Lazy day yesterday. Herb fixed cold cereal for breakfast, while I emptied a jar of our home-made sauerkraut into the only casserole dish in the condo, added German sausage, covered it and put it in a 200° oven. Off we went to the shopping center. Herb looked for a decent paring knife, for the kitchen and I a potted plant for the dinning room table. Picked up milk and eggs at the grocery and arrived back at the condo, a couple of hours later, to the smell of sauerkraut filling our room. Sure glad it tastes better than it smells. I peeled potatoes, left them in cold water and we went to sit poolside. It was still quite cool, but we read for awhile. Then Herb came back to the condo, cooked the potatoes and was just mashing them, with a fork, as I came in. I set the table and we enjoyed a lovely dinner without much effort.
Our condo is north of Phoenix, in Peoria, a suburb of Phoenix. When we first came here six years ago, the nearest store was just a small grocery about 5 miles away. In the past four years, huge shopping centers have appeared like mirages in the desert. Less than two miles away we have, Target, Kohls, Home Depot, Lowes, and innumerable small shops, restaurants etc. We are surrounded by housing developments on all sides. Amazingly it is still fairly quiet and easy to get around.
I spent the rest of the afternoon catching up on scrabble, at different times I chatted with Rusty, Bobi and Cienna. Made a phone call home, talked to Adam Stein about our roof. They are still waiting for supplies that have been ordered. We have been here a week as of today.
Must go post this so we can leave early for Cave Creek and the Farmers Market, plus yard sales and will look for a place to eat out today. Later, OWAV:)
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