August 27, 2011

Sandy squeezing some tomatoes
at the Farmer's Market.

Sandy and I have arrived at the casita to rest our tootsies before going out to dinner tonight. Around 10 a.m. this morning we went to the Farmer's Market. The heirloom tomatoes tasted fabulous so we got some for dinner tomorrow night. I also bought some fresh garlic pesto bread. Looked and smelled incredible. After a walk about the Railyard District we went to the Georgia O'Keefe Museum, one of my favorite places in town. We had a delightful lunch in the museum cafe after looking at the artwork and watching the film. The ice tea served at the cafe had pineapple in it for flavoring (very thirst quenching) and the crab cakes were just the right size. Good flavor, but mine are still better! Finally we went back to Canyon Road. For people not used to the altitude (such as Sandy, who had knee surgery at the first of 2011), walking all of Canyon Road on one day can be too much. So we did the lower portion yesterday and the upper portion today. I think she is trying to decide between four pieces of art to buy.

Listening to the weather channel about Hurricane Irene, I'm thinking that the people on the east coast are babies — at least when it comes to storms. Hurricane Irene is a Category 1 storm, yet residents are being told to evacuate. In Texas, we are told to shelter in place unless a Category 3 storm is threatening. I just heard someone on the weather channel tell people it's time to "hunker down" is they haven't already evacuated New York City.

Today I'm creating more fun with Sandy. We're having a great time, and I'm not even spending money.