Sunday at Dad's

LAST SUNDAY ME AND MEADOW WENT OUT TO DAD'S.
I HAVE BEEN ADMIRING THIS PUNCH PITCHER SET OF
LINDA'S FOR AWHILE MADE OUT OF CARNIVAL GLASS.

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE HOW EACH CIRCLE ACTS LIKE

A CONCAVE LENS AND REFLECTS THE OTHER CIRCLES.

THE RUFFLED EDGE ON TOP IS SO ORNATE.

I SAW A SIMILAR LOOKING PIECE AT COPPER COUNTRY-

DEFINITELY A COLLECTOR'S ITEM.

LINDA MADE A DELIGHTFUL SANGRIA PUNCH

FOR US TO DRINK USING THE MAGNIFICENT SET.

SHE USED STRAWBERRIES, PINEAPPLES, ORANGES,
AND KEY LIMES INSIDE THE PUNCH AS WELL AS RED
WINE AND GINGER ALE.  (AND ICE OF COURSE!)

I LIKED THE WAY THE SANGRIA LOOKED INSIDE THE
PITCHER SET MAKING THE COLORS OF THE DOTS DARK.

DAD MADE THIS SUPER CUTE TUNA WRAP AS 

AN APPETIZER, DECORATIVE GARNISH AND ALL!

 IT CAME OUT REALLY GOOD!

DAD WAS GRILLING SO WE FOUND OURSELVES

HANGING OUT OUTSIDE IN THE FASTLY 

FLEETING MODERATE TEMPERATURES.

 LAST TIME I MENTIONED THIS AGAVE

STALK WHICH JUST KEEPS GROWING.  I WANTED

MEADOW TO GET IN THE PICTURE TO GIVE BETTER

PERSPECTIVE.  IT HAS DEFINITELY GROWN MORE.

ONCE AGAVE GROW A STALK LIKE THIS ONE IT IS THE END

OF THEIR LIFE CYCLE.  IT WILL EVENTUALLY BLOOM

AND THE PLANT WILL DIE.  THEY ARE A HUGE PAIN

IN THE ASS TO REMOVE TOO, AND HOPEFULLY DON'T 

CAUSE TOO MUCH DAMAGE WHEN THEY FALL.

DAD GRILLING CHICKEN

WHOLE WHEAT PASTA WITH HOMEMADE VEGETABLE
MARINARA SAUCE AND A FRESH SALAD ON THE SIDE.

FOR DESSERT LINDA MADE AN AMAZING CINNAMON

AND BROWN SUGAR CRUMBLE CAKE OF SORTS.

SHE MARINATED STRAWBERRIES IN BRANDY

TO PUT ON TOP OF THE CRUMBLE CAKE- SO GOOD!

AND THEN IT WAS TOPPED OFF WITH A DOLLOP

OF UNFLAVORED GREEK YOGURT!  I LOVE GREEK

YOGURT AND CAN'T GO BACK TO THE REGULAR

YOGURTS EVER AGAIN.

FROM INSIDE THE BUS HOME-

OH LOOK!

ONE OF THE BUS FOLK LEFT AN EMPTY LITTLE

ALCOHOL BOTTLE IN THE BACK.  TISK TISK!

ONETIME WHEN I WAS RIDING THE BUS TO SCHOOL

AROUND 8 AM A MAN PULLED OUT A FULL, LARGE 

BOTTLE OF WHISKEY, AND STARTED DRINKING IT.  HE

OFFERED ME SOME TOO.  HE SAID IT WAS HIS BIRTHDAY.

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