The Sun came upward without me this morning. The kitties started their common rabble rousing earlier dawn, but the rabble refused to hold upward roused. Eventually they gave upward as well as went dorsum to sleep. It was sort of overnice to acquire upward to a Earth bathed inward sunlight for a change. The most exciting affair that happened yesterday was seeing Erik as well as Mae off. They should receive got made their means dorsum to Portland yesteryear tardily yesterday evening. I believe they receive got the relaxation of the calendar week off earlier returning to run on Monday.
Before breakfast, I had to a greater extent than or less fourth dimension to stitch upward the adjacent inchy. This i volition receive got a pinkish rose stitched upward from the dreaded Bullion stitch. It's likewise horrible to contemplate, apparently, as well as thence we'll stitch it afterward after the relaxation of the slice is finished. (Actually, it's thence that the 3 dimensional rose doesn't arrive the means of our loose floss every bit nosotros stitch the remainder.)
We met Erik as well as Mae for breakfast at a genuine French bakery hither inward Pahrump, Nevada. The bakery fifty-fifty had a French accent. It made me wonder how she ended upward coming to Pahrump (of all places) from France. I wishing I'd idea to convey pictures, but I institute to a greater extent than or less on her Trip Advisor page that I tin borrow to exhibit you. Her fiddling bakery was located inward a stip mall at the due north cease of town.
She had the most beautiful breads, as well as they were tasty too.
We were sorely tempted yesteryear the pretty fiddling pastries inward her dessert case.
And await at this pretty fruit tart.
Mike had this breakfast sandwich.
I had a Caprese sandwich amongst fresh mozzarella, arugula, tomatoes, as well as basil pesto. It was delicious. The kids shared a quiche lorraine as well as a lemon tart. It was a overnice means to come across them off.
When nosotros got dorsum to the RV, nosotros got Smitty out for a curt whorl inward the dirt. His outings convey less fourth dimension than it takes to harness him up, but he loves rolling inward the dirt. He rolls his whole body, as well as and thence also rubs his mentum as well as his cheeks. Ahhhhhhh...nothing similar a expert dirt bathroom to brand a guy experience all...um...dirty.
While he was out amongst Mike, I worked on my mitt quilting again.
This is moving along faster than it seems. I position it out for a flick yesterday...which I decided non to take...and it appears to hold upward a fiddling to a greater extent than than one-half finished. I'll simply proceed working away at it, but at in i lawsuit I'm optimistic I'll complete it earlier I die.
Also yesterday, I made to a greater extent than or less Quick Pickled Onions. These were super easy. I'm giving them a few days earlier I utilization them, as well as thence I can't truly tell how they sense of savour simply yet. They're "quick," because they tin hold upward used after sitting for an lx minutes at room temperature. If you lot don't utilization them correct away, they tin hold upward refrigerated for upward to 2 weeks. I opted for the latter.
The innovation is to utilization them amongst to a greater extent than or less other recipe for a steak salad. That volition hold upward for Sabbatum night's dinner, as well as thence I'll tell you lot virtually it after we've eaten it. As I've mentioned, I've been trying to utilization upward nutrient I brought from home. One straggler is a fiddling unopened box of feta cheese. The cheese volition hold upward used inward the salad, as well as and thence most everything from the fridge volition hold upward gone. There are all the same a duet of frozen soups inward the freezer.
So hither nosotros are at Valentine's Day. The RV common is serving upward a steak as well as lobster dinner this evening for $20 per person, as well as nosotros signed upward for that. Otherwise, I intend it volition hold upward a sewing day. I misspoke inward yesterday's postal service when I said nosotros were hither inward Pahrump until the 17th. It's truly the 16th...Sunday...and as well as thence we'll movement along to Caliente, Nevada, to come across a duet of Earth parks inward that role of Nevada.
It was disappointing to larn that 2 of our hereafter destinations are non going to hold upward acceptable for this trip. One, Vermillion Cliffs National Monument, doesn't seem to receive got whatever RV parks unopen by...none that are opened for the season, inward whatever case. Then I looked at the adjacent stop, which would receive got been Petrified Forest National Park as well as Painted Desert. I institute an alarm stating that the principal route through the common volition hold upward closed inward the middle for to a greater extent than or less span work. We could movement into the common from the due north entrance, or nosotros tin movement into from the southward entrance, but we'll immature adult woman a pregnant component inward the middle. Well...that won't do, as well as thence we'll come upward dorsum over again to a greater extent than or less other time. With all of that, Caliente is our entirely planned halt for the fourth dimension being. We'll receive got 5 nights there, as well as and thence figure out what to produce next.