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Ahoy Ruth!

-> ->  HN> That is it for the most part, I have
-> ->  HN> a great time when Anne is with me (grin).
-> ->  HN> When she's not I seem to lose the desire
-> ->  HN> to get "out and about" as much.
->  HN> ->
-> -> I understand. I'd feel the same way without Steve if it were a job
-> -> situation that had me traveling.
-> 
->  HN> There are times when doing things alone
->  HN> are fine for me. If I'm going on a shoot
->  HN> or nature trip for photography, I am
->  HN> focused on that task at hand, and I
->  HN> don't really notice that I'm not
->  HN> "getting out" as it were. When I'm with
-> 
-> For that kind of work, the less distraction the better.
->
Actually Anne is a great help when 
doing nature shooting, she's a good 
PA most of the time and has a good 
eye for finding interesting things 
for me to shoot. Amanda is the same.
 
-> HN> Anne I'm much more interested in enjoying
->  HN> the situation. We can really enjoy
->  HN> walking through a park, an art gallery,
->  HN> museum, or even an interesting cafe for
->  HN> tea and coffee.
-> 
-> Steve's not all that into art so it would have to be a park or museum
-> that interested both of us, with a stop at the cafe afterward to rest my
-> feet.
->
We stop to rest our feet too!
A nice glass of ice Tea and 
a shady spot to watch the 
world go by is a great way
to spend some time together.
-> 
-> -> We did go back to the bbq place; they
-> -> were giving out samples of ribs (dry Memphis type rub), sliders of
-> -> hickory smoked pulled pork with NC red cole slaw (something new to
us)
-> -> and Buffalo smoked chicken wings, all with shoe string cut fries.
-> -> Couldn't buy anything but drinks as they'd not had the official
health
-> -> inspection (That was today, smelled like they passed) yet. At the
-> -> tables, they had a house sauce (thick, tomato based, too sweet) and 
what
-> -> they labeled as Lexington style but looked & tasted like a red
version
-> -> of eastern NC pulled pork bbq. That one was good on the fries! We'll
-> -> probably head back there this week end to try a full menu selection.
-> -> We're also going to get a take home serving of the ribs there and one 
at
-> -> the Carolina Smokehouse Grill (place we found in October & have
-> -> enjoyed). We think the Fire Pit will win, based on our sample
tasting.
-> -> Steve had a bit of all 3 meats; I just had the rib and slider as I'm 
not
-> -> really into wings, smoked or not.
-> 
->  HN> Sounds interesting and fun!
-> 
-> It was, the rub was St. Louis style tho, not Memphis. We went there for
-> supper last night. I had the pulled pork with the Lexington sauce,
-> potato salad (a bit of mustard in the mayo dressing, eggs, potatoes and
-> celery) and cole slaw. Steve got the ribs, fries and pinto beans. We
-> ended up taking about half the meat home, plus about half the cole slaw
-> and a bit of the beans. I'm glad they finally opened up; the wait was
-> frustrating but the end result was worth it.
->
What is the differences you noted between
St Louis dry rub and Memphis dry rub?
 
-> -> Steve isn't into art as much as I am, especially those artists trying 
to
-> -> make a statement. It's more of a "What were they thinking when they 
did
-> -> that?"  with a lot of the more modern artists. Restaurants--we'd try 
to
-> -> find hole in the wall ones that fit our budget & gave us a good meal, 
no
-> -> little frou-frous with high prices for a couple of dabs of food.
-> 
->  HN> There's art and there's art!(grin)..some
->  HN> places specialize in sculpture, some in
->  HN> paintings, and some even in native art.
->  HN> There are also museums, and other things
-> 
-> Depending on the time available, we might head down to Sierra Vista to
-> visit friends instead. (G)
->
We don't have friends in Sierra Vista, 
so we'd have to go somewhere else instead (grin)
 
->  HN> to enjoy. As far as restaurants go, we also
->  HN> enjoy the "hole in the wall" spots, but
->  HN> if we saw and interesting ethnic restaurant
->  HN> that we'd never experienced we'd be more
->  HN> likely to visit there to explore another
->  HN> new cuisine.
-> 
-> We might do that too, especially if a menu is posted so we can check it
-> out somewhat before going inside. See if our wallets can handle the
-> cost. (G)
->
For a one time excursion we say 
forget the wallet. A new experience
is often worth the price!
 
-> ->  HN> the Zoo. There are lots of gorgeous
-> 
-> -> The zoo would be fun once Logan gets older. Could take the older kids
-> -> now; I think they would have fun. We did go to the Phoenix zoo (in
the
-> -> Mesa area) at night a few years ago for their zoo after dark
Christmas
-> -> special. Robert was 4 at the time.
-> 
->  HN> If I remember correctly the Phoenix
->  HN> Zoo is in Papago park, which is sort
->  HN> of at the convergence of Phoenix, Tempe
-> 
-> I'm not sure on the location; we went after dark and I didn't catch all
-> the landmarks. Deborah was living in Mesa then, actually about a 10
-> minute drive from the zoo, IIRC.
-> 
->  HN> Mesa, and Scottsdale. It's hard to tell
->  HN> when you leave one and enter another!
-> 
-> If that isn't the truth.....................
->
Oh lordy yes!!
-> 
->  HN> The park is quite interesting with a
->  HN> very nice trail that wanders through
->  HN> it and gives you a lot of chances to
->  HN> sit in the shade as well as experience
->  HN> the desert environment.
-> 
-> Lived there, done that. Actually, Fort Huachuca was high desert, main
-> parade field flag pole was just about a mile in elevation. We did visit
-> the Sonoran Desert Museum in Tucson also.
->
We enjoy the Sonoran Desert museum as well
as Sabino Canyon, and the Caverns in Tucson.
We tried to get into Karchner Caverns on our 
last visit there but they were booked up. Bisbee
is a nice visit too.
 
-> -> Neither of us plays golf.
-> 
->  HN> Tennis, Ping pong? swimming,
->  HN> shuffleboard..there are LOTS
->  HN> of choices! (grin)
-> 
-> Used to play first 2, can't now. Swimming is OK, could handle
-> shuffleboard probably. Visiting quilt shops/sewing stores (good sized
-> one at 35th Ave)--have to watch the $$ there that I don't over do. (G)
->
You can always find something 
you enjoy if you try! 
 
-> ->  HN> any location, Scottsdale is as good
-> ->  HN> a "jumping off point" for other
-> ->  HN> attractions in the area.
-> 
-> -> We'd head to San Tan Valley to visit grand kids. There's also an
olive
-> -> grove--www.QueenCreekOliveMill.com (working) right near Deborah but
-> -> in Queen Creek (Maricopa vs Pinal county); we visited them last year.
-> -> Didn't get to then, but may some other time, The Pork Shop
-> -> (www.theporkshopaz.com) There's also Schnef Farms in the same area.
->
I looked up the San Tan Valley and it does
not look that interesting, mostly suburbs
and housing. California has a great big
olive growing area and we've stopped 
once or twice in that area...not a whole
lot of "stuff" to see in an olive grove.
Would be interesting to see em pressing 
for oil maybe. Now the Pork Shop on the 
other hand sounds like a place I'd love
to visit!!

->  HN> Sounds interesting! See? LOTS to
->  HN> see and do! No matter where you go!
-> 
-> I know, did you know about those 3?
->
Nope.
 But we manage to find lots of things
to see and do when we go anywhere new!
chat with you soon!
ha
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