What have I been up to in the kitchen? I made small pizzas last Wednesday, then we left town for the rest of the week. I miss cooking when I travel.
So what have I eaten away from home? A nice crispy chicken sandwich with German potato salad in the airport in Charlotte, A Mexican sampler platter on the River Walk in San Antonio. An omelet, steak and shrimp, sliders. Scrambled eggs, enchiladas, seared scallops. A breakfast buffet the highlight of which was scrambled eggs with cream cheese, Mexican street corn, and enchiladas Verde. Eggs Benedict, and a wild boar pasta. A meatball parm sandwich with fried in the airport.
What is in the photo above? A couple of weeks ago Doc Spo mentioned lapel pins in his blog and showed a box he has filled with them. For decades I have collected pins, hat pins, lapel pins, collectible pins when I travel. At one time they were all on a hat, with the pins the hat was too heavy to wear. I have them five drawers filled with them, in a wood tool chest. And I will keep adding to the collection.
What was the weather like? Cold and windy in DC, sunny and 80's in San Antonio. It was nice, really nice, to have a few days away from the cold.
Who have I talked to this week? About a dozen aging lawyer colleagues, Lorraine, Jack, Al, Bob, Karen, Robert. I had lunch with Amy, my former boss. My sweet bear, who went with me on this trip.
It seems like you've had a very interesting trip away. I look forward to reading more.
ReplyDeleteAnd there is still a lot of snow on the ground here.
DeleteAnd you enjoyed sunshine. How wonderful.
ReplyDeleteAnd the warmth.
DeleteI'm always amazed when I see the sheer quality of art produced by high school students these days. And a bit jealous too. How I would have loved to have had art instruction when I was a teenager!
ReplyDeleteI will do a post of some of our favorites, really amazing.
DeleteSan Antonio is one of the few places in Texas that I like, along with Austin.
ReplyDeleteMy mother's side of the family is all from Texas so we visited frequently.
We were in the 30s Monday and near 80 on Tuesday and back to the upper 40s today. It's insane!!
This is my third or fourth visit to San Antonio, and I really liked it. My one visit to Austin was disappointing. I wouldn't bother going back to Dallas or Houston. I was surprised by the amount of snow still on the ground here.
DeleteSounds like a great get-away. That is a LOT of pins you have collected. I used to collect Hard Rock Cafe pins from all the places around the world that I visited but it was never that many. I gave them away a few years ago.
ReplyDeleteIt was a really great get away, and the warmer weather was very needed. I will plan something mid-winter to someplace warm again next year. Pins are small and easy for me to collect.
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