, and then the art starts again. I got here just after they had cleaned the wall and were starting fresh.

Love it!






I have seen the sun much more this trip than last, but there still has been a foggy morning or two.

one lonely daffodil


Sunday, February 16, 2020

Heather's fiddling and I'm not into spicy food

Congratulations to Heather! She recently competed in the Ajo Old Time Fiddle Contest in Ajo, Arizona. She placed 1st in her age division and 3rd in the "trick and fancy" division! Good job, Heather! She has also recently started teaching piano and violin again.

Yesterday, to celebrate our 31st anniversary and Valentine's Day, Glen and I went out to a buffet lunch at a new East Indian restaurant that recently opened in Fallon. We thought it was funny--I asked the waiter about the spiciness of the food. He assured me it wasn't spicy. Let me tell you, his definition of spicy is different from mine. Several of the dishes made our mouths burn. But it was fun, and there were a few dishes we really liked--but mostly the ones Glen liked and the ones I liked weren't the same ones. Maybe we'll go there again, but I think I'd prefer Oriental or Mexican food.

I'll be heading back to Brookings this week to help my mom out with a few more things. That means I'll be there for Mardi Gras (the 25th), so I'm bringing my gumbo recipe and my "Let the good times roll" t-shirt. Plus maybe a few beads.

Still unreal to think that dad won't be there.

"Grief, I've learned, is really just love. It's all the love you want to give, but cannot. All of that unspent love gathers in the corner of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in the hollow part in your chest. Grief is just love with no place to go." Jamie Anderson


I like posting pictures, but I don't have any from this week. However, as I was playing around and put Glen's name into google images search, I found a photo from the homecoming parade from October 2018 that the local newspaper had. So, here's our picture for the week.


Have a great week, everyone.